My take on this little gadget, is that it's pretty awesome! That being said, it's complicated, it's not immediately functional "Live", and you have to have a bit of patience with it - not K.I.S.S, ya know?
On the Gearbox issue: the FREE Gearbox Software has been released, it's available NOW with the current 1.12 Firmware update, which addressed and corrected several bugs. YES, the firmware updates do alter and enhance the functionality of this unit, YES the PC computer based software editor is now available, and YES you should go check it out.
Another note: Don't pay $500+ tax, you don't need to. GO to www.line6.allbandgear.com , and do a search, I paid about $400 with tax...
On the Gearbox issue: the FREE Gearbox Software has been released, it's available NOW with the current 1.12 Firmware update, which addressed and corrected several bugs. YES, the firmware updates do alter and enhance the functionality of this unit, YES the PC computer based software editor is now available, and YES you should go check it out.
Another note: Don't pay $500+ tax, you don't need to. GO to www.line6.allbandgear.com , and do a search, I paid about $400 with tax...
How would I rate sound qaulity?
It rocks, more FX than any human needs at any one time. Dual amps = VERY COOL. Lots of talk regarding this stuff, their main cake is the Amp Modeling, dynamite stuff. The Amp Modeling + the FX available are top notch. Personally, this replaced, and is far superior to, the Boss / Roland COSM gear. I had the ME-50 series, it's a toy, this is a professsional sound machine. Dig? And yeah, you can get sweet NON-Heavy Metal tones, it's not all just crunch and chunk. Killer Jerry Garcia style stuff, esp. with the two tones per patch, can get those late 80's "trails" he would run, jamming back and fro with Brent.. And so on, and so on. Stellar for recording, needs some setup time with a LIVE sound, as your standard crappy guitar amps won't cut it with this thing, they are too "voiced", need more flat response. I get killer lead guitar / clean guitar / acoustic guitar / bass guitar tones by running the X3 into my SWR head into a 4x10 cabinet.
"Steal Your Face, right off your Head" should be the new Line6 motto!
"Steal Your Face, right off your Head" should be the new Line6 motto!
Is it Reliable?
I think so, and yes I would, because I can't really afford to buy two of them! I've got it velcroed into a nice, safe, foam padded, aluminum hard case. It's ready to rock. CNB, from Rondo, $40 plus shipping. and some velcro!
If you have problems how is the support?
I've kept close tabs on the Line 6 User Forum, and the Line 6 staff are present and there on a daily basis, responding directly to user posts, questions, concerns, and bugs / feature requests and reports. The users said "we want delay trails", they added that in firmware release. Users said "we want expression pedal to control unique FX tweak per tone, not just per patch" and they did include that feature in the 1.12 Firmware release. users said "we want to assign reverb on/off to the comp footswitch" and Line 6 did exactly that. Line 6, you ROCK!
My overall rating:
I play all kinds and styles, have been playing 20+ years, play lead guitar in a live band, play everything in the home studio. I've owned and own Fx and gear from Boss, Electro-Harmonix, Digitech, etc. I like this the best.
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