Did you ever use an original Line 6 POD? Will the POD Express make it to your pedalboard? Let us know in the comments below how you’d use this pedal, and stop by Sweetwater for an in-depth look at the Line 6 POD Express Guitar 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/Line_6_POD_Express_Guitar
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I did have a POD bean. It was great, but useless for performing as it had no footswitch built in. This new one addresses that issue. I have already recommended it to one of my band members, and might even grab one for myself at some point as a backup for my Helix, or just for practicing away from home. Amazing that you can get HX quality effects in a $180 package.
Yep, anyone can dial up a tone with a few hundred bucks worth of gear these days that would have cost 10 grand in the 80s, and there's an infinite variety of tutorials online now, there's never been a better time to learn!
Affordable? Lol no. You can get a whole used hd500x for less on reverb right now. Basically a helix and even has mic processing. If you don’t have an hd500x trust me you won’t regret it. Prior to helix, the 500x was used by numerous touring musicians. Most of the technology is the same as the helix.
This is as much modeling as is needed for most players. It's a simple but versatile design. The sounds are totally professional level. Moving towards simpler gear and less gear is good because you'll have to play more.
Based on the limited information so far available on these, you CAN disable the cab emulation and use them with an amp, and you can plug in a footswitch or expression pedal for additional control. Having watched a few demos, I'm now most interested to see/hear more about those features. I came very close to buying an old POD second-hand a few months ago. I'm glad I held out. EDIT. I found the manual online: * "If connecting to an amp (or to a powered speaker that offers speaker cab simulation) you may want to set your POD Express’ Cab to “Off”-press and hold the ALT buttons and the TAP switch while turning the AMP encoder to ." * Enter the “Global Settings” and choose the corresponding “Assign” parameter for the ON (FS1), TAP (FS2), FS3, or FS4 footswitches to independently select the desired function. • Set any footswitch to switch the assigned parameter as On/Off. • A footswitch connected as FS3 or FS4 can also be assigned to control TAP Tempo or function as a Next or Previous Preset switch.
Thanks for the info. This is perfect for my travel rig. I can run this with the IR off into my Seymour Duncan Powerstage 200 and plug into the backline cab where ever I go. And I can fit ALL of it in my guitar case. WIN!!!
I have and still use both the POD 2.0 as well as the Bass Pod and Floorboard controller. Only use em in my home for recording, never used em live. This new one has my interest peaked.
Yes, it will sell a lot and I think they've worked miracles with the UI on such a small unit, but I'm thinking that a lot of people who buy it won't actually use it much. It would be great for a novice and I like the fact that you can turn off the amp emulation but most guitarists would have these functions covered.
@@jeancarlosbrito3809its a reference to the original kidney bean. Hes saying this is also red and plastic, also digital. Its not ultra funny but i totally get the joke. I hope my autistic explanation helps
This was a great demo. I had the original Pod back in ~2000 when I bought my first electric. It was so much fun to have all those sounds to play around with while learning. This little box is amazing, thanks for the thorough review and demo of all the sounds and features. I've moved on to playing bass more exclusively and am very interested in the Bass version ... it's hard not to impluse buy for < $200!
I was an early adopter of the old kidney bean. It was a terrific piece of gear (still have but the power supply croaked). Still use an HX Stomp for worship music and a Catalyst 60 is my backup amp. I’m kind of jazzed about this thing
The only thing missing other than being able to load IRs is the ability to control the effects parameters. Adding that ability like the amp eq on the other dials would make me buy it right now.
I had an original POD and then the POD 2.0. Also had a Flextone and later a POD XT Live. Line 6 makes great stuff, real pioneers in the amp modeling field. I don't particularly need this one for anything, BUT...I've been looking for an inexpensive solution for recording bass at home for a while now, that bass version might fit the bill perfectly for that.
Come on ...I still have with me today the first ever POD item with a massive rotary knob and the first POD Bean (stuff for collectors I guess) which were truly great in mid 90' when they came out. After some 30 years here we go again with something intriguing ....worth of a closer look :-) well done.
SweetWater, Nice one mate, welcome to the Southern Hemisphere of Auckland New Zealand. Yes I have the Grandma of this little beauty, had it for about 20 years, great sounds. I also had the small pocket one, but moved in on as it seemed to be a bit complicated. But the Little "Top Ten" Beauty is a stunner, great sounds, easy to use. But I doubt whether these little Beauty's will be Travelling this far to little old NZ. But you can let me know. (Oh yes, I'm 86, But still have a few years playing in me) "I Hope"
Amazing sounds and features, at a very affordable price. What a great way to get started using Modelers and the advantages they have over other gear. Wonderful tour and demo video. Thanks!
@@aaronshortmusic Ordered the bass version too 🙃 I'm on vacation from work, re-organizing my home studio. There were two empty slots for just these kinds of devices. Couldn't resist! (Also hoping to have them tomorrow). What a time to be a gear head!
Just received the pedal from Sweetwater, plugged it in and played through headphones, and I love it. These things are subjective, of course, but the sound and ease of use are so awesome (for my use case) that it’s instantly sent everything else I’ve used to record direct (e.g., Boss IR-2, DSM Simplifier, Thermion Zero) to the storage shelf. Will fire up the bass unit later his afternoon.
