But, I can now play my guitar quietly late at night, I can now record a demo late at night when I discover a new riff or melody. For me, this will never replace my amp entirely, I still prefer to write most of my music on the Vox and if I go into a legit music studio I’m taking the Vox with me. Obviously the amp tones aren’t going to be perfect, they aren’t going to be as warm and chimey as my real deal Vox AC15, but it gets really quite close enough that it just makes more sense to use for traveling or recording demos and scratch tracks. And that’s really important, because a lot of the value is derived the convenience, portability, and versatility of the Pod Go. The big take away here is that I could absolutely see myself taking this instead of an amp to my next gig or band practice. I really dig the clean tones from the Fender and Vox-style amp modelers, they are very useable for recording and likely even performing. The good news here is that there is something for everyone and a plethora of useable sounds. So the point is I want to convey what I liked and disliked, and how I think people can use it to make sure they get their money’s worth.
While I’m sure I could go into a ton more detail about how the Line 6 Pod Go works, this is a review and not a demo article. Other fun features include a built-in tuner, and endless pages of wonderful pre-sets that will inspire you to build your own or let you experiment with new amp types and sounds you didn’t have access to previously. I literally could just take this, plug into my computer or a PA and not have to rig up my whole set up at a gig or recording session. Add in some EQ and then I use the expression pedal for a volume and wah effect. So you could realistically create my rig on here by using the Vox AC15 or AC30 pre-sets, layering on their tube screamer, RAT, a warbly chorus (of which they have many options), and some sort of crazy delay (even more options).
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Then, you get 4 effects pedals, an EQ, plus the expression pedal to layer. With each preset, you can tweak the amp’s EQ, drive, and whatever other features that amp may be known for having. You can always just plug your pedalboard into the front of the Pod Go too, to really use it as a replacement for your amp without relying too much on their effects modeling. Plus, you get an FX loop to control an additional external pedal from your rig through the footswitches. Effects are the same way, with every major genre and stompbox represented. My beloved AC15 is on there, as are AC30 options, Marshall options, Mesa Boogie, Fender, you name it the Pod Go has it. Coming in at a fairly affordable price point, you get voicings for essentially every major amp and cab model/company. The Line 6 Pod Go made a lot of sense as a sort of jumping off point, both for me and any of you who are curious as well. It didn’t matter if it was Line 6, Axe, Fractal, etc….I just wasn’t really sold on them even though I was curious. Overview & Cost: $479.99 from Sweetwater,, , and (some affiliate links)Īs a staunch lover of warm tube amplifiers, I have always been skeptical of these digital amp modelers. My first attempt at understanding and using a digital amp modeler went a lot better than I could have expected.
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