IN UPDATING ITS Catalyst combo lineup, introduced a few years back with the new-and-improved CX range, Line 6 reminds us that it was born as a modeling amp company. The AxSys, Flextone and Spider released in the early years following the company’s birth in 1996 provided many players with their first taste of digital amp modeling. While many would agree those products have been far outshone by the tones and capabilities of more compact units today, there’s no denying Line 6 provided players with an aural glimpse of what a fully digitized guitar-tone future might sound like.
The CX 100 is a 100-watt, 1x12 combo, and is flanked by the smaller 60-watt 1x12 CX 60 and larger 200-watt 2x12 CX 200. While the range doesn’t bring Line 6 entirely full circle to
