® Spider Jam with version 2 firmware features Pilot’s Handbook Manuel de pilotage Pilotenhandbuch Pilotenhandboek Manual del Piloto Please visit www.line6.com/manuals to download information on SD Card features. Get free lessons and tones! Join Spider Online! www.line6.com/spideronline 40-00-0134 Electrophonic Limited Edition available @ www.line6.
Important Safety Instructions C A UT I O N RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules.
You should read these Important Safety Instructions Keep these instructions in a safe place • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Controls & Connections Controls & Connections 1•1 1. Guitar In – Plug your guitar in here. The Guitar input has dedicated Amp and FX processing. 2. Mic In and Trim – Connect a microphone to this XLR input and use the Trim knob to adjust its gain. The Mic input has its own independent EQ, Reverb, Delay and Compressor FX processing. Note: When not using a mic, always turns this all the way left (clockwise) to minimum to avoid any noise from the unconnected mic preamp. 3.
Controls & Connections 2 9. Smart Control FX – Spin one of these knobs to get great FX, fast and easy: tone. The current setting is briefly shown in the Display when you turn this knob. Knob A selects Chorus/Flange, Phaser or Tremolo, 12. Tap / Hold for Tuner – Tap on the Tap button a few times to set the delay time. The Display will briefly show the delay time you tapped in BPM.
Controls & Connections 17. Select Knob – Turn this knob to change the selected item on the Display. 18. 4-way Navigation Button – Press Up, Down, Left, or Right on this button to get to a setting that you’d like to change. 19. Transport Controls – These buttons control the built-in jam and recording functions: • Rec/Overdub – Press to start and stop recording or overdubbing. • Play/Stop – Press to start and stop the loaded Song, Drum Loop or Recording.
Controls & Connections 4 25. Direct/Recording Out – This pair of RCA jacks is perfect for connecting Spider Jam to an external recorder or computer to capture your jams. Or, connect them to your sound system to hear Spider Jam through it. 26. SD Card Slot – You can use standard SD Cards, up to 2GB capacity, to store Spider Jam recordings and transfer them to/from your computer. Please visit www.line6.com/manuals to download more information on SD Card features.
Spider Jam the Amp Spider Jam the Amp Recalling Amp Presets Your new Spider Jam amplifier is loaded with over 300 amp-and-effect presets to cover a wide range of tones and styles. Many presets have been dialed-in by some of today’s influential artists! When selecting presets, the display looks like this: 2•1 • Press Up on the 4-way button to select the top left area (it will be shown in the display as a black box with inverted text).
Spider Jam the Amp Saving Guitar Tone Presets You can store your current settings to one of the 36 User preset locations as follows: 2•2 • Press the Save button. • Turn the Select knob to highlight Save Guitar Tone. • Press Right on the 4-way button. If you’ve modified a User preset, you’ll be taken to that User preset location. If you’ve modified any other preset, you’ll go to User preset location 1A. • Turn the Select knob to select the User preset location you want to store to.
Spider Jam the Amp Guitar Noise Gate Spider Jam includes a built-in Noise Gate, which helps to cut down on hiss and noise. Here’s how you turn it on and off: • Press the Tone / Settings button three times to show additional functions. • Turn the Select knob to highlight Guitar Gate/Boost. • Press Right on the 4-way button. • Turn the Select knob to turn the Noise Gate on or off. This setting is stored and recalled with presets. Guitar Distortion Boost There’s also a Distortion Boost available.
Spider Jam the Amp Microphone Trim Knob The first step after connecting a microphone is to set this knob: • Sing into your microphone at maximum volume and turn this knob until the Clip light starts to light slightly. • Turn the knob back down slightly so clipping won’t occur. • When not using a mic, always turns this all the way left (clockwise) to minimum to avoid any noise from the unconnected mic preamp.
Spider Jam the Amp Mic/Aux Delay And Reverb If you’d like to customize the Mic/Aux Delay and Reverb: • Press the Tone / Settings button three times to show additional functions. • Turn the Select knob to highlight Mic/Aux Delay And Reverb. • Press Right on the 4-way button. • Press Left/Right on the 4-way button to select Reverb, Delay, or Delay Time. • Turn the Select knob to adjust the Reverb level, Delay level, or Delay Time.
Jamming with Spider Jam Jamming with Spider Jam Spider Jam is always ready to back you with over 100 built-in Songs and Drum Grooves laid down by top L.A. session aces. No MIDI here! From country to funk, and blues to punk, these authentic backing tracks are the perfect accompaniment and inspiration for practicing, composing or simply having fun playing guitar. Loading Drum Grooves To load a drum groove: • Press the Song / Drums button to show the Song/Drums Page.
