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Line6 Pod Go

#181
Zoffy said:
I'm a fan of the Line 6 modeling gear. I can get pretty much any sound out of these two rack units, but the Pod Go is on my list...

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I have the Bass Pod Pro Rack too, the Pod Go is a whole different level. You can dial in some really clean sounds, and it doesn't suck the tone out of bass if you get the settings right, like I found the Pod Pro did on stage. I wish the Fender Bassman, SWR and Marshall Super Bass was on the Pod Pro though, I really wish Line 6 would add some more bass amps and pres to the Pod Go.
 
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#182
ScotJam Bassie said:
I have the Bass Pod Pro Rack too, the Pod Go is a whole different level. You can dial in some really clean sounds, and it doesn't suck the tone out of bass if you get the settings right, like I found the Pod Pro did on stage. I wish the Fender Bassman, SWR and Marshall Super Bass was on the Pod Pro though, I really wish Line 6 would add some more bass amps and pres to the Pod Go.
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Thanks for the good info. I have a feeling that the Pod Go will be my Christmas present to myself this year!:smug:
 
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#183
I currently have a Fender Rumble LT25 for my active Ibanez SR300e which I also use to play around on guitar. Mostly go for a clean sound (Rumble pre-set) on the bass but some of the effects are good with guitar.

Looking to get a bigger amp now (8" 25w is a bit limiting) and a compressor (MXR M76 / M87) or multi effect pedal.
  • How does the Line 6 Pod Go perform with a active bass?
  • Are the compressor models any good? Compressor on my LT25's seems pretty poor but don't have much to compare it too.
  • Bit confused by the ir/cab sims, is a regular bass combo amp suitable with this? Looking at upgrading to something like a Ashdown Studio 15 for home and rehearsal / small gigs....
 
#184
I Am Jon said:
  • How does the Line 6 Pod Go perform with a active bass?
    • Great! Active/Passive... all the goods work.
  • Are the compressor models any good? Compressor on my LT25's seems pretty poor but don't have much to compare it too.
    • Good not excellent but that's relative to my EBS pedal which I'm really comfortable with.
  • Bit confused by the ir/cab sims, is a regular bass combo amp suitable with this? Looking at upgrading to something like a Ashdown Studio 15 for home and rehearsal / small gigs....
    • Absolutely. As much as IR's have specific names (Hartke, Ampeg, etc.), an Impulse Response is merely a .wav overlay on the signal with an array of eq and other implications. I've found rethinking what they do and how they function helps- decoupling their intended use and just looking at them as a 'sonic implication' makes them easier for me to manage.
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I Am Jon said:
  • How does the Line 6 Pod Go perform with a active bass?
  • Are the compressor models any good? Compressor on my LT25's seems pretty poor but don't have much to compare it too.
  • Bit confused by the ir/cab sims, is a regular bass combo amp suitable with this? Looking at upgrading to something like a Ashdown Studio 15 for home and rehearsal / small gigs....
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  • No problem with active basses, you only have to set the input gain levels lower, as there is no hi or low gain input. This can be a little annoying when switching between basses with different output levels - a master input control on the Pod Go would be nice.

  • The compressor models are good. I like the LA 2A and the Ashley CLX 52 so far (both great with bass), It would be useful if there were level meters for the compressors, but I guess you need to spend extra dough on a line 6 Helix for that - however one can always use ones ears, just like in days of yore.

  • You can bypass the cab simulations, I have only found the cab simulations useful for recording, and for my own pleasure when playing through my studio monitors. If you are using the Pod Go live, there is a setting whereby you can send the signal with the cab simulation to the PA / front of house mix, and send the signal without the cab to your amp on stage. You can even bypass the amp / pre amp models completely, and use the effects on their own.
 
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#188
I could more or less find good clean and overdriven/distortion sounds so now I´m trying to get any cool synth sound, and also about to give up trying to get a good wah for bass from the PG, will have to use again my Dunlop Bass Q Crybaby.
 
#189
I picked up a discounted Line 6 Pod Go and Ashdown Studio 15.

Wired it up using 4 cable method so can switch between combo preamp and sim's. Not gone too deep into all the effects yet, but the factory bass pre-sets are a good starting point. The difference from my old Rumble LT25 is huge, so much more subtly to the tone and effects.

Found using the looper for listening back to practice really helpful and handy while fiddling with the effect settings. However the 80 seconds is a bit limiting, so I got a bargain TC WireTap for £30 (8 hours mono recording) which is perfect for my needs and frees up the effect slot. The bluetooth functionality is hopeless (hence the clearance price) but the rest of the functionality and USB connection are solid.
 
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#192
The limitation I miss the most in the PG is parallel path to be able to crossover the signal and apply effects only to the high freqs, keeping the low bass. Just guessing if maybe there´s a way to do something similar for example to distort only highs:
In the chain, you put a HPF and distortion pedal after the cab block, then use both AMP and MAIN outs: AMP to keep the full freq clean signal, and MAIN to add the distortion only to the frequencies passed by the HPF, then joining both outs in the amp/frfr/whatever would maybe do the trick?
If so, which HPF and setting (freq cut) would be the best for this setup? Anything I´m missing? Would that be doable?
 
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#193
Somewhat off topic:

I have a Pod Go. When I play, I usually plug my 1/4" cable to a DI box (which is part of the house sound system).

Do I need the DI box, or could I just buy a 1/4" to XLR cable and plug that directly from my Pod Go to the house sound system (eliminating the DI box)?

If I do this, am I exposing my Pod Go (or the house) to something that could damage either one by not having the DI box in the middle?

