Nelskie's recent post about his POD made me curious about modeling amphs. I looked at the Line6 website (which is outstanding, BTW), and was favorably impressed with what I heard on the videos they have on the site. I like the idea of having models of different vintage and modern amphs at my fingertips, as I simply cannot afford all those different amphs. During a recent trip to Guitar Center, I plugged into a Vox modeler that had a price of around $1,200.00, which is WAY out of my league price wise, but the quality of amph models was outstanding, and the effects were great, too.

So, I have a few questions:

Have any of you Vox users tried out a Line6 amph? What do you think about the two?

How close are the models on today's modeling amphs to the real thing?

Anybody tried out the Spider II or III series amph recently? Impressions?

My hope, besides getting these questions answered, is to start a discussion on the pros and cons of modeling amphs in general...

Thanks, Guys!