hello everyone!

i bought a line 6 hd147 about a year ago and i still cant find a good rythm distortion.

i play an ibanez rg320 with emg's (81/85).

there is so much tweeking you can do with this amp, its hard to find the right sound im looking for.

i like that mean sounding, tight, growly low end with good crunchy mids.

its hard to get rid of that digitally wishy washy, staticky sounding treble on this amp. its horrible

then i thought it might be the cab im playing through. i think i made a mistake in buying a crate cabnet with 75 watt celestions. i should have bought the line6 cab that is supposed to go with it, oh well.



if anyone is farmiliar with this amp and has any advice for me, it would be greatly appreciated, for i am on the verge of trading it for a tube amp. either a b52 at100 or a 5150 II or 6505+. i really want a krank or a mesa, but they are way too expensive.

You need an all tube amp to get the sound your looking for. I hate digital it sounds so thin!

Marshall Marshall Marshall

Back when I used Line6, I liked the JCM800 for my crunchy rhythem sound. Subjective.
The Wanka

I own a Line 6.

Youll never get warm growl from this amp. As stated you may want to buy a nice tube head.

I personally sugest a Mesa Boogie.

or late 60's bassman head, they take pedals well.

You can get a thick sound out of a solid state amp, look at Dimebag Darrell for example. Here I'll give you my EQ settings Bass:8-9 Mids:5-6 Treble:10 you max want to buy another equalizer to add to your sound or worse case scenario a chorus pedal.