I've owned a pod 2.0 since 2005. The factory settings can all be modified (edited) and by tweaking and adjusting everything you can really find a huge variance of sounds even within one setting. Not to mention switching pickups, adjusting volume and tone on your guitar. It takes a lot of experimenting and tweaking to adjust a factory tone to find that tone you're looking for. But once you find that tone, you can store the edited settings and override the factory setting. But you'd also need to remember (or write down) where the guitar pickup, tone, and volume were set at. Just the slightest variance can change the sound. A good "Jack of all trades" stomp box. And indeed a "master of some". At first I only used the manual settings. It took a while for me to get used to adjusting the factory settings, as when you navigate to a setting (like 9D Roland Jazz Clean) your physical knob settings are overridden by the factory. So if the factory setting has a knob setting programmed at noon, and your physical knob is set lower, at say the 3rd dot (10 O'Clock), by turning it to 4 (11 O'Clock) you've just edited the setting down and not up. So if it's the volume knob, you've turned the volume down one notch instead up up a notch. And the factory settings are not displayed, as as they would be in my Boss Katana Tone Studio. So you need to adjust the knob and hear where it was at, then adjust. But you can vary the cabinet settings, drive, volume, everything. And really find a few "golden sounds" with enough searching.
They are still useful years later and years to come. I have the POD 1.0 that I upgraded to a 2.0 with the EPROM chip swap. You pretty much had to read the upgraded manual at that point to use any of the updated features directly on the unit. But then they've always had a software editor via MIDI that showed all the options. You can set exact delay times, use a boost, use a cocked wah, see everything you can change, and etc with the software editor.
That almost looks like the vintage 1960's Hofner 335 style guitar I just picked up, although mine has a P90 bridge and Lipstick Neck set up. and Love how you show people how if you explore some Tone can even be found in a old POD
I had no idea about the other amps too, and I just found out that there is a hidden boost function for the Drive knob that acts like a Tube Screamer pedal which is activated by holding "Tap" and turning the gain control past 12 o'clock. It tightens up the tone a bit, which I wish I knew about back in the day.
Have this pod since 2016 as my main amp, running thru little Marshall CDR-15 on clean. Not even half way gone thru all options... With additional four pedals: a „Marshall Jackhammer“ and a „Donner giant metal“ overdrive, a looper, and a „Zoom G-ON“ multi-effect, I‘m done. Later will get a wah/volume pedal. Prooves, that READING the MANUAL, guys, is blatantly IMPORTANT! 😝😌 Reading cost you 10 minutes, (marking with a color highlighter), but saves you many hours of searching, guessing, testing, wondering, cussing, pulling hair 'cause of not knowing your device completely. And also saves you lots of money, because you know how to maintain and treat your stuff well, and not selling it one week later because „not liking"🤪😉
Really enjoyed this video. Heard a guitarist KILL one of these 2.0s last week - I was smitten to say the least. We actually had this tech at our church years back, packaged in a Flextone amp, which sounded great. Great work on this video.
Thanks for covering this in 2020! I picked one up for the cost of dinner as way to add guitar to my tracks without having to record an amp. By the sound of it I'll do just fine.
Well as an ex trucker I dragged an old acoustic all over the country for my whole life and now I'm older and off the road I bought another electric and while shopping for a few pedals because that's how we did it in my day I ran across a pod 2.0 in a pawn shop. They guy talked me into it and I haven't stopped since. I don't even plug into the amp anymore "although it basically saved a shitty sounding Dean Marley K50 from being set on the curb", you don't have to have an amp. What an amazing little machine. I know it's been on the market for a while to all of you but I had no idea effects would be obtained all from one $60 tool. Not a pedal and the FBV express I bought for it wasn't compatible but it drove me to getting a spider 3 30 amp amplifier off of marketplace and actually traded the Dean Markley and an old Harmony guitar for it and love it with my pedals. Line 6 where have you been my whole life? Oh you've been here. Well where was I all my life??? Dragging an acoustic around because I didn't have room for an amp and I had It all along and didn't even know it. Well it's like Christmastime here since I found it so I'm gonna go jam. Later Taters.
