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It is not possible to add more riffs. Spider V comes loaded with 4 demo riffs in various styles. The volume of the demo riff cannot be changed. The overall volume is controlled by the amp model, start by turning down the volume on the amp model. To change from demo riff to a metronome or drum beat: Use the rotary scroll knob to select icon on the left portion of the screen, then press the rotary scroll knob to switch between demo riff, metronome, and drum tracks.

I recommend trying a factory restart first. Hold the Home button to open the menu and scroll until you find Factory Reset, select Factory Reset. You will need to back up any presets you wish to keep before performing a factory reset. If the factory reset does not work try reinstalling the firmware. In rare instances, after an update, Spider V well default the volume pedal to 0% in presets. You can test/fix this with an FBV expression pedal. If you do not have an FBV floorboard controller, press the EDIT button on Spider V and then scroll until you find the Volume pedal. Make sure the Max is set to 100%. You can also turn the volume pedal on and off from this page. If these tips don't solve your issue, please open a ticket with customer support https://line6.com/support/tickets/

1. I would guess he started in that known low range (150-250Hz) and came up with 195Hz or 176Hz based on using his ear or perhaps thinking about the application of each amp model. For instance, a Mesa Amp is often used for metal/hard rock, perhaps in a drop tuning, usually playing chugging low notes on the guitar. For that style of playing it makes sense to accentuate lower bass frequencies. A Twin is usually cleaner, so for most situations, the bass probably doesn't need to be as deep or boosted as a high gain amp. He also may have played the amp models through an EQ analyzer, and decided what to boost or cut based on that visual readout. 2. I like to keep my frequencies in order of Lo, Lo mid, high mid, high, but these can cross over each other. It's no issue if they do. A hypothetical scenario could be that you boost the low mids and find improvement in tone, but also need to cut something below it to eliminate muddiness. Hope this helps!

Spider V 20: Hold down FX2 and FX3 buttons while powering on, then press and release 'save' while the amp is turned on.

No, I should have phrased "best judged by ear" as "use your ears to judge what sounds best" - instead of going strictly by numbers. You will still need to have knowledge of what frequencies contribute to what type of sound, which is why I posted the reference chart. It's a combination of applied knowledge and using your ears. For example; if you hear your tone has a loose low end, you may want to try cutting frequencies on the low end to tighten the sound. You could use a piece of software to get a visual representation of EQ changes made to a preset, but ultimately you are still using your ears. Hope this helps!

The EQ is applied to the whole preset and settings will vary between presets. EQ can help shape a tone by either boosting or cutting certain frequencies. For example EQ shaping might help add life to a flatter sound, tame muddy bass, or tame piercing highs Determining which frequencies to cut or boost and by how much will vary, and is best judged by ear - though some background knowledge will certainly come in handy. Here's a chart you can use as starting point for reference. Check out the presets that do use EQ and experiment with turning the EQ on and off to hear how it affects the tone.

If you are looking to keep things simple and stick with the presets you've already created in Helix, your best bet is a PA style or FRFR speaker. FRFR = full range flat response. FRFR is great for modeling units like Helix. There are quite a few on the market. Line 6 makes it's own FRFR solution, the PowerCab series. PowerCabs can provide a full range for use with Helix. Powercab also has built in speaker models to give you more of the "amp in the room feel". Essentially speaker modeling lets you disable the cab model in Helix and run an amp model straight into Powercab's physical cab and speaker(s). Powercab + models can also be controlled by Helix via an L6 Link cable. I would look into some FRFR options. Adding an analog amp is a possibility, but IMO the setup can get more complex with 4 cable method. You may want to check out the facebook group "Line 6 Helix Family User Group OFFICIAL and ORIGINAL" - there's near 30k members, who all hang out and talk Helix and are very helpful. They will definitely share their thoughts on different FRFR speakers and more.

The headphone out can be configured to a line out. Press and hold the home button and set the phones mode to "line". This will send line level signal out of the headphone jack, it will not be affected by the master volume. You will likely need an adaptor to go from the 1/8" headphone jack on Spider V to your focusrite.

As gtrman100 pointed out, no need to buy a Spider V Mk2. You can update your Spider V to the latest firmware and your amp will be a Mk2 as well.

You can use the same remote app to control both Spider V120 and 30. (Just not at the same time). You can also use the app to transfer your presets from Spider V120 to a Spider V30

Hi all, for anyone who is interested, Line 6 recently did a livestream lesson on Spider V Mk2 amplifiers. The video also dives into the app a bit.

With larger Spider V amps you can connect an FBV 3 floorboard to control effects with footswitches and an expression pedal. Spider V 20 does not have FBV support.

I've attached the older 1.05 firmware to this post. You can use the Line 6 updater and the local file option to roll back. a39_1_05.0.svu

You can rollback to 1.01 using the Line 6 updater application line6.com/software Line 6 updater should recognize your Spider V when connected to a computer via USB. Click through the prompts to update the amp, you can manually select an older firmware from the list of available firmwares.

Does the volume pedal effect work when using the expression pedal? The expression pedal switches between volume and wah by pressing down on the toe until you feel a click.

Just checked on my Stomp to confirm, yes this is possible.

The amp and effect models are all the same with the latest firmware. The latest firmware added redesigned presets and classic speaker mode.

The headphone out can be configured to a line out. Press and hold the home button and use the rotary knob to scroll until you find the setting to change the headphone out from phones to line out.

An archtop guitar is a big part of all those players sound. For amp model you'll want to use something cleaner like the Blackface'Lux, Double Verb, or Jazz Clean. I like to use a small amount of plate or spring reverb too.

Each Spider V preset has 3 freely assignable effects as well as a compressor, noise gate, volume, wah, reverb and eq that are always locked to you signal chain, but can be bypassed if not desired. Pressing Edit will let you edit a selected effect or the preset's amp model. You can use the rotary knob to scroll through parameters and also scroll to different effects and amp/cab settings. You can access the noise gate, wah, comp, eq, and reverb parameters by scrolling in the edit menu. You can also connect Spider V to a computer or smart device via USB and use the free Spider Remote app to edit your tones with a graphic display of your amp, effects and signal chain.

As datacommando said, ideascale is the best avenue for product suggestions. The tape eater is one of my favorite Line 6 effects, I've mentioned it to a few of the sound engineers once or twice. I too, would love to see it added into Helix.

If you have a Spider 240 amp (which has stereo capabilities), or a smaller combo running out via XLR or USB to a stereo setup you could probably get close to this effect using the Auto Pan effect in the modulations category.

The FBV 2 two button footswitch can't activate the looper in Spider V. It can only be used for preset up or down. FBV 3 is needed to control the looper from a floorboard.

Spider V and Variax are two separate products and technologies. The only was to use Variax modeling is to use a Variax guitar; there is no Variax modeling in Spider V or Spider V Remote. The guitar model is included in the tone template to provide an overview on an artist's rig. Guitar and pickup type will affect the tone, and this gives anyone with multiple guitars or a Variax a good starting point. We don't include individual parameter settings because anyone who endeavors to recreate the tone will have a different guitar, playing style, and playing environment and will have to dial it in accordingly.

There is a pitch block in Firehawk for general detuning and whammy effects, but beyond a step or two it doesn't track multi-phonically very well. To get a whole new alternate tuning you would need something like a Variax guitar.