Hidden Gems of the Line 6 POD 2 

And so cheap second hand

@@Chinaguitarsceptic absolutely. I have the paper manual too if you ever need it

@@BrentHutchinson thanks buddy. Which reminds me we must plan a meet up!

@@Chinaguitarsceptic yeah man for sure let me know whens good

You are most welcome my friend. I hope you find more videos of interest to you. 🙏

You are so right. This little box can get so many tones.

Thank you mate, I'm so glad you enjoy this.

Good luck!

You're most welcome mate

Great buddy

Thanks mate. That guitar sounds awesome!

Thanks Janice 😊👍

Cheers bro

It's a great little unit buddy

Glad you like them! thank you :-)

Yes I was so shocked but that will teach me for not reading the manuals on things!

Will do

Yes cool mate. They are really cheap second hand now.

Cheers David.

Thanks Daniel 😊👍🙏

Lots of nice comments about the guitar too here. Thanks 🎸😊👍🙏

You're most welcome David 🙏

You got it brother I'll do that.

Good on you mate! 👍😊

Are you editing on the computer or separate midi controller? I’d like to dive a little deeper but not sure where to start.

Pleased to help mate

Great advice, I wish I had taken!

I know right. I had it 20 years and never knew I was only using half of its sounds! 😊👍🤣

@@Chinaguitarsceptic Really? I mean serves you right if you didnt RTFM

Lol

Great opportunity to check one out second hand now my friend :-)

They are really cheap second hand now so we'll worth picking one up again brother rabbit.

CGS Yeah, Mike, I was actually thinking of revisiting one of these!! Thank you!🐰❤️

Mamma Mia!

DMSProduktions lol!

Full of surprises still isn't it.

It's a good unit

Yes brother. I saw that ola seems to have picked up on the pod yesterday too! Has he been watching? Lol. I wish!

@@Chinaguitarsceptic Hahah why not? LOTS of people watch you! I do! I saw an L6 Pod2 for sale here yesterday for A$100!

So glad you found it Matthew. Enjoy 😉

Thank you and I'm delighted it inspired you to revisit the pod. Enjoy! 😊👍🙏

My pleasure

Please do mate I didn't know they did any that long ago!

CGS on the line six site go to software downloads and pick pod 2.0 in the software. Search all programs. You should find the line six monkey program and an editor program that is supposed to work with the pod 2.0. I haven’t downloaded or tried it yet. You have to ave a midi input to the computer. I have to get a midi to usb to try it. Good luck.

@@johnl.donofrio2441 I wonder if the focusrite interface midi would work?

CGS I bet it would. I have one. Maybe this weekend I’ll give it a try.

@@ChinaguitarscepticLine 6 sent me a link to the editor. I don't know how to send it to you through you tube. I think it is the same line six editor you find when putting in the info for your pod at support download site. There are two programs to look for. Line six editor and line six monkey. Monkey will update firmware if you need or want to. I didn't try my focusrite yet but I bought the fore sub to midi controller on Amazon. It was $16. I chose that one because the comments said their support was good. You have to make sure you plug the adapter in correctly. It is opposite of what you first think. When the program started I had trouble getting the set to recognize my pod. The progress that you have to have the Adaptor set at both only and output Windows didn't do it that way automatically. When the program came up it just showed the library. I finely found the editor in the window drop down. The editor can control the pod and make changes to the presets. Apparently there are presets out there that you can find and load into the pod from the library and callback up any you create. Haven't done much with this yet. Oh, you might have to register your pod to get access to the software. You have to at least create an account. I had no trouble registering mine even though I got it used. Good luck if you try this. I don't know how popular your pod videos were but this might make a good one

Thank you

Lol apparently there are still more features to discover

Yes you have to dial in sympathetic eq to deal with the higher gain settings but there's good tone in there.

@@Chinaguitarsceptic I'll be messing around with my for sure! 😎🎸🐦

Woah! What?? I have to try that! Thanks mate for the awesome tip! 👍👍👍😊🙏

@@Chinaguitarsceptic No bother. Meant to say, when you want to go back to " normal service " just hit "Tap" Good luck :)

Best bit of advice I've heard all year... cheers!

I have this line 6 pod, and done the action you described but nothing happens or changes.. am I missing something ?

@@kingdom777866 Sorry to hear that. Difficult to diagnose from afar. I have 2 Pod 2.0’s and both do exactly as described in my earlier response to Mike. Wonder if perhaps the chip / model version might be different in your own . The ones l have were had the additional amps and cabs in the “ background “ . Perhaps it doesn’t work with upgraded versions or the original Pod 2.0 with 16 models and cabs?

Still same as that mate

They surely are

Really very pleased with it too my friend. Great recording solution 👌

I also bought the grey coured Line 6 bass pod a couple of years later too. Another absolutely awesome piece of kit for recording on a budget.

@@davidbriggs9675 awesome mate

Cool bro. I think this is still giggable

@@Chinaguitarsceptic for sure it is. Every try it with pedals?

@@darafitzsmokie not yet but you've planted a seed now!

@@darafitzsmokie not yet but you've planted a seed now!

@@Chinaguitarsceptic when I was gigging in Lanzarote I used the pod as an amp into the pa. Put a cry baby, overdrive and a delay in front. Perfect! Saved me having to bring my amp.

Me too my friend. Thanks 😊

Oooooh tell me more, I'll check it the manual in more depth too

It has a wah wah in it too. Also you can change the reverb from spring to hall. Its also fun to change the speakers.

I'm sitting here with a POD v1 that I upgraded to a v2 (line6 sent us early adaptors a chip you replace). If you buy the big floorboard you add the wah & volume pedals as well as individual effect on/off: drive, boost, chorus and delay (going off memory here). Tuner has a better read out on the FB. 21 year old POD and still works perfectly.