Thank you,

buzz
 
#194
buzzby said:
Somewhat off topic:

I have a Pod Go. When I play, I usually plug my 1/4" cable to a DI box (which is part of the house sound system).

Do I need the DI box, or could I just buy a 1/4" to XLR cable and plug that directly from my Pod Go to the house sound system (eliminating the DI box)?

If I do this, am I exposing my Pod Go (or the house) to something that could damage either one by not having the DI box in the middle?

Thank you,

buzz
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If the house sound system has a pair 1/4th uts (my XR18 has two for stereo and all the xlr inputs are combo 1/4th jacks) you'd be fine with a pair of mono 1/4th to 1/4th. Or a single mono cable if you don't intend to utilize stereo effects.. in which case a 1/4th to XLR adapter would another alternative that could likely work should the mixer not have a 1/4th input.


Shouldn't really need the DI box at all as the PG can output at a line level or instrument level signal. At least i think I remember being able to do so.

I might try plugging my PG into my xr18 using just 1/4th's into the non hi-z mic preamps just to verify.
 
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#195
Thank you, Matty!

I believe the Pod Go can do left and right out, but that's beyond me for now, and I'm only using the AMP OUT (mono). Someday soon, I'd like to experiment with left and right out.

Definitely off topic: Where would a relative novice to this sort of thing get started? My bass seems pretty flat/uninspired in the mix. I'm sure there are lots of reasons for this that I have yet to discover. Where would I get started on the path to making my sound better? Happy to post this somewhere else more appropriate.

Thank you!

buzz
 
#196
buzzby said:
Somewhat off topic:

I have a Pod Go. When I play, I usually plug my 1/4" cable to a DI box (which is part of the house sound system).

Do I need the DI box, or could I just buy a 1/4" to XLR cable and plug that directly from my Pod Go to the house sound system (eliminating the DI box)?
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No, you don’t need a DI box, the Pod Go can effectively replace a DI. You need to use a 1/4” TRS to XLR. Not a 1/4” TS cable. There is loads of info, videos and tutorials online, check out this one from Sweetwater to get you started.

Line 6 POD Go Quickstart Guide | Sweetwater
 
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#197
The amp out is unbalanced mono, though it can be a instrument level or line level signal.

The main L/R outputs combined are a single stereo signal if utilizing two mono cables, but, can also function as TRS out. If you want stereo effects to function as stereo effects going into a mixing board, you take up two channels.

If you don't care about stereo effects, the Main L with a mono cable is all you're likely to need. But any of the above will do you.

I personally don't really care about stereo effects and run the Main L out directly into my audio interface with a mono cable
 
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#198
Matty,

Thank you for the information. I have a couple follow up questions:

1. Are the AMP OUT and MAIN OUT/LEFT MONO equivalent? Since you use the latter, I'm inferring a difference between the two. Is there? (I have figured out--the hard way--that if you use the MAIN OUTs, you need to pay attention to the volume knob. Using AMP OUT, the volume knob seems to do nothing if not running external effect/pedal loop, which I'm not.)

2. If I wanted to use stereo, would I use an adapter/cable that combines the 1/4" left and right main outputs into a single XLR for the house connector, or would left and right each need to go to separate XLR house connectors?

Thank you again!

buzz
 
#199
I Am Jon said:
I picked up a discounted Line 6 Pod Go and Ashdown Studio 15.

Wired it up using 4 cable method so can switch between combo preamp and sim's. Not gone too deep into all the effects yet, but the factory bass pre-sets are a good starting point. The difference from my old Rumble LT25 is huge, so much more subtly to the tone and effects.

Found using the looper for listening back to practice really helpful and handy while fiddling with the effect settings. However the 80 seconds is a bit limiting, so I got a bargain TC WireTap for £30 (8 hours mono recording) which is perfect for my needs and frees up the effect slot. The bluetooth functionality is hopeless (hence the clearance price) but the rest of the functionality and USB connection are solid.
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How are you getting on with this setup? Still liking it? I have the opportunity to pick up a discounted Ashdown Studio 15 + New Line 6 Pod Go and wondered if you had come across any problems or if it still meets your needs.

Thanks

Graham
 
#200
ScotJam Bassie said:
No, you don’t need a DI box, the Pod Go can effectively replace a DI. You need to use a 1/4” TRS to XLR. Not a 1/4” TS cable. There is loads of info, videos and tutorials online, check out this one from Sweetwater to get you started.

Line 6 POD Go Quickstart Guide | Sweetwater
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Correct! This is how I do it. I come out of the left "mono" balanced out to a 1/4" TRS to XLR cable and plug directly to the board. No problems whatsoever.

buzzby said:
Matty,

Thank you for the information. I have a couple follow up questions:

1. Are the AMP OUT and MAIN OUT/LEFT MONO equivalent? Since you use the latter, I'm inferring a difference between the two. Is there? (I have figured out--the hard way--that if you use the MAIN OUTs, you need to pay attention to the volume knob. Using AMP OUT, the volume knob seems to do nothing if not running external effect/pedal loop, which I'm not.)

2. If I wanted to use stereo, would I use an adapter/cable that combines the 1/4" left and right main outputs into a single XLR for the house connector, or would left and right each need to go to separate XLR house connectors?

Thank you again!

buzz
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The Amp output that can be used to run to a power amp. It's not balanced. The Main outs are balanced and you can plug them directly into the board using a TRS cable or a 1/4" TRS to XLR cable.

If you want to run stereo, the only way to get true stereo outputs is to to run the main outs into seperate channels on the board and have the sound engineer hard pan each channel respectively.
 
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