Line 6 Spider III 30 - hidden features

[@scabbydee7314]

This was my first amp. I used it for 5 years and it's great for what it is. I gave it to goodwill when I upgraded and I hope whoever got it has as much fun with it as I did.

[@DrunkenUFOPilot]

I just bought one from Goodwill!

[@brandonanderson2066]

Please tell me what goodwill you drop your gear off at.

[@luisforeal8676]

Got mine today at GW for $75... I plug it in to the outlet and it smells like heating wire and it sounds choppy... I wonder if someone tried to modify it and failed.

[@gh455796]

Thanks for posting that. I bought this amp used yesterday and I had no clue about these features. Very helpful video.

[@DanyCervantes]

They are mentioned in the manual. Maybe there’s a pdf version on the line 6 website.

[@terrorglas]

a friend gave it to me almost 10 years ago, i didnt know bout that :D

[@jpunterminse9368]

I've been using these amps for years and didn't even know some of these features! thanks!

[@andrewblalock3037]

Holy shit, ive had this amp for 6 years and I didnt know some of this. Great video

[@bluesbondsman]

WOW ! makes you take another look at this amp ! Thanks

[@DrunkenUFOPilot]

I just bought a Spider III 30 for dirt cheap. Haven't found a user's manual online yet. Good to know these tricks, esp. the noise gate!

[@alexpacific1721]

Thnx. Just bought the amp second hand and enjoying the sound and copying your settings. Great tips.

[@MrItspider]

Fantastic sound, thanks for showing the hidden setting options in your video, it sounds a little different than mine, I probably haven't found the setting yet

[@DanyCervantes]

Cool. I knew about the hidden features and had been trying a few, but didn’t know about the sustain effect on the drive boost with insane. Thanks.

[@ycsham06]

so you mean tap + drive = drive boost on/off , and I can tell you that it is actually the feature of POD 2.0 . I mean that big red kidney one. The manual tells me there are some "hidden" features , only "hidden" from the metal cover case of the POD , but not "hidden" in the manual . So you guys may try other hidden features in POD 2.0 to see if they also work on Line spider amp . may be work because they use very similar IC chips . Go download the manual of POD 2.0 . And now I also post what I know here: for POD 2.0: tap + drive = drive boost on/off tap + chan vol = volume boost on/off tap + reble = presence on/off tap + middle = delay level tap + bass = number of delay repeats tap + reverb = reverb decay time tap + effect tweak (only found on POD) = effect speed I own a POD 2.0 but not a spider amp , so I am not sure which of above works. I really like Line 6 products. Hope can help. Enjoy!

[@matthewsmith1941]

I got both but just got the amp to go with the pedals I bought for my POD 2.0 but they weren't compatible so I surfed marketplace and traded a Dean Markley K50 and a Harmony H802 beginner's guitar for it straight up. I had to drive 165 miles round trip. I'm having problems figuring out all of those features on my amp. I knew about the tap button on the POD it don't seem to work the same on the amp. I do believe I like my magic bean a whole lot better. But I'm ba headphone player anyhow.

[@bradwall8596]

One of the best videos i've seen. Very well explained sir. Great video. I learned some things i didn't know.

[@mattdevlin8086]

Thanks for the tips! I didn't know about this gain feature, and had wondered about how to achieve that sound.

[@mikejones-vd3fg]

i just found one of these in the trash!! :) cool amp and thanks for the info i would have never known

[@qazzell]

In the trash?, so they are so shit people chuck them out???!???!

[@JonGodsun]

@@qazzell Haha apparently someone thought so because I got one out of our local dump a couple years ago...it works fine and was free how can you beat that.

[@qazzell]

@@JonGodsun Nice one,they are good fun for messing about with.

[@shubhamdasgupta8605]

jim lennon no they’re great for practicing. Just annoying AF if you want to get a smooth lead tone. If you want a smooth lead tone, get the 75 watt version or higher wattages

[@billkoetting5197]

Sounds like a pist off wife was involved.

