khersee Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Is it possible to connect my Spider IV 75 to my computer without using a footswitch unit? If I must use on of them, which is best? FBV2,FBV Express, MkII, or FBV Shortboard MkII? I pretty much want to keep the amp's firmware updated and access user presets from online sources. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Kirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 FBV mkII does the USB to RJ45 interfacing. Monkey for firmware updates and Spider IV Edit for other things. Checkout,... http://line6.com/software/index.html ... for available downloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khersee Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fflbrgst Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Yes, MkII is what you need. Don't connect the amp directly to your computer with a Cat5 cable, it will fry some components in the amp. Whether you choose an Express or Shortboard depends on how you want to use the amp. For live use for a lead guitarist, the Shortboard is often the best option, as you can turn on/off certain FX and page up/down through the preset banks. With the Express, you can switch between 4 presets on the currently-selected bank (which can only be changed at the amp itself) only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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