Pocket POD Tone Challenge
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I really don't care what I play through anymore because of vids like this
Focus on making music, pretty good attitude to have!
@@LeonTodd Say his name really fast 10 x in a row on your next vid?
Right? As long as it sounds good AF who gives a shit.
@@blackie75 yes, please
It sounds like s***. Im inspired
What blows my mind about those old POD's is that animals as leaders debut album was recorded on one. One of my fav albums ever.
Say anything’s debut album was also recorded on one!
I’ve heard this before too, but I’ve never seen proof anywhere online that this is true.
@@PlaguesDayton misha and tosin both confirmed it back in the forum days. Before they became millionaires
I remember I had the original pod in the 90’s. Digital modelling has come a long long way since then. Thank you Fractal Audio 🙏🏻👏🏻
I bought one when they came out. Tossed it in my flight case when i worked overseas. For what it is and the price at the time, zero complaints. Very usable. I still use it today. It's fun to use and kept me playing. I've recorded with it and it does what is intended. Great review & playing as always!
These old pod videos are so funny. Everyone hated them for so long and now in 2019 "it actually ain't that bad y'all!" hahahahahahahahahaha, guitar players
Just like every other piece of gear. Yngwie mentioned he got so many old 50 watt Marshalls because no one wanted them when the JCM800 came out.
@@LeonTodd the best piece of gear for tone building is.... drum roll... consistent and persistent PRACTICE. We always love our toys though.
problem is the sound processor is 16bit, the difference between today's 24bit and those days 16bit, is like the difference between 60 hz monitor and 144hz monitor for gaming.
just got here almost 3 years later but anyway, great review, thank you! My opinion on this and pretty much everything regarding the final product of a guitar tone can be summarized in this old saying "it's not the bow, nor the arrow...it's the archer". The dinamics and touch of the player makes a BIG percentage of the final tone. Casually I experienced this in real life when assisted to a Malmsteen clinic (funny you are using his signature guitar in this video) and got to listen him playing with the guitar disconnected...HIS TONE WAS THERE there regardless of no amp being on!
I don’t care what anyone says: if you ran that through a mock-up setting, live in a bar, the average listener would not know the difference. For the money that you’re paying for this little unit, it’s super versatile and it’ll do anything you would need it to do. Would you actually use it live or in a recording situation? Probably not, but I think you could fake it (if you were trying to) in front of a panel of people, they probably wouldn’t know the difference. Great demo, thanks.
I've had one of these for about 8 years and still love it. I've actually used it far more than my amp, for practicing at home. If it weren't for the Helix I'd still be using it regularly.
Cool. Thanks for the quick rundown. I'd have fun with it for sure.
I dig stuff like this. Thanks for the killer video.
Thanks for the video, man. I really enjoyed how you got that ‘Mayer ish’ tone from that little thing!
It would be interesting to see you reviewing the old zoom g2 too
I used in a couple gigs as like a Life saver backup and delivered all I needed it at that circumstances. Good memories
Thanks man. Nice playing and demonstration. I had one of these maybe twenty years ago and I just purchased one for fifty bucks after watching you here. I have over a hundred pedals and it’s still cool to enjoy this on the fly. Been playing 48 years and only collected pedals after retirement. Thanks again
Very helpful to many! Thanks for sharing brother! Be Well Leon!
Those old Line 6 units still have their charm, definitely has that sound and feel of a parallel compressed signal smashed and saturated to oblivion, could imagine it complimenting an Axe FX in parallel really nicely.
Great video, brought back tone memories and man you dial in way better than me and you did it on the fly!
Thanks you for giving us quality videos Leon! 🙂
I was pleasantly surprised with what you could get out of the diminutive bean. Thanks for taking us through the tones and settings.
I used to have a pod XT, POD X3 and an Axe FX II. The one I used most was the X3, just because easy . Axe FX was the best sound, but when it came to record X3 and pod farm did the job better for me as a bedroom player .The best gear is what suits you better !
Hey Todd.
Great introduction. I think I will look into this Line 6 pod. You are a great guitarplayer as well.
Cheers
I have it and I use it for small gigs, or on acoustic guitar, or even bass. Sometimes I use it for recordings with a Blue Tube preamp right after the Pod and before the interface, which lets the pod very tubey. Nice review!