[@guitarB0P]

great vid, didn't know bout the adjustments! nice! just came across this video today! thanks! nice vid!

[@diogobatista6844]

This is really cool and unexpected indeed. Thank you very much for sharing the video.

[@brianbickham7216]

Got this amp for 60 bucks! This video is awesome! Thank you!

[@sethbrown1514]

Wow I had no idea what I had at all. Thanks for this. Extremely helpful.

[@Exploro]

Thank you! Many folks don't care for these amps (I have one) but you make them sound really good.

[@sunilcunningham3080]

They are really good. Sleepers

[@tonymontana8991]

Tack så mycket. Det var bra undervisning av en duktig lärare.Tack for Tipset !!!

[@MrTexxxasT]

Wish I had seen this video before giving away my Line 6. 😁 It is a great practice amp or good for small venues. My friend is learning to play so I gave it to him.

[@harryfonseca1869]

Thank you Mr. Knopfler

[@markdemars7366]

Lol Knopler’s a great

[@rick00770]

I just got this amp. Thanks for the great tip. Subcribed.

[@danswon]

Thanks for these useful tips!

[@davidatayde4005]

Fantastic video my friend, thumbs up

[@SONGSTICKS]

Excellent, thanks for sharing :0)

[@Hrledood911]

By doing these steps, are you modifying the channel preset so if you use the Line 6 footswitch you can have your sounds that you saved???? or is this a temporary modification to the channel? I knew you could modify each channel, by moving the gain, bass, middle and treble dials.

[@ycsham06]

not temporary . you need to cancel it by yourself . but it is not hard to do so

[@spada60]

Great tips. Does this apply to the Line 6 Spider IV 75 as well?

[@matthewsmith1941]

I just wanna know how to open the looper feature with my FBV express pedals like I read I was supposed to be able to.

[@rickyturriate2431]

Good to know. Thank you !

[@JesusOurKing]

Informative. Thanks *

[@williamkelly951]

Thank you for this video

[@vc9743]

Can I reproduce the British 60's sound with this amp?

[@espuelasspurs4852]

Thank you! Very useful

[@rahotty]

Thanks! I had no idea

[@alonsog5622]

Thanks for the insights

[@baddavinci1110]

great info..thank

[@isaacdolores4493]

Hello, does this amp have a wah effect? Or something similar

[@carlosaltamiranda8285]

Tremolo only

[@ohdonky]

I remember when like a year ago when I didn't know how to work the amp my friend accidentally created the wah sound effect it sounded pretty damn close

[@thrillamoe50]

is it possible to start on a empty preset to make your own? when i you a pedal with the presets it dont sound good?

[@kaydee8902]

Adjust the settings to your liking and long press on the current channel button until it blinks , it will then be saved

[@TheJZsniping]

thanks

[@MarioCastro_o]

Hi I'm curious where are you from! Greeting from Mexico!

[@janivarsorby]

Felice Navidad to you in Mexico. I am living in Norway. 😎

[@MarioCastro_o]

@@janivarsorby god jul! To you Norway must be under the snow right? Here is to cold!

[@woodsy555]

Brilliant

[@DonDiegoMorel]

thanks!

[@Danbur3]

Thanks...

[@ReyFlores777]

Sven can jam!

[@Jmjm-wl7pd]

Skal !!!!

[@Y2K_94]

7x Exelon

[@fefejipe]

Amplificador descartável, estragou? Pode jogar fora pois nao existe assistencia tecnica e peças de reposição!tenho um line 6 spider 4 que deu problema no processador de efeito...ja mandei nas melhores assistências técnica, e mesmo laudo! A line 6 nao fornece pecas de reposição! Chateado

[@crewdogg15]

Breathe buddy

[@stamosgre3356]

Very bad distortion on insane channel. Sounds like nu metal guitars

[@MrTexxxasT]

Wish I had seen this video before giving away my Line 6. 😁 It is a great practice amp or good for small venues. My friend is learning to play so I gave it to him.