All user reviews for the Line 6 POD 2

Unit was purchased at Sam's Music, Nashville, Tn. Price was $349.99
Purchased for Home Recording Use and Playing Live through P.A. at Church


Its got absolutely phenomenal tone direct to tape, but the feature I like most is the fact that it is so versatile! Headphones for practice, sounds great through the P.A., sounds cool through the line in on my SoundBlaster card! And I don't have to worry about mic'ing hassles or lugging around a truck load of amps. The eq responds just like the amp its modeling!!!!


The Built in wah wah is unavailable until you buy the floorboard foot controller

First rate quality AND extremely easy to use

There is a bass pod available now. I will be picking that up for use in my studio and my pod 2.0 will be coming home full time as I am going to buy the Line 6 Pod Pro rack unit very soon for installation at the church where I play three services a week! I have never been more impressed with a product for the guitar!



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Purchased at Sam Ash for about $300+


The only way to provide so many sounds to a recording source coherently. Is it an amp simulator or an effect unit or recording outboard gear? Yes, all of them. Version 1 didn't take a clean sound to recording medium very well-but version 2 does as far as I am concerned. I have lots of pro gear but this is the most amazing. I have made many believers with this unit!

Ease of use and incredible tube "soundfeel", that's my term!


Nothing

Great construction and layout, also get the bag for portability.



The most amazing concepts go into this unit. Line 6 is a threat to every other manufacturer of amps/guitar processors. Sorry, old favorites, I would marry this thing if I weren't a mere human!


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Purchased version 1.1 from Musician's Friend May -99 ($329 ... or something like
that). Upgraded to ver. 2.0 July 2000 ($60). Needed something more
than my old Rockman X100 to use at home.


Versatile, versatile, versatile ....

I can get all the sounds from this kidney bean I want to, and even more.
I have had in my previous wild years Laney Klipp (100W), Marshall (100 W),
Music Man (60W), Mesa/Boogie Studio .22 (22W). And I have to tell you that
I can reproduce all the sounds I was able to get from those amps (well, maybe
not the Laney, but I don't miss that anyway).

The ease of use is really remarkable, just plug a guitar in and start jamming!


A rackmount design might have been better, but now there is the
POD Pro in that field! .. but more $$$$. With the 2.0 upgrade some issues
were solved (e.g. tuner more responsive).


The POD is very sturdy, looks like you can take it anywhere.


I definitely would by another one if this got stolen or otherwise damaged.

Anybody who is looking for a tool for recording guitars in the home (or any other)
studio, the POD is the best bet! What you get with the money is incredible!

Get the Floorboard, and you can take this puppy to any gig. Just hook it up to
the P.A. or use it with a clear/clean amp/powered monitors/... and there you go!


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I bought my POD at Skip's Guitars in Modesto. Price was $330 before tax.



OK: POD rocks for direct recording. I am running the pod into the mic in on a generic Sound Blaster card on my PC and recording via SoundForge... Awesome sounds- not just the dirty and loud (marshall stack, rectified amp,...) but also very nice clean sounds... I've run my acoustic/electric Ovation through the POD on the tube preamp setting and even done some voice recording through it. Simply, it rocks!



Should have come with midi patch cords. For live playing... Should be able to switch effects with no popping...



Excellent. Already dropped it once or twice and no damage. Very solid construction.



Very worthwhile for advanced level direct recording or amateur level live playing. Good pickup if you have an axe, cheap amp, and want a few effects and other sounds without spending tons on diff amps, multi effect pedals...



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- Well I'm too lazy, the characteristics have been posted 50 times ..
I paid mine secondhand 75 eur Like new, with power supply, cable noon, and audio cable for connecting to the PC sound card.

UTILIZATION

- The general configuration is simple?
Should not be messing around, no it's not easy to get the max. Now, you can also plug and play, here in EFET is simple, but limited ..
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Very clear, thankfully
- Publishing of sound effects or is it easy?
Yes but if we know what we did. otherwise you may end up with some pretty exotic or strange, or just filthy.


