LINE 6
DT50 112
BY ADAM PERLMUTTER
Channel-selector switch
remembers previous
channel settings
Two channels with
independent EQ,
Pentode/Triode
power-tube
mode switch
Reverb, and
Volume knobs
4-position
topology switch
Class A/AB
operating-class switch
In 1996, a little company called Line 6 came along with the AxSys 212—a 100-
watt 2x12 combo amp loaded with a heap
of sounds courtesy of something it called
“modeling.” A lot of people were skeptical of
its promise to be a veritable Swiss Army Knife
of amplification with its digital simulations of
iconic tube amps, but the AxSys survived and
Line 6 went on to help set the standard for
high-quality and authentic-sounding digital
modeling amps. Even if Line 6 hasn’t convert-
ed everyone to its visionary idea of being able
to get a multitude of incredible tones out of
one box, it has pretty much proved all skep-
tics wrong. Today, Line 6 is a huge entity to
be reckoned with, and the products that have
followed in the AxSys 212’s wake—including
the Pod and Amp Farm computer software—
have continued to position Line 6 among the
leaders of the digital amp-modeling pack.
