All user reviews for the Line 6 POD XT

Numerous effects, many modliss amps, USB plug, can serve as a sound card, sounds Portal PHP on the internet Modeled speakers and microphones ... short of the ball !!!

USE

At edition, in home studio cad conditions plugging directly on the table or on the computer it takes time to see a lot of time to find the sound you search ... ke o parrapport pod 2.0 or I needed barely a minute to find the sound I wanted ke c harder ... between pregnant amp models, effects and microphones ... well we will not complain about the backlash c multiple possibilities offered by the pod 2.0 ...
and used with the bottom bracket for live c pratique..une very good on both ke we have found the right set !!! either a sound or an amp !!

SOUND QUALITY

At the sound KALIT it is very challenging bonne..sans sounds are more realistic ke bcp those of the pod 2.0 ... however I Was ki me habitusa the 2.0 g still struggling after several months of Use a record with the pod xt ..; Indeed, I find the realistic sounds but nevertheless finest, ie ke I have some difficultsa find the big sound ke I want and make it sounds ke ds mix..mais the whole depends on the musike the ke we did ... for AC c effects considerably amelior pod xt and it offers many possibilities with tjs many more top reglages..bref c if one could blame the pod 2.0 not to reveal too the personalit the guitar is not the case I find eton clearly understood if utilisea guitar bite or not!

NOTICE GLOBAL

A good machine, ki certainly is expensive with the bottom bracket but it is worth it without hesitation! wait for the next pod !!!!

See below.
I appreciates noon (thus not owner format) that can connect any crankset pm (this case a FCB1010 home) and not their crankset to RJ45 or as I do know what.
Too bad it lacks a per line in between to mix quickly with a mp3 player, and possibly between an XLR (for a would resume UX2 or 8 ...)

USE

I find it easy to use a stand-alone, with GearBox even more convenient.
Naviguation / edition ok for me, nothing is perfect, but it is fast is good.
The manual ... yes well, do their pub cool inside, everything is beautiful what.

SOUND QUALITY

I have an ESP M-II (non-active micro but well despite sings) I m'clate good with this stuff, especially in a mix, you come to believe it. Alone, has never got my worth an amp sound with good qq pedals.
For me the effects are good, diffrentes modlisations amp we choose the one that suits us. The galisations do not always have a very effective I think pushed through against the influence of the drive in general is very good and it is adjusted with care.

NOTICE GLOBAL

I've had a few months (bought Cygnus 160 via audiofanzine)
- Rpt in with my cover band varieties / pop / rock: directly into the PA system. I find a great practice. We must spend tps stalling its sounds. The other guitarist Variax a system, and I think we sometimes nice results. Again on the other hand, it does not replace the presence, life can have an amp. on the other hand qd made repeatedly, we can afford to try for each song to approach the original sound I like.

- Rpt in my Mtal Group: branch in the amp (H & K Attax first series 80): I do not know what to say. Like to work its sounds. PODXT offers parameters of rglage when one branch amp faade that allow many awesome sound. Well I'm just at the moment of this solution, but it is true that for this kind of rpt, I have a prfrerais amp p'tain, and this will be one of these I hopes to day!

- Recording on pc: for it is the top. The results are convincing, it was guitar sounds as much as we can while the headphones (eg register 03h00 in the apartment).

Qualitprix report good when buys Cygnus, a little expensive but not that different either a (margins should know everything !!) by well against any student in the system Line6 me, you realize that everything is locked and must always pay something extra to be able to broaden the fields of action. Example:

-I have a pod, works very well in a stand-alone, for I have to buy against the vst gearbox if I want to edit the sound later in my mix.

-I have a pod but I would also have XLR mic level: to take a ux2.

-the ux2 possde 2 among instruments: I tell myself great! I achte GearB vst and I can
play with my friends with 2 instances of gearbox! Error: can not be used between only 1 instrument I think it's a rip off, I '(dark pad on the 2nd story between, why not put a button?) I almost buy it but saw a time (they are not very explicit the above I think), so has not interested me more.

If I want 2 among instrumentals, it must UX8 or pod3pro probably all that you can not connect 2 PODXT at the same tps on the same machine. And the same must also purchase the share plugin if you want to make the ramp. Moreover it can be done with the PODXT alone (without the gearbox vst), but what is it since all the tracks are found rooter in the pod and are also treated ?? And if you cut them (keep the guitar tracks recorded signal untreated so), how evaluate the result in the mix ??

I remake that choice without hsiter, but I hopes to one day have a cellar me with a tube amp into it !!!