SOUND QUALITY

- Effects are they effective, appropriate and realistic enough?
Yes and no. Most of the sounds I use, I downloaded them. And here I am having excellent! the original ones I use almost none. In those I have installed, yes, they are effective, tailored and sufficiently realistic.

-Which instruments do you use?
3 Strats, american standard, deluxe mex with pearly gate and special american (texas special)

I do not use it with an amp but in the PC. On my amps, he never made very well. However the PC is great! AC turns on, it is always connected to the PC, the sounds are really quality, the adjustment is instantaneous and tuner and noise gate.
This is the perfect alternative when you do not want to heat lamps or when you want to play that night without making noise.

- Which ones do you prefer, you hate?
the +: I downloaded those
the -: Nah, there are so many different there are still half that is used ever .. Again, we have so many possibilities that AC is not important to know what we like or not, we will always find a shoe to fit with a little time.


OVERALL OPINION

- How long you use it?
4 years
- Did you tried many other models before buying it?
not

- What is so special that you love the most, least?

the +:
It is excellent with a PC
One can find hundreds of different sounds on the line6 site, must be really difficult to not find anything interesting. it is even very pleasant to go and try all these sounds and to make its market (for free).
When you want to quickly Audacy samples and PC, you really sound good with very little gear, no need for external microphone or another, we light, we click, save ca.
Placed next to me constantly, connected to the PC with the tuner in it, it happens 10 seconds between when I say "I'll take a trick play" and the moment I start. Eg for an apartment is an alternative for me much more interesting than all the little lamps had 5w amps (I have one as I use it unless the pod)
It is now found for a reasonable price secondhand. Besides, he never stays long in the database. currently it is not all that concurrency.
This is what is cheaper to get home something plug and play and a huge range of sounds.
It is indestructible! Not to be confused with pocket pod! this one has a very solid metal shell, and comes with its power supply. no battery, it only works on power supply
This is the perfect thing to carry. ca not take place and everyone has a PC at home. You arrive it plugs into the sound card and you can play with anyone.
The software that can multiply even options creation of a sound, a bit like the fender of cleui mustang.

The -:
Mine is the first version of the pod 2.0, pedalborad fsb does not work, ca ca sorely lacking. switch from one sound to another in the middle of a piece is virtually impossible without that pedalboard.
ON can not disable the amp simulation. It is therefore impossible to use it just like a multi-effects amp.
I tried it with my Marshall Haze, my AC30 and my Nighttrain VOx: Apart from the effects loop, the sound is pretty detestable, for me it really is not meant to serve multi-purpose. In the loop of the ac30 gonna qq but if you pedal, AC has no interest, the vox sounds so good!
I would like an adjustment period apart from other settings, coupleable with the other effects and intuitive. The delay can be coupled with other effects, but it's annoying to do, a bit like trying to do on his keyboard ctrl / alt / sup playing on the other hand ..

- How would you rate the quality / price?
I find it excellent
- With experience, you do again this choice? ..
Without hesitation! it does not replace my amps, but nothing replaces it. I even considering buying another to permanently connect to another PC.
I put 9 because of the pedalboard.
He asked when even a good grip. I've seen guys tell me that the sound was rotten, until he realized that they had forgotten the direct switch / amp eg .. So without sound is not rotten, it is excellent even when trying not to ask him anything other than what he can do. ca is not a multi-effect is an amp simulation. It works well in a digital system, a quality tube amp, it has no interest.

