Line 6 And Bogner Introduce Spider Valve Tube-Based Amplifiers

Sep 26, 2007

Line 6, Inc., creators of the award-winning POD®, Spider™ III, Variax® and Vetta™ series of modeling devices, guitars and amps, announced today its new line of Spider Valve™ tube-based amplifiers, the result of their breakthrough collaboration with tube amp titan, Reinhold Bogner.

The performance, response and feel delivered by the matched Spider Valve 6L6 power tubes, 12AX7 preamp tubes and Premium Celestion® Vintage 30 speakers—combined with twelve Line 6 amp models and seven SmartControl effects—displays all the gorgeous cascading distortion and enriched harmonics that tube enthusiasts demand, brilliantly allied with the state-of-the-art Line 6 modeling mojo essential to today's working players.

In deep collaboration with Line 6, Bogner applied his mastery and craftsmanship to virtually every aspect of the Spider Valve design and construction, from mapping the signal path and voicing the speakers right down to specifying bolts and washers.

Spider Valve amps will be available in three versions. The Spider 112 ($969.99 list) pairs a 40W Class AB tube amp with two 12AX7 preamp tubes, two 6L6 power tubes and a single 12" Celestion Vintage 30 speaker. The Spider Valve 212 ($1159.99 list) features the same power amp and tube array as the 112, but with two Celestion Vintage 30s. The Spider Valve HD-100 ($1099.99 list) packs two 12AX7 preamp tubes, four 6L6 power tubes and 100 watts into a stylish head with matching 4x12 cabinet, loaded with Celestion Vintage 30s ($969.99 list).

Each model features 12 channels of modeling, as well as modulation, delay and reverb effects, programmable presets, on-board tuner, tap-tempo, noise gate and many other extra features.

For more information, visit their web site at www.line6.com.