I think others have already listed all!
No rack
connectivity twelve o'clock
USB
Editable and that's the max!
Backup possible!

UTILIZATION

Fairly simple in configuration adapts quickly and very quickly found his happiness!
For my part I find the screen a little narrow
The manual in English but in downloadable pdf on the line 6 site
<Edition assez facile des sons,faut juste un temps d'adaptation

SOUND QUALITY

The sounds are excellent and appropriate
Use with 5 different guitars ce'st this really great pod!

OVERALL OPINION

I had the three of Behringer Vamp and also have pod 2.0.Je have sold me to buy the XT and I regret nothing.
I use it with the pedal MKII Express and are very well
I urge to find a pedal change presets.Aucune latency!
To take or I bought it and his ex more user did not almost emplyoécar he had bought on a whim .Qualité / CA is worth the price paine! REALLY!
The only drawback is the small screen rather narrow '
And the tuner was reviewed? But I have not seen in Flat tuning! Shame!
With the MKII pedals are just managing the wah! or volume!
Sure I recommend this pod!

OK, the PODxt is a comprehensive beast....Below is the TON of info about it...Since it models so many amps, cabs, mics, etc. it has a lot of specs...It doesn't such about the Line 6 Edit software but that is the GREATEST PODxt feature known...There are also "model packs" with new effects, amps, and cabs....Downloadable content is always growing and that's kinda cool....This is kidney version and is non rack able,,,,

POD® xt Features
+4dBu / -10dBV 1/4 Inch Outputs
24-bit A/D and D/A Converters
MIDI In, Out/Thru
RJ-45 Foot Controller Connector
USB Connector for Digital I/O
Headphone Output
Guitar Input
Precision Chromatic Tuning
Audio Mute
Bypass
Hands-free Operation (with optional FBV-series foot controllers)
PODxt Amp Models based on*:
Line 6® Clean
Line 6® JTS-45
Line 6® Class A
Line 6® Mood
Line 6® Spinal Puppet
Line 6® Chemical X
Line 6® Insane
Line 6® Piezacoustic 2
Line 6® Agro
Line 6® Lunatic
Line 6® Treadplate
Line 6® Variax® Acoustic
Budda 2001 Twinmaster
Fender® 1953 Deluxe Reverb®
Fender® 1958 Bassman®
Fender® 1961 Champ®
Fender® 1964 Deluxe Reverb®
Fender® 1965 Twin Reverb®
Gretsch® 1960 6156
Hiwatt® 1973 Custom 100
Marshall® 1966 JTM-45
Marshall® 1968 Super Lead
Marshall® 1968 Jump Channel
Marshall® 1968 Variac Plexi
Marshall® 1987 JCM 800
Marshall® 1996 JMP-1
Matchless 1996 Chieftain
Matchless 1993 DC-30
Mesa/Boogie® 2001 Dual Rectifier®
Mesa/Boogie® Mark IIc+
Roland® Jazz Chorus 120
Soldano 1993 SLO-100
Supro 1960's S6616
Vox® 1961 AC-15
Vox® 1967 AC-30TB
Tube Preamp
Marshall® 1974X (18W Reissue)
Marshall® JCM 2000 w/ Germ Pedal
Orange AD30TC
Vox® Fawn Non-Top Boost AC30
Dumble® Clean (from POD® 2.0)
Soldano SP88 (from POD® 2.0)
PODxt Cabinet Models based on*:
6x9 Supro S6616
1x8 1961 Fender® Tweed Champ®
1x10 Gibson®
1x10 Gretsch® 6156
1x12 Line 6®
1x12 1953 Fender® Tweed Deluxe Reverb®
1x12 1964 Fender® Blackface Deluxe Reverb®
1x12 1960 Vox® AC-15
1X15 1962 Supro Thunderbolt
2x2 Fender® Mini Twin Reverb®
2x12 Line 6®
2x12 1965 Fender® Blackface Twin Reverb®
2x12 1995 Matchless Chieftain
2x12 Roland® JC-120
2x12 1967 Vox® AC-30
2X12 1967 Silvertone® Twin Twelve
4x10 Line 6®
4x10 1959 Fender® Bassman®
4x12 Line 6®s
4x12 1967 Marshall® Basketweave with Greenbacks
4x12 1968 Marshall® Basketweave with Greenbacks
4x12 1978 Marshall® with stock 70s
4x12 1996 Marshall® with Vintage 30s
4x12 Mesa/Boogie®
PODxt Microphone Models based on*:
Shure® SM-57 On Axis
Shure® SM-57 Off Axis
Sennheiser® MD-421
Neumann® U-67
PODxt Effect Models based on*:
LA-2A® Compressor
Noise Gate
Fuzz Face
Big Muff Pi®
Tubescreamer®
ProCo Rat
Octavia
CS-1 Comp/Sustainer
Dynacomp
Vetta™ Comp
Auto Swell
Mutron III
Line 6® Sine Chorus
CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
Line 6® Flanger
A/DA Flanger
MXR® Phase 90
Uni-Vibe
Opto Tremolo model from the 1965 Fender® Deluxe Reverb®
Vox® V847 Wah
Custom Vox® V847 Wah
Bias Tremolo model from 1960 Vox® AC-15
Colorsound Wah-Fuzz
Maestro® Boomerang Wah
Leslie® 145
Jen Electronics Cry Baby Super Wah
Vibratone
RMC Real McCoy 1 Wah
Auto-pan
Arbiter® Cry Baby Wah
Boss® DM-2
Sub Octaves Synth Effect
Deluxe Memory Man
Digitech Whammy Pitch Effect
EP-1 Tube Echoplex
Maestro® Bass Brassmaster
Roland® RE-101 Space Echo
Sans Amp Tube Driver
Sweep Echo
Volume (Pre- or Post-Amp Routing options)
Line 6® Digital Delay
Post-EQ
Line 6® Stereo Delay
Vetta Wah
Large Plate Reverb
Ping Pong Delay
Vintage Plate Reverb
Reverse Delay
Slap Plate Reverb
Fender® Deluxe Spring Reverb
Cavernous Reverb
Fender® Twin Spring Reverb
Chamber Reverb
King Spring Reverb
Rich Chamber Reverb
Small Room Reverb
Large Hall Reverb
Tiled Room Reverb
Brite Room Reverb
Dark Hall Reverb
Medium Hall Reverb