I am kinda sad now...I sold my POD a few years ago, because I had no manual; I didn't know it could do all of these tones, as well as the "regular" ones. Great demo, and great playing! The music at the end reminded me of an Italian cooking show I used to watch lol!! 🐰👍
I bought one years and years ago from a large music shop on Aire Street in Leeds...the shop is now called PMT. It came with a handbook called, The Pilot's manual...so I knew all about the deep editing that it's capable of. I still use this for recording into my DAW (Adobe Audition 1.5) I record using only headphones, so there are no loud physical amps to mike- up...it's an deal solution. The ultra talented Bill Nelson still uses it this method too...so if it's good enough for him, then it's surely good enough for me. An excellent piece of kit. It only cost £100 brand new...money well spent.
I have had many multi effects throughout the last 20 years. Korg, Digitech, Zoom, Boss etc.. always some that sound better or worse. But I haven’t seen any knobs oriented multi effects which are as fun as the bean. I have bought and sold beans and currently decided to stick to the Bass Pod XT and the 2.0..too much fun, however limited.. They need an 9VAC power and it’s a good thing they have 2.5 pin so it won’t fit any Boss type 9VDC adapter.
Still use my old POD 2.0 every day for home use and managed to source one of the small stands which lets you sit it on desktop at very convenient angle. With either the Floorboard or FB4 footswitch , it is so flexible .Quick tip for you : Press Tap & Manual at the. same time and Pod latches into the sub directories / options so you can scroll through either the second group of 16 amps or alternatively the various cabs without having to perform finger gymnastics :) Thanks for the videos
@@kingdom777866 Sorry to hear that. Difficult to diagnose from afar. I have 2 Pod 2.0’s and both do exactly as described in my earlier response to Mike. Wonder if perhaps the chip / model version might be different in your own . The ones l have were had the additional amps and cabs in the “ background “ . Perhaps it doesn’t work with upgraded versions or the original Pod 2.0 with 16 models and cabs?
Great vid Mike, who'd have thought the old pod had so many great usable tones. As a purely bedroom guitarist I shall keep my eye out for one of these , it will be the perfect addition to my bedroom rig of g&l Asat and Fender mustang amp !
I'm sitting here with a POD v1 that I upgraded to a v2 (line6 sent us early adaptors a chip you replace). If you buy the big floorboard you add the wah & volume pedals as well as individual effect on/off: drive, boost, chorus and delay (going off memory here). Tuner has a better read out on the FB. 21 year old POD and still works perfectly.
I always loved my POD Xt. So convenient and packed with cool features. Would love to hear you do a longer comparison video between this and the AxeFX III going through your most used patches/settings on both. Just for kicks and giggles. I know the AxeFX III will sound better, but I want to see just "how much" better and how close Line 6 got nearly 20 years ago to proper tones. God bless and rock on bro!
Glad you found the extra amps and cabs. I bought one after your first video. Had one years ago when they came out. I am trying to locate the editing software. If I can find it I’ll let you know.
CGS on the line six site go to software downloads and pick pod 2.0 in the software. Search all programs. You should find the line six monkey program and an editor program that is supposed to work with the pod 2.0. I haven’t downloaded or tried it yet. You have to ave a midi input to the computer. I have to get a midi to usb to try it. Good luck.
