Anyone here use POD stuff?

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:32 pm

I was thinking of getting a POD XT live since I want something that I can switch by foot. Anyone like their shit? Does it suck? I sold all my pedals but the ibanez wah. Just wondering what your experience with it is.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:50 pm

My guitar player just bought a Line 6 multi stomp box thing....he's been playing over 25 years, has an extensive (expensive) guitar collection and has probably owned every "stomp box" and multi-effect pedal made at one time or another.

He loves this Line 6 thing...intuitive, no 50 page manual.
I guess it's pretty new.

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:04 pm

I just put a bid in on a POD X3 Live.

http://line6.com/podx3live/

I guess im fucked if I can't find a sound I like.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:27 pm

JesseJames wrote:I just put a bid in on a POD X3 Live.

http://line6.com/podx3live/

I guess im fucked if I can't find a sound I like.

Jesse, what amp are you using? I ask because the x3 and almost all Line 6 product force you to use "amp modelers". If you like/love the sound of your amp, prepare for your sound/tone to be colored....yes, even in "bypass" mode. The one I posted above has no amp modelers and a "true bypass" circuit.

http://line6.com/m13/

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:35 pm

I use a cheap b-52 stealth series 100w amp.

http://www.b-52stealthseries.com/LG100A.html

AoD · Post by **AoD** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:41 pm

i have one and i love it. i am forced to sell it because i cant pay my bills. it works like new, if you want it send me a PM

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:41 pm

JesseJames wrote:I use a cheap b-52 stealth series 100w amp.

http://www.b-52stealthseries.com/LG100A.html

Well, maybe the amp modeling is something that may help you out....follow up after you get it.

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:45 pm

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:01 pm

AoD wrote:i have one and i love it. i am forced to sell it because i cant pay my bills. it works like new, if you want it send me a PM

PM sent!

thornlord · Post by **thornlord** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:23 pm

You're better off with one of these.

It's fully 5 pin ready, it feels like a tube amp and has vitually every amp model.

slay · Post by **slay** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:30 pm

id love the new pod XT, they are great.

I use the vamp2 now which is a cheaper older versrion of a pod pretty much.

if i had 400 bucks id buy one.

slay · Post by **slay** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:21 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:
JesseJames wrote:I just put a bid in on a POD X3 Live.

http://line6.com/podx3live/

I guess im fucked if I can't find a sound I like.
Jesse, what amp are you using? I ask because the x3 and almost all Line 6 product force you to use "amp modelers". If you like/love the sound of your amp, prepare for your sound/tone to be colored....yes, even in "bypass" mode. The one I posted above has no amp modelers and a "true bypass" circuit.

http://line6.com/m13/

if i understand what you are saying thats why i run my vamp (same as a pod) directly through PA speakers

i remember using it on my old amp and yes it didn't sound the same

Acid Flashbakc · Post by **Acid Flashbakc** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:50 pm

i have an xt live that is great but i'd never use any of its distortions over a good amp distortion (i have a powerball), but some of the custom-tone.com stuff that people make actually sound kind of decent. the effects are cool as shit but it isnt like a huge plethora of brilliance like they make it out to be. x3 live would be great if you can get it cheap but other then that you'll be wasting a lot of money on vocal and bass effects that you wont get around to using.

Kellan · Post by **Kellan** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:01 pm

I'm not sold on the line 6 stuff. Every distortion I've played of theirs sounds like an analog signal with some crunchy static laid overtop of it at about 20db louder than the actual signal.
Even Bogner couldn't get a good tone from them. There's those amps they (Line 6) have that are bogner tube pre and power; and the line 6 shit is in the middle of it; and it still doesn't sound good to me. The clean channel rules, as to be expected because there's no line 6 shit going on at that point. But once you hit the distortion it's

warhead dime · Post by **warhead dime** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:56 am

I'm with Kellan on the line 6 stuff. I think it's a good brand if you don't have a lot of time or money to invest in some effects and you want stuff to mess around with, but as far as any actual good sounding distortion/effects it just won't work for me. I need something that sounds real.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:21 pm

The amps are mediocre, but PODs are good value. It's very hard to get good high gain sounds from those modeling units though, I'd imagine that you could just buy a good tube amp for the price of a modeling unit that actually sounds good.

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:27 pm

only tube amp I've ever owned are the crate blue voodoo's.
I've never given amps much priority in my equipment selection.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:37 pm

I'll have to agree on the distortion thing; I have yet to hear a distortion recorded direct that sounded like anything other than a one-dimensional tinny buzzy sound.

My guitarist had one of those Vetta heads and it could do anything but he likened it to cable TV: you got 300 channels but nothing good to watch.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:58 pm

JesseJames wrote:only tube amp I've ever owned are the crate blue voodoo's.
I've never given amps much priority in my equipment selection.

You should, if you're looking for great metal distortion. The POD will do everything else though

hippy · Post by **hippy** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:45 am

i just bought a 15w line6 spider III just for the hell of it and this thing has some monster distortion on it and the harmonics scream like hell. only 99 bucks