I never looked at a Spider....
I have always been primarily a POD user...
However since I do more playing at home and use my IRig with my IPad and the Line6 Mobile POD when I'm not using my HD500X, the Spider V appealed to me....
I played the V60 and could not get a good tone out of it...
Even being a very experienced line 6 user... From the Pc based UX1, Vetta, X3 till now....
It was Easy to figure out the controls on the V, as I downloaded the manual and it sucked...
Whatever happen to the big books like I got with my X3?
If it's cost effective to post PDFs, give us the whole thing...
Anyway...
The Spider V60 sounds were Bassy, and not articulate at all no matter what I did...
However, there was a Spider Jam there and I tried it and I was VERY impressed...
Not only with the sound, but also the options and it being loud enough to gig with...
What happened Line 6?
The Amplify feels cheaply built, my HD500X sound so much better, , and now the Spider V is disappointing...
Are you guys focusing too much on the speaker systems and not the sounds?
The L3T I have is amazing for my HD500X, as a PA and I even use it as a surround sound option for my TV, as it fills the room and sound better than my home unit...
However, you guys at Line 6 MUST realize that changing speaker configurations SERIOUSLY changes guitar tone and response/feel....
My HD500X sounds like crap through my studio monitors, because I have it setup for my LT3.
Do you just load old sounds to a new speaker system?
You guys should rethink your tones based on the new speaker config...
Remember, YOU guys created a culture of gear head sound gurus, and stole us from our reliance on tube amps and peadal tao dancing...
You impressed us, and went BEYOND expectations...
Mod the hardware, adjust the software....
Please....
Or keep what works...
Make a Spider Jam with the same sound, options and give it IPad capabilities instead of SD cards...