Pod

[cellardweller]

What is the difference between the POD XT, and the POD XT Pro, other than the obvious that one is rack-mountable?

Could a POD make my Gorilla stack sound like a Mesa?

Are there EQ controls for every model, on both units?

Are PODs the best "modeler" in their price range?

Ya know, there should be some filthy rich bastard who tries all this shit out for us and lets us know these things...

 

[TexRoadkill]

The main difference is that the Pro versions suck and have balanced outs as opposed to sucking an only having unbalanced out. If you get too much noise in the sucky Pod signal it might actually start to sound good

 

[Aaron Cheney]

The main difference is that the Pro versions suck and have balanced outs as opposed to sucking an only having unbalanced out.

Laughed because it was funny....cried because it was true.


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[GONZO-X]

well, i'm totally digging my XT sounds....

latest posted in mp3 forum, features clean sounds..
2 earlier posts, "Thief", and "Where i want to go" are more rock oriented tunes, and feature the POD XT


some people get killer sounds out of em, and some don't....
kinda the same thing with all gear......




i don't really know the differences though....
i think maybe its mostly the outputs....

believe the pro has sp/dif......

go here and seek knowledge....

Line 6 forum

 

[Richard Monroe]

Correct- POD Pro (2.0 and XT) have balanced outs, S/PDIF out, and a much greater array of I/O's, as well as an unprocessed line out for re-amping. The Pro version is also quieter, and I'm not nearly as convinced as Tex that the thing sucks. I think most people don't really don't know how to use it, and think it's a DI box. As a DI, it isn't the greatest, but when jacked into a power amp and a cab, and mic'd up, it's really not a bad front end. I've had very good luck running its line out into an active reference monitor and mic'ing the monitor.-Richie

 

[AcidRain]

Correct- POD Pro (2.0 and XT) have balanced outs, S/PDIF out, and a much greater array of I/O's, as well as an unprocessed line out for re-amping. The Pro version is also quieter, and I'm not nearly as convinced as Tex that the thing sucks. I think most people don't really don't know how to use it, and think it's a DI box. As a DI, it isn't the greatest, but when jacked into a power amp and a cab, and mic'd up, it's really not a bad front end. I've had very good luck running its line out into an active reference monitor and mic'ing the monitor.-Richie

On the other versions (original and 2.0), the rackmount version also had higher-quality effects (double the bitrate) ... I would assume this holds true for XT?

 

[cellardweller]

Doesn't sound very promising overall...

So the general concensus is it's an overpriced piece of shit?

 

[Richard Monroe]

Well, that may or may not be the concensus, but it sure as hell isn't my opinion. I think the POD Pro (either version) is much more useful than the floor model, which is fairly useless for critical recording, mostly due to excessive noise. I also think that it is a greatly misunderstood box that most people have no idea how to use. It creates and shapes tones, but to really shine, it has to be jacked into a good clean reference amp, then to a cab, then mic'd up, like any other guitar amp.
As a DI box, I'd rather use a clean box like an Avalon U5, then re-amp later through whatever amp you want. The POD Pro is a useful, versatile tool in a studio, but it's the most misused piece of equipment I've ever seen.-Richie

 

[GONZO-X]

i don't understand.....

cellardweller said:

So the general concensus is it's an overpriced piece of shit?

go here:
http://209.123.255.107/~virtuals/artistPage.php?id=29&bandName=Gonzo

and listen to "Thief" and "Where i want to go".....

and just tell me what you think.

all done with POD XT.........

definitely not an "overpriced piece of shit" in my book....

and go to the link i gave you.....

and read the comments among actual POD users....

i'm an old tube snob from way back, but i've found some really great sounds that suit my purpose.....

it's almost never the gear, you know.

 

[therage!]

Doesn't sound very promising overall...

So the general concensus is it's an overpriced piece of shit?

I just cannot "hear" that they sound any better than V-amps which are a third of the cost. Yeah I know the V-amps are probably not built as well as the Pods but soundwise I can't see spending that kind of money for Pod. If you really need a modeller get a V-Amp and save some cash for another toy.

 

[Aaron Cheney]

Re: i don't understand.....

cellardweller said:

i'm an old tube snob from way back, but i've found some really great sounds that suit my purpose.....

it's almost never the gear, you know.