Features
Amp Models based on*:
'64 Fender ® Deluxe Reverb ®
'59 Fender ® Bassman ®
'68 Marshall ® Plexi 100 watt
Marshall ® JTM-45 meets Budda Twinmaster
'60 Tweed Fender ® Champ ®
Budda Twinmaster head
'65 Blackface Fender ® Twin Reverb ®
'60 Vox ® AC 15
'60 Vox ® AC 30 non-Top Boost
'85 Mesa/Boogie ® Mark IIc+ Clean Channel
'85 Mesa/Boogie ® Mark IIc+ Drive Channel
Dumble ® Overdrive Special Clean Channel
'95 Mesa/Boogie ® Dual Rectifier ® Head
'89 Soldano SLO Super Lead Overdrive
Dumble ® Overdrive Special Drive Channel
1987 Roland ® JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Line 6 ® Insane
Cabinet Models based on*:
1960 Fender ® Tweed Champ ®
1952 Fender ® Tweed Deluxe Reverb ®
1960 Vox ® AC-15
1964 Fender ® Deluxe Reverb ®
1965 Fender ® Blackface Twin Reverb ®
1967 Vox ® AC-30
1995 Matchless Chieftain
1959 Fender ® Bassman ®
1996 Marshall ® with Vintage 30s
1978 Marshall ® with stock 70s
1968 Marshall ® Basketweave with Greenbacks
Line 6 ® 4x12
Line 6 ® 1x12
Line 6 ® 2x12
Line 6 ® 4x10
POD 2.0 Effects
Compressor
Delay/Compressor
Tremolo Delay/Tremolo
Chorus 1
Delay/Chorus 1
Chorus 2
Delay/Chorus 2
Flanger 1
Delay/Flanger1
Flanger 2
Delay/Flanger2
Rotary Speaker
Delay/Swell
Delay
Reverb

UTILIZATION

I think nearly everyone has owned or played with one of these. If you haven't, you've certainly HEARD one - listen to anything produced in the last 11+ years, and there is usually something from this unit on there, from a simple overdub to a smattering of all guitar and bass sounds of a full album. I've actually done both approaches - I've made a couple of full-length albums that used only tones from this box, no miked sounds, and have gotten lots of positive feedback regarding those sounds. I tend to mic up guitar amps more nowadays, but this baby back in the day made great tones acheivable on the cheap and easy. It's a ubiquitous box that makes life simpler for a recording engineer.

SOUND QUALITY

The sounds are good. I'm rating it a 7 because the technology for amp modelling has improved vastly since these came out. But I know I could still jam out on a recording with one of these units and be satisfied with the results. The Treadplate sound is one of the best metal rhythm sounds around, and the delays are really cool on here as well. It's fun to use as a practice headphone amp! No matter what one thinks of amp models, I don't think anyone could plug into this and not find some kind of usable tone.

OVERALL OPINION

It's a collection of good, usable amp and effects tones, for not much money. And it is a lifesaver on a recording session - especially if a "signature tone" type amp goes down, this box can be plugged in to save the day. With some EQ and compression, the tones can be nearly indistinguishable from the originals in many cases. If one still turns one's nose up at the thought of using the little red bean pod for a record, it still makes a great headphone amp. And it's fun to mess around for reamping, like with crushed drums or distorted vocals!

For the price, it includes a set of effects that would have cost dear to trs final chorus, flanger, rotary speaker, Dlay, reverb, and even for those wahwah ki want to take with pdalier floorboard. ..

For the first level of maquetage without taking the head is the right product.

UTILIZATION

Only 7 / 10 because it's cute, but the buttons at a time ca bou stuffs, especially as functions parralele exists for even a knob, so beginners fo to know the cache function, the m boukin indika the double functions of head way, so we never lost.
The concept of a pod xt inconvnient you this, since it offers an LCD display draws ki carrment buttons ral time ... but pod2.0 cheaper than the pod xt!

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are nickels for the use I make. Sometimes with the effect Dlay + swell it seems that the processor of the pod have trouble keeping up, it cuts the sound if he sends in too quickly ...

OVERALL OPINION

The lil red bean a must mock the beginners, and lots of pros use it in their parralele mixer, ais is not a tool for scene attention, if you want to scene It fo pdalier the indispensable, but almost as expensive as the pod itself!!
I've had a lil time, and I have no complaints.
We can even treat anything other than scratch with, then k'il intgre a simulated simple tube amp.