There are so many pedals and effects out anymore it really hard to figure out what you want! Great vid. Leon!
Awesomeness, I still have the old red face "tubetone" line6 300 watt head and still use it often on the British hi-gain setting sounds great still today
You really are a wizard at dealing these things in. Bravo!
I'd love to hear what you can do with one of those old Korg Pandora Box things. A friend of mine - who's just getting back into guitar after a long lay-off - was telling me he'd dug his old one out from the mid-'90s
I have had my Pocket Pod for nearly a decade now and I still love it.
Hi Great presentation Leon, I love the Pocket Pod and I use it live and also in studio. in a band situation I use a Bad Cat cub 2R
stil use the bean hd for my recordings its just easy and sounds pretty good mixed with different instuments. great vid
Since the past two years that I've been in Australia this is device that I plug into to get some sound. Sounds great with headphones.
Got the pod go. Im enjoying it my main tone is the their BE100 with a v30
I've been wanting to see a video like this for a while you read my mind ....subbed
It's amazing what this little thing can do. I still have it and I'm going to keep it although I've just ordered an Amplifire.
Thanks for the review, I really enjoyed your video. Looking for something I could use to record ideas directly.
Great guitar playing!
Finally a decent demo! The editors a must in my book.
Yeah the editor saves the day
I still have my pod 2.0 from about 2001. I still use it as a 'pedal platform' going into a clean marshall setting for silent practicing
I used to play in an old xt live and some of the tones were really nice. I do remember it being a lot of work to get a good sound though.
Enjoying your vids Leon;-) I didn't expect the pocket pod to sound as good as it did here. I've had all the bean pods since they first came out except for this one. I think the cab model you chose really helped though!
Some great tones Leon! But I reckon it's more you than the box. You can make thin air sound so good 😀Keep up the great work mate. 30K coming up soon! Cheers.
I've had at least 4 PODs...basically every generation, OG, XT, X3, HD I got em all to sound good live, through FX loops, tubes and cabs. I really like the HD, its got great cleans and the Recto model is easily the best of the stock high gain tones. If you push it hard and put an EQ in the loop, it gets into Mark territory. Y
ou know you're happy with the tone when you can play for 5 hours without touching anything other than a guitar and Jazz III.
My first rehearsing rig was a POD 2.0 red bean through my fathers Vinyl player tube power amp and its speakers. I played that thing to death through many Cassette/CD players and guitar amp returns. Still have it and it still works just fine! This pocket version gives me some nostalgia. POD 2.0, X3, HD than Helix. I really wonder where the tech will go 20 years from now.
10:40 I heard lots of boutique stage gear and only a few of them sound better than that! Great job, what a toy!
Actually sounds better than many youtubers with Kempers, AxeFXs, OXs, Torpedos etc etc
One in particular who is always overloaded with effects and gain. Good player, but sound not so much.
@@estring69 can you please name?
Rather not. Seems like a nice guy 😃
@@estring69bearded guy?? just tell and delete your comment as soon as i read it.
George Paxson
Andy James? Just a guess.
Awesome video!!
Great tones and playing Leon!! Hope to see you tweaking some tones on the zoom G5n!!
Very well organized and accessible. I will dust off my pocket pod and fool around with it again.
Your editing skills with newer tech make that old bean sound acceptable. Back in the day, I did not have such luck.
I had the Pod Pro for a short time. Was supposed to be my be all-end all live rig solution. I researched it, listened to samples, ordered it, waited for it.. Then was disappointed by it.
At the time, Napster, Line 6, Myspace, and eBay was all new and cool. So I threw it on eBay and got most of my money back.
Nice video! I bought one of these a couple of years back but never really got around to using it. I'll probably give it a try once I've figured out how to use my new recording setup properly.
It would be nice to hear what you can do with a Boss GT-10, or maybe a GT-8. I have them both and struggle daily with the GT-10 that I, for some reason, hold on to as my main unit in 2019. Sometimes I believe I've managed to create a decent sound, only to wonder the next day what the hell I was smoking the day before :)
I guess listening through headphones 99% of the time doesn't help either. I probably should stop doing that. Haha...