UTILIZATION

OK, here's the best part...The Line 6 software is amazing...There is Line 6 Monkey which updates all of your Line 6 gear and software...There is an amazing tone bank online that is super searchable and very very very useful....Here's an example, you are in a late night session and want to keep noise down....You go to the tone bank and type in the name of an artist or song and immediately play that patch....Carlos Santana alone yields a hundred results...Song specific searches are great too- "Back in Black" yields a hundred plus results as well...If you play covers, this might be a tool you can use...

The config is easy as pie...The manual is exquisite! All patches and effects listed on a nice laminated sheet....All setups included with a walk-thru...Tech support is free and useful....

SOUND QUALITY

OK, all my guitars sound a little funny with this thing....It's strong point is versatility while it's weak point is sound...It's digital and, while not bad, it lacks that tube driven oomph....I use it occasionally as an added part but never as the main tracks....It can play a support role well but is not the quarterback...

The models are pretty good but again the sound is so digital it's hard to get a great sound...Having said that the models and such are good...FX are good too...

I do all editing on the software and LOVE that...

I just don't like the thin digital tone....These things have their place and serve as a cheap backup to your main amp at a gig....

The FBV floorboard is useful too....

OVERALL OPINION

I love the editing and ease of use...

The value for what you get is very high...

The sounds are plentiful but not the greatest....

I have owned other digital modelers and this is the most comprehensive...Although they all sound digital....

It's a good product though- especially for beginners....

Everything has been said!

UTILIZATION

Everything has been said!

SOUND QUALITY

It's been several years since I work in a home studio and I must say that I have tried just about all the preamps on the market (not the thing to 1000 euros) ... but yes those below. And I must say that the Pod XT is the device with which I get the best results ... I will not discuss the effects that I do not use because I put then in Nuendo.

As offering the possibility to fully exploit it is the parametric EQ that can correct the weaknesses of amp simulations (I cut the bass up a bit the 600 and 3000 hz). I use either a Palmer The Junction (to simulate the baffle) or with internal baffles (Treaplate 4x12).

OVERALL OPINION

I will pay for the HD version!

