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Cool head?

support@line6.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:54 GMT

Just got the HD400 head and 410 cabinet. Is okay to run with head sitting on the cabinet, yes? I notice there are cooling vents in the bottom of the (rack-mountable) head, is the reason I ask...

Every time I plug my bass in to my amp, it starts making a pounding noise

support@line6.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:27:14 GMT

Every time I plug my bass into my amp (while the amp is turned on), it starts making a druming bum bum bum bum sound. If my bass isn't pugged in (while the amp is turned on) it won't make the noise. Does anyone know whats wrong? The Amp is an LD15

Lowdown amp noise

support@line6.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:45:37 GMT

I have a question. I have just got a Lowdown 300 and the amp generates quite a bit of noise (I think it is coming from the fan that is used to help cool the interior. At 1 metre (3 feet) or thereabouts from the front of the unit I tested the sound with a sound meter, the sound is 37 db (which my chart tells me is between the background noise in a library (30db) and that of a quiet office (40db) -- and closer to the latter). Placing the sound level meter at the rear of the amp gives a correspondingly higher db reading of 63 db (which is equivalent to conversational speech or an air conditioning unit).

In my view, it is a noisy amp given the background hum from the fan (I don't think it is the speaker/amp) since the sound levels above were taken when the master volume was set to zero.

My question is as follows: is the sound level I have for the amp to be expected or is it unusually noisy for this kind of amp. I know it is pretty powerful unit and hence probably does need the fan -- but I am not very pleased with the background hum it is generating.

Does anyone have the manufacturer's spec on what the ambient sound to be expected from the unit is? What are other users experiencing in amp noise? Do I have a faulty fan/unit?

Apart from the above, I like the rest of what the amp does -- in particular the way it 'emulates' certain distinct amp systems, plus the other added features. And its power!

Peter

HD750 + 410 Cab

support@line6.com — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:39:45 GMT

Hello. I'm not really good at amps that's why I have this question I'm sure you can help me

HD750 specs say:

750 watts (at 4 ohms)

375 watts (at 8 ohms)

My question is:

Is it possible to get all 600 watts out of 410cab? Or will it be only 375 watts due to the fact that 410cab is 8ohms?

Thanks

LD400 dimensions

support@line6.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:17:53 GMT

the LD400Pro,

what are its physical dimensions (H X W X D) and how much does it weigh?

I downloaded the manual, but did not find this info

External effects devices through Lowdown Combo's?

support@line6.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:52:24 GMT

Hi all,

Does anyone know if it is possible to use an external pedal board through Lowdown LD400 pro, such as the Boss GT10b or GT6b?

I think it would be ok, I assume it would work if it were plugged into the amp through the MP3/CD socket which I think would bypass the onboard effects circuitry, or could it go in to the Preamp socket on the LD400?

What are the diminsions of lowdown pro 400

support@line6.com — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:47:20 GMT

What are the diminsions and weight of lowdown pro 400

Thanks

Fletch

New to LowDown Studio 110 (general impressions)

support@line6.com — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:00:28 GMT

Hi All,

So I have played guitar for about 5 years now and decided to pick up a bass.

Bought Yamaha RBX374 (didnt have any cash for an amp at the time) and plugged it straight in

my old Fender Champion 30 (30W) guitar amp, I know it "shouldn't be done", but w.e.

And you know it sounded rather very good, for a low 30W old guitar amp i loved it.

So i played for about 2 weeks, loved every second and decided to pick up a "proper" bass amp,

i play once in a while with my buddies so Studio 110 seemed like the best choise (wight/watt/price)

So i got home and plugged it right in, wanted to see what it will do on just a clean tone, and i was

surpised (as my bass has active pickups) i pushed in -10Db button, i had to go to almost past half (6)

on the volume knob to get the same amount of crip sound i had on my old Fender ... that got me worried.

I tried to play -10Db disabled, that sounded better or i guess louder at least, but at some point distorted, as expected,

and i did put a new battery in for my pickups just in case. All in all not too bad, and i have read the FAQ about the "volume pod"

that line 6 is using which is aparently not too responsive, i still failed to understand why (would be cool to know

who exactely can help me replace that, to have it increasing smoother).

Even though i have not spend too much time with it, only 2 days so far... i couldnt get this clean, crisp sound out of it as

easy as i was able to out of Fender guitar amp (appologies to mention fender here). Maybe i am just used to play and sound

of a guitar. Anyhow ... if there are any advices for the preset that would sound - maybe clean and ringy that would be cool

Maybe i am not using opto compressor right, kinda have an idea for what it is, just seems like it makes sound too dull if its

turned up too high?

Hope this amp grows on me... and thanks!

Lowdown and FBV Express

support@line6.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:35:02 GMT

Hi, I recently purchase a LD150 amp and a FBV Express foot controller, but I can´t find the way to activtate the Wah control, it just stay in the volume control, and the manual don´t say anything about it, anybody knows how to do it?

Line 6 LD300 Pro

support@line6.com — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:31:17 GMT

Hi,

I'm having trouble with my Line 6 Low Down 300 Pro Bass Amplifier. My speakers work, there is an input signal as well detected in the amplifier, however, i do not hear any sound when i plug in my bass. once again, i've tested the speakers independently and they work but not when amplifier is plugged in to speaker. what problems are typically associated with this? Are there any tests I can perform? Is there a schematic available for this amplifier online or via email through line 6? Thanks for the help!

Kyle Bennett

Dual 410 cabs on a 750HD

support@line6.com — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:39:48 GMT

Hi. Newbie JD here. I realize it is physically possible to connect two 410 cabs to a single 750HD, but is this practical? Would it effect the volume so much that it does not make sense to do this? I see photos on the line six web site showing "stacked" 410s with a 750HD on top, but I can't find info about this setup. Can anyone enlighten me please?

Thanks