Hi Leon. love this channel . I really enjoy all the rack gear vids. I came across this one while scrolling through your past videos. really enjoyed it and got me thinking to dig out my pocket pod. I still use it occasionally for some late night practice, but I never tried to use the editor software.
My question to you is how did you run the software it doesn't seem to want to run on any current operating systems . do you happened to remember what you used to install and run the Zyvex editor ?
thanks so much for any help you have.
Please try out the zoom ms50g next. I wanna hear how it sounds using your strat
Great video. I was offered one of these as a gift, they said "what do you want an Axe FX III with 2 FR's or a pocket POD with headphones?" , of course I chose the POD for portability...!
My mate is better than Hendrix.
At keytar.
Try out the Line6 pod hd 500x as the "top of the mid/low cost" multieffects
Nice video! Love the sound of that strat. May I ask what pickups you use?
"What does the presence control do?" Nothing!...Authentic!!!
such a nostalgic sound. reminds me of guitar center here. they always had these with earphones to test out guitars. they sounded like hot garbage...i have to admit tho, i had no idea what i was doing back then
Congrats Todd! and what if you use your Boss EQ-200 to tweak these tones a littile more? I guess it will get even closer to axe fx and kemper sounds.
Nice video and great information thanks for sharing. I just ordered the same, where can I download the editor.
I have one of those and never realized you could USB it to your computer. I just used it for practicing with headphones. I always thought it sounded fine for what it was, but it was kind of difficult to make adjustments. I'm going to pull it out and make some practice models this weekend.
Very handy feature!
I've seen and met Pete Anderson (at clinics) a few times. He still uses two Pods in his live rig. He said he started using them back when he was with Dwight Yoakam, and he collects them so that when he kills them on the road, that he'll always have a pair b/c they are such an integral part of his sound.
That's absolutely awesome to know they're still being used by legit guys.
@@LeonTodd Beleve it or not Leon ,The Edge from U2 to this day uses first generation POD, rack version.
Over compressed is great for a country player
Your range of playing makes me jealous lol
Any chance of doing the Line 6 spider IV? Or V?
Brilliant....was thinking maybe I should get one.....now I know....will def get one.......thanks for a terrific video. Subscribed!....btw...it that a scalloped Fender neck? How does that feel?
I have one of these PODs and I agree about the overly compressed sound. When I used it with headphones for practicing I had ear fatigue pretty quickly although it has some interesting and enjoyable tones. I even had tones downloaded, there's a ton of sounds (essentially settings) based on EVH, Gary Moore, Metallica or whatever sound you want, you download it and insert it in the pocket pod and play! You can even disengage the speaker simulator (the AIR switch on the back) and play through a normal guitar amp. But the over-the-top compression makes things annoying after a while. Good demo, nevertheless!
So that's what the air switch is for!
You're a pretty damn good guitarist son!!! Let me crash this subscribe button.
Check out the korg px4d pandora, same era similar idea.
I have one of the original Pods. I actually used it to record a pop punk song. Its got this JCM800 style setting that is just so punk sounding. I might actually pick on of these up as a super tiny headphone amp for couch playing while the wife watches TV. Have to see if it uses batteries.
Using whatever is around to do the job is a good punk ethic too
This is my favorite video on your channel. I hope you'll do another videos on this.
Thankyou! Pocket POD with external IR's needs to happen I think.
@@LeonTodd i can't wait to here it. Thanks bro. Cheers!
Great video! Great tones! I love when someone knows and understand how to use different gear,even the oldest and cheapest stuff! My main rig is the pod 2.0...lol ,everywhere I play sound techs come over to see what I have....lol,....keep the great work!
I bought this unit from Cashies 10 years ago, forgot about it, then and almost gave this away to my brother to encourage him to play more! Thanks for the relevant review!
btw, I just realised your forehead Wifi signal drops out occasionally
Smooth like silk
That sounded.way better than I thought it would
Man you make that little thing sing!
The original bean was groundbreaking when it came out, and it still holds its own these days. Personally I still love some of the models like the JCM and the Black Panel. Great job Leon!
Not long ago howie simons used it with an ep booster over an amp used that he used as a preamp
Damn, it sounds better than it often gets credit for. I remember thinking it was the pinnacle amp emulators in 2000, but it seems many people like to poop on it today.
fantastic
Young Ralph Fiennes shows his talents!
