Pocketpod
Weapon: Multieffect & amp modeling device
Make: Line-6
Model: Pocketpod
Playing
Price: around 120$/100€
Sound:
This little device gathers tons of great sounds within it's small yet useful shape. It contains over 300 different presets, and all of them are editable.
The main functions are all available through the different knobs and buttons, and are pretty easy to use.
Preset sounds can be browsed using different menus, which include User presets, Bands and Styles.
Once you find a sound you enjoy you can take it from there and tweak it as much as you need to make it your own, changing settings such as:
- Amp modeling - Cabs - Effects (This includes what kind of effects and their level) - Gain - EQ settings (High/Mids/Treb) - Separate Reverb control - Chan Volume
Another useful feature is that this little gadget includes a customizable Noise gate, which comes in really handy with the high gain amps.
There's a master volume level that is really needed when using pocketpod with headphones, otherwise your ears may bleed if you change from a clean setting to some crazy high gain setting, so it's better to set it on low volume and increase as needed to avoid bad surprises when changing settings.
This little POD comes with a handy "Tap" button that allows tweaking effects such as delay easily tapping your thumb at the rythm of your backing.
Though it is the little brother of the POD family this little fellow has all the connections you may need for a straight-forward practicing device:
Input Jack for your guitar (thank God!), Line out (Useful to connect to your amp) Secondary line out/headphones mini-jack out CD/mp3 in, useful to jam along with your favourite bands/backings
Amp Models based on:
’64 Fender® Deluxe Reverb® ’59 Fender® Bassman® ’68 Marshall® Plexi 100 watt Marshall® JTM-45 meets Budda Twinmaster ’60 Tweed Fender® Champ®
Budda Twinmaster head
’65 Blackface Fender® Twin Reverb® ’60 Vox® AC 15 ’60 Vox® AC 30 non-Top Boost ’85 Mesa/Boogie® Mark IIc+ Clean Channel ’85 Mesa/Boogie® Mark IIc+ Drive Channel Dumble® Overdrive Special Clean Channel ’95 Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier® Head ’89 Soldano SLO Super Lead Overdrive Dumble® Overdrive Special Drive Channel 1987 Roland® JC-120 Jazz Chorus Line 6® Insane
Cabinet Models based on:
1960 Fender® Tweed Champ® 1952 Fender® Tweed Deluxe Reverb® 1960 Vox® AC-15 1964 Fender® Deluxe Reverb® 1965 Fender® Blackface Twin Reverb® 1967 Vox® AC-30 1995 Matchless Chieftain 1959 Fender® Bassman® 1996 Marshall® with Vintage 30s 1978 Marshall® with stock 70s 1968 Marshall® Basketweave with Greenbacks Line 6® 4x12 Line 6® 1x12 Line 6® 2x12 Line 6® 4x10
Pocket POD Effects:
Compressor Delay/Compressor Tremolo Delay/Tremolo Chorus 1 Delay/Chorus 1 Chorus 2 Delay/Chorus 2 Flanger 1 Delay/Flanger1 Flanger 2 Delay/Flanger2 Rotary Speaker Delay/Swell Delay Reverb
Feel:
Cons: Can't change cabs without compuiter Auto Wah only availble Can't record via USB Eats batterys Power supply not included. Any 9VDC will do.
Overall Impression:
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By Fran
