While playing on the amp and modifying the preexisting patches for a tone to my likeing the sound coming out of the cab cut off abruptly and the screen froze on channel 1A.  I turned the amp off and waited about 30 seconds and turned it back on.  Now both of the screens are completly blank and no sound is coming out.  I tried to run the flash update, but that didn't seem to work.  I left the amp off for several hours and tried again and both of the screens are completly blank still and no sound is coming out of the cab.

If you still use your Line 6 Vetta Combo or Vetta HD,

at some point you will have to replace the internal CR2430 lithium battery.

The battery doesn't last forever, so it's an eventual issue that you'll have to address.

Guess what?

It isn't as hard as you think it is.

Really!

I've replaced the internal lithium batteries in both my Vetta HD and Vetta Combo recently,

and the amps are performing excellently, and I use them regularly for gigs and rehearsal!

I posted a step by step guide with pics at my website which explains exactly what I did.CLICK HERE

I hope this helps a lot of Vetta Owners!!

I love my Line 6 Vetta!

Everything seems to have gone fine aside from the channel selection now doesn't seem to work as it did before the update.

Prior to the update you could quickly scroll thru the channels and after the update it seems rather slow and you can only go through them one at a time.

I tried changing the selection from instant to deferred, with Instant it slowly scrolls thru and selects the channel you're on automatically, on deferred it scrolls thru quickly but requires additional input to select. Is there a way to fix this or is this just how channels function on 2.50?
 

Thank you.

from the moment i've tried my new setup at rehearsal, i get a weird static/hum swell after stacatto palm mutes.  like a delayed compressor kicking in for 1-2 seconds after i stop.  it doesn't seem to happen on my guitars with passive pickups.  but the sound only comes out of my cab, not through the PA via XLR direct out of the head.  Is this an electrical grounding issue?  i've tried different outlets in the basement and the issue remains.  i use monster cables at rehearsal, but i have a Line 6 Relay G90 that i use live. 

i cannot figure out where the problem is.....today i'm going to try some foam between the bridge and tailpiece as well as behind the nut on the headstock....i dont know this is where the issue is coming from, but i can't seem to find any forums where other people are experiencing this.

any help would be appreciated.

I recently hooked it up and though it still had my  user presets the same, but I couldn't adjust the internal tone knobs nor save any changes.

I assumed the not saving was due to the lithium battery being dead, which suprised me that it retained my settings...but I don't understand the on-screen tone controls not working; could this be due to the battery as well, or is something else going on?

If I hit the save button, it goes to a totally different page than it should.

I appreciate any help.  I just kind of wondered what kind of repairs I'm looking at.  

Thank you!

Purchased the set in 2002, and did a lot of touring with it. But its cosmetic condition is very good.

Replaced a faulty motherboard in 2004, and then it never left the home studio. Used it occasionally in subsequent years for recording when I wanted a mic'd track.

I'll add photos and videos if there's interest. It could be used for parts for as a functional rig.

I'm based in Toronto for shipping/pickup reference.

the screen looks garbled and wonky. I took it back to the store because they have a 60 day warranty on used items and i won’t have it back for about 2 weeks. Does anybody know anything about this? I thought it had something to do with the internal battery but I just want to see if anyone here knows anything about this.

hit me up! 

eric dot jenkins at gmail dot com

1 or 2.? I have been using this amp now for years. This is the best amp line 6 ever made. Why don’t they listen to the community on how good this amp was and make a new upgraded one! Feel free to chime in on this thread.

Possibly,some of you guys are there already but definetley worth a look.

some good instructional vids popping up on it

The amp itself is working fine otherwise.... anyone know what's going on here?

I'm searching for the 2.03 and 2.5 firmwares to download.

There are no files on Line6's database.

Maybe someone has the files for downloading or sending me.

Thanks, Gonzo.

Recently my Vetta  combo mainboard has passed away ( semaphore overflow message then nothing ).

I'm going to try to find some spare parts in the future cause I really like  my Vetta and I think Line 6 has never put something equivalent on the market since the Vetta ( I mean a amp with all their knowledges and ability in ).

But in case I wouldn't find spare parts , I'm thinking about using the Vetta like a cabinet with his own power amp. So I'd like to know if anybody has a diagram wich will permit me to connect a preamp to the Vetta's power amp . I mean what are the different pins function on the power amp board ( power supply , signal input etc.).