Agreed. My little remark above was just a joke. I own a POD. YOu know... just the original one without any cool suffixes like "2.0" or "XT" or "Pro". I use it on a regular basis for all kinds of sounds and sometimes it does exactly what I need for a given situation and sometimes it doesn't. Same with my expensive tube amp.

It's not the wand, my friend. It's the witch.


got mojo?
www.voodoovibe.com

 

[Aaron Cheney]

Re: i don't understand.....

cellardweller said:

i'm an old tube snob from way back, but i've found some really great sounds that suit my purpose.....

it's almost never the gear, you know.

Agreed. My little remark above was just a joke. I own a POD. YOu know... just the original one without any cool suffixes like "2.0" or "XT" or "Pro". I use it on a regular basis for all kinds of sounds and sometimes it does exactly what I need for a given situation and sometimes it doesn't. Same with my expensive tube amp.

It's not the wand, my friend. It's the witch.


got mojo?
www.voodoovibe.com

 

[Aaron Cheney]

Re: i don't understand.....

cellardweller said:

i'm an old tube snob from way back, but i've found some really great sounds that suit my purpose.....

it's almost never the gear, you know.

Agreed. My little remark above was just a joke. I own a POD. YOu know... just the original one without any cool suffixes like "2.0" or "XT" or "Pro". I use it on a regular basis for all kinds of sounds and sometimes it does exactly what I need for a given situation and sometimes it doesn't. Same with my expensive tube amp.

It's not the wand, my friend. It's the witch.


got mojo?
www.voodoovibe.com

 

[stonepiano]

but soundwise I can't see spending that kind of money for Pod.

Try resale value. these things can be useful but overall, its pretty gimmicky and my bet is the novelty of the thing will wear off for most people and they will want something else.

So what can you get for a used V-amp these days?

 

[cellardweller]

What would be a recommendable tube amp for very distorted guitars? For the time being, I'm going to fix my Ampeg VT-120, it sounded pretty good IMO back in the day. I've spent my budget for the year, so I'll have to wait for the new guit and amp till next year... I'm leaning towards a Carvin for the guitar...

Thoughts on good tube amps and quality guitars...?

 

[therage!]

What would be a recommendable tube amp for very distorted guitars? For the time being, I'm going to fix my Ampeg VT-120, it sounded pretty good IMO back in the day. I've spent my budget for the year, so I'll have to wait for the new guit and amp till next year... I'm leaning towards a Carvin for the guitar...

Thoughts on good tube amps and quality guitars...?

I've got an Ampeg VT-22 which I love. I had a Carvin years ago and it was OK but I just never liked it as much as my Ampeg or some of the Fenders. But Carvin has come with a lot more amps than when I owned one and they have that Vai designed model which looks nice. If you want distorted guitars and want to sound like everyone else on the radio go get a Mesa, but carry a fat wallet with you. There's so many nice amps out there it's hard to say.

 

[Dr_simon]

Don't know about anyone else I have had a Pod Pro for a year and love it.

I'm using th S/PDIF to record with into either a D1200 or Sonar 3 (via an RME audio Digi X 96/8 Pad card) and it sounds great.

I also use a GNX2 with is OK different form the Pod but OK.

It is very easy to get a nice sound out of the Pod even using the factory presets. I have also never had a problem with noise !

 

[amt7565]

Cellar,
I recently got an HD147. So I am selling my Pod-Pro which is 19 months old in very excellent condition. I will ship for $300.00 if you are interested.

I liked the POD very much. It's just that you must spend some time with it to get something you like. Since it's only a front end, the true sound of it will be shaped by the amp you use.

Thanks.

 

[GT]

Wouldn't an amp end up being just as, or even more noisey than a Pod?

A big plus on the Pod, overall you don't have to burn your ears to get distortion, as with an amp.

I look at equiptment as how much fun they are, I think the Pod is a lot of fun!!

GT

 

[AlChuck]

I liked the POD very much. It's just that you must spend some time with it to get something you like. Since it's only a front end, the true sound of it will be shaped by the amp you use.

That's so not the point of the POD. A front end whose true sound is shaped by the amp? I don't find it works well that way at all. It's sort of like taking the direct out from a guitar track that's already been recorded and running that back through an amp. In other words, taking a sound that you already achieved and printed to tape, then use that as a signal to an amp rather than just plug a guitar into the amp in the first place. Possibly some useful sounds, but the point of the POD is to get a good sound out of it, and so all the tone shaping applied by a guitar amp afterwards just makes it sound lifeless and muddy, at least to my ears.