Line 6 Powercab CL: Active Multi-Voice Guitar Cabs
Two new Line 6 powered cabinets with 6 speaker tones
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The new Powercab CL models from Line 6 are available in two powered formats, 1×12 and 2×12. Each one is designed to add the tone of a speaker, so they aren’t FRFR cabs. Instead, they come with some distinct speaker voice overtones to emulate using real guitar cabinets.
Power Cab CL
The Line 6 Power Cab CL 1×12 and 2×12 are rated at 100 watts and 200 watts, respectively, and are loaded with 12″ speakers in an open back cabinet.
As the name suggests, the Line 6 Power Cab CL 1×12 is a single speaker, whereas the 2 x12 comes fitted with double that and twice the power output.
Speaker Tones
The controls are minimal: it has an overall output volume, plus Low, Mid, and High EQ (cut and boost) to tweak the overall tone.
Finally, a rotary switch with LED indicators that allows users to choose which speaker voice they want to use.
6 Classic Speaker Tones
The speaker collection includes a Jensen emulation (Jarvis), a Roland JC120 combo (Crisp), the Jensen C12K (Jetson), a Celestion Alnico Blue (Essex), a Celestion G12M Greenback (Green), and the Celestion Vintage 30 (Vintage).
Or turn off the virtual speakers to run the unit with the pure, unfiltered sound of the Powercab CL’s internal hardware speaker. The three-band EQ section can also be completely switched out of the circuit, so there is a lot of flexibility when it comes to tone shaping.
Guitar Cab Tone
Line 6 aims to emulate a real guitar cab, and so these latest models are not FRFR; instead, they are using the tonal characteristics of traditional guitar speaker cabs and using this as a way of colouring the overall sound. They have been designed to work with modelers, so the new upcoming Helix Stadium has been used to demonstrate them.
Connectivity features include a balanced XLR output with ground lift, switchable IRs (six factory, six user), a MIDI input, and a USB port for firmware updates and IR management using the Powercab CL IR Loader app.
The 2 x 12 weighs in at 18.9 kg, and the 1 x 12 model is 14.5kg, so they aren’t cumbersome, which is great for players who need to gig and move their own gear.
Price & Availability
The Line 6 Powercab CL 112, priced €489/£444/$499, and Powercab CL 212, priced $615/£555/€629, are available to order now at Thomann.
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