5 Essential Tips To Get The Most Out Of Your Line6 POD GO 

What pedal can be used as a buffer and how do I actually use them?

@@shanegriffiths3441 you can get dedicated buffers (smaller and a bit more affordable than pedals.). Some tuner pedals also have buffers. TC bonafide is a nice buffer and also included in the newer polytunes.

@@mSarimaa thanks a lot mate!

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you!

Yep, I feel lot of people are thinking about this as guitar players where as I'm approaching it more from a mixing engineer perspective.

That sounds like a killer setup. I really like the tones I’ve heard from MT 15. Also got to try one at Thomann few years ago. It’s a great amp.

Thanks! And yep, that's what I did with my high output pickup guitars. Ps. One of these days I'll get a JP-series guitar...

To repair what?

@@SamvanGinkel they can repair the pod so it sounds like in the video with the buffer

@@MikeStock88 Did they do it?

@@SamvanGinkel certainly did

@@MikeStock88 Nice! Did you have to pay anything? Shipping to get it there?

Thanks brother!

Yeah with POD GO there's limits to it's processing power and how many things you can have in the effects blocks. If you want to have more versatility on what kind of signal chains you can create and don't need that many footswitches, HX Stomp is the device to get.

My recommendation is to search for tone presets. They cost few bucks and in my experience most of them have been great with dedicated IR's that take the tones to the next level. Based on quick search ChopTones seems to have bunch of preset packs with sound examples on their site. Give those a look. I've also bought lot of stuff from 4Sigma Audio and I really like what they've done with the REVV G120 and Mesa Mark IV amps.

Yep! You can experiment whether you want to turn input pad on.

If you're using a real cabinet I would just disable the IR and that's it! Otherwise you're adding two tone filters with the IR being the first and the second being your real cab. That will most likely result in you loosing lot of high end.

@@CatPickStudios Thank you for your response. Yes, that is what I am doing but then I usually have too much high end. I got the pod go a week ago so I am still working on tweaking something that I like with my cab. Definitely harder than I thought it would be

Thanks!

Hmm, have you tried turning the IR / cabinet volume down? I keep running into an issue where custom IR's are too hot and introduce lot of clipping. Buffer is more for fixing the signal loss between your guitar and the device your sound comes out of. :)

@@CatPickStudios Thank you, I'll try that.

Yep that's what I did. Just for the sake of it I did experiment with other compressors off camera as well, but the one I recommended in the video worked the best.

I have two Panasonic LUMIX G70s and I also use my iPhones camera quite a bit. Having decent studio lights makes all the difference even with older cameras like mine.

Bunch of companies give those out for free or you can buy some as well. Here's a great article listing bunch of them: producelikeapro.com/blog/best-guitar-impulse-responses/

It might help, but I don't think it would fix the problem. You can't bring back frequencies that aren't getting into the device.

Pickups with high output.

Simple Pitch on the Helix series can do that, but that's monophonic meaning it can only do one string at a time. If you want to play chords for example, then you have to try for example Poly Pitch that's on the HX Stomp and the bigger Helix units. Hope this helps!

@@CatPickStudios Great!!!! thanks!!

@@CatPickStudios Thaaaaanks!

That would have been a great test for sure, but unfortunately I don't have the POD GO anymore.

@@CatPickStudios huft.. so, how about you for Pod Go sound quality? is it great sound?

YT has been messing up with me today 😭 Took me 8 uploads to get the video out as intended. :(

@@CatPickStudios I read for CGC today and now I’m just working on my reading skills, I need to emote! And not sound like I’m Robbie from Joe dirt trying to read. 😂

Are you talking about the POD GO Wireless? I had the regular version, so I'm clueless on the battery time.

It's the Peterson Strobostomp HD, maybe the best tuner out there: bit.ly/2pHpjho

@@CatPickStudios Hi! Great video! one question: is the tip #2 (adding buffer) also relevant for pod go wireless? wondering if I should enhance the signal before it goes to the transmitter

Run a cable from your mobile device. If you set Global Settings > Ins/Outs > Return Type to "Aux In" you can use the RETURN/AUX input as a stereo Aux In.

@CatPickStudios ive done that but it sounds like complete crap. I have a stereo cable.

With POD GO you can have up to 5 different pedals per preset, but some slots are limited in what kind of effects you can have in them. Othe Helix units don't have these limitations.

Oh that's true. I wonder if it has some sort of interna buffer thing between the wireless and the unit itself.

Yes, there is no need for a buffer with the Pod Go Wireless.

Hmm I remember running into this issue in my initial tests. I think there was some sort of bug with one or two compressors that caused the issue you're describing. Based on my tests with the LA Studio Comp it works exactly as I describe in the video giving you a more touch sensitive feel when playing.

Compressors are supposed to be early in the signal chain- not at the end.

@@daveycrockett9447 I disagree. You can do whatever kind of signal chain you want as long as it creates the sounds and feel you want.

I always compress a clean signal

Those are some great arguments indeed.

@@mindyourownbusiness3333 Kind of true yes, but lot of the presets come with a bundled IR, so you get both the amp with great settings and an IR that matches it well.

Well I guess I have only bought good presets since lot of them have been mix/live ready and I've only tweaked things like the amount of gain or delay for example. Though all of those have had custom IR's bundled with them. I wonder if what you mentioned will become more frequent (selling presets with stock cabs) now that the Helix range (minus POD GO as of typing) got the major update that also improved the stock cabs.

My reaction is a little late but I agree 100%. In my opinion people often forget that tone is a result of many factors from which some of them can not be bought. And another thing people tend to overlook: the instrument that is used is a very important component and there are so many types and variations. You think the preset that sounds fantastic when played by a pro with a very expensive, highly modified, unique guitar will sound equally great when you use it with your modest guitar and capacities? Sure. Why not create your own great sound? It is not that difficult. I am an average player but I have done just that so why can't you? There so many videos with people selling there patches, apparently it is big business because there are many people too lazy to do it themselves.