Line 6 Announces Flextone II Refinements for 2002
January 18, 2002
Line 6 has announced the "New for '02" Flextone II. This update to Line 6's popular amplifier line includes
enhanced cabinet modeling, enhanced reverb and effects, refined amp models, and custom 12" Celestion speakers
for both the combo amplifiers and 4x12" speaker cabinets. According to Flextone Product Manager, Jeorge Tripps,
"These changes offer improvements in both sound and feel. The new custom design Celestions also offer greater
efficiency and power handling." The 'New for '02' Flextones are available immediately from Line 6.
The Flextone II line delivers great tone in the studio or on stage. Each amp features 32 Amp Models,16 Cabinet
Models and 16 digital effect combinations that can be used as is, or mixed and matched to create custom sounds.
Four programmable channels are standard -- adding the optional Line 6 Floor Board expands this to 36 channels.
All Flextone II models provide an unmatched collection of amp tones: harmonic-rich British distortion, big bold Class
A spank,and sparkling American clean tones -- plus Line 6 original tones,along with 16 Digital Effect combinations
including Choruses,Flangers,Rotary Speaker, Delay, Reverb,Tremolo and Compressor. The Flextone II family is
comprised of the following models: Flextone II 112, Flextone II Plus, and Flextone II XL. The Flextone II is a basic
combo amp -- powerful enough for band rehearsals and live gigs and compact enough for small studios and home
practice. The Flextone II Plus provides versatility with an on-board power amp to drive an optional satellite cab --
and Line 6 provides 1x12, 2x12 or 4x12 slant and straight cab configurations to choose from. The Flextone II XL is
the most powerful of the Flextone combos. With classic bluesbreaker style cabinet,it 's a 2x12 that delivers gorgeous
stereo tone with 100 Watts of power. The Flextone II HD offers 100 watts a side of massive power into any load.
Unique Dual Mode D.I.s give you great tone direct in the studio or on stage. Studio mode provides XLR Direct Outs
with A.I.R -- Line 6 's proprietary technique for simulating the complex interaction of microphones and speaker
cabinets. Live mode provides awesome on-stage sound simultaneous with mike level stereo XLR outputs with ground
lift and specially-voiced speaker simulation optimized to feed the house mixer or P.A. Complete compatibility among
all of the amps in the Flextone II Series, and pushbutton ToneTransfer to and from POD and POD Pro, allows sounds
to be ported easily from rehearsal to studio to stage and new sounds to be acquired through the Line 6 ToneTransfer
Web Library.
For more information, visit their web site at www.line6.com. |
