Line 6 Pod Pro

[FretBored]

Anybody know anything about this box? Price? Capabilities?

[lonewolf]

$600 (b-stock) - $700 (new)

Its a good unit, but was leapfrogged in 2005 by the Boss GT-Pro ($845) and GT-8 ($445). These also have superior effects.

You may want to wait until winter NAMM in February. Boss might introduce a smaller box version under $400.

[songsmith]

The GT-8 is the only one I've heard that doesn't sound really flat, or have really fake-sounding patches. Jimi Hatt has one that never ceases to amaze me. The acoustic guitar sim is far and away the most realistic I've ever heard, and the mandolin patch is excellent as well. For the metal heads, the patches Jimi uses are loud, edgy, and touch-responsive, and there are a buttload of odd-but-still-useable FX. Maybe it's just that he's a really good guitarist, but it really sounds good to me.
I have a Johnson J-Station, reviewed by some as generally better-sounding that the Line 6 Pod... it sounds pretty good in the headphones, and on recordings, but it just sounds bland to me when used in a live situation, even though I've tried it in many situations on several instruments.
Man, it would make life so much easier to not have drag around a 40 pound amp, but what can you do until you get a seperate monitor mix and in-ears?---------->JMS

[Big Jimi Cee]

My Guitar rig is a POD pro into a Marshall 8008 amp with a Line 6 4x12 cabinet, and I must say that I am perfectly happy with it. It is full at any volume and there is plenty of room to shape the sound that you want. I like enough that I bought the regular POD to practice with. It sits on the table next to my favorite chair, I have a set of Sennhiser headphones hooked to it and you just can't beat it.

Now having said all that, I found that out of the box there were very few patches that I liked and once I started to tweak and develop my own patches I was very happy with the results. I also use the deep editing function where I tie into it with my PC and use the editor to setup my pstches. There are some features that you can only get to vis a computer.

There is also access to an extensive number of patches that have been developed by others on the internet.

One other thing is that I am using the original POD both the Pro and the little one and not the XT. Although the XT has more features, the reviews that I have read have not been very favorable compared to the original.

If you are looking for the Pro XT I believe that one of the above posts has qualified the price. If you are looking for the standard little red POD 2.0, $199.00 new, the small XT $299.00 new, you can get the XT performance which is the model that sits on the floor for $399.00. And if you look around you can find the POD Pro used for around 350 to 399

[FretBored]

I have an offer in for a Pod Pro for $300.

I think for the price I am going to go for it.

Thanks for all the advice folks.

I'll let ya know how I made out.

[nighthawk]

i run line 6 exclusively and i am 100% happy with it. i would take line 6 over crate peavy and any of the new marshalls. the only tube amp i would be willing to get would be the rectifier. i like to use all the different sounds. it makes my music more interesting than having just clean or dirty. a lot of the times with the amps your clean just aint clean enough. i run the ac30 for most of my cleans with the occational fender cleans. mosty use the dual and tripple rectifier settings for the heavy stuff. i would sugest checking one out before really getting set on one. a lot of people cant stand them. i like them and will probably always have one.

oh yea when i say one i do not have any of the pod units. i got the hd147. the main difference to my setup is that i run a tube pre and drive it fairly hard to give me the tube feel. otherwise it can have a bit of bite.

[Banned]

I have a rackmount POD Pro in my rack, and although I haven't done much tweaking with it yet, I like the basic tones. The models sound great out of the box. Also, the ability to get different amp tones is nice. I've owned many of the big brand tube amps and could never get the sound I want. This is partly my fault due to lack of real time to sit down and really tweak it out, but the Line 6 does give some versatility to your options. Also, controls are pretty straight forward 9like an amp head without the weight). To each his own, but so far it has been good to me.
I also like the ability to run direct or mic'd.

[FretBored]

I got the PodPro for $300.00.

I am impressed with it's ease of use and sound. I think I got a good deal on it.

[Big Jimi Cee]

Congrats, I think you'll really like it.

If you didn't already I would highly recommend getting the foot board for it also. Makes getting around in a live stiuation much easier. You can find them used also at pretty good prices.

[FretBored]

I'll check them out.