Spider™ III delivers detailed amp models based on some of the greatest guitar sounds ever created. To keep these sounds authentic, we kidnapped some of our favorite artists to dial in each amp model. Now you can rule the stage with the Insane model with its truly massive gain or explore your sensitive side in the studio with the Clean model. It’s all up to you.
Features:12 Custom Amp Models from Clean to Insane
7 Smart Control FX (up to 3 simultaneous) including Tape Echo, Sweep Echo, Standard Delay (all with Tap Tempo) Chorus/Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, and Reverb
250 artist-created presets
150 song-based presets
Plus 36 user programmable presets
Built-in front panel tuner
12” Custom Celestion® Speaker
Amp Models:Glassy
Green LED - We developed this Amp Model to emulate those late 60’s and early 70’s clean tones. It started off as an Amp Model based on* a 1973 Hiwatt® Custom 100. We extended the tone control range and tightened up the low end.
Class A
Green LED - This Amp Model is based on* a fawn Vox® AC-30 amplifier with an updated and expanded tone control circuit. We wanted to capture that early British pop rock tone that the Beatles and the Stones are so well known for.
Crunch
Red LED - This sound was crafted during our studies* of the '68 Marshall® Plexi 50 Watt. This type of Marshall® amp was used by a number of early metal bands. Crunch provides a wider range of tone control settings than the original Marshall® amp had.
On Fire
Green LED - This Amp Model is based on* a ‘68 Marshall® Plexi 100 watt with a few added extras; The combination of a Variac and the jumped input channels creates that infamous brown sound.
Metal
Red LED - This Amp Model is based on* the Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier®. Use this Amp Model to get a tight and punchy, high gain Metal sound.
Spinal Puppet
Green LED - This sound was created to be an aggressive high gain Amp Model with a unique Mid control that will sweep though an entire spectrum of tone on one knob. The Mid knob for this Amp Model changes the character of the distortion. When set to minimum, the distortion exhibits Fuzz pedal characteristics. When the Mid is set to noon, it mimics the creamy modern high gain amp tones. And when the Mid knob is turned up to max, it’s very much reminiscent of that Class A sound.
Insane
Red LED - This model is our “dialed in for shredding” version based on* the Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier® red channel. It combines the intensity and impact of Metal Red, but delivers more midrange and teeth for that bone-crushing, brain piercing insane grind.
80s Solo
Green LED - Our goal with Insane was to provide you with as much input gain distortion as possible short of complete meltdown. You get an obscene helping of distortion, while still retaining tonal definition and character.
AUDIO SAMPLES BELOW...
Tracks 1-11 - Song Soundalikes
Alright Now
Back In Black
Brown Sugar
Comfortably Numb
Enter Sandman
Hey Joe
Message In A Bottle
Purple Rain
Where The Streets Have No Name
Sultans Of Swing
Won't Get Fooled Again
Tracks 12-20 - Artist Soundalikes
Ash
Deftones
INXS
Maroon 5
Muse
Paul Weller
Razorlight
Slipknot
Tim Pierce
Tracks 21-30 - Amp Sounds
Chorus Flange
Phaser
Reverb
Sweep Echo
Tap Echo
Tremolo
Clean
Crunch
Insane
Metal