Line 6 Powercab 112 Plus review & demo // Sounds like an amp in the room!

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[@original_pokey8896]

After all that ‘ this is great so you can hear your guitar’ GOLD right there Bradford!!!

[@StringsOfCrossroads]

I think line 6 have nailed it with this product. I’m considering getting one and just using some amp heads along with one of the speaker sims. I’m still a valve amp guru, but I have purchased the line 6 Hx and some of your building block patches which are awesome! Definitely beats the find the broken cable on a pedalboard system and the HX effects were more than adequate for my needs against my analogue pedals. Great review guys!

[@PhilWilliams3]

Great informative focused review. So refreshing to see the actual equipment being demonstrated and not how fast and distorted the the reviewer(s) can play.

[@justinTime077]

Tell me about it

[@c.hunter9069]

Thanks for playing 'Bad', love your work.

[@Sonicxtacy02]

Man if you wanted to hear a great cab, awesome guitar playing AND be confused about the intricacies and complexities of sound modeling THIS IS YOUR VIDEO :) Great work guys

[@ViniciusMoraes-mf6bk]

Wooow... This amp has an amazing clean sound.

[@RattlersMusicAdelaide]

Wow! an amp in the room that sounds like an amp in the room....that is awesome!

[@michalmikolajmaslowski3994]

Great video, guys, very informative. Oh, and I subbed, too! Thanks!

[@parkermmyers]

Bradford's a killer player, but Brian has really developed some chops in his own right. I remember watching earlier videos where I thought, "You can tell he's an acoustic player" but now he's really killing the lead stuff. Super cool to see.

[@worshiptutorials]

Thanks Parker - that’s super encouraging ! I’ve always been a bit embarrassed to play electric guitar/lead stuff in videos because I grew up on acoustic and it’s easy to tell, ha. I’ve been practicing, though :).

[@chiuemmanuel5]

Brad is such a good EG player. God bless you man 🙂

[@eddiesimonmusic]

I liked the sound of the Helix more than the Kemper ... but the Line6 Powrcab is awesome ... Thanks for everything guys ...

[@CountrySingerWannabe]

Yep Kemper is more expensive and lets face it, modeling is what Line does. That is pretty much all they have done.

[@davidharrismusician]

Do you prefer the stock speaker models, or the Live Ready Sounds IR's?

[@j.c.harmsma3344]

WT, thanks for your video's and patches!. it sounds very good! I shortly bought a Helix. Great! My amp is a Line6 HD25 top combined with a DT25 speaker cabinet. The amp and the Helix have L6 Link to communicate. For the HD25 amp in combination with my earlyer PODHD500 I used preamb models and no cabs. In the WT Helix patches you use IR's and normal amps and stereo effects. If I use preambs this results in a 'flat' direct out signal from the Helix. How do I solve this. Is the powercab 212 a better alternative, or do you have a good advise for my Helix and HD25 amp settings?

[@frabber321]

You have to watch this video at least three times to get it. And you have to loop specific section even more. I wish youtube play controls could assist in that.

[@wolvesandguitars]

How do all these work with wireless guitars and ears ..I’m having such a tough time ,finding a good match. What combos does anyone one use. Successful .,.i want to be completely wireless without all the noise . Great demo

[@joypayneacousticduo1856]

You mentioned posting a link to the LiveReady IRs you are using. I do not see it?

[@jeremyhodges9480]

Perfectly said I am having trouble shaking not having the tube amp in the room. I have the Helix and the Line 6 Power Cab. I have owned many amps my last favorite is the Line 6 half stack HD100 Bogner and used it for a while and when it first came out and having trouble with the Helix and Line 6 Power Cab. So much money in these 2, I know from your and so many others the advantages with the Helix... And then If I go to play the HD100 I can plug and set my presets so quickly I am having trouble moving on to all digital. I am not a straight tube guy praise and worship and Christian rock. I bought several Line 6 Amps in the beginning and they were okay, then when I heard a tube amp it was night and day. I am missing something I know. I know what you are talking about in the studio driving the tube amp in another room and playing in the studio but you still have a that tube amp in another room driving the tone. I did not start out playing tube amps until I played my friends Fender Hot Rod Deville years later on in my playing and it was night and day then I found the HD100 Bogner best of both worlds then I saw the hype with the Helix and FRFR cab purchased and trying to make sense of it and the sound.