@@isaacdust Me too! My only wish is that I could assign the ‘on’ switch to turn on the delay and also increase the output level to use as a clean will boost with delay for solos. Otherwise it’s great!
This will be the equivalent of Focusrite Scarlett of guitar effects... you'll see 'em everywhere. I would get one just to have fun and for backup purposes. I/O options and features are awesome too. Well done, Line 6.
Amazing product and value !! What a brilliant design, imagine having this when you were 19 y/o, no money and taking the bus to practice; and this delivers pro quality tones, ain't no 90's Zoom pedal, LOL. Answering your question, yes, I have an old bass POD rack that I still use every time for home recording.
Great presentation, big thanks to both of you! Included amp models are based on the Fender Princeton (best clean model in the Helix imho), the Matchless Dc30 (Vox-Style) and my personal favourite, the Friedman BE 100. For Metalheads there is a model based on the Peavey 5150. What more do you need? I think I will probably buy one😁.
I love the Helix stuff, the Pod go is awesome, this new Pod Express is just as great and I will buy one, but Line 6 need to make a GOOD portable amp that sounds good. I tried the Boss and Yamaha stuff and I sent both back. I prefer using the Helix thru studio monitors.
Great demo covers the basics nicely thanks. In the manual an external footswitch can be set to control Delay, but it isn't clear if it can it control the looper on the Delay knob? If not this is the one drawback as looper on an external switch is a must.
Yes Line 6 has done it again!! Been getting tired of lugging my trusty HD500 pedal to band rehearsals and this is just the ticket to do the job. Hate to say if you need more than this to sound good, I hear U2 is looking for a new guitarist. 😂
No midi but you can navigate your presets with your feet so if you setup your tones for your sets properly, you may not need another pedal to gig with!
Take a DI-Box, boom, XLR Out you have. It's not that hard! 🙂 I rather have stereo outs than an XLR - gotta make sure the footprint works out, and XLRs are huge.
I've got one question: does TAP button controll also DELAY time? What happens when you use DELAY and CHORUS simultaneously, is it possible to controll these effects independently?
Hi, jacekklimkiewicz4898. The Tap button does control the delay time as well. Both modulation and delay effects will sync to that tempo. Thanks for your interest! Charlie Davis, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1320, charlie_davis@sweetwater.com
It’s as if they’ve taken the drive and effects section off their Spider series amps and put it in a pedal. I’ve never been a fan of these knobs that turn through effects. The storage slots might make a difference though.
One problem you have in this demo is every time you reach across to adjust a knob, your hand covers the stuff that we want to see most -- what knobs you are moving and how.
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Hi, GrimyRen. The cab sims can’t be bypassed for just a single output. For that capability, you’d likely want to step up to something like the HX Stomp. Thanks for your interest! Charlie Davis, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1320, charlie_davis@sweetwater.com
Question - I saw at the end of the video this could be used as an effects box without the cab sims. Could this then plug directly into an amp that doesn't have an effects loop built in - like a Tone Master, for instance - and still be usable? The pre-amp effects makes sense to me (gain, distortion), but not the typical post amp effects (chorus, reverb). Will it become a jumbled mess at some point?
Hi, mpactdesignmedia. Yes, this could be used like a standard effects pedal in front of an amp. As long as an amp is running clean, the effects loop isn’t really necessary. Thanks for your interest! Charlie Davis, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1320, charlie_davis@sweetwater.com
I’ve been wanting a second small amp cause I have two Orange 1x8 cabs, but the problem is this has stereo outputs. I still want my pedalboard, but it complicates things cause I could run stereo in two different ways.
Looks cool. But not as “intuitive for those presets. How are you supposed to be playing using the foot switch, and have to bend down to mess with the center knob? Gotta be a little bendy
Hi, AckoustixBand! Thanks for your question. In my opinion, yes! While there are no acoustic specific algorithms in the PODExpress, there are several effect options to help shape your sound. Please contact us direct with other questions as you have them! Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 2371, robert_williams@sweetwater.com
It looks to me like the same effects processor that is on the YamahaTHR30ii which I have. I am looking for something to run in conjunction with my Yamaha. Anyone have any suggestions?
Hey there! Great question. This pedal just requires a standard 9v power supply, so you don’t need anything fancy to power this one. Gator makes one of my favorites on the market! www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GTRPWR1--gator-gtr-pwr-1-pedalboard-power-supply-wall-wart-1700ma Nick Pasquino, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3230, nick_pasquino@sweetwater.com
Hello, martinlohr7652! Thanks for your message, appreciate your question. All of the options you mentioned are viable for the POD Express. It can interface with all those pieces of equipment depending on how you set them up. Check out the owners manual and other demo videos online for more possibilities. Please contact us direct with other questions as you have them! Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 2371, robert_williams@sweetwater.com
Thoughts about using live? Anyone? Play in cover band, set list late 60's thru late 70's with lots of vocals. We hear everything back through monitors. Mainly concerned about getting presets quickly.