The red bean contains the basic EFET: chorus delay flanger Lesli etc ...
potos are plenty of easy to use is that a rotating
in terms of g edition not seen too much I tried it at lai ds Quickly shop.
I think for the connection, there is everything to make a model ...

UTILIZATION

Very easy to handle (an oran utan muffle it come out a head com)

SOUND QUALITY

The effect is the effect of bases and not scalable at will as a single pedal (c the bad trip and multi-effects) and a distortion c my taste of the big stew. there is no potato at the end and it's like playing with a guitarist Philip Boyer.
FOR METALLE MUST AVOID AT ALL COSTS IF CA IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE IN SEARCH OF BIG SOUND ... THERE IS NO GRAIN

OVERALL OPINION

C IF FOR EFFECTS CA PAST BUT LARGE PSEUDO IMITATIONS AMPS such as mesa and Marsall s, c very BOFs: how to translate the real power of these monsters amp in a box-shaped bean. c pretentious!

Digital preamp amp models (god it's in fashion), a small section effects
MIDI IN / OUT for saving patches
Mono input jack 6.35
Output Left / Right Jack 6.35
Headphone
Software Publisher: Sound Diver (there is also something Studioware for Cakewalk and a great free VSTi to control the beans in your sequencer)
Funny shaped red bean (it's nice to see and use)
Pots of good quality and practical
Screen ridiculous (2 LEDs), but in fact, that's enough
Tuner

There are thirty amps "legend", plus a few basic effects, even if they make good service to flesh out a sound, no substitute for a true multi-effects. In fact (!), The simplicity of the settings and the inability to use multiple effects at the same time makes the experiment impossible. Knobs freak, go your way.
The number of amps is itself very attractive.
Hence my note on average for this section.
The POD XT is clearly more comprehensive (but more expensive).

UTILIZATION

Hmm ...
The Line6 pedal is expensive (2000 balls) (you can also use a Behringer 1010 instead).
The small Line6 pedals (with 4 buttons) on the other hand seems to me unnecessary.
Gone are the days when we tinker with switches for som amp with a switch plastoc purchased from Leroy-Merlin.
The systematic use of the key 'TAP' to access functions not directly usable in my opinion, makes the use of POD-very tedious.
Unable to tinker on stage, you have to work all presets previously.
Software Sound Diver is itself complete.

I also have a Digitech RP2000, and editing presets seems much better bloody (even if the POD is not specifically designed for the same purpose).
This applies to much of the digital machines in the category of POD.
I much prefer the interface of the Sansamp Original (Classic now).

In short, the POD does not allow me to rave as with analog pedals by turning the knobs all over the place "to see how it feels."
It's a different philosophy, more home-oriented studio, I was very fascinated at first, but ultimately deprive myself of feelings that I really wanted with analog gear.

Special mention for the manual, clear, informative, well written, good quality (at a constant Line6).

SOUND QUALITY

Tastes and colors, I think it's the only thing that can be discussed. Let's go then.

The effects are effective, responsive and realistic enough, but it's annoying not being able to use 2-3 at a time. The number parameter is either too small or too difficult to access in the interface to allow such extreme outcomes qu'avaec my old analog pedals or RP2000.

I use the POD with a Vigier anniversary (silver sparkle, but the details have little impact on the sound). I do not really find the nuances of the instrument as clearly with my amp (a Marshall JTM30, very precise and not fat). And I'm just swell. Besides the gain is not always easy to differentiate between two microphones on distorted sounds.

Sounds "very" difficult to obtain clear, there is always a bit of crunch, which is annoying in some situations. Crunches are fine. The quality of saturation varies greatly depending on the amp model emulated. Overall, they lack serious potato, and one may say, the lamp seems to me the most absent. It has a warmth and a complimentary grain pattern on some clean (I like the Blackface I), but we are not at the Sansamp for saturations.
I find the digital grain loadings just disgusting. It does not react as a single-lamp, but it renders services to the recording. Finally, a Sansamp of 10 years ago has better sound, is more direct in its use, can be simply integrated into a stage rig, and is not outdated because of its successor.
And yes, I do not find the disgust of the development computer in the world of guitar. Since the POD XT came out, I find my POD 2 a little weakling. To break this spiral, I will make a return to safe values. The digital allows especially to lower costs, which is fine, but the overall quality of saturation has been improved in any way. That's my opinion, nothing more.