[@Gitaryzt85]

So, is Line 6 using Bradford’s shirt as the material for the grill cloth, or did Bradford make a shirt from a Powercab???

[@Azulnote]

sounds great

[@robgroden]

Are you using the LRS PowerCab IRs ?

[@artytoney2057]

Do you think the 112 is strong enough to practice with a small band with drums or would you need the 212 power cab

[@smellytele9629]

So, I'd run my FM3 into this with no cab emulation? Been curious about this.

[@CountrySingerWannabe]

Though I did order this today I got my helix last week and it sounds killer over my new KRK 10 in monitors. I wasn't going to order the cab but I am so impressed with the helix that I said why not get the matching cab that was designed to go with it. I can't wait to see what new layer it adds to an already stellar device.

[@blackie75]

So what did you think of it compared to your monitors?

[@d77sauce]

Yes do tell

[@CountrySingerWannabe]

@@blackie75 The cab sounded ok but had a boxed in sound so I got rid of it and stuck with my monitors.

[@spivvo]

Somebody has been listening to U2 :). Nice video gents.

[@FLdb-wj4wc]

What do i set the output to go to mixer? Line or mic?

[@jamlsn]

Have you guys tried the 212 version? Just curious if I should get that one…definitely getting one them ✍️

[@dustinarnold79]

How would yhis sound if i juat plugged my fm3 right up to it

[@sybamunki]

The mic emulations seem to make the sound woolly to me.

[@raymondmagdallon9033]

I have a Helix LT. Would the powercab plus be a good solution for taking my helix and jamming with a buddy at their place, or would I be better served to just use the helix as pedal board for a cheaper 1x12 combo amp or whatever?

[@Br4dSp34d]

Raymond Magdallon that’s exactly what it’s meant for. This would be perfect for jamming with a friend

[@mickaelmeaux4341]

Hello i have a kemper for you the Line 6 plus is necessary ? Just the Line 6 for the kemper no ?

[@AxelTegnered]

Nice!

[@mijlaid]

So when you turn off your helix cab and plug into a Power Cab does that automatically move the cab to the end of your sound chain or is there a way to maintain the Power Cab in the exact same position in your effects chain like in the Helix? I hope my question make sense :-)

[@sybamunki]

mijlaid the powercab is after the Helix so doesn’t work as a block in the Helix chain. The powercab has a power amp and speaker, a bit like a PA. Does that make sense?

[@skylork1990]

I know it’s much lower end. But, how would you feel with the firehawk connected to it?

[@jmelara324]

Don’t know if you’ve tried one out, but I run my Firehawk FX into it and it sounds amazing.

[@landon.cunningham]

Is there any reason for a Helix owner to get the Powercab Plus vs Powercab? Wouldn't you just normally run it as FRFR? Is there any benefit to separating the cab modeling from the Helix or does it sound the same if you compare apples to apples with like the same IR?

[@bmitchellmusic]

Landon Cunningham we tried loading IRs in the Helix and use the PC just as an FRFR. It’s pretty similar. Plus has an edge but it’s minuscule I think.

[@markdouglas8073]

The Plus has MIDI connectors if you need that

[@markinthemix6055]

Really good domo. Ya know this kinda requires another demo and or opinion video. This is somewhat of a new option or concept for Kemper or Helix or AXFX users. The previous go to was a powered PA wedge such as a QSC or other brand. I'm partial to QSC in fact the new QSC powered wedges have a setting or tuning options supposedly adapted for us intelligent Kemper, Helix, or AX users. Please gimme an opinion. Love the channel guys so do keep up the quality videos.

[@worshiptutorials]

Thanks! We found the PowerCab to sound better, and have a more ‘amp in the room’ feel than other FRFR monitors.

[@markinthemix6055]

Oh my.......

[@flyingmanforfun]

So with a powercab i can run the helix floorboard unit like a amp? not just and FX unit?

[@Luzuuu]

The Powercab basically IS an amp, but it only has the power amp stage without the preamp. So you can't go directly into it with your guitar. You need some kind of preamp, either a preamp pedal or (most likely) a modeler with amp modeling like the Helix, Kemper, Axe-FX, Headrush, etc... Also the Powercab is set up for flat response so your amp/cabinet emulations will be reproduced neutrally.

[@DaveSteele07]

I wish my church had your gear! You guys are certainly blessed over there!