Iv been playing both acoustic and electric guitars for over 7 years now and i have had played about with several different effects pedels in that time but never in my life have i had sooooo much fun with this little box of genius!

i bought it for £300 and i am hoping to get a FBV4 pedel to go with it which should cost abt £70

absolutely evrything about it is phenominal! the sustain, gates, distortion, and overall variety of effects it offer provides so much potential for any musician it is unbelievable. since i have had it i have explored may more different types of music including going into heavier rock, which really got some amazing riffs and a huge range of chords

there is so much on there i found it hard to believe for the first couple of weeks!! although there were many different setting that i did not even know about until i did the most unholy thing.......yes i read the manual!! and it was actually quite good reading!!

as im in a band i av set up every week at whoevers house were practising at, but i have found, apart from a few scratches, which im very disapointed about, it can take a fair amount of kickin, falling off the top of amps among other regular rocking accidents

if you want more than one effect with in a product this is the only thig for you! i foudn that it is much more than a piece of equiptment, i used to play my guitar on my own, but now i play my guitar and my pod plays bak

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I paid 300.00 for this new at Guitar Center in Tacoma,WA.

This PODxt is an upgrade from the previous Pod ver 2.0. It has all new amp models based on the Line 6 Vetta amplifier. The first thing I did was get online and download an upgrade for the PODxt. It was so simple,and free, now with the upgrade I have more amp models and cab choices. Almost every amp model is a usable tone, and if you feel like tweeking the factory settings(and what gearhead wouldn`t), the combinations of sounds are endless. I know there are those that truly belive that you cannot recreate the warmth of a real tube amp, Buy this POD. I have had the pleasure of putting my PODxt side by side with a 1965 Fender Super Reverb. If you were blindfolded you couln`t tell the difference. Plus with the addition of the Line 6 shortboard, you can switch to any of the different settings, or use volume/Wah with ease. You have complete control. For an additional $99 you can download some of the most sought after amp models, boutique amps, and effects pedals. right from your computer.


The cost of the additional Line 6 shortboard(I belive it to be a must have!) is actually as much as the Podxt.

Nearly indestructable. Solid metal kidney-shaped , and about half the size of your computer keyboard. I owned my original POD ver 2.0 for 2 years without a problem.

This is your best bang for the buck in the amp modeling game. This will plug into any amplifier, will connect direct to mixing board for recording, or will plug straight into the PA for playing live. I have done all three with flawless results. No matter what style of playing, or what type of guitar you plug into it you will be amazed at what it will do right of the box!!

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I paid 250.00 for this new at Guitar Center in Tacoma,WA.

This PODxt is an upgrade from the previous Pod ver 2.0. It has all new amp models based on the Line 6 Vetta amplifier. The first thing I did was get online and download an upgrade for the PODxt. It was so simple,and free, now with the upgrade I have more amp models and cab choices. Almost every amp model is a usable tone, and if you feel like tweeking the factory settings(and what gearhead wouldn`t), the combinations of sounds are endless. I know there are those that truly belive that you cannot recreate the warmth of a real tube amp, Buy this POD. I have had the pleasure of putting my PODxt side by side with a 1965 Fender Super Reverb. If you were blindfolded you couln`t tell the difference. Plus with the addition of the Line 6 shortboard, you can switch to any of the different settings, or use volume/Wah with ease. You have complete control. For an additional $99 you can download some of the most sought after amp models, boutique amps, and effects pedals. right from your computer.


The cost of the additional Line 6 shortboard(I belive it to be a must have!) is actually as much as the Podxt.

Nearly indestructable. Solid metal kidney-shaped , and about half the size of your computer keyboard. I owned my original POD ver 2.0 for 2 years without a problem.

This is your best bang for the buck in the amp modeling game. This will plug into any amplifier, will connect direct to mixing board for recording, or will plug straight into the PA for playing live. I have done all three with flawless results. No matter what style of playing, or what type of guitar you plug into it you will be amazed at what it will do right of the box!!

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I heard so many people rant and rave about this unit that I had to try one. I got it on-line, paying the typical $399 price that is often advertised.

Lots of control over parameters.

I like a fairly hard rock sound but not as hard as Nu-Metal, so for me, I found most of the factory presets unusable unless you like sounding like old recordings. I have a new Les Paul Custom and was looking for a great sounding, "miked" Marshall sound. Most of the presets sounded "right in your face", like you were plugging a stomp box right into the recording console. I was able to go in and configure my own setups and come up with some pretty cool sounds but it took an eternity to get even close to the sound I was after. When it came time to record these customized sounds, I found that the cool sound that I got through the headset jack was not the same as what went to tape.

Seemed well constructed - metal instead of plastic which was nice.

There is a chance that I had a defective unit but in any case, even though it did have some cool features, I didn't think it was $400 worth of cool. I sent mine back for a refund. I guess there is a reason why recording studios still mike Les Pauls played through Marshalls. "Direct in" still has a long way to go.


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I ordered this unit over the internet for about $365.

