Simpson2111

Hi all ! Finally, my Friend tested the Firehawk 1500 and he loved it... So he has decided to cancel the Spider V 240 order to buy a Firehawk 1500 as a remplacement order. So I will not be able to give you some feedbacks on the Spider V 240... Best regards from FRANCE, Simon

Hi everybody. I do use a Firehawk 1500 with the FBV3 and the Relay GT10 (whith its base connected to the Firehawk 1500 input) and I really LOVE it with my GODIN LGX, assuming using on electric sounds AND acoustics sounds. And my friend rythm guitarist from my groupe APOPHYSE, in France, has just bought the Spider V 240 with the GT10 tranmsitter and the FBV3. So we can quickly give you some feelings comparing the two amps. I figure that the Firehawk 1500 should be better than the Spider V 240, especially when using acoustic sounds or streaming audio files, as it has somme middle freq coaxial speakers that the Spider V 240 does not have. But I think that concerning electric sounds, the two amps should sound as well, as the 12 and the tweeter are the same on the two amps. But we'll see ! regards from France Simon

Hi, here is my review of the Firehawk 1500. Il definitely LOVE it. The installation went very well, the 28kg of the amp are certainly heavy to carry, but I solved the problem by placing it on a moving skateboard to bring it close to my Windows PC 7 to connect it via USB. There, I downloaded the free utility "Line 6 updater", then after installing it, I turned on the Firehawk 1500, this one was immediately detected by Line 6 Updater. From there, I just had to click on "update firmware": I was in version 1.00 and I installed the latest version in 1.20 date. The process took 5 minutes. Note that it can also be done from the application IOS or Android named Firehawk Remote, but it is 20 times longer. The firmware having been updated, I plugged my guitar GODIN LGX directly into the Firehawk 1500 to which I had previously connected my control pedal FBV3. Then I turned on the amp, and I pressed the Bluetooth pairing button so that my Android 4.3 tablet, an Acer Ionica A-810, detects it, and the pairing took exactly 3 seconds! From there, I started to explore the presets available on the amplifier: well unlike all the models I used previously, the presets were for some already very convincing, whether at low or very high volume . They bear the name of the famous song and are really in line with the original sound of the song (for example "Streets Have no Name" and we are plunged back into this superb U2 title in the blink of an eye. However, I'm not adept at playing rehearsals or using pre-programmed sounds, so I directly began to recreate, via the Firehawk Remote application, all the sounds specific to my APOPHYSE group, by copying the initial settings That I had on my PODHD500X. It took me a day, but be aware that I have 35 different sounds, one or two per songs. Compared to the PODHD500X, I could not use two simultaneous amps, but it did not really miss (I just created two patches there or sometimes I had one for two). I managed to recreate all the sounds, with the pleasure to see some non-HD modelings that I liked especially come back and that were paying on the PODHD500X, like the Line 6 Insane. The creation of the sounds is much simpler than on the PODHD 500X: the noise gate is much more efficient (on the PODHD500X, it was necessary to take the "Hard Gate", not easy to configure), compression is unique which simplifies life (Even if we can add other types of compression), and we find all the superb HD modeling present in the PodHD500X, and other non-HD but super nice, like that of the ROLAND JC120, absolutely superb. I then tested the acoustic sound of my GODIN LGX using just a tube simulator intended for this use in the application: fabulous restitution, even better than on the live sound: the treble are the same but the mediums, Especially the low-mediums, are much better rendered, and the basses are incomparable. They do not drool, even when pushing the amp to the maximum (and there, the volume is unbearable as it is powerful). Then I plugged my PODHD500X directly into the MONITOR IN jacks on the back of the Firehawk 1500, and I used a completely blank patch in the FireHawk Remote application. I found the sounds that I heard on the sound, with the same characteristics: low medium and much better rendered. But after having long compared this use to the one where I plugged my guitar directly into the Firehawk 1500, I found in the end that there was no noticeable difference and that the latter mode was still much more simple. I had managed to recreate all my sounds and they sounded the same way as the POD HD500X on the PA, with more low bass, more serious, and above all, a lot more presence. Then, I reconnected the Firehawk 1500 on my PC in USB and I tested the recording with Cubase 6: the latency is very low (between 3 ms and 10 ms), and the quality of the recording is superb, As with the POD HD500X. Finally, I tested two other uses: the ROLAND E-09 keyboard of my wife live in the inputs MONITOR IN (with jack cables because the MONITOR IN jacks are combi-jack or XLR): pure happiness, Or the sound used, the bass of the piano were absolutely amazing. Then we bugged our bass player's bass.Here we started with just a simulation of tube preamp: it was already very good but it lacked power and roundness in the low. Then, I placed a tweed B-Man amp simulation with a simulation of 4X10 inches speakers: by boosting the bass a little and activating compression and an EQ, my bassist was amazed at the result obtained, Even at the maximum volume of the amp. He says to be very interested to make other tests because the holding power of the Firehawk 1500 in the low is absolutely incredible even to his ears! Finally, I would say that I used it twice in rehearsal with my band, with my buddy guitarist who he played on Mesa boogie 5.25 express + on which he had my PODHD500X in 4-wire mode, the bass on his Clean amp, keyboard, voice and battery ROLAND TD15KV on the HAK AUDIO Lucas 1000, and my guitar right in the Firehawk 1500. We played in medium volume and strong, and I had no trouble hearing my guitar facing the Mesa Boogie yet lamps and very powerful: we could clearly hear our two guitars, it was a pleasure. Then, we tested drastically the general volume: there, my guitar pierced much more than the Mesa Boogie, which, like any tube amp, must have volume to sound, which is not the case Firehawk 1500. My guitarist buddy who swears by the lamps was really impressed. So I have no doubt that this amp will serve me, both in rehearsal and in concert, but also at home recording studio. Best regards from France, Simon

Hello all, I did tried the PODHD500X on the Firehawk 1500 with the combi-jacks-XLR monitor in. After several hours to try it, I did not thought that this use of the amp is better than plugging directly my guitar in the Firehawk 1500 itself and re creating my PODHD500X sound on the app. Definitively, I prefer the direct input of the guitar. This is sure you cannot use 'dual tones in one patch" as I could with the PODHD500X, but I created 2 tones in the app. Hope this will help, Regards from France, Simon

Hi all, I will give you an information that is destined to the Europe's customers. The line 6 Firehawk 1500 roller bag is not available from any sellor in Europe and Line6 cannot say when it will be, they just say "it will be available" but no realease date. So, there is an alternative to the Line 6 Firehawk Roller Bag. It is the Yamaha Roller Bag for their Stagepas 600i. The Firehawk AND the FBV3 fit perfect in it as shown in the images here (from the line 6 Firehawk 1500 facebook group). And now WITH the FBV3 Only 119 EUR for this and although walls are not hard, it is well padded and protects the amp very well. Hope this will help Europe Customers, Regards from France Simon

Hello, Where do you got this information ? The Firehawk 1500 Roller Bag is available in USA via Sweewater and others sellors, but not already in Europe. Will it be available on the Line 6 Store (any locations shipping) on February 2017 ? It would be so cool... Regards from France Simon