@@ChinaguitarscepticLine 6 sent me a link to the editor. I don't know how to send it to you through you tube. I think it is the same line six editor you find when putting in the info for your pod at support download site. There are two programs to look for. Line six editor and line six monkey. Monkey will update firmware if you need or want to. I didn't try my focusrite yet but I bought the fore sub to midi controller on Amazon. It was $16. I chose that one because the comments said their support was good. You have to make sure you plug the adapter in correctly. It is opposite of what you first think. When the program started I had trouble getting the set to recognize my pod. The progress that you have to have the Adaptor set at both only and output Windows didn't do it that way automatically. When the program came up it just showed the library. I finely found the editor in the window drop down. The editor can control the pod and make changes to the presets. Apparently there are presets out there that you can find and load into the pod from the library and callback up any you create. Haven't done much with this yet. Oh, you might have to register your pod to get access to the software. You have to at least create an account. I had no trouble registering mine even though I got it used. Good luck if you try this. I don't know how popular your pod videos were but this might make a good one
I would find a couple of amps i liked and just use those with the 4 channel footswitch and did hundreds of gigs with it... it was great... but i think it was hard on the pa tweeters
Ha!! Ive just bought tge pod 2.0.... again.. sold it many years ago 😂 But heard a guy play in a pod xt online with Jamulus, and wow a great tone.. and then it just hit me.. dahm, gonna get it, again.. 😂😂 Great vids!! Thanks
Great video ,I've just started at 53 . I have jus got one of these pods I think there great. Can I ask how do I connect the pod to my laptop! I'm trying to get a status quo tone.Old school rock for me. I have a line 6 amp and the pod. Thanks again.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic when I was gigging in Lanzarote I used the pod as an amp into the pa. Put a cry baby, overdrive and a delay in front. Perfect! Saved me having to bring my amp.
Have PODs 1.0, 2.0, xt, xtLive and the pedalboard accoutrements for all that are required 😊. Stopped buying at Helix because I adore my store of PODs … esp running through my Line 6 DuoVerb and/or recording console. God has been very generous with me and I have many pedals as well, but when push comes to shove as they say, I like my xt with the Ethernet cable into the pedalboard … sometimes with a fuzz or two in front of the POD. I have no idea how anyone could have more fun and get more done with any other devices so simply.😊😁 🎸👨🏼⚕️🫶✌️♾️🇬🇧🏴🇺🇸. Cheers/ Slainte and Godspeed.
Great video Brent! Thank you! This is one of the few effects boxes that seems more geared toward simple Rock & Roll sounds and I’ve never heard a sound on this machine that doesn’t appeal to the ear. In your experience are there any other all-rounder Classic Rock-bent guitar effects units other than the Pod 2 that have been on the less expensive side, which sound as great as this one? My only complaint is that the Pod is not battery powered? Have you ever tried the Chinese made knock-off aka the Behringer V-amp 2 or 3? If yes, how does it compare? I don’t like using real amps or plug-ins…but an all-in-one box with knobs and buttons.
I have tried the v amp but it's not quite as good IMHO. If you want battery powered I can highly recommend the pocket pod which I use on all my demos. Got mine for 50 quid and it's excellent.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic Does the Brit Classic and the Fender from the Pocket Pod sound the same as in the 2.0? I’m asking because I don’t like the Line 6 XT or HD sounds. They ruined the warmth of the 2.0 to make it sound more “bright or modern” but I only like the 2.0 version.
The POD deserves some cred for what it did when it did it. You can hear the sound chipset creating some artifact noise but it's not too annoying. There are better options these days but this could be used for practice and even some light street gigging where the modeling quality wouldn't be an issue. These are pretty inexpensive used and I still use my Pocket POD from time to time.
