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Line6 Pod Go

#221
For recording I mostly use the amps as pre amps, I find they are cleaner that way for me, but when using my passive Jazz bass, I wanted to get an active sound, and since we cant run another pre before the amp, I experimented with running the parametric EQ and LA 2 compressor before the Mesa amp, setting the low and hi EQ bands to typical bass pre EQ frequency bands, and experimenting with the Q settings. It sounds great and adds clarity. I may not need to get a Sadowsky or other pre pedal to run before the Pod Go after all. Not sure why I hadn't thought of this before, but just thought I would share it with the group.
 
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#222
ScotJam Bassie said:
For recording I mostly use the amps as pre amps, I find they are cleaner that way for me, but when using my passive Jazz bass, I wanted to get an active sound, and since we cant run another pre before the amp, I experimented with running the parametric EQ and LA 2 compressor before the Mesa amp, setting the low and hi EQ bands to typical bass pre EQ frequency bands, and experimenting with the Q settings. It sounds great and adds clarity. I may not need to get a Sadowsky or other pre pedal to run before the Pod Go after all. Not sure why I hadn't thought of this before, but just thought I would share it with the group.
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I have been using the Rochester Comp and the Parametric before every head choice, work great. Seems if you run another compressor before a distortion block, it keeps the sound a little cleaner as well.
 
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I have the Pod Go, and I took the easy path, finding a patch that sounds good to me and I've just been using it.

But, since I've never really learned how to get the sounds I want on my own, I'm severely limited.

This may sound ignorant (it is), but how do I get started playing with the various effects, ordering of effects (as discussed above), etc., so I can dial in my own tones?

I have watched a few youtube videos and read the Pod Go manual (true!), so I have an understanding of which buttons to press and which knobs to turn.

But I'm struggling to understand an approach to making "my sounds." When I've tried, the results never sound too good, so I've given up a few times.

I feel like I'm missing out on some fundamental learning that needs to happen before I can understand what to use, how to set it, and where to place it in the chain.

I'm willing to put in the reps, but I feel like I need some pointers (web links, books, etc.) to get started. Again, something beyond "here's the button you press or knob you turn to do certain actions." It's more "here's why you do this," or "this is what you need to do this" type of things. Just looking for something to get my brain to click.

For example, I understand what a compressor does, but I can't really hear what it does until I take the settings to extremes. I know this is subjective, but there must be some heuristics, rules, or guidelines for stuff like this and of course all the other settings.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

buzz
 
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buzzby said:
I have the Pod Go, and I took the easy path, finding a patch that sounds good to me and I've just been using it.

But, since I've never really learned how to get the sounds I want on my own, I'm severely limited.

This may sound ignorant (it is), but how do I get started playing with the various effects, ordering of effects (as discussed above), etc., so I can dial in my own tones?

I have watched a few youtube videos and read the Pod Go manual (true!), so I have an understanding of which buttons to press and which knobs to turn.

But I'm struggling to understand an approach to making "my sounds." When I've tried, the results never sound too good, so I've given up a few times.

I feel like I'm missing out on some fundamental learning that needs to happen before I can understand what to use, how to set it, and where to place it in the chain.

I'm willing to put in the reps, but I feel like I need some pointers (web links, books, etc.) to get started. Again, something beyond "here's the button you press or knob you turn to do certain actions." It's more "here's why you do this," or "this is what you need to do this" type of things. Just looking for something to get my brain to click.

For example, I understand what a compressor does, but I can't really hear what it does until I take the settings to extremes. I know this is subjective, but there must be some heuristics, rules, or guidelines for stuff like this and of course all the other settings.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

buzz
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One of the things that has helped me with pedals, amp, etc., and is one of the best investments I ever made was a simple looper pedal. I can play a line into the looper, then just let it play the loop while I tweak and turn to my hearts content.
 
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Mighty Thumb said:
One of the things that has helped me with pedals, amp, etc., and is one of the best investments I ever made was a simple looper pedal. I can play a line into the looper, then just let it play the loop while I tweak and turn to my hearts content.
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This is a great idea! Thank you! I've been wanting to experiment and learn on my Pod Go same as @buzzby described.
 
#228
buzzby said:
I have the Pod Go, and I took the easy path, finding a patch that sounds good to me and I've just been using it.

But, since I've never really learned how to get the sounds I want on my own, I'm severely limited.

This may sound ignorant (it is), but how do I get started playing with the various effects, ordering of effects (as discussed above), etc., so I can dial in my own tones?

I have watched a few youtube videos and read the Pod Go manual (true!), so I have an understanding of which buttons to press and which knobs to turn.

But I'm struggling to understand an approach to making "my sounds." When I've tried, the results never sound too good, so I've given up a few times.

I feel like I'm missing out on some fundamental learning that needs to happen before I can understand what to use, how to set it, and where to place it in the chain.

I'm willing to put in the reps, but I feel like I need some pointers (web links, books, etc.) to get started. Again, something beyond "here's the button you press or knob you turn to do certain actions." It's more "here's why you do this," or "this is what you need to do this" type of things. Just looking for something to get my brain to click.

For example, I understand what a compressor does, but I can't really hear what it does until I take the settings to extremes. I know this is subjective, but there must be some heuristics, rules, or guidelines for stuff like this and of course all the other settings.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

buzz
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Hey Buzz. I feel you man. It helped me start hearing more of what things are doing by getting a decent pair of in ear monitors. FRFR studio monitors could do the same, but the IEM route was far cheaper for me lol.

Honestly, compressors should be somewhat subtle on bass, but should fatten up the sound a touch and a little warmth. Also, try the 1:4 compression ratio of there's that setting as that seems to be pretty good for bass without being too much.
 
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I've been playing my Pod Go live for a good while now. Changing bands to a more 80s band, I feel the itch for synthy stuff. Here are a few starting points for anyone feeling the same itch. These won't replace a C4 or a Future Impact, but they are at least as good as my Digitech Bass Synth Wah, and Behringer BSY 600. YMMV.
 

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I'm probably going to be doing a deeper dive down the Pod Go bass synth rabbit hole. My original intent was to use a few of the Synth effects as stand alone synths, without changing other things to accommodate them. In that use, they are somewhat limited. I think ultimately, a separate preset for each of the 3-4 synth sounds I want to accomplish will be better. Actually toying with an HX Stomp XL to replace the PG, for the parallel processing. That, and it's smaller. OTOH, I'm currently using the expression pedal as a mix control for the synth effects. I don't see myself ever going full Helix. Probably go Future Impact before then.
 
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@BassikLee I played around with each of the presets above. One has got a great burp.

Unfortunately, I'm looking for a clean synth tone, so none met my need. I've spent this evening trying to find an effect that would give me a "clean" synth tone, if that makes sense. We're covering a Phil Wickham song this weekend. He has some bass, but mostly I believe with uses a synth for low end. I'm trying to get something like that going. Thanks for your presets. I bookmarked this for when I need them!

buzz
 
#237
Hey all - thanks for this thread :)

As I am an owner of the Line6 POD GO since yesterday, I am looming for some good compressor settings. On my Hartke head, I have the built-in compressor activated on the sweet spot of "4", but there isn't a 1 knob compressor in the pedal line up.
any suggestions?
 

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