Great fun mate

I think that the pod does connect to a computer but sadly I've never tried it. I'll see if I can and then if successful ill make a video for you.

I don't think you would still hear it in a mix as I can barely hear it solo, but totally agree.

Imagine just learning now about a POD 2.0 after dragging an acoustic around the country as trucker for the last couple of decades then getting off the road after that long and discovering one at a pawn shop after buying your first electric in twenty plus years. That's what I'm going through right now and have only had mine for about 5 or 6 weeks, which is exactly how long I've known about it. We used to have to buy a digital delay and overdrive and distortion pedals, don't forget chorus and flanger you gotta have those. So this thing does everything I had the spend many paydays on back then. I know my delay pedal had more adjustment on it as well as the flanger and chorus but wow in one package I have everything I need and it only cost me $60. As an old dude I usually bitch about technology but I'm down with this kind for sure. This technology rocks. 🤘😆

Oh and don't ruin it for me. I still feel like a kid on Christmas morning. I'll catch up with tech later, I'm having too much fun.

Thanks brother. You are so right. The sounds are the main thing. It doesn't matter how close they are to the models they are based on. What really matters is the tones are great and very useable. I hope you do make videos on it. Please let me know 😊👍

@@ChinaguitarscepticHi man, here's my first impression on pod. Not as good as you are in making videos, i just play...and i love it😜 hope you like it. Cheers from Rome ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5vd1DrlTJZ8.html

Cheers buddy, welcome to the channel my friend. 😊👍🙏

That's awesome mate

Yes you have to be careful and sympathetic with eq on the high gain tones or they can be very harsh.

Works just as well with an overdrive in front of it

I have tried the v amp but it's not quite as good IMHO. If you want battery powered I can highly recommend the pocket pod which I use on all my demos. Got mine for 50 quid and it's excellent.

@@Chinaguitarsceptic Does the Brit Classic and the Fender from the Pocket Pod sound the same as in the 2.0? I’m asking because I don’t like the Line 6 XT or HD sounds. They ruined the warmth of the 2.0 to make it sound more “bright or modern” but I only like the 2.0 version.

@@Chinaguitarsceptic have you tried the Johnson J-Station circa 2000-ish? Made in USA too.

Yes they sound the same mate.

No I'd like to

Awesome brother

Fun when you find something like this isn't it.

@@Chinaguitarsceptic sure is mate, I still use mine for band rehearsal and still cuts the mustard, I have the floor unit aswell which connects to the pod that is solid and still works, I've owned mine since 2001😄

I go in stereo into the 2i2. Direct or if left and right. The computer then records in stereo and I can match it up with the video.

Lol. Yup you got it mate.

Hopefully the same can be said of it's owner!!! LOL

There is a switch to allow you to turn off the emulating circuit and put it through an amp.

Cool

No it's not and I can tell u how you can run it cordless too!!!! Blackstar makes a rechargeable battery unit that is used for their Blackstar smaller amps so u can play them without being plugged into the wall. I stumbled onto this by accident the other day. I own 2 of the rechargeable Blackstar battery packs and they last a long time too. The cords that the battery pack came with contain one that fits the Line#6 POD 2.0 perfectly , and only this unit and that's it!!....crazy!!!.....I just guessed it might work and it did - I can take the POD now anywhere and use it as a battery powered mini amp/rack unit now .....crazy !!!!......the BLACKSTAR battery pack can be purchased on Amazon for $80 (Reverb.com for $70) and it's part # PSU-PB-1-VD (model SKO2T -15001002 made by SIMSUKIAN) it comes with international adapters for any wall outlet - they clip in or out of the adapter....cool as hell!!!!!...the PB stands for Power Bank .......it also lights up as a flashlight too and has 5 blue lights on top that tell you when it's charged or depleted......best of luck!!!.....the POD 2.0 RULES !!!!!!! Update - yes -Amazon carries it for $80 (small quantities left) but you can buy it on Reverb.com for $69.99 and it's the same exact one I have and use ....good luck!!!.......AND there are full manuals online to print that detail everything if you lost or misplaced your booklet. The manuals online go much further in Depth explaining all the hidden features of the POD 2.0 ....very easy to find and print!!!.....nowadays you can find any manual from any era online easily and print them. I do this all the time when I am out at resale shops searching for hidden gems,I look up the manuals to see how the gear works !!! Thank dog for the internet!!!!

I'll be sure to take very good care of the psu then my friend. Thanks for the heads up

Hi John, I followed this up with line 6 for you and you'll be delighted to know that there is still an aftermarket psu available for the pod and many other line 6 products. It's the PX-2G and here is a link for you : www.google.com/search?q=line+6+px+2+g&rlz=1C1GCEB_enDE842DE842&oq=line+6+px+2+g&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l6.3201j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 It's around £20 and its the approved replacement. I hope this gets you back up and running mate! 👍😊

You can use a laptop power supply, it'll have the correct voltage and higher amperage. Or head down to the local goodwill and start trying some

yes! I do that all the time.

@@coldwar1977 thanks bro :)))

The current preset stays in the memory but not the preset presets...!!! :-)

Simply hold down the tap button as you select the amp or cab selection.

If it's on clean tones as well as on crunch tones then it's likely to be your guitar cable or guitar that aren't properly grounded

I wonder if you can still get older versions

@@Chinaguitarsceptic well you can.. but there's so many of them... haven't got the time to check 'em all out.

@@TheMedicalEngineer leave it with me

V1.77 was the last version of monkey that was for pod 2

@@Chinaguitarsceptic why does my v1.77 read the 2.0 as an XT, and can't save the presets ...

I'm really impressed with line 6 modelling from these early units to the new hx range.

😊

You and me both bro