LINE 6 Pod Express - METAL?

Trying out the new Line6 Pod Express and I'm Pod expressing my feelings in regards of this unit.

0:00 Intro
00:08 Song/Mix
00:47 The Pod Express
02:23 Dialing Presets
03:09 Crunch/Dynamic/Heavy/Lead
03:43 Dialing the settings
04:55 Boosts/Overdrive
05:49 RIFF TIME
06:55 Cleans
08:33 Cleans with Passive pups
10:31 Single coil
11:45 Input Problems?
12:36 Conclusion

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[OlaEnglund]

Is it good enough for metal? I can't get a clean sound going for some reason ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Civic.]

Ola the unit has 4 volume controls.
ALT+DIST = Channel Gain
ALT+AMP = Preset Volume
ALT+TAP+Delay = Poweramp Volume
Side Volume = Output Volume.

[bats__]

The red finish with gold hardware is beautiful

[GearPhase]

The lack of a software editor is a big plus for me. I don’t like having to plug things into a computer to access features. I like the feeling that I have a complete unit in front of me. I totally get why a lot of people feel differently though.

The cleans distorting does seem like an odd problem though. I know the IRs can be turned off, so you’d be able to run it into something like the boss IR or into your DAW and use the IRs there.

[mattdylan]

@6:40 there are only 7 built in presets all in the white bank the other 14 slots in the yellow and purple banks are left blank for you to program in your own custom presets, and of course you can also overwrite the 7 presets in the first (white) bank if you want to, i know because it kinda freaked me out at first because all the reviews said there are 21 preset slots, but neglected to tell you that 14 of those are deliberately left blank, i had to actually read the user manual (something i almost never resort to haha) to find out this is how its supposed to be

[sb]

I LOVE the fact there's no editor!!! ALl right there. The Line 6 IR's have also come a long way.

[fernandoatorre]

The cause of not having clean tones is because you haven’t read the manual. There’s a command that allows you to set the initial gain of the amp. If you set that too loud, it doesn’t matter how clean the amp is. There’s also more settings for dialing that appear holding ALT+TAP and moving the knobs (noise gate and presence).

[WheelsGood.]

I actually like the lack of software and simple UX. I love having the physical thing rather than sitting infront of my keyboard and clicking endlessly. True plug and play.

[GrungyChris]

There's another volume control called something like preset volume. You hold the tap and alt button then dial the delay knob to adjust it. You can do the same with the reverb knob to adjust amp presence.

[bentorres]

You can change cab models as well by holding Alt + TAP +turning the amp model knob. I would go back and try adjusting the Master Volume (Alt + TAP + Delay knob) to get a better output without clipping. Theres even adjustments for the noisegate threshold and decay, and presence, all by using different buttons. Once you get the hang of it its super easy to dial in and allows you to get much better tones fairly quickly.

[pauln]

For the pricepoint and mobility, also, it’s super light and runs on AAA.. it’s a great practice/bedroom platform. You can add an ext foot switch to control del/mod/verb. It’s pretty flexible for its stock amps&effects

[johnjohannesjuan]

Those dual-function pots always drive me mad. The one good thing about a potentiometer is that you know what the setting is just by looking at it. But when it just writes a value into memory while you turn the dial, the actual setting becomes much harder to gauge (once you have done an adujstment of the alt setting). Therefore in a multi-mode layout like this is, I much prefer a small display+an infintiely turning encoder wheel.

[Mikeangelguitar]

The idea of this unit is to Plug and Play and most important to use your ears! many time we so much base our desicions on what we see on a screen, and thats a big mistake

[YosbelOropeza]

actually the fact that you tried different guitars was really helpfull, i own only high output pickups guitars and that makes me think twice

[mattywrecks]

Cheers for checkin this out Ola and all your work, your a legend mate

[alexmbrenner]

Great playing! I got the POD Express after owning several Helix products. I actually like the lack of editing it's just plug and play. I bought it for the crunch channel really and it's solid straight into the DAW. For $179 it's worth it.

[metalfranky]

I had the Boss Ir-2 too, but I like the metal sounds of the Line 6 better and it is better suited as an all-in-one solution with a foot switch. I play it for practicing on an Everse 8 speaker and for mini rehearsals

[UBRLND-X]

exactly what I was looking for. huge thanks, Ola. \m/

[atvcampersabo]

Du har mastervolymen för lågt.Håll alt knappen tillsammans med dem nedre högra för at justera den med delay knappen. Du justerar även precents med samma metod fast med reverb knappen. Byt högtalaren till bogner caben som ligger kl12 då händer d grejer 😉

[robertvess]

I have an acoustic/ electric and it sounds great with that. Fish man pickups in it. Sorry if I don’t know all the terminology I’m teaching myself guitar so I don’t have all the vocabulary. Right now I’m tuned in drop d and the 3 bass strings sound good.