[@bmitchellmusic]

DaveSteele07 this is ours! We’ve payed for you it ourselves or worked for it with the companies :) didn’t come easy!

[@DaveSteele07]

That’s awesome! That cab sounds great!

[@MrMarcburger]

if you pray hard enough gawd will bring you one. for real.

[@karlhouseknecht]

I had a hard time understanding exactly what was being demoed in this demo. It seemed like most of the modes being demonstrated were either direct from the modeler or the direct out from the PowerCab itself. Was there any demonstration of the actual sound in the room?

[@ezer0923]

First clip

[@Dylanguitar69]

Exactly. They go on and on about the whole "amp in the room" thing, and then most of the sound clips are direct.

[@bmitchellmusic]

You can’t really demo that too well haha it’s hard to capture how this thing feels and sounds for a true demo. So that’s why we did the direct and mic’d sounds. You really just need to try one to understand how cool this thing is!!

[@djdoublek83]

I have a question: is the Powercab suitable to use in combination with the Line 6 HX Effects?

[@worshiptutorials]

If you use only the HX Effects and the Powercab, you'll have nothing actually acting as an amp itself. The HX Effects is only effects, and the Powercab is only a speaker cabinet, so you'd still need some kind of amp modeling. Technically you could do it, but it won't sound like a guitar through an amp. If you used HX effects into an amp, then took the amp into some kind of a load box, and then went out to the powercab, that would work.

[@djdoublek83]

Thanks, that makes it clear to me!

[@loveisrealdudes]

Perfect for a church player who doesn’t do in ear monitors like we do

[@w1third]

I got the regular Powercab yesterday, sounds awful, nothing like yours, mine is very muffled, nothing close to my studio monitors, did you guys just plug and play? Or resetall patches?

[@worshiptutorials]

DividedByTime just plug in and play. Make sure that you’re not using a cab block in your patch if you’re using cab emulation in the Power Cab. If you do it’s like running through two cabs in series, which wouldn’t sound good.

[@w1third]

Worship Tutorials I tried without cab block or IR, just has a very nasally sound

[@MDK2323]

You shouldn't have let that DGT go brother! :)

[@JonGUK]

It would be great if you could put up a stereo pair of room mics so we could hear what that sounds like. I know what my real amps sound like when recorded with room mics only so that would be a great comparison

[@bmitchellmusic]

Jon Gill wasn’t really doing much haha it didn’t do the Powercab just haha you really just gotta try one!!

[@original_pokey8896]

The powercab gives the sounds a lot more fuller sound.

[@sidsimo]

What was the name of the IR company you mentioned? My ears didn't quite catch your plug and I don't find a link to the provider.

[@worshiptutorials]

It’s Live Ready Sound. Thanks!

[@sidsimo]

nevermind....I was able to read the captions...www.livereadysound.com

[@ledalius]

I recently purchased the Line6 Powercab 112. After turning it on I've noticed allot white noise/hiss coming out the speaker. Is this normal? I don’t have experience with “normal” amps or cabs. I play my Helix LT trough the studio monitors…

[@spartan8390]

Look into a noisegate. I use the Decimator 2 and I dont have that issue anymore.

[@w1third]

This or two Headrush 108 in stereo?

[@romeou4965]

for price of a powercab you can get two 112s for stereo. 112 and 108 have same volume output just 112 woofer has lower bass frequency response but 15lbs heavier (20 vs 35 lbs...my blues junior was heavy at 31 lbs!). i'm leaning towards 108 too.

[@jonhuntficken1424]

What kind of guitar is white Strat looking one

[@Luzuuu]

Shelton SkyFlite IV

[@djdoublek83]

I purchased the Line 6 Helix two weeks ago, but I am struggling with how to set the sound propperly. I've bought different patches from WorshipTutorials (which are great!) I used it live in my church last week (XLR our > DI > PA) and in the room in sounded perfect! But when I am home, I use my headphones to hear the sound of the Helix, but that does not reflect the sound in a way people hear in the room (through the FOH/PA). All I'm after is that I want to be able to set and tweak my Helix sounds/patches correctly. By this I mean: I want a fair representation of what the people in my church hear through the FOH / PA. To achieve this, is the Powercab a good way to go for this purpose by using FRFR mode? Or is it better to buy FRFR studio monitors? The amp in the room feel is not so important to me and I don't want to use the Helix for recording. I am looking for a good way to hear the sounds coming out of the Helix and tweak my sounds, and know that it is comparable to what people in the room hear (through the FOH/PA). I'm quite new to all this gear and the Worship Tutorials videos are very helpful, but on this point I can use some how-to-do-this advice. Thanks in advance!

