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How to Control 2 or more Spyder IV heads or amps with one FBV Express MKII


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Greetings! A little while ago a stumbled across a series of postings that focused on how to control 2 or more Spyder IVs from one FBV MKII. Several of the entries discussed the use of a RJ45 Y Telco T splitter used in the telecom industry. Several links had missing pictures and some broken links. I am writing to all of you to see if you would be willing to provide me with the information on how to do this and with what components. I have a gig coming up this Friday and would like to give this a whirl. I would sincerely appreciate any or all assistance you may be able to provide. THANK YOU! -peter

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From the Knowledge Base---   http://line6.com/support/page/kb/_/effects-controllers/fbv-mki-mkii-controllers/fbvshortboardexpressfbv2-mk-i-and-ii-fbv-3-r506  

 

Q: Can I use a CAT-5 data splitter from my Line 6 unit(s) to run multiple FBV controllers on stage (or run multiple Line 6 units from a single controller)?
A: No, The FBV controller was designed to work on its own with a single amplifier. If you feel this is a feature you would want to implement, please submit a feature request.

 

Each amp has a supply line voltage for powering FBV controllers. The over-voltage going to the FBV would wipe the program, or damage the FBV pedal, the FBV circuit in the amp or both.

 

So please don't do that.

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Yes, you actually can control two Spider 2, 3, 4, Valve, Flextone III XL or POD XT bean from an FBV....I did the mod. There was a thread here years ago with pictures and everything...basically, you have to split it and only connect the tx to tx...basically, one amp becomes a unsynchronized slave....You can do some crazy patch offset stuff and the FX buttons can do quite a lot as long as you spend some time on the patches. This is not really a practical setup as it was never designed to do this...It just serial communication over RJ45 with DC power...I will try to find that post as I put in a PDF a long time ago.

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Hello to all that posted...thank you for taking the time to post your comments---I really appreciate it, again, thank you.  To Spaceatl, a special thank you, and I look forward to your findings.  To fflbrgst, understood and I guess a shame.  To psarkissan, thank you and understood, I will proceed with caution.  I do want to say, it would seriously be cool to do this.  I have several Line 6 Spyder IVs that I adore, and what I have done in the past is to arrange them around the stage at the venue (in addition to micing), and they truly sound amazing together in unison--they really do.  Speaking as a hopefully valued customer, Line 6 may want to consider developing this option/capability going forward for any or all amplifier products, it may increase overall flexibility and assist in further showcasing cool stage dynamics these amps can provide---for which undoubtedly I would continue to purchase.  Again, thank you.  I look forward to all of your continued remarks.  -peter

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The way around it, of course, is to use the 2nd amp as a power slave only - take the audio out from the main amp, and feed it to the MP3 input of the slave.  OF course, the problem with Line 6 amps is when you use the DI output, it automatically cuts out the speaker output!

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fflbrgst, that's an interesting thought...yeah, that's true.  Too bad this capability and/or flexibility was not considered in the design process.  Hopefully, we all can develop a solution, distill it, and make it available to others.  I know many folks that would love to do this.

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