24 YEARS LATER - LINE6 POD with modern IRs

24 years later... do we just REMEMBER the Pod being bad or can it keep up with modern gear?
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[RetroReprise]

I worked as a stagehand for about ten years. I saw more of these than people would probably want to admit in racks and under the stage. They could have been for practice but most of the time the stacks of cabs were all dummies and there would be a little 50-watt tube combo stashed in a box where all the sound was actually coming from. In the hands of pros these sound just fine and no one knew the difference.

[lyleanderson]

Some of the most amazing music was recorded with inexpensive gear and high end gear together so the only rule is, no rules. Great video perhaps you should make more like these.

[EasyHeat]

My ex-bandmate and childhood BF has been one of the biggest jingle writers in Hollywood/New York since the early 2000's, and now does Television scoring...
Still uses a Rack mount POD XT Pro to this day.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I freakin' love you Henning!!😘

[mikedwiles]

I used to gig with a Pod 1.0 that I upgraded to 2.0 with an Eprom. That, a floorboard and the original Variax. Built all my own patches. I eventually got such an ear for the Line6 sound that I can still tell when I hear one. I HATE the certain fizzyness that imbues the sound, especially with any gain. I could hear it in your initial sounds. When you changed the IRs, I could only tell on certain IRs. But there were several that sounded great to me. I never considered doing this. What an eye-opener! Thanks for a great video.

[grayman]

It was amazing when I added a Mooer Radar IR loader to the effects loop of my Line 6 Firehawk FX. Like a modern modeler. Also shows how good the preamps were back then.

[teddyboy]

I'm still using my line 6 flextone 2 amp, love it, use it for gigging, have done for 20 years

[kesamek]

POD all versions were always good enough to make hit records in Live Mode. Good video thanks.

[EspMiiiDLX]

I used to use the"Soldano" setting all the time!

[essentialmusic]

So this great video teaches us 3 things. Know your gear, listen with your ears not your eyes, sound comes from the fingers, meaning if you play well it sounds well. Danke Henning

[desporma]

I just bought a Pod Pro a couple weeks ago and started running it through my Tube Amp Expander’s IRs the other day. The sound is great and helps reduce my screen time. I’m happy I bought the unit when I did prior to this brilliant video’s release

[HowardFrischer]

I had all the PODs loved em so much fun to play with all the sounds

[TheMusicalSchizo]

I knew this would work because back in the day if you ran any one of these guys through a power amp into a cab with the cab sims turned off into good speakers it sounded good. The issue has ALWAYS been the cab/mic simulation, which is totally solved by IRs. I actually used to run my Flextone II Plus (same exact modeling as the POD HD/2.0) into a stereo 4x12" with the cab sims turned off and I loved it (didn't love lugging it, but it was kind of worth it). Sure, the models could be a little more dynamic, but damn they get you some good sounds if you know what you're doing. Love your stuff, man!

[thenickbw]

It really puts things in perspective. Especially when something new and shiny comes out with more numbers and everyone starts rehashing the same old phrases about how much better it sounds and how last years shiny thing all of a sudden sounds/feels bad. Many YouTube influencers are insufferable about this(present company excluded).



Anyways I'm going to get back to listening to A perfect Circle, which had all the guitars recorded through POD farm. :)

[terry]

I still have my Line 6 POD Pro guitar and Bass version. I like them and use them. I covered "Lovesong" by the Cure as a Christmas present for my wife. I used these preamps for all the bass and guitar sounds. I played everything except for the drums which I programmed with my synth. I had never recorded with anything besides a boombox at band practice and when I was writing and a 4 track. I used the two Alesis ADATs I had and went through the parts until it sounded good. I had no idea what I was doing recording wise. I had recorded in a studio before so I had to remember what the engineer did there. It turned out great. My wife loved it and cried as she likes gifts that are made and heart felt, just as I do.
We went to my parents house for Christmas. My wife played the song for my parents, my brother, my sister, and my brother-in-law. They loved it as well. I thought they were being nice but my brother told me he liked it better than the version the band 311 had just done. My wife's nephew makes music for a living. He tours and all of that. He loved the way I did it and couldn't believe the great tones those units are capable of. I have a Marshall JCM 900 and had it then. I also had a Mesa-Boogie Dual Rectifier (Rack Mount, ) two of the old style Mesa 4x12" cabs, and for bass a GK 800 RB through a Mesa 2x15" cab. I didn't use them as I didn't want my wife to hear me and ruin the surprise. I don't know if they would have sounded any better.
I subscribed to your channel. The advice you gave is excellent. Just play, enjoy the music and the creation process.

[freepadz]

Haven't watched an EP vid in a long time. Good to see that he's sped up the presentation. A lot more watchable than he used to be.

[EasyHeat]

I previously used a Behringer Vamp2 (red bean clone) with 3rd party IRs and nearly pooped muh pants it sounded so good!
The preamp can be outdated as long as the cabinet is all good IMO.
Fantastic content Henning!
P.S.
Oscar says "bork!"😘

[blazingstring]

I toured w the POD Pro XT for years back in the day. Still have it and the PODX3. Tried to sell them some years back and nobody wanted them. Might have to plug them back in and have a jam for giggles. Honestly one of the cleans was better than what I’m getting currently out of my FM9 but it’s probably option paralysis

[Chucksguitargeekery]

I spent many years gigging with a Line 6 Flextone II head, which was a POD 2.0 with a stereo 200 watt stereo power amp. I played it though a 2x12 loaded with eminence Texas Heats, always sounded great to me.

[ulfvolz]

Cool stuff! A few weeks ago I ran my old Zoom 505 through a BluBOX and was surprised how usable the result was.

[Teutonic_Shredder]

I'm still using Guitar Rig 5 for effects and that piece of software is 13 years old I think. Still gets the job done for a good amount of occasions.