The Line 6 LowDown LD15 bass amp takes advantage of Line 6’s incredible amp modelling expertise to deliver a small bass amp with four distinctive amp models.
Here are the amp model descriptions from the manual (included):
Clean
This model is all about clean, funk and fusion bass tone. It’ll give you all the warm lows and punchy highs you need. This sound was crafted during our studies of the Eden Traveler.
There is a hidden feature whereby the Clean model can be changed to the Brit model. Simply press and hold the “Clean” and “R & B” buttons at the same time while switching on the power. The buttons will flash alternately to indicate that the model has been changed. The same technique can also be used to switch it back.
Brit
Based on* a ’68 Marshall® Super Bass. Enough said. The Super Bass covers the kind of overdriven bass sound brought to us by late ‘60’s British rock pioneers such as Cream and The Who as well as ‘70’s giants Yes and Rush.
R & B
This Amp Model is a tribute to those late 60’s and early 70’s clean fat bass tones. It is the kind of tone you hear on most Motown recordings, as played by a pioneering young James Jamerson. This Amp Model draws on our analysis of a 1968 B-15 Flip Top.
Rock
This sound was crafted during our studies of the ’74 Ampeg® SVT®. This workhorse has appeared on innumerable recordings and arena stages worldwide. And now all the tone of the 300 lbs behemoth 8X10 and head is available in your combo!
Grind
As the name would suggest, this is for you modern rock lovers, Alice in Chains, Mudvayne and Rage Against The Machine. This model is based on* a distorted SansAmp PSA-1 into an SVT® with direct clean bass signal mixed in for that angry, clear and punchy
aggression that takes your sound to DEFCON 1.
Settings for each model can be saved by pressing and holding the current model button for two seconds. The LED flashes when the save is complete.
Standard front panel controls consist of:
Drive, bass, low-mid, high-mid, treble and a master volume.
The LD15 also includes an Opto Comp compressor and a Smart FX control which includes a filter, octaver and chorus.
There is also an auxilary audio input and a headphone jack which also doubles as a record out.
All in all, a lot of features in a small package – an ideal amp for practice or a small jam.
