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The Line 6 Flextone III XL was somewhat the bastard child of their guitar amplifiers when it was introduced about 7 years ago. It had great features including built-in digital effects and tuners and modelled many of the worlds most sought after amplifiers.

I got one years ago as my first gig/practice amp and though I have gone through periods of frustration I often find myself remembering how great the amp is. At the time of the amps release, line 6 was shifting it’s focus from professional Musicians to bedroom metal addicts and frankly this and the Vetta II were the last amps that IMO appeal to professionals.

Let me start by saying this is not a tube amp nor will it replace tube amps for sound quality but I have played plenty of gigs and gotten many compliments. the effects are typically top notch for line 6. This amp really shines where most digital amps fall short and that’s getting the feel and tone of amps whose gain is set somewhere between 3 and 8.

The amps real weakness is in the budget celestion speakers loaded in the cab. They have very little bass response and force the amp to loose bass not clarity at high volumes. However in most live band engagements the amp is perfect.