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Line 6 Lowdown Studio 110 Combo

#61
I was impressed with the sound of this little guy. No, you won't play out live with it, but it has a great tone for such a small package. However, one of the bands I gig with does the in ear thing. It totally rocks for that. The di is great.

Acoustically, it will keep up with a mild drummer in a practice type situation, but that's about it. The synth mode sounds pretty good but don't expect keyboard-like tracking. Stuff like "you dropped the bomb" is possible, but extemely fast stuff might be a problem without spotless technique, and even then stacatto-ish stuff would be near impossible. (I have only played with this channel briefly so further adjustment might get it better)
 
#63
If you've read any of my other posts you know I LOVE my studio 110! If you back off the lows a little, boost the mid-lows a little, and don't mind a little OD it will cut through a mild drummer ok. I do wish it were a gigable combo, and I guess, with the di (which sounds excellent, by the way) I guess you can.
I have taken this thing completely apart (warranty, what warranty) and mine is made entirely of MDF (no plywood). The amp has no speaker out, and is only designed to drive an 8 ohm load. It also appears to be voiced for the speaker and cab. I tried to power another cab and it didn't sound as good. I haven't used the line out yet to a powered cab, maybe that will give better results. Because of this, I also suspect that if you replaced the speaker with any other 10 inch speaker, the tone would suffer. (of course I'm probably going to try this anyway, I can't seem to help myself).

It is a controversial little thing but I will defend my studio 110 until death (or something better comes along, like a lighter, louder, version of the same).
 
#64
I love this amp!

I like the modeling, and, regarding the synth, I have been gettin' crazy with the cheez whiz. All 3 effects pedals + synth = madness. Yeah, it’s like that.

Held its own against a loud drummer. But *only* a drummer - plus a guitar or two and I would have been lost. Plus, I wasn't trying to shake the floor, just cut through. But it did that.

It's true that a footswitch would rule, and, for two and a half bills, you'd think.

Street Justice (TM) has not been rendered obsolete by any means. But I feel very smug indeed stepping into the jam with my axe and my backpack and my amp all in one easy trip.

People can and do disagree about features and tone. Ultimately I went ahead and got this because I *really* wanted one. I was literally dreaming about this amp. Now I've got one and I'm glad.

--Bomb :bassist:
 
#67
cheezewiz said:
A little off topic, but I dig your band Fergie.
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Sorry is it seems that way, all i was doing was showing how the Line 6 110 works and the professional results you can get with one.
The studio footage is recorded through the cam and is not a true representation of what the amp can sound like but what it sounds like through that cam mike.
The link to the page lets you hear the finished product on the album.
The link to the live show is the same sound used in the studio 110 but reproduced through one of the many larger rigs in that range which share most of the main features and to highlight the options open to anyone who likes the sound but wants more power, the cabs are Aguilar by the way not Line 6 as i felt their own range did not represent the amp fairly to me amongst other issues that i had.

As someone who has had first hand working knowledge of this amp i was just trying to cover it fairly with some examples of what it is capable of and the options open to anyone if they love the sound but want the same with a bit more power.
 
#69
ssbass said:
I own this amp and it does have a Brit setting. You need to read the manual it tells you how to. I don't remember off hand, but I use it often.
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Yup, you hold down the Clean and R&B model buttons on power up and they will flash left to right telling you it is in "rock" mode and it puts the Brit sound in the place of Clean. :)

If you want the Clean channel just do the same and it will light the two solid telling you that you are back to Clean.
 
#70
Fergie Fulton said:
Now i use a Line 6 studio 110 for studio work. It is IMO one of the best amps i have used in a studio situation and there are plenty engineers out there that will back that claim if they have had experience of it. I even used it live on a tour for a while with great results, but in that situation i had the benifit of a full PA and stage crew. In reality i was probley little more than a pedal to produce the tones and the rig, monitor and enginers done the rest.

But in a studio situation which it is designed for it is 1x10 speaker to mike and a DI out to the desk. In any studio situation i have ever been involved this is what would happen as a matter of course, dispite what rig i brought in, one speaker miked, one DI out. With a big rig in a live studio situation it would be baffled and the mikes gated to reduce bleed in to other mikes. Not with this amp so far, the amount of bleed is neglegable, in some cases desirable as it give the room sound a live feel. It has not been baffled or gated yet.
One of the main reasons for this is that it does not shift air, so it does not resonate things around or in contact with it at certain frequencies, a big plus. On it's amp modeling qualities they are completely functional and on a finished product you will not know the difference, trust me. I was so impressed i bought the head version the HD400 and get the same results and compliments from engineers and crew that i got from all my Ampeg years.

The studio 110 is for a studio and thats where it works the best. I can get in a cab with it and a gig bag and go, set up time not an issue, sound and air movement not an issue.
I do not believe in a just stand alone live sitation it will do the job, i fear it would be lacking bottom end, but i have never tried it so that's speculation on my behalf.

As functional studio amp it does all i would expect in that situation and that's the bottom line for me and why live i use the rig model live because it can't.

