Spider Jam gives you hundreds of coveted guitar sounds, sound-on-sound looping and the best band in the world right at your fingertips!
A member of the infamous Spider III family, Spider Jam shares some popular family jewels like 200+ artist-created presets, 150+ song-based presets, 12 Line 6 original amp models and seven Smart Control FX, including reverb and delay. It’s full of fan favorites but Spider Jam also features some new, unique characteristics like over 100 ribcage-rattling Endless Jam tracks and drum loops played by LA and Nashville’s top session musicians slamming the drums, thumping the bass and hacking away at guitars. These aren’t robotic, computer-generated jam tracks you’ll feel your pulse racing while you’re jamming with top players in killer tunes that explode out of the speaker in vivid, uncompressed audio. Play for days over the Endless Jams and, with sound-on-sound loop recording, save your scorching solos right into Spider Jam.
Cooking at 75 watts, Spider Jam offers rhythm-section chemistry, hundreds of amazing guitar tones and all your recorded creations pushed out of a 12" Celestion Custom speaker and a 2" tweeter this thing’s got so much bang for your buck we should issue it with a health warning.
Amp Models
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RED LED
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GREEN LED
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Clean
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Clean
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Crisp, shimmering clean tones and warm jazz tones.
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Glassy clean tones like those from the late 60s/early 70s. Inspired by a ‘73 Hiwatt Custom 100.
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Twang
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Twang
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Classic, glassy high-end with some snap and bite. Inspired by a Fender blackface ’65 Twin Reverb and a blackface ’64 Deluxe Reverb
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Swingin’ rockabilly tone a la vintage tweed. Inspired by a ’53 Fender tweed Deluxe Reverb, a ’58 Fender tweed Bassman and a ’60 Gibson Explore
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Blues
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Blues
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From gritty, swampy clean tones to syrupy smooth drive tones. Inspired by a mix of a ’65 Marshall JTM-45, a ’58 Fender Bassman, a ’63 Fender Vibroverb and a Supro
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Early British rock tone made famous by the Beatles the Stones. Inspired by a fawn Vox AC-30 with an updated and expanded tone control circuit
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Crunch
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Crunch
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Classic crunchy tone popularized by many early metal bands. Inspired by a '68 Marshall Plexi 50-watt
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The infamous brown sound inspired by a ‘68 Marshall Plexi 100-watt with a few added extras: jumped input channels and a Variac transformer
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Metal
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Metal
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Tight and punchy high-gain sound. Inspired by a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
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Aggressive high-gain sound. The mid knob sweeps the tone spectrum: set to minimum for fuzz-pedal characteristics; set to noon for creamy, modern high-gain; crank it for Class A carnage
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Insane
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Insane
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Famed and feared bone-crushing, brain-piercing grind. Inspired by the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier red channel
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Short of a complete meltdown, as much input-gain distortion as possible while retaining tonal definition and character
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EFFECTS:
Spend more time playing and less time tweaking with Smart Control FX. Find the effect you want, turn the knob to the desired intensity and you’re done. Seven effects to choose from — use up to three at a time.