[@butcher_0392]

@F E For what you need specifically, the Yamaha DXR10 is perfect because as you say you do not want the amp in the room, but the most acuraccy signal of what you hear from the PA, the Yamaha is a very good FRFR and best of all 200 usd cheaper than the PC +

[@sybamunki]

I’ve just read the manual and there is a bit about that, the pros and cons of modelling section

[@IvanLeben]

Direct out from Helix sounds the best to my ears. Direct out from PowerCab sounds noisy, and miced PowerCab sounds dark and muddy. Not sure if its your mic or what. I wonder what it's like in the room. However, think of it, if PowerCab is meant to make it sound more like a real amp in the room, when why is everyone struggling so much to make it sound good in their recorded videos - by logic it should behave exactly like an real amp, so miced up it should also record just like a real amp and sound just as good on the recording as a miced up real amp. Otherwise the whole amp-in-the-room PR is just BS right?

[@kcvanhorne4614]

Really appreciate the demo with some clean sounds. Most demos are just screaming heavy metal gains, which is not what I do...

[@kornelious1]

Does using the power cab reduce dsp / processing by moving that off the helix?

[@nikolaystroganov652]

yeah, cause you won't have cab block taking dsp in helix if you use powercab's cabinet simulation

[@joshuabenton3785]

absolutely yes!

[@justinTime077]

So will this unlock the ultimate modeling experience with my Helix LT? Better than 4cm with my Mesa Rectifier?

[@jubjub905]

In theory it should add more versatility

[@justinTime077]

@@jubjub905 I couldn't do Helix anymore after having it back for two weeks. Prior to that I'd tried a Fractal FM3, and it ruined Helix for me. I went running back to Fractal. :( I ordered a Mesa Boogie tube amp I've wanted to try rather than fucking around with this powercab stuff. It was either that or the ValveTrain PowerTrain tube power amp, and why pay the price of a boutique amp for just the power amp?

[@crownironman]

Does this mean Bradford is going to switch to a helix and powercab

[@bmitchellmusic]

crownironman negative. I used the KPA the whole time here ;)

[@Fender5621]

I'm missing something. Maybe someone can help. I though amp simulators/modelers are sampled at the speaker to produce the ACTUAL sound of a particular amp IF played through a flat amplifier and full range monitor speakers. So at this point according to all the reviews and demos I now have an amp that should sound like the one that was modeled. No more. No less. Now we have a speaker box with its own amp. It can be used as a flat amplified full range monitor speaker. OK. I still understand. BUT it also has a powered speaker that has a FIXED set of selectable speaker emulator modes. So with my Kemper I can get the sound of a specific amp. This sound encompasses the entire amp including the speaker and cabinet. So using this Line 6 Powercab as a FRFR makes since. But it does not make since to "degrade" my Kemper full amp patch by using one of Line 6's FIXED set of selectable speaker emulator modes. This will not sound like the Kemper patch I made or bought. Yes I'm sure this new thing sounds good (most new products sound good/different) but using the selectable speaker emulator modes is a step BACK from what I thought amp modeling is.

[@bmitchellmusic]

If I’m following you you’re basically asking what the point of the Powercab is? Yeah? I get that. I wasn’t sure myself till I played one haha a Kemper is my go-to rig. I love it. But what you’re getting is the sound of a mic’d amp. And it sounds great! The Powercab tho gives the *feeling* of an amp back. The Kemper can’t do that. I know it’s bizarre but if you get to try one, do it! It takes it a step further! Really cool.

[@Billatronic]

How does this compare to the Headrush FRFR-112?

[@bmitchellmusic]

Brandon Billaber well most FRFRs are pretty much the same. You’ll have to watch the video tho for the difference between a FRFR and a cab simulation/IR :)

[@Gannecus86]

Do it buddy!! If you play out and they will let you use the amp, its the solution. Loading cab IR's you have downloaded is huge.

[@akumaangelus2999]

Headrush FRFR is a plastic re-branded Altos FRFR

[@Billatronic]

I looked up the Altos. The Headrush is 2000 watt, where as the Altos is 1100. Seems they did more than change the housing material

[@justinTime077]

Says aside from wearing headphones like that is anything close. I mean I have a helix but I didn’t ditch my tube amp and cab! No way Jose!