Imagine just learning now about a POD 2.0 after dragging an acoustic around the country as trucker for the last couple of decades then getting off the road after that long and discovering one at a pawn shop after buying your first electric in twenty plus years. That's what I'm going through right now and have only had mine for about 5 or 6 weeks, which is exactly how long I've known about it. We used to have to buy a digital delay and overdrive and distortion pedals, don't forget chorus and flanger you gotta have those. So this thing does everything I had the spend many paydays on back then. I know my delay pedal had more adjustment on it as well as the flanger and chorus but wow in one package I have everything I need and it only cost me $60. As an old dude I usually bitch about technology but I'm down with this kind for sure. This technology rocks. 🤘😆
got my pod 2.0 a month ago, used 50 euros in Rome. When it came out i was totally interested in valve amps and did not care of it. It's a little beast. Don't care much of how close it can get to real amps, it sounds great. I just connect it to pa. Tried to check feedback morphing with a modified turbo rat on it...and it screams. I still love valve amps, but this box has incredible sounds. I'll make a video of it as soon as i can. Thanx for the video man!!
Thanks brother. You are so right. The sounds are the main thing. It doesn't matter how close they are to the models they are based on. What really matters is the tones are great and very useable. I hope you do make videos on it. Please let me know 😊👍
@@ChinaguitarscepticHi man, here's my first impression on pod. Not as good as you are in making videos, i just play...and i love it😜 hope you like it. Cheers from Rome ua-cam.com/video/5vd1DrlTJZ8/v-deo.html
Hey Mike...great video...yeah..the Vr 2 stuff is a step up in their evolution and only the newer Helix level stuff starts sounding better in the high gain...that's where I start to back away...the more higher gain tones you go for, the more distorted it gets into that ice-picky digital noise...cane explain better but there's something lost for sure I the frequencies...just turns me off...but otherwise a great tool for what it is...and for the neck of it, I'll be hooking up my old Pod Pro with Floorboard just to mess around! Used to play with my headphones that way all the time! 😎🎸🐦🤘
Wow... a POD 2.0 video in 2020. I just found mine in a box somewhere, works fine! I was wondering how to store the presets on my laptop. because the last line6 monkey software doesn't seem to support the 2.0 anymore. any pointers?
I loved my P.O.D. ver 2. That is until the power supply quit working.. Line 6 doesn't make it anymore, there's no aftermarket makers. Guard that power supply, once it quits your pod is finished.
No it's not and I can tell u how you can run it cordless too!!!! Blackstar makes a rechargeable battery unit that is used for their Blackstar smaller amps so u can play them without being plugged into the wall. I stumbled onto this by accident the other day. I own 2 of the rechargeable Blackstar battery packs and they last a long time too. The cords that the battery pack came with contain one that fits the Line#6 POD 2.0 perfectly , and only this unit and that's it!!....crazy!!!.....I just guessed it might work and it did - I can take the POD now anywhere and use it as a battery powered mini amp/rack unit now .....crazy !!!!......the BLACKSTAR battery pack can be purchased on Amazon for $80 (Reverb.com for $70) and it's part # PSU-PB-1-VD (model SKO2T -15001002 made by SIMSUKIAN) it comes with international adapters for any wall outlet - they clip in or out of the adapter....cool as hell!!!!!...the PB stands for Power Bank .......it also lights up as a flashlight too and has 5 blue lights on top that tell you when it's charged or depleted......best of luck!!!.....the POD 2.0 RULES !!!!!!! Update - yes -Amazon carries it for $80 (small quantities left) but you can buy it on Reverb.com for $69.99 and it's the same exact one I have and use ....good luck!!!.......AND there are full manuals online to print that detail everything if you lost or misplaced your booklet. The manuals online go much further in Depth explaining all the hidden features of the POD 2.0 ....very easy to find and print!!!.....nowadays you can find any manual from any era online easily and print them. I do this all the time when I am out at resale shops searching for hidden gems,I look up the manuals to see how the gear works !!! Thank dog for the internet!!!!
Hi John, I followed this up with line 6 for you and you'll be delighted to know that there is still an aftermarket psu available for the pod and many other line 6 products. It's the PX-2G and here is a link for you : www.google.com/search?q=line+6+px+2+g&rlz=1C1GCEB_enDE842DE842&oq=line+6+px+2+g&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l6.3201j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 It's around £20 and its the approved replacement. I hope this gets you back up and running mate! 👍😊
I have a line six v 240 and I don't know what all the amp models are they don't call them by there real names like Brit j 2000 , Brit lead , there are a bunch .