This unit has many effect features a guitarist might want from compression, reverb, distortion, amp models, speaker models, preset effects etc.

So far, there is not much I don't like about this unit. The only thing that might have been nice would be a mini input jack so I could plug in my MP3 player and play along with a song through headphones while using all of the effects and amp models on the POD XT for my guitar. Then we could more easily compare the sound of the part we are trying to emulate to the sound on the song we were playing along with. Oh yes, and the built in guitar tuner seems to be one of the most accurate I have ever used. It would be great for seting up the intonation of a guitar so that it plays in tune all the way up the fretboard.

Construction quality seems fine. I see no reason, other than if you hit the unit with a solid body guitar while doing a "Who" imitation for this unit to have any problems.

This is the best amp/speaker sound I have found for going direct into a PA system without using a real guitar amp with a microphone on it. I also have a Digitech unit that has amp models that don't sound as realistic to my ears though some of their effects are great and it does have a mini jack input so you can jam along with your CD player or MP3 player over headphones. Overall, the sound quality on the POD XT sounds better to my ears, however, the unit cost me more than the Digitech did.

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I purchased the Pod XT for 399.00 at Guitar Center. I love the tones and being a pod 2.0 owner I thought it was a great upgrade.

I love the quantity of classic amps and vintage effects the pod xt offers. Also, the ease of use is excellent.

Some of the tones can be a little muddy but with a little tweaking the tones come to life.

The construction is almost bulletproof and the quality is wonderful which is the same with all line 6 products I have owned and tried in the past.

Overall the sound, flexability and ease of use, construction and performance is great the only negative is the slight muddiness in some of the sounds but that too can be rectified with slight tweaking.

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Sweetwater Direct (www.sweetwater.com) in November 2002 - paid $375 for it

The effects section is particularly improved over previous PODs with lots of control and flexibility

There is a HUGE difference in the basic tones from the POD 2.3 to the XT. Some models seem better, some are extremely different. One would expect a highly successful product line like the POD to continue forward in a somewhat linear fashion - the XT seems to require a good deal more knob tweaking to get the same basic amp tones that 2.3 had. That is odd to say the least. With their latest software update 1.04, there is a horrible popping sound associated with hi-gain patch switches utilizing delay. VERY BAD!

The unit is quite sturdy in a darker red metal chassis than it's predecessor. Construction seems of good quality after 10 months of use.

On Line6's user forums, there had been a GREAT deal of discussion as to whether the XT is a step forward or not for the POD series. It can do many things the 2.3 cannot yet many users agree that the basic overall amp tones on the POD PRO or POD 2.3 were superior to those found in the XT. There is the popping issue mentioned previously also. It is a good unit but I recommend it with some reservations.

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I got this for $399.99 flat from Musician's Friend because there is no tax, it's over three hundred, and I didn't need and extra year's warranty. I got it in March, 2003.

I was just looking around this site and noticed that there wasn't a review for the POD xt so I decided to put one there. This is the best musical investment I've ever made, apart from my actual guitar. I like how it's got a new LCD display, which makes it so much easier to know what you're doing than with the POD 2.0. I like how it's got 32 different amps programed into it, and from the real ones I've actually played, I know that they all sound EXACTLY like the real thing. I like the 22 different cabinets that are programed into it also. I like how I had trouble choosing whether to put in Guitar Effects, Recording Gear, or Live Sound. I like how it has USB, enabling me to update the software over the internet, MIDI just in case of the IMPOSSIBLE likelyhood that someone would find a stombox or modulation effect that isn't stored in here (there are 50-60 of them that you can modify or just leave the same, but I never found the need to search for any more than I currently use in my songs), and the jack for the foot switch. I like the ability to create my own tones and save them. I like the extremely easy-to-use and accurate built-in tuner. I like how it has fifty-something preset amp/cab combinations labeled with names of classic songs to help you find the tone you're looking for, even though I'm 14 and I've never heard most of them. I like how it will be months, even years before I discover all the different tones I can get. But most important of all, I like how it looks; the kidney-bean shape and the fact that is the exact same metallic red as my guitar.

If there is one thing I don't like about this, it's that you can't save the changes you've made to the preset amp/cab mixtures.

The POD is built like a tank. The outer shell is pure metal. Mine has been dropped several times already and not a single thing has come loose. I can probably shoot it and it would still work.

If you have trouble finding that perfect tone you're looking for either at practice, recording, or even live (you can buy the footswitch that Line 6 also makes), and you don't want to spend thousands, this is the answer to all of your problems.

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