GONZO-X
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Barber Direct Drive.
Yes.
Yes.
Paul881
Look Mom, I can play!
For the money, the Behringer (don't laugh) 
Blues Overdrive pedal has some great sounds.As good as any I have used.
But for 99% of the time, I use my trusty POD XT and its range of stomp boxes - especially the fuzzFace
There is a flight case full of killer tone boxes in my loft that I don't use anymore.
I just use my POD. 
Blues Overdrive pedal has some great sounds.As good as any I have used.But for 99% of the time, I use my trusty POD XT and its range of stomp boxes - especially the fuzzFace
There is a flight case full of killer tone boxes in my loft that I don't use anymore.
I just use my POD. 
rayc
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metalj
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Im confused.
Is the original post asking for a pedal that has a tube overdrive in it for use with a solid state amp or direct recording?
OR
Is the original post looking for a Pedal that is made to overdrive a tube amp?
two totally different pedals your talking about hear.
Not to mention is it for recording or for a live rig? Which may be altogether different in what someone would give for an answer.
All i can say is death to the POD either and any way (yuck)!!!!!
Is the original post asking for a pedal that has a tube overdrive in it for use with a solid state amp or direct recording?
OR
Is the original post looking for a Pedal that is made to overdrive a tube amp?
two totally different pedals your talking about hear.
Not to mention is it for recording or for a live rig? Which may be altogether different in what someone would give for an answer.
All i can say is death to the POD either and any way (yuck)!!!!!
Paul881
Look Mom, I can play!
metalj said:All i can say is death to the POD either and any way (yuck)!!!!!
Why?
Paul881
Look Mom, I can play!
rayc said:
I used it to record with last week into a Peavey ValveKing amp and it sounded great. But i can't really say it does it any better than the range of distortion fx in the POD XT. Its just cheap and does the trick. As you say, just need to be careful with the settings.
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metalj
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Paul881 said:Why?
Ive played in bands with guitarist that have pods and line6 amps. Ive auditioned guitarists that use pods and line6 amps. quite simply, the tone they produce is just what they advertise. A model. It in no way sounds like a tube amp to my ears. They are cold and push too much bottom end. great if all you do is sit in your house and play by yourself or to a cd, but with a band there is no definition or sparkle. No feel to finger and pick technique. Also one thing ive noticed. they have this incredible amount of built in compression or something that really squashes those techniques.
Line6 has re-invented the guitar amp for sure. Too bad so many people are willing to suffer good sound by taking the easy way out with a model.
I will say one possitive thing about them. they are good for amature recording and thats the only good thing about them. Its quick and easy to find a recordable sound, and makes the recording process quick.
no disrespect meant to anyone that uses them. But.... I just hate everything about them(the amps).
Paul881
Look Mom, I can play!
I can understand why you feel this way becasue I have heard some awful recordings using them. They will never replace the feel of playing in front of a real tube amp - but with patience and a good ear, you can get very close. They are used by many pro guitarists for live and recording work and can so closely resemble the "real" thing even to the extent of backing off your guitar volume which then cleans up the tone - just like the original amp.
As ever, like with all sound equipment, just because you have a full tool box, doesn't automatically mean you can obtain a great sound - you have to work on them to get the best out of the devices. Yes, you can get awful tones from them - just like you can a 65 Fender reverb deluxe too.
I use my POD XT extensively for recording work. I mainly use it for its stomp box collection, gate and reverb selections plus a limited range of amp simulations. It is perfectly acceptable in many applications depending on circumstances and set up correctly, you would never guess that it was a "model" - its the setting up that makes the difference, not the device itself.
As ever, like with all sound equipment, just because you have a full tool box, doesn't automatically mean you can obtain a great sound - you have to work on them to get the best out of the devices. Yes, you can get awful tones from them - just like you can a 65 Fender reverb deluxe too.
I use my POD XT extensively for recording work. I mainly use it for its stomp box collection, gate and reverb selections plus a limited range of amp simulations. It is perfectly acceptable in many applications depending on circumstances and set up correctly, you would never guess that it was a "model" - its the setting up that makes the difference, not the device itself.
Paul881
Look Mom, I can play!
For those who are interested, here is a link to the Music Producer, David Lowe's web site. David produces a lot of hit singles and TV program theme tunes. If you follow this link and choose Royal Gardeners, you will hear the theme tune to the BBC documentary of the same title.
http://www.davidlowemusic.com/cgi-bin/products.cgi?fa=list&crid=&categoryid=3&lowlimit=12
All the guitars (Baby Taylor and Fender Strat) were played via a POD XT. If anyone could tell, I would be very interested to know
http://www.davidlowemusic.com/cgi-bin/products.cgi?fa=list&crid=&categoryid=3&lowlimit=12
All the guitars (Baby Taylor and Fender Strat) were played via a POD XT.
If anyone could tell, I would be very interested to know
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