@@Chinaguitarsceptic sure is mate, I still use mine for band rehearsal and still cuts the mustard, I have the floor unit aswell which connects to the pod that is solid and still works, I've owned mine since 2001😄
cool Video mate. It is an amazing box of tricks!
And so cheap second hand
@@Chinaguitarsceptic absolutely. I have the paper manual too if you ever need it
@@BrentHutchinson thanks buddy. Which reminds me we must plan a meet up!
@@Chinaguitarsceptic yeah man for sure let me know whens good
I bought one a year ago which was still in a box with the optional FB4 foot pedal for $50USD. Absolutely love it. Thanks for the video.
You are most welcome my friend. I hope you find more videos of interest to you. 🙏
I've owned a pod 2.0 since 2005. The factory settings can all be modified (edited) and by tweaking and adjusting everything you
can really find a huge variance of sounds even within one setting. Not to mention switching pickups, adjusting volume and tone
on your guitar. It takes a lot of experimenting and tweaking to adjust a factory tone to find that tone you're looking for. But once
you find that tone, you can store the edited settings and override the factory setting. But you'd also need to remember (or write down) where the guitar pickup, tone, and volume were set at. Just the slightest variance can change the sound. A good "Jack
of all trades" stomp box. And indeed a "master of some". At first I only used the manual settings. It took a while for me to get
used to adjusting the factory settings, as when you navigate to a setting (like 9D Roland Jazz Clean) your physical knob settings
are overridden by the factory. So if the factory setting has a knob setting programmed at noon, and your physical knob is set
lower, at say the 3rd dot (10 O'Clock), by turning it to 4 (11 O'Clock) you've just edited the setting down and not up. So if it's the
volume knob, you've turned the volume down one notch instead up up a notch. And the factory settings are not displayed, as
as they would be in my Boss Katana Tone Studio. So you need to adjust the knob and hear where it was at, then adjust. But
you can vary the cabinet settings, drive, volume, everything. And really find a few "golden sounds" with enough searching.
You are so right. This little box can get so many tones.
They are still useful years later and years to come. I have the POD 1.0 that I upgraded to a 2.0 with the EPROM chip swap. You pretty much had to read the upgraded manual at that point to use any of the updated features directly on the unit. But then they've always had a software editor via MIDI that showed all the options. You can set exact delay times, use a boost, use a cocked wah, see everything you can change, and etc with the software editor.
Good on you mate! 👍😊
Are you editing on the computer or separate midi controller? I’d like to dive a little deeper but not sure where to start.
That almost looks like the vintage 1960's Hofner 335 style guitar I just picked up, although mine has a P90 bridge and Lipstick Neck set up. and Love how you show people how if you explore some Tone can even be found in a old POD
Thanks mate. That guitar sounds awesome!
Top work chap. I’m reconnecting with my POD. Great demo! I need a wall chart for all the options on this bad boy
Good luck!
I bought a Pod 2 off eBay a few years ago, use it regularly but had no idea it had all those extra modelling amps. Thanks so much
I know right. I had it 20 years and never knew I was only using half of its sounds! 😊👍🤣
@@Chinaguitarsceptic Really? I mean serves you right if you didnt RTFM
Lol
I had no idea about the other amps too, and I just found out that there is a hidden boost function for the Drive knob that acts like a Tube Screamer pedal which is activated by holding "Tap" and turning the gain control past 12 o'clock. It tightens up the tone a bit, which I wish I knew about back in the day.
Full of surprises still isn't it.
Have this pod since 2016 as my main amp, running thru little Marshall CDR-15 on clean. Not even half way gone thru all options... With additional four pedals: a „Marshall Jackhammer“ and a „Donner giant metal“ overdrive, a looper, and a „Zoom G-ON“ multi-effect, I‘m done. Later will get a wah/volume pedal.