If you want to hear it live in the studio follow this link

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Thank you for fully understanding the range of the line and why I developed each. Sounds great, love your playing and your band, cool stuff.
 
#71
CrackBass said:
I was impressed with the sound of this little guy. No, you won't play out live with it, but it has a great tone for such a small package. However, one of the bands I gig with does the in ear thing. It totally rocks for that. The di is great.

Acoustically, it will keep up with a mild drummer in a practice type situation, but that's about it. The synth mode sounds pretty good but don't expect keyboard-like tracking. Stuff like "you dropped the bomb" is possible, but extemely fast stuff might be a problem without spotless technique, and even then stacatto-ish stuff would be near impossible. (I have only played with this channel briefly so further adjustment might get it better)
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The best thing to help the tracking, because it is pitch detection, is to use your neck pickup, roll off the tone or high end and play over the neck pickup. I already have some ideas about the next generation. :)
 
#72
gregoire1 said:
If you've read any of my other posts you know I LOVE my studio 110! If you back off the lows a little, boost the mid-lows a little, and don't mind a little OD it will cut through a mild drummer ok. I do wish it were a gigable combo, and I guess, with the di (which sounds excellent, by the way) I guess you can.
I have taken this thing completely apart (warranty, what warranty) and mine is made entirely of MDF (no plywood). The amp has no speaker out, and is only designed to drive an 8 ohm load. It also appears to be voiced for the speaker and cab. I tried to power another cab and it didn't sound as good. I haven't used the line out yet to a powered cab, maybe that will give better results. Because of this, I also suspect that if you replaced the speaker with any other 10 inch speaker, the tone would suffer. (of course I'm probably going to try this anyway, I can't seem to help myself).

It is a controversial little thing but I will defend my studio 110 until death (or something better comes along, like a lighter, louder, version of the same).
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You are correct. I checked the drawing and my notes and remember why we went all MDF. Of course is saves a couple bucks but the bigger reason, just like with the bigger combos was sound. With the all MDF construction it had a little more "weight" to the sound. I wouldn't say low end, but just a bit deeper sounding.

The combo I described of plywood baffle and sides and MDF top, back and bottom are the big brother combos.
 
#74
richrenken said:
What don't you like? I love to hear the bad and the ugly.
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I think the flexibility of sound, features, & tone is awesome. Great power too, however I'm a no nonsense kind of person. I like things very simple, and it's annoying that every adjustment needs to be saved, or you loose the setting once you turn off the unit, or change patches. You really can't tell where you're eq is at either. That's my big gripe. I will say that I used it on a gig once running it thru my R1000 as a slave into a 1 x12 plus the studio 110, and sounded fantistic. I just really don't care to fuss with things, as this requires.
 
#76
seamonkey said:
Now that's just marketing speak. There is no magic in MDF.
You used MDF because it was cheap. For a street price of $250 I would expect an MDF amp anyhow.

You used some plywood in the bigger amps because it's stronger and more stable.
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I am not in Marketing. I was the one in the parking lots in Agoura Hills, CA a/bing all kinds of combinations of wood and speakers for 8 months. If you don't believe me you can call the Agoura Hills city hall and ask them about the day that asked us to please keep it down. They were down a hill and across the street. Being outside was our way of having an anechoic chamber. I did not say that MDF wasn't cheap. Particle board is cheaper but sounded like a$$. My favorite was MDF side,back, top, bottom with a plywood baffle on the 150-175-300. We actually shipped the first bunch that way. The top part that holds the amp heads were being thrashed by UPS so I had to get samples in with plywood sides and it was still real good sounding so we went with it. And yes of course price is important but as a product manager, I think about the street price to the customer as well as our profit etc. It is a balancing act. When it came to the Studio 110 I liked it all MDF. If it didn't sound good, I would have went plywood, it is not that much more expensive.
 
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#77
seamonkey said:
Now that's just marketing speak. There is no magic in MDF.
You used MDF because it was cheap. For a street price of $250 I would expect an MDF amp anyhow.

You used some plywood in the bigger amps because it's stronger and more stable.
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Also, I assume you are not saying that the type of wood doesn't change the sound of a cabinet right? Because there is magic in MDF my brother. :)
 
#78
prokfrog said:
I think the flexibility of sound, features, & tone is awesome. Great power too, however I'm a no nonsense kind of person. I like things very simple, and it's annoying that every adjustment needs to be saved, or you loose the setting once you turn off the unit, or change patches. You really can't tell where you're eq is at either. That's my big gripe. I will say that I used it on a gig once running it thru my R1000 as a slave into a 1 x12 plus the studio 110, and sounded fantistic. I just really don't care to fuss with things, as this requires.
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I know what you are saying about saving your adjustments. I contrast that with hauling my 73 SVT around and having the knobs get bumped so I had to put pencil lines on the front to get back each gig. With my LowDown, I turn it on and hit a button and bam.

I am sorry that we did not get "compare" mode in like the spider amps have. It gives you the ability to know where the knobs are actually pointed. :( Maybe the next amp will.

If that sounded great, why not get a HD750 and run it into your 1x12?
 

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