Anyone tried the pod for metal direct guitar recording

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Just wondering how the POD sounds for direct recroding metal guitar. Any takers?
 
the pod xt kicks butt i played through one at my local music store and it has all you could want and then some. pods sound great direct also. and it is usb but im not sure how good usb is because all i did was play through it at the store but im sure it kicks butt and it realy has the metal sounds covered as good if not better than anything out there. if you can afford it it is definately worth the 400 deniros. but nothing beats a dual rectifier run through a 4-12 cab mic with a sm57. but hey the pod sounds great.
 
Listen to the new Meshuggah album, called Nothing
It's recorded direct with a POD Pro, and that sure is heavy...
...besides, I use a POD II myself, and it sound great for every kind of heavy stuff...
 
I've hear you guys rave about the POD over and over on this forum. I played one a week ago at Guitar Center through some head phones. Not only did it sound digital, but the effects on the POD makes it sound even muddier.

Does anyone record with this thing thats not into all distortion and maybe do some cleaner blues or clean runs we can hear a sample of?
 
Timanator said:

Does anyone record with this thing thats not into all distortion and maybe do some cleaner blues or clean runs we can hear a sample of?
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I'm not a tube snob. I own and use a Pod frequently for recording. All in all, my opinion is that clean/ OD sounds on the Pod are not nearly as good as the heavy distortions. None of the sounds are as good as a real amp.

I like to use it for quick tones when I'm writing, or to augment a song with different tones for texture. I'm not sure I would use it as the sole guitar tone.

The other problem with using a Pod or similar device is that everyone ends up sounding the same, with all the same generic tones. How boring.

Aaron
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Timanator said:
Does anyone record with this thing thats not into all distortion and maybe do some cleaner blues or clean runs we can hear a sample of?
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No, run away from the Pod and just get a good combo amp. The Pod is passable for modern distortion sounds but it sucks ass for clean and dirty tones.
 
i just got my POD XT

this is my first foray into modeling.......

i'm an old tube snob from way back, at least 25 years.......

and i've played em all.......


first impressions, are that there are some good sounds in the pod.......


none of them replace the real thing......

but i really dig being able to tap into the blackface deluxe patches and have a sound that is really happening, and just because it doesn't sound identical to the original, doesn't mean i wont use it to make a kick ass song.

i believe, that there is a simple missing element with all these modelers

volume.

you cannot re-create the thing that happens when an amp is played at volume, and the interaction between the guitar and the amp itself, through the air.....


now, the pod has their "A.I.R." thing, which is cool...... it approximates the sound of the mic, picking up some of the ambient sound of the "virtual room"........

but it does not, and can not, duplicate the volume/speaker/guitar interaction that occurs, that helps create the touch sensitivity and immediacy of pick attack, and all that.......

that being said, i think it is a powerful tool.

i never really a/b'd it against the POD 2.0 or 2.3, so i can't say as to how much better/differnt the new one is to the old......


but i now understand why so many pros do use this thing.

i've spent many hours with it now, and haven't even tapped into the total potential yet......

just adjusting minute amounts of the setting for the "amount of room" on the mic modeler section changes everything.

i could sit and tweak just one patch 20 times, and save all 20 of them as the smallest adjustments can make a difference.......


of course, the acid test will be a full song production.....
i'm going to do an instrumental, and use as many different amp/cab/mic/effect setups as i can, without getting retarded, and then i'll post........

probably do it this weekend...........
 
My view is this: I have a POD 2.0 and Mesa/Boogie Triaxis + Simulclass 2:90.

The boogie sounds awesome buts needs a *good* mic to record it properly in a *good* room with *good* mic placement. This is an incredibly difficult job to get the perfect tone.

Also - what style of metal? I play death/thrash detuned to C# and need a big fat Carcass/Cannibal Corpse sound and my POD does an awesome job of it. I also used it lie direct into the PA for the first time last night and it sounded incredible.

Get the POD and spend a good time playing with it and using toneTransfer patches from the Line6 site and you will get an awesome tone. It beats my boogie for recording at the moment.
 
jonobacon said:
I play death/thrash detuned to C#.........
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OMG........your guitars poor neck........I can just feel its pain........:D
 
I heard that meshuggah even tour with PODs, pluggin them straight into power modules... Dunno if its true, but I`ve played with a POD1 and my V-amp2 through my power amp and it sounded awesome.
 

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hey megadrummer make sure you try it before you buy it, i had a digitech gnx3 for 2 days and returned it becuase the effects sounded so damn digital, believe it or not i bought a zoom gfx8 in its place and it dont sound half as fake as the gnx3 did, the darn 8 track studio wouldnt work in the digitech either so make sure you check it out before you buy it, if i was to buy anything wright now it would be a pod xt for recording you cant beat it and guys are proving everyday that they sound great live as well just gotta set em up wright. god bless flash
 
id either go with a v-amp 2 or a j-station, i have a j-station and love it, i dont use it alot but it is nice when i need it, they do have some live capabilities but they are realy made for recording, the rp 300 is mainly for live purposes and i doubt youl get a very good soundd outta it for recording if thats what you wanted it for that is. my bass player has the same pedal but for bass instead of guitar its the bp-300 and its ok but sounds like crap for recording purposes. andyway have fun shoppng and remember theres lots of effect units for the 130 dollar range so try em all.
 
Damn. Say it aint so.....

Yeah, it's going to be used for recording. Being primarily a drummer first and foremost and a so so grunge metal powercord guitarist, I'm not having the best time shopping. Ask ten different peoples opinion and get ten different answers.

So you really think the Digitech will sound like crap for direct in recording?

Now I'm bummed again. Back to the drawing board.

This thread documents my recent "amp vs modeler" frustration....
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Back To The Mixingboard, Sorta....

Research yielded new results today. While the Digitech effects gizmo seems cool, that model I was looking at wasn't really intended for DI recording. In the end I would likely be replacing drywall from where my head went through banging it too hard in frustration. Thanks for the heads up flash2ace!

Precisely why I have (probably) chosen to go with the Johnson J-Station for many reasons. The one that really interests me is the ability to record dry and add effects in the mix, therefore not being committed to the print recorded with the effects.

The Behringer V-Amp is my second choice, and the race is on between these two. Affordable new and only $10 difference between the two. Feel free to look over the specs of each and share your feedback on which one you would prefer if you were so inclined. :cool:
 
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