Prooves, that READING the MANUAL, guys, is blatantly IMPORTANT! 😝😌 Reading cost you 10 minutes, (marking with a color highlighter), but saves you many hours of searching, guessing, testing, wondering, cussing, pulling hair 'cause of not knowing your device completely. And also saves you lots of money, because you know how to maintain and treat your stuff well, and not selling it one week later because „not liking"🤪😉
Great advice, I wish I had taken!
Really enjoyed this video. Heard a guitarist KILL one of these 2.0s last week - I was smitten to say the least. We actually had this tech at our church years back, packaged in a Flextone amp, which sounded great. Great work on this video.
Thanks for covering this in 2020! I picked one up for the cost of dinner as way to add guitar to my tracks without having to record an amp. By the sound of it I'll do just fine.
It's a great little unit buddy
The dumble emulations sound great!
It's a good unit
I had one of those years ago. I had NO idea it could do that! Very cool!
Yes I was so shocked but that will teach me for not reading the manuals on things!
Just stumbled across this video, I will be hooking up my 15-20 year old POD 2.0 tonight!!
CGS Holy Fuck, Ive had two of these beauts for almost 20yrs,,,, Quick getotta my way while I plug in,,,,,,,,,,, Thanks mate
Pleased to help mate
Well as an ex trucker I dragged an old acoustic all over the country for my whole life and now I'm older and off the road I bought another electric and while shopping for a few pedals because that's how we did it in my day I ran across a pod 2.0 in a pawn shop. They guy talked me into it and I haven't stopped since. I don't even plug into the amp anymore "although it basically saved a shitty sounding Dean Marley K50 from being set on the curb", you don't have to have an amp. What an amazing little machine. I know it's been on the market for a while to all of you but I had no idea effects would be obtained all from one $60 tool. Not a pedal and the FBV express I bought for it wasn't compatible but it drove me to getting a spider 3 30 amp amplifier off of marketplace and actually traded the Dean Markley and an old Harmony guitar for it and love it with my pedals. Line 6 where have you been my whole life? Oh you've been here. Well where was I all my life??? Dragging an acoustic around because I didn't have room for an amp and I had It all along and didn't even know it. Well it's like Christmastime here since I found it so I'm gonna go jam. Later Taters.
So glad you found it Matthew. Enjoy 😉
love the POD videos you have Mike. its definitely fun to discover new functions, or ways of using ones older equipment.
Thank you mate, I'm so glad you enjoy this.
I just bought a short board for mine after rediscovering its great sound.
Hahaha, i'm pulling my POD2 out of the dust tonight.. never knew this features haha! gotta check them! thanks!
I am kinda sad now...I sold my POD a few years ago, because I had no manual; I didn't know it could do all of these tones, as well as the "regular" ones.
Great demo, and great playing!
The music at the end reminded me of an Italian cooking show I used to watch lol!! 🐰👍
They are really cheap second hand now so we'll worth picking one up again brother rabbit.
CGS Yeah, Mike, I was actually thinking of revisiting one of these!! Thank you!🐰❤️
Mamma Mia!
DMSProduktions lol!
I really like the sound & visual design of your CGS logo, with guitar chords stummed while letters appear ;)
Glad you like them! thank you :-)
I bought one years and years ago from a large music shop on Aire Street in Leeds...the shop is now called PMT.
It came with a handbook called, The Pilot's manual...so I knew all about the deep editing that it's capable of.
I still use this for recording into my DAW (Adobe Audition 1.5)
I record using only headphones, so there are no loud physical amps to mike- up...it's an deal solution.
The ultra talented Bill Nelson still uses it this method too...so if it's good enough for him, then it's surely good enough for me.
An excellent piece of kit.
It only cost £100 brand new...money well spent.