Jamming with Spider Jam Endless Play To choose whether the Songs and Drum Grooves “loop” endlessly or just play once and stop, do the following: • Press the Song / Drums button twice to show the additional functions. • Turn the Select knob to highlight Endless Play. • Press Right on the 4-way button. • Turn the Select knob to turn Endless Play On or Off.
Jamming with Spider Jam • If a Drum is active, no key will be shown. If no Song or Drum is active, transpose will be shown as a percentage, rather than semi-tones. Changing the Speed/Pitch of a Song or Drum Groove You can change the tempo of the currently-loaded Song or Drum Groove as follows: • Press the Song / Drums button twice to show the additional functions. • Turn the Select knob to to highlight Tempo/Pitch Modes, then press Right on the 4-way button.
Jamming with Spider Jam On the following page is a table of FBV functionality when using one with a Spider Jam. *(not all functions are available from all FBVs).
Loop Recording with Spider Jam Loop Recording with Spider Jam Loop Recording 101 Spider Jam’s on-board loop recorder allows you to record your guitar (or any other input), automatically loop that recording, and overdub into that recorded loop. You can also think of it graphically: First recording First recording also determines loop length First Overdub Second Overdub Third Overdub With Spider Jam, you can also loop record with or without a Song or Drum Loop.
Loop Recording with Spider Jam • Press the Rec / Overdub button to set the loop start point and start recording. • Play or sing. • Press the Rec / Overdub button to set the loop end point. Loop immediately begins to play back from the beginning, and will continuously loop. • Or, press the Play / Stop button to set the loop end point and stop playback. • Once you have a loop recorded and playing back, press the Rec / Overdub button twice to overdub additional audio on top of the loop.
Loop Recording with Spider Jam • Or turn the Select knob to choose Clear Mic/Aux Track: • Press Undo to clear just the guitar track, without affecting the Mic/Aux track or the Drum/Song selection. • Or turn the Select knob to choose Clear Song/Drum Track: • Press Undo to clear the current Drum/Song selection, but leave any current recorded audio undisturbed.
Loop Recording with Spider Jam Setting the Recorder Overdub Level You can choose how loud you want previously recorded material to be when you’re overdubbing: • Press the Song / Drums button twice to show the additional functions. • Turn the Select knob to highlight Recorder Overdub, then press Right on the 4-way button. • Turn the Select knob to set the level. Erasing Recordings To erase a recording, do the following: 4•4 • Press the Save button.
Appendix A: Modeled Amps Appendix A: Modeled Amps Which Amps Are Modeled? There are 12 Amp Models living within your Spider Jam. Clean Red LED: “Clean”. Select this Amp Model and adjust the tone controls to get crisp, amazing clean tones, great warm jazz tones, and all the high-end shimmer you’ll need with a generous amount of bottom end to boot. Then dial up a little chorus and delay to get the ultimate clean sound! Green LED: “Glassy”.
Appendix A: Modeled Amps Metal Red LED: “Metal”. This Amp Model is based on the Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier®. For JM4 Looper, we made careful enhancements to this classic tone. The resulting Amp Model has a definite modern flavor. This monster truck of tone delivers a tight bottom end that’s big, powerful, tight and fast. Use this Amp Model to get a tight and punchy, high gain Metal sound. Green LED: “Spinal Puppet”.
Appendix B: Using Your Feet Appendix B: Using Your Feet The FBV series of foot controllers includes the original FBV, the more-compact FBV Shortboard, and the FBV Express. The following pages detail operations with the two most appropriate FBVs for Spider Jam, the FBV Express and FBV Shortboard (note that the “Line 6 Floor Board” and “FB4” foot controllers will not work with Spider Jam). FBV Cable FBV foot controllers come with an included RJ-45 cable.
Appendix B: Using Your Feet FBV Shortboard 1. Channel A, B, C & D: See page 4•5. In Normal FBV Mode, these select presets and you can tap on the lit switch to set Delay Time. In Jam Control Mode, these control recorder/song/drum playback and recording. B•2 *For details on new Alternate Footswitch Modes, which were implemented in the v2.09 firmware, please see the Spider Jam Advanced Guide at www.line6.com/manuals. 2. Bank Up - Bank Down: Select any of the 9 Banks of User presets. 3.