Has anybody already done this ?

Have a nice day

Do I now have an expensive boat anchor or can this amp be put back in working order.

It powers up but has no patches or sound.

Ron
rjkrjk@hotmail.com

So, when you power up the Vetta II you will hear a quick pop sound or a few very quick pops sounds or just awful noise. This quits and the amp goes silent.  I always adjust the volume way down before power up.  When you plug in the Variax (I resorted to new RJ45 cable) the amp may not produce sound right away but sometimes it dose. The Vetta always defaults to factory settings too. Sometimes if the Variax is plugged in when you power up it the amp stays silent. If you re-plug the Variax In/out then in it seems to be OK. I am careful not to adjust the volume up too.  Sometimes when you change the channel on the amp the amps sound goes silent too. If you change any setting on the Variax guitar it works aok all the time no problem here. So If you re-plug the Variax it seems to reset and the amp produces sound. This is not the case all the time but its very annoying. If a re-plug doesn't work I just re-power the amp and start the process I just explained. 

One more thing. High E is not as loud as the others? Even when you hit it hard it not there like the other four. Well I really liked this when it was 100% but now I would like to get her back to the way it was before.  

Also when you look at the LCD display in the middle of the Vetta II its so dim you can't see a thing.

I also change the ribbon cable from the Variax pick up bridge to the PCB. I rung the connections from the bridge via the new ribbon cable too. I also re-flowed all the piezo pickup solder joint too.

Please send me comments

From my observation I think the Rj45 connectors require service. On the LCD it looks like I need a new one too.

I think the amps power supply may need a rebuild too.

How can I get a copy of the schematics so I can source the passive devices.

Thanks for the time and send me comments.

The man fuse is obviously fine but if there is another one I can't find it and I don't see any obvious charring on any components.

Does anyone have any idea what has happened and what can be done about it?

My direct email is rjkrjk@hotmail.com

I am new in this forum. My name is Jean-Michel, I compose as one-man death-metal band Mindkiller. I have since a few weeks a Vetta II HD, and I my guitar is a LTD MH400NT with EMG 81-85. I use the preset "Chaotic Bottom", so a mix between Mesa and 5150 and I record through garage band. I am not very satisfied with the sound when I record, as I would add more "chunck" and attack in my sound. I was thinking about mixing the preset with an extern pedal but I am not sure how to do it. At the back of the head, I find two entry for external loop. Do I need 2 stereo cables, then classically add my external pedal ( in this case a old Metal Zone, as I saw a video of Ola Englund from the Haunted showing a very impressive sound with this pedal combined with a Randall amplifier ), then press "loop" at the front of the head ? 

Thank you for your advices!

For people interested to hear a few riffs, check the video at the front page of my project :

https://mindkiller-band.jimdo.com

Best regards,

Jean-Michel

there are alread a couple of posts about „no sound“ but non of them could help me - so maybe you can?

I bought a second hand  a vetta II combo online only to find:

- hugh plops when switching on/off

- no other sound from speaker

- Tuner and headphone output are working fine. 

Since I do not know this amp at all I have a few questions:

- first thought is a defect headphonejack that wrongly recognises a headphone without there being one 

has anybody how to test for this?

- any other suggestions what I could try/check for?

when I plug a guitar into my Vetta II Combo using 1/4" cable no sound forthcoming - the LCD display lights up with everything displayed as expected,   however when I plug my Variax into the amp using the Variax digital cable, the sound is perfect. I have experimented with different guitars and 1/4" cables, but no joy. Cannot find an explanation as to why  I get sounds with the Variax, but no sounds with my Fender, Burns, PRS etc.

Any ideas or someone with a similar experience? Any advice would be most appreciated.

MVH,

GeeBorg

First, is it worth it?  I mean would it affect the life of the head, or be taking a chance?

Second, Does it matter the versions of the Line6 software I use?  Like just use the latest, or do I need to find older since mine is the original Vetta?

Third, Do I have to use Monkey at the same time as Line6 Edit.

Any help is greatly appreciated. 