Really very pleased with it too my friend. Great recording solution 👌
I also bought the grey coured Line 6 bass pod a couple of years later too. Another absolutely awesome piece of kit for recording on a budget.
@@davidbriggs9675 awesome mate
I loved the shape and portability too.Great video.
Cheers bro
Orale Vato! Digging your video, Ese. Keep them coming
Will do
So many great tone possibilities, thanks for the review!!
You're most welcome mate
Ty Mike, Great demo and learned some things for sure will playing with my pod using your advice.
Great buddy
The manual for this is still available to download online!!
Thanks so much for this video. I have a Pod and love it too.
You're most welcome David 🙏
I have had many multi effects throughout the last 20 years. Korg, Digitech, Zoom, Boss etc.. always some that sound better or worse. But I haven’t seen any knobs oriented multi effects which are as fun as the bean. I have bought and sold beans and currently decided to stick to the Bass Pod XT and the 2.0..too much fun, however limited..
They need an 9VAC power and it’s a good thing they have 2.5 pin so it won’t fit any Boss type 9VDC adapter.
Great fun mate
Still use my old POD 2.0 every day for home use and managed to source one of the small stands which lets you sit it on desktop at very convenient angle. With either the Floorboard or FB4 footswitch , it is so flexible .Quick tip for you : Press Tap & Manual at the. same time and Pod latches into the sub directories / options so you can scroll through either the second group of 16 amps or alternatively the various cabs without having to perform finger gymnastics :)
Thanks for the videos
Woah! What?? I have to try that! Thanks mate for the awesome tip! 👍👍👍😊🙏
@@Chinaguitarsceptic No bother. Meant to say, when you want to go back to " normal service " just hit "Tap"
Good luck :)
Best bit of advice I've heard all year... cheers!
I have this line 6 pod, and done the action you described but nothing
happens or changes.. am I missing something ?
@@kingdom777866 Sorry to hear that. Difficult to diagnose from afar. I have 2 Pod 2.0’s and both do exactly as described in my earlier response to Mike. Wonder if perhaps the chip / model version might be different in your own . The ones l have were had the additional amps and cabs in the “ background “ . Perhaps it doesn’t work with upgraded versions or the original Pod 2.0 with 16 models and cabs?
Great vid Mike, who'd have thought the old pod had so many great usable tones. As a purely bedroom guitarist I shall keep my eye out for one of these , it will be the perfect addition to my bedroom rig of g&l Asat and Fender mustang amp !
Yes cool mate. They are really cheap second hand now.
Who knew the pod would hold up so well. Fun video!
Thanks Daniel 😊👍🙏
There are other stuff "hidden" in there like the stomp box boost and the presence boost too.
Oooooh tell me more, I'll check it the manual in more depth too
It has a wah wah in it too. Also you can change the reverb from spring to hall. Its also fun to change the speakers.
I'm sitting here with a POD v1 that I upgraded to a v2 (line6 sent us early adaptors a chip you replace). If you buy the big floorboard you add the wah & volume pedals as well as individual effect on/off: drive, boost, chorus and delay (going off memory here). Tuner has a better read out on the FB. 21 year old POD and still works perfectly.
Cool Mike! I wonder how MANY totally MISSED that second bank of amps! A look @ the speaker sims next?
Yes brother. I saw that ola seems to have picked up on the pod yesterday too! Has he been watching? Lol. I wish!
@@Chinaguitarsceptic Hahah why not? LOTS of people watch you! I do!
I saw an L6 Pod2 for sale here yesterday for A$100!
I always loved my POD Xt. So convenient and packed with cool features. Would love to hear you do a longer comparison video between this and the AxeFX III going through your most used patches/settings on both. Just for kicks and giggles. I know the AxeFX III will sound better, but I want to see just "how much" better and how close Line 6 got nearly 20 years ago to proper tones. God bless and rock on bro!
You got it brother I'll do that.
Full of surprises for sure... flip it over and see if anything else is under that! Thank.