Finally, I came back to record with the XLR output from my Marsahll JTM30 ...

I cons by many simulations of HP, very convenient. I wonder also if I will not keep my POD for that. It's funny to put a big distortion in and set up a 12-inch single. This kind of experiments can be done with the analog gear (unless you have time and money to set all existing models of HP), and this is that digital offers more: get quick lots of sound situations.

OVERALL OPINION

We will do this more square:

- How long have you use it?
Approximately 2 years

- What is so special that you love
most: the simulator HP, really effective and practical appeal of the original 30 amplirs have on hand, sounds very nice crunch, form, aesthetics
the least: the sound too digital on some gum and overruns the nuances of my super Vigier, the interface makes me regret the separate pedals, effects too small can not be pushed to their limits because they do not

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?
I listened to its competitors at the time, J-Station, V-amp ... bcp sounds so good on bright / crunch, maybe a little more on the Satus couillus ... but hey, the pod is in my opinion the best by far of the lot.

- How would you rate the quality / price?
Very nice for so cheap to have as many amp tones ... a real good history lesson

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
NO, I would buy a Sansamp and Electro-Harmonix pedals.

I understand being a little harsh, I admit that my tastes have changed. I no longer wish marvel devan the last digital machine that can simulate everything from the early history of the guitar ...
I like when digital offers other things, that the analog can never give. Here, the effects are too conventional, and quality of Satus changes from model to model ... of asymptotically to the stuff that I now want to acquire.

Modlisation 32 amp, 16 amp simulations cabin and 16 effects "common".

The effects are ditables, but remains even when basic trs (EQ lo / med / hi, a type of reverb, the intensity of the effect and basta).

The outputs of the unit are Stereo, lasortie monon not prvue t, it's a shame ...

UTILIZATION

Trs easy to use, simply turn a knob or press another and they change the world!

Only small BMOL, the manual is in English ...

SOUND QUALITY

I find the effects trs satisfactory: the sounds are clear and well rendered trs distorted sounds have a certain warmth that I find apprciable trs.

I play mostly in clean sounds and I found the kind of sound I was looking for: trssche prcise and trs.

on the other hand, it is unfortunate that there is only one type of reverb, in addition to an average quality ... but it was inevitable that somewhere scratching Line 6 for the price!

Certainly it is a matter of taste, but I find that for 200 euros, we have a simulator that ampicillin is really good quality trs rpport by such small Digitech blowing as an engine plane ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week and I stay glued on for 3 hours the first 2 days, so this thing is!

I am especially sduit by the sound of this machine and its simplicity of use: no need to read the user manual (fortunately because it is in English ...) to get good rsultats trs .

I use it on scne (the very first time a few days ago, I bought it to actually ...) and I like people who come see my band live are very s happy with the sound of this magic bean!

I tried before buying the last big multi-effects VOX and I did not t Packing: rgler too complicated, even if the quality of his silent l. ..

I wanted something that works rsultats quickly (like any good Socit victim of consumer self-respecting ...) and I am fully saisfait of my choice!

Bah must watch on the site they explain trs trs well hh

UTILIZATION

Rather easy ... pr really have the sound we want is a clear need for a little matter, but the instructions were easy and instinctive rather
a black line 6 pkoi sir you do not like with a small behringer footswitch ..... in the pack ...
if not really enjoy the pedals required prex

SOUND QUALITY

While the I disagree with some ......
not enough potatoes in large disto? you do not care of my mouth? reassure me that you not mess .. because I think they have too too much .... gouache
are clear and are nice and hot I find rather
the effects are nice but I like the reverb too lol hh
what's cool is that you find ptits funky sounds and we are fed up with ... well it's not what I want but I am surprised it has guts ...
here I think it is a good one to nine

