Yeah, I’m a bit puzzled why someone would buy the 60W for $100 less than the 100W version only to have to turn around and buy a USB MIDI host box for $100… Plus the idea of using the USB B connection in a live setting makes me shudder… It’s not meant for that.
Well I personally didn’t buy it. But others have and are not having success with all of the “solutions”. When you call the company and they can’t answer the question, that is definitely my fault.
I agree with you and I felt exactly the same way on all points at first. After spending a full week with the amp I have figured out the tone stack and gotten a few decent sounds out of it. I have also tried it with pedals in front (works ok) and as a powered speaker with my FM3*. The latter works ok but you are stuck with the sound of the amp/speaker combo. Overall the inability to tweak the overall eq, the boost function, no way to change essential effect parameters from the panel, and no built-in pedal effects like comp or dirt limit its tweakbility. I too hear the “cardboard” mids which I think get slightly better the more you turn up the master volume (go ahead and try it). I guess at it’s price point that’s the target demographic so from that perspective it works. It just seems like with a little more work it could really be something awesome and could be more appealing to both the bedroom player and the pro gigger alike. Honestly I am still up in the air about it. I had it all packed up and ready to go back but the glowing posts in this thread made me want to give it another chance. I have done that and I am still thinking about sending it back and swapping it for a Mk2 Katana. I already owned the Mk1 100 and I even have the foot controller so it’s a known quantity. The thing is I want to like the Cat because I really dig Line 6 and I want to support them. I feel like there could be updates to this in the future that could address some of these issues but like the PodGo, it depends on how much wiggle room they have left themselves. I guess time will tell. The question is do I get off here or take the ride?
Customer support on this question is one thing. And, yeah, I'd go for the 100 for MIDI switching.
Someone asked a question. I have an answer. It’s a message board.
I get it. But the question was asked. Why are so many people…
I think this amp was made to just plug and play and not mess with midi/usb stuff as far as to change parameters...you guys are wanting this to be way more then it is.
You mean just the Cat 60 right? Because the other models have midi in. I appreciate that Line 6 still gave the Cat 60 a possibility of midi by giving midi over USB if anyone needs the functionality as an afterthought. And hey sometimes everyone can't afford the next bigger model even if it is "just $100 more". $100 more in one country could be $150 more in another country.
I wish they sent some back here to Canada.