If it sounds good, then it is good. Blues Driver and 3rd party IR's should be the right fix.
I used to have one of these units. It had a strange bug. The reverb would only work when it was powered by batteries.
So you just have to have some patience to dial in a great tone and you can get a great tone with just about anything!!! 👍🏽 More expensive doesn’t equal better 😄
Can somebody light my mind and tell me whats the link that he used in his computer? I'd really thank you
I have one, I still love it.
I use the ux2 every day with the software to record.
Leon, see if you can get your hands on a Zoom 9000S or a Zoom 3030. They were my first foray into amp simulation as it was called back then. Thanks!
I’m listening to this via Bluetooth out of my AMPLIFi 75. I was playing my hx stomp from the headphone jack to the aux in earlier and it is nowhere close to this good. And I’ve owned a helix before and know most of the tricks
Great Video! May I ask if there is an on/off switch? If this were in a chain of pedals, how would I turn it on and off? Thanks!
I still have my old Pod 2.3. I still like the Soldano model it has. I liked the first 4x12 but I cant remember what cab that was modeled off of. The pod sounds even better when you turn the cabs off and run it through a real tube amp.
Sounds good with the internal cabs off and external IR's too
@@LeonTodd The cabinets have been the biggest problem for Line 6. The Helix still has bad cabs.
@@LeonTodd please, do a video on that! :)
Honestly though all the tones you played sounded plenty good. About the only time it lost it for me was during the deep purple riff where it felt like it got a little quacky in the thick of it. Even then it was almost good, just a little off.
Good demo.
It would have been perfect to test it also with metal guitar with humbuckers.
I just sold mine a few weeks ago as it sat unused for so long
surprisingly decent tones for the small form factor/price, good idea for a series actually, unearthing older modellers and seeing what you can coax out of them tone wise
i somehow still have my behringer v-amp (in pedal form) and an old zoom 3030, which i will hang onto i guess for silly sentimental reasons and that they're worth next to nothing
Might have to grab a V amp at some point just to see how it compares.
@@LeonTodd I had one and I thought it was better than the pod I had..
if you have the time try the digitech gsp 1101 as well =) 1unit rackspace, discontinued, the beta firmware allowed you to load custom IRs into it, made it sound really good , there was a pedal version as well which was massive/integrated footswitch
used the gsp1101 for a while, really good for 4 cable method as well, solid FX on there too (lexicon verbs etc..)
@@paulbradshawguitar I've wanted to try one forever, but just haven't. I also want to try one of digitechs floor preamp multi effects with tubes. RP 7 I think it's called?
ah yeah that's bringing it back, remember seeing those back in the day
had the gsp1101 for a while, made a short video on it way back when, think with more tweaking, better cab impulses could go even further
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Please try This with the Digitech GNX4
Can I get stereo sound if I take output from phone output with Y Jack ?
I have one of these. I thought your video would make me want to dig it out again but I was wrong. If Leon can’t make it sound good then there probably isn’t a good sound in there.
How are these for going direct into a clean channel amp ?
Hi Leon, how did you hook it up? I use mine with headphones and it doesn't sound great... Especially the higher gain tones.
I use this to practice every single day
I had pod xt live, and through an amp always sounded good at very low volumes.
BUT, at stage volumes it sucked horribly, all those great presets I had either turned to mud or so bright was unusable. Was a huge disappointment. And no good through a PA as it did not have XLR out.
Sold mine, in mint condition back to guitar center about 4 years ago. Think they gave me 50 bucks,lol...
For bedroom level practice they sound fantastic. But not in a live band situation. And yes, I tweaked and tweaked till I twerked.
People want to hate in the POD but it can be surprising how long it took to get substantially better and just how good it was when it came out.
Very important piece of gear in the context of things.
watched this vid while using my L6 pod 🤟🏼
I'd like to hear the PocketPOD with quality speaker IRs. As I bet it makes it sound way better!
They're a video I can't wait to do
I'm like, nearly two years late but my only gripe with the pocket pod is that I can't use that virtual editor. For some reason, any time I'd plug it in to my pc, after an hour or 2, the pod resets itself and gives me a stock stone that won't change....
I don't know it sounds pretty good for what it is. I own one and have never used the software lol time to fack around with some sounds.
The thing is you can still pick these up new!