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two days (for nowel hh)
I played with for two days over a background hh and frankly I do not toured yet
dc am so I had the choice again I would do because it's hh handy with pure sounds
Sailing voiloux

See the site of line 6

UTILIZATION

Fairly simple to use
the manual is very comprehensive

SOUND QUALITY

The sounds are, I think, very good
especially the black pannel and rectifire
Finally, I love
you just take some time to settle, and then it runs ..
only catch, clean sounds ... you really have to drive to the mini so that it does not saturate ... I caricature a bit, but yes it is difficult to sound clean, with no saturation)
on the pod xt, clean sounds are better

OVERALL OPINION

Use for 6 months
no complaints, except for clean sounds
but the distortions are great
€ 180 for something as well, it is almost given
one can always criticize, but hey, on the one hand, it is cheaper than bcp 20 amps legend, and on the other hand, in a mix, it is not too much difference ...
I would do without hesitation that choice
buy a pod xt? for clean sounds so, for the unintended effects, in that I add a few pedals (mxr phaser, chorus, electro harmonix, wah wah), and too many effects, it sounds not well in the mix

We go ...

UTILIZATION

Usage is simple enough, but honestly: no computer is the galley (using quasi-esoteric buttons, display zero ...)
To use it, use the soft line6 .. and buy the damn cables noon to 20/30 euros, it's still anything! and then you have a web connection to nab patches ...

SOUND QUALITY

HAPPINESS!
like others, I would forget all the manic sound of death that kills, which would replace configs to € 2000 by a small bean .. € 150 it calms down!
all sounds are not perfect, but what variety .. we change the type of hp, and everything changes ... I found metal sounds crazy (since sold my JMP1), clear sounds great, and even managed to get a sound traffickers jeff beck (from the excellent patches "Billy Gibbons"), which plunged me in to bluesy improvisation almost endless! a shredder like me, who spits on the grave of Eric Clapton! (lol guys .. it is not so bad on Rico) ..
I owned a small turn Rockman (prehistory of the direct box ..), bought a pedal Tubeman Hughes & Kettner (I should have to choose a sans-amp) before discovering that the simulation of hp JMP1 was excellent ... exit all that ..
on the effects included, there is more than the bare minimum, and it is possible to cut .. certainly not pitch transpose, or multi-tap delays ... but damn, do not ask for the moon ..
we live in a great time ...

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two months .. (It's always the love-story)
Of course, it must be put in context: this pedal is used to play live, not to be plugged into a guitar amp ... the goal is just to do without those big bulky .. Therefore, it is a machine dedicated to the home studio, the guitarist of room (which can be pro by the way), and configs coffee with good sound .. (And go, everyone on the sound system .. oh damn, there is the battery ...)
The great aspect that no one mentions is the educational side of the toy ... I made the guitar for 15 years and I've never been very "stuff" .. (Too expensive, too complicated ... how many people spend a long time to be concerned with the stuff at the expense of the music ..) (I'm not saying the good stuff does not help .. but it does not .. all I saw a lot of guitarists wheezy equipped as Formula 1 racers).
here it is finally possible to compare the characteristics (emulated of course) of different amps, HP, with their specific settings, their sounds .. we change gear a click, we study patches ready-made .. is a school of sound in a tiny contraption ... why hp vintage? why put 2 or 4? why fender, marshall, mesa boogie .. without making you an expert, the use of the pod allows you a gentle introduction, intuitive and even fun .. and when you think about what it would take to do that in real life (cost of gear, learning time, space ..).
my only regret is that there are not hundreds of thousands of patches to download tonecenter (instead of a few thousand) .. I want a patch Richie Kotzen (Joy Electric), a patch Marty Friedman (Scenes), Michael Lee Firkins a patch ... Finally, the community Pod seems to me too small ...
The future, it will be when we try to imitate less than trying to produce new sounds, original, based on digital processing of the signal structure ... when you will think fender, marshall, but frequency, sound color ... it would calm a lot of controversy ...