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Line 6 Spider Jam

Practice, practice, practice. No matter how much talent you may have been born with, practicing is the only true way to hone your craft. But we all know that it’s hard to make the time with everything else that goes on in your life. You need to be constantly inspired and we think we have found the answer. Believe or not, it’s an amp. A kicking, killer little beast called the Spider Jam from Line 6.

The minute you plug in to this box, you are in for a treat. There are options for electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals – everything is covered. The amp presets, available at the turn of a knob, cover just about every major amp ever made and sound incredible – after all this is Line 6 who have set the modeling standard ever since the original POD came on the scene. You can tweak everything of course and we had a blast going through the over 200 artist-based presets. The built-in effects use a two-knob system called Smart Control FX – and it’s pretty darn smart – dial up the effect you want and then spin in the amount you want. Flexible? We would be very surprise if you can’t find the tone you’re looking for in the Spider Jam – from ultra clean rhythms to the most insane crunch you can imagine – it’s all in there!

It’s great having all these combinations at your fingertips and that’s the true beauty of the Spider Jam. Within minutes you will know how to get the sound you are looking for without having to page through menus or punch in a series of endless buttons. Twist a few knobs and you’re on your way. There’s even a built-in tuner plus and stereo mini plug in so you can hook up your iPod or MP3 player to jam. The XLR mic input has a dedicated volume control so you can get a nice blend between your instrument and your vocals, and the 1/4″ AUX input lets you jam along with a buddy.

But what really makes the Spider Jam fun are the amazing loops – over 100 Endless Jam and Drum tracks played by some of the top session players from LA and Nashville. These are not canned jam tracks, these are real players, recorded in some of the best studios on the planet. Imagine plugging in and jamming with cats like Gregg Bissonette, Brent Mason, Dave Pomeroy, Carmine Appice, Tony Franklin and Simon Phillips – to name just a few! The Endless Jam Engine puts you in control of the songs – and keeps things fresh and by doing so keeps you inspired. They really went deep into the different styles as well – blues, rock, country, jazz and beyond.

There is so much more to the Spider Jam – 75 watts of power into the 12″ custom Celestion speaker along with a 2″ tweeter give this amp a full-range sound that will blow you away. There is a recording feature that lets you capture your best solos and output options to handle everything from recording to live performance. But the feature we like most about the Spider Jam – inspiration, built right in.

Come on down to any Sam Ash Music store and plug into the Spider Jam. If you’re not inspired to play, we might have to check you for a pulse!