Lol apparently there are still more features to discover
Just about to pick one of these up this afternoon that I’ve bought off facebook marketplace for £55 👍 looking forward to using it.
What a discovery, sounds great !
Cheers David.
Already said it in the previous vids but i love the pod.
I quite like your Harley Benton there too, very nice 👍
Lots of nice comments about the guitar too here. Thanks 🎸😊👍🙏
I always thought about getting one of these but for some reason was never able to pull the trigger. Thanks Mike.
Great opportunity to check one out second hand now my friend :-)
Great demo! Good sounds!
Thanks Janice 😊👍
The Dumble emulations alone are worth their weight in gold!
They surely are
Glad you found the extra amps and cabs. I bought one after your first video. Had one years ago when they came out. I am trying to locate the editing software. If I can find it I’ll let you know.
Please do mate I didn't know they did any that long ago!
CGS on the line six site go to software downloads and pick pod 2.0 in the software. Search all programs. You should find the line six monkey program and an editor program that is supposed to work with the pod 2.0. I haven’t downloaded or tried it yet. You have to ave a midi input to the computer. I have to get a midi to usb to try it. Good luck.
@@johnl.donofrio2441 I wonder if the focusrite interface midi would work?
CGS I bet it would. I have one. Maybe this weekend I’ll give it a try.
@@ChinaguitarscepticLine 6 sent me a link to the editor. I don't know how to send it to you through you tube. I think it is the same line six editor you find when putting in the info for your pod at support download site. There are two programs to look for. Line six editor and line six monkey. Monkey will update firmware if you need or want to. I didn't try my focusrite yet but I bought the fore sub to midi controller on Amazon. It was $16. I chose that one because the comments said their support was good. You have to make sure you plug the adapter in correctly. It is opposite of what you first think. When the program started I had trouble getting the set to recognize my pod. The progress that you have to have the Adaptor set at both only and output Windows didn't do it that way automatically. When the program came up it just showed the library. I finely found the editor in the window drop down. The editor can control the pod and make changes to the presets. Apparently there are presets out there that you can find and load into the pod from the library and callback up any you create. Haven't done much with this yet. Oh, you might have to register your pod to get access to the software. You have to at least create an account. I had no trouble registering mine even though I got it used. Good luck if you try this. I don't know how popular your pod videos were but this might make a good one
I would find a couple of amps i liked and just use those with the 4 channel footswitch and did hundreds of gigs with it... it was great... but i think it was hard on the pa tweeters
LINE 6 POD very nice!
Thank you
What acoustic
what acoustic song is playing in end of video thanks
Ha!! Ive just bought tge pod 2.0.... again.. sold it many years ago 😂
But heard a guy play in a pod xt online with Jamulus, and wow a great tone.. and then it just hit me.. dahm, gonna get it, again.. 😂😂
Great vids!! Thanks
Thank you and I'm delighted it inspired you to revisit the pod. Enjoy! 😊👍🙏
Great video ,I've just started at 53 .
I have jus got one of these pods I think there great.
Can I ask how do I connect the pod to my laptop!
I'm trying to get a status quo tone.Old school rock for me.
I have a line 6 amp and the pod.
Thanks again.
I think that the pod does connect to a computer but sadly I've never tried it. I'll see if I can and then if successful ill make a video for you.
Suuuuper helpful
I gigged with one of these for years great unit
Cool bro. I think this is still giggable
@@Chinaguitarsceptic for sure it is. Every try it with pedals?
@@darafitzsmokie not yet but you've planted a seed now!
@@darafitzsmokie not yet but you've planted a seed now!
@@Chinaguitarsceptic when I was gigging in Lanzarote I used the pod as an amp into the pa. Put a cry baby, overdrive and a delay in front. Perfect! Saved me having to bring my amp.
Cheers Mate
My pleasure
Have PODs 1.0, 2.0, xt, xtLive