[@bluesman107]

Remember, God absolutely requires DELAY to worship Him! And ambient sound and lighting, condition of heart is irrelevant (sarcasm implied to those with no humor).

[@worshiptutorials]

The angels at the throne are singing the same thing over and over and over. Perhaps the feedback is turned up to 💯

[@justinTime077]

Things get much funnier when you don’t point out your sarcasm

[@miscchan0001]

@@justinTime077 You have to these days since more people are on the spectrum than ever.

[@timhintz]

Bring on the stereo version!

[@bmitchellmusic]

Tim Hintz that would be awesome!!

[@borg_cube]

The 212 Plus!

[@DEADMEDIC]

sounded better with the room mic setup

[@worshiptutorials]

You mean the two mic setup?

[@hyperfee]

Have you checked out the Boss Katana range? I expect a lot of budget conscious guitarists will consider that in a worship setting. I know I am!

[@worshiptutorials]

We haven't tried one, but I've only heard great things about them.

[@markinthemix6055]

I bought a Katana 100 1x12 and yep the cleans are pretty cool but good golly I couldn't stomach the gain channels. I know that may be heresy and plz don't throw stones but that was my take.The katana is absolutely the MOST hyped and over marketed amp.

[@sgmarshall3]

I played one about 15 minutes in a loud Guitar Center on two different occasions and felt the same. I was beginning to think it was just my ears. I didn't hear a single tone that I felt was usable with about 5 different guitars using all of the amp models.

[@nicksonnehansen5375]

to my ears the kemper without any cab mod. sounded good. but everything else came out muffled and dark sounding.. ( only in this video that occured i think

[@Jesterfizz]

That sold me

[@lukeurick9397]

Is the prs guy tryna be the Edge. Play something normal through the helix

[@worshiptutorials]

How do you define what is ‘normal’ is? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@damianrjames]

Change key please…

[@HappyTummyRecipesbyJulie]

why do you say it is a beast? this is about worship right?

[@romeou4965]

i consider a lion a beast

[@Matt-xx8mt]

God damn, Michael Cera gained weight and got into guitar

[@londonmechana]

I guess this is the last video with the DGT.... 😢

[@wolvesandguitars]

London Mechana it’s on reverb as of last night ..and his Gretsch is on there too.

[@bmitchellmusic]

Both are gone 😎

[@Fender5621]

Sorry. To much to comprehend.

[@78tag]

Sorry guys, my first reaction was to give this a "thumbs down" for too many self-indulgent performances. You said yourself that the sound quality isn't going to be true thru any video demo as you proceeded to give us a concert. You eventually did get to the "info" part of this post and it was useful so I changed my comment to "thumbs up". I came here, like most others I'm sure, to here a review - not to watch/listen to an expose of your playing style. Thanks even so for the half of this video that was informative.

[@worshiptutorials]

Thanks. In videos where there is more talking than playing, people say we play talk to much. I've honestly never heard anyone say there's too much playing and not enough talking in a review, but I get what you're saying. Personally, I enjoy hearing people talk about their experiences with gear rather than play it, since what you hear when someone plays something can be affected by so many other factors. It's always a balance we're trying to achieve.

[@helmanfrow]

Your titles are too small; too wordy; too many lines. Too much to read and absorb in too little time. Make bigger. Make shorter. Make linear.

[@retcru]

Looks like the bearded dude needs some new pants.

[@bmitchellmusic]

Firsttttttt.

[@RunawayNZ]

Bradford Mitchell 🥦🥦🥦🥦

[@worshiptutorials]

Drew we try to keep this a cheeseburger only environment 😂

[@dubnessIII]

Damn...could y’all do something with overdrive, or is that too much of the devils music?! Geez..people play with distortion, ya know!

[@gustanoid]

Line 6 user's brain is too small to turn off delay for demos?

[@worshiptutorials]

Ha wow 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@doctari1061]

You didn't run through any of its options and sounds. What a crappy review!

[@bmitchellmusic]

Doc Tari ...we did haha

[@goswo]

Thanks for that. Finally a great review

[@oscarm4154]

nice revie - horrible Vocal sound

[@Azulnote]

sounds great

[@Azulnote]

sounds great

[@Azulnote]

sounds great