I am new to this forum. I just joined cuz I need some help.  I picked up a Vetta HD about a year ago, and I absolutely love it. It was already flashed to 2.50 when I got it, and I’ve had no issues until now.  I just turned it on the other day and I don’t get signal thru it.  It does get a little noise when u plugin to the input and goes completely silent when unplugged. Everything looks ok, all of my patches appear to be there.  I get the usual pop when I turn it on. The only other thing that doesn’t look right is: I have the FBV longboard, and now that has no backlight, and doesn’t show the patch name, it just says Line 6.  The board does seem to still do all of its current assigned functions.  

I dont know when/if  the battery was replaced last. I bought one but am reluctant to do it myself.  Could this be the problem, even though the patches look ok?

Any help is greatly appreciated. 

UPDATE: I got it working!!!   I actually just had a loose connection, and a bad cable to my FBV board. 

I have no aversion to modelling amps, so aside from tube amps such as the Bassman, Twin Reverb, AC30, etc, I'm also looking at the Vetta 2. I'm interested in it because Adrian Belew used them with King Crimson, and he got crazy tones. Also, they are reasonably inexpensive. Anyway, I know they've long since been discontinued, and there are computer/digital components that could go faulty in the Vetta 2. How risky is it to buy a used one? If something goes wrong with the software, how difficult would it be to fix it? If it encounters any sort of bug, would that just be the end of it? Aside from the computer components, how reliable are these Vetta 2 amps in general?

PS: while we're on the topic of modelling amps, I'm also looking at the Vox Valvetronix VT100X. Does anyone have any experience with these? How does it hold up against the Vetta 2? The Vetta 2 was expensive when it was new, so I thought there must be something unusually good about this amp, compared to other modellers...

I'm considering incorporating the new Helix Rack into my recording setup, and using the Vetta 2 as a power amp for monitoring in the live room, whilst recording direct from the Helix.

I'm confident that this can be done somehow, (perhaps using the FX loop?), but unsure of the best way to hook it up. Any tips?

Thanks!

Scott

I have an issue, though.

It seems that every time I switch my Vetta II on, the system setup is back to its default settings ('full power' etc.). Is this simply an issue of replacing the internal battery and does the Vetta have more than one battery?

Thanks.

Robin  

1.  The channel numbers were prefaced with a U and an F.  Do these mean USER and FACTORY?

UPDATE:  (SLAPS FOREHEAD) I looked in the manual...DOH!.  Page 10.8 User & Factory...disregard.  ; ' )

2.  They also have a file extension of .L6T.  Are the older .SYX files still usable or should I just delete the ones I have?

3.  Lastly, how does one upload the 2.03 Combo.vtf file to the Vetta?  Which program?

Thanks. I appreciate all replies.

Bill

Firmware is at 2.03 (or something like that) so it cannot use L6 Edit 3 you have to use the earlier L6 Edit 2. In the Downloads area you must select the archived software for the Vetta - its there I DL'd a copy myself.

The whole point of the exercise to a) edit the amp b) make sure the midi connection is solid and reliable prior to the 2.5 firmware install (eventually).

If any others read this while trying to get connected to L6 Edit here ya go:

(on a WinXp pc btw)

M-Audio Uno usb/midi cable -> just get this one bricking your amp is not worth the hair loss.

(for some reason all my L6 gear goes in/in and out/out with this cable - even some Zoom and R-tron stuff so if your initial in/out, out/in fails try reversing them)

Install L6 Edit V2

Now with the Uno connected, turn the amp on (let it initialize) and connect the usb end to a rear port on the PC.

(rear ports - yes typically the fronts are hubs and connections can be hit or miss)

You will hear the dunk/dunk of the usb driver being loaded and a green light should be on the Uno (the plastic ball).

Cool now start L6 Edit - the Vetta 1 will be seen as a Vetta 2 (yes it is correct). You might have to go and add it manually to config the in/out of the Uno (in - usually is correct but the out likes to default to the windows wavesynth (or similar) so change "out" to the Uno).

After that the main L6 Edit window should open and show the loading of the Vetta's tones. Edit away.

You are now good to go and I hope that helps someone! :D

Bill

Note: L6 Edit needs Java installed. You can install the later L6 Edit V3 which includes it (IIRC) and then just uninstall L6 Edit V3. I was running out of time so I really didn't check to see if both V2 and V3 of L6 Edit could be left on the PC at the same time.

I'm speechless...

Bill