SMART CONTROL FX
- Chorus/Flanger
- Phaser
- Tremolo
- Delay (with Tap Tempo)
- Tape Echo (with Tap Tempo)
- Sweep Echo (with Tap Tempo)
- Reverb
SPECIFICATION:
SOUNDS:
GUITAR
• 200+ artist-created presets
• 150+ song-based presets
• 36 user-programmable presets
• 12 custom amp models from Clean to Insane
• Seven Smart Control FX
1. Chorus/Flanger
2. Phaser
3. Tremolo
4. Delay (with Tap Tempo)
5. Tape Echo (with Tap Tempo)
6. Sweep Echo (with Tap Tempo)
7. Reverb
VOCAL/AUXILIARY
• Effects plus preamps, compressors and three-band EQ
HARDWARE:
• Integrated chromatic tuner
• 12" Custom Celestion speaker
• 2" tweeter for full-range audio playback of backing tracks
• 75-watt power section
• Fully compatible with FBV Express and FBV Shortboard pedals
LOOPER:
• Up to 24 minutes of CD-quality recording time
• 100+ Endless Jam tracks and drum loops
INS + OUTS:
INS
• Mini stereo MP3/CD input for playing along with your music
• XLR mic input with a dedicated volume knob perfect for vocals
• 1/4" aux input perfect for a second instrument including keyboard or bass
OUTS
• 1/4" headphone out/POD 2.0-style direct out for practicing with headphones or direct recording
• Routable RCA outs for playing full-range backing tracks through your home stereo
TRACKS:
To get the best possible sounds, we’ve compiled a roster of ridiculously good A-list session players and recorded them at amazing studios around the country including Steve Vai’s studio, The Mothership, as well as Sound Asylum in Canoga Park, California and Sound Emporium’s Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.
Here are a few choice cuts:
LOOP #108: BLUES STOMP
VIBE: Gregg counts off this slammy stomp that comes complete with thumpy bass and triplet chorus.
FEATURING: Tal Morris (guitar), Tony Franklin (bass), Gregg Bissonette (drums)
LOOP #126: DRIVING ROCK
VIBE: Palmed bass and guitar start off this big, highway-inspired thump. The chorus gets huge when it opens up!
FEATURING: Tal Morris (guitar), Tony Franklin (bass), Carmine Appice (drums)
LOOP #100: OUTLAW COUNTRY CLUB
VIBE: A smooth, twangy, mid-tempo bounce inspired by the greats of outlaw county. Jam along to solid rhythms and a sweet chord progression.
FEATURING: Brent Mason (lead guitar), Dave Pomeroy (bass), Steve Turner (drums), John Hobbs (keyboards), Pat Bergeson (acoustic guitar), Paul Franklin (steel guitar)
LOOP #101: OUTLAW COUNTRY
VIBE: Solo or comp along with just bass and drums in this stripped-down country jam.
FEATURING: Dave Pomeroy (bass), Steve Turner (drums)
LOOP #157: SUGARFOOT RAG
VIBE: Perpetually ready for liftoff, Dave and Steve hold down this rodeo rag perfect for strummin’ or chicken pickin’.
FEATURING: Dave Pomeroy (bass), Steve Turner (drums)
LOOP #112: HALF-TEMPO ROCKER
VIBE: Starting off with an explosive drum fill, this jam’s got a wide, roomy drum sound, stiletto guitars and dirty bass.
FEATURING: James Santiago (guitar), Tony Franklin (bass), Carmine Appice (drums)
LOOP #103: SWING ROCKER
VIBE: Pulsing, gritty bass and tight hi-hats really push along this jam. The feel is solid and right in the pocket.
FEATURING: Tony Franklin (bass), Simon Phillips (drums)
LOOP #150: WALKING JAZZ
VIBE: Light and airy but dynamic with Tony’s walking bass as the backbone. Hear Gregg switch from sticks to brushes!
FEATURING: Tal Morris (guitar), Tony Franklin (bass), Gregg Bissonette (drums)
LOOP #117: GRUNGE JAM
VIBE: Blistering, gritty and ferocious! Everybody’s just pounding away in this tight and brutal rock onslaught.
FEATURING: Tal Morris (guitar), Tony Franklin (bass), Gregg Bissonette (drums)
LOOP #098: RED GROOVE 1 and 6
VIBE: Layers of rhythmic texture put the swing in this jam that’s just begging for solos.
FEATURING: Dave Pomeroy (bass), Steve Turner (drums)
LOOP #105: AMOS GROOVE 3 and 4
VIBE: An R n’ B-flavored bass line and funky beat make this jam ideal for tightening up those major 7th chords.
FEATURING: Dave Pomeroy (bass), Steve Turner (drums)
Make sure to check out GuitarPort Online and jam to other incredible tracks performed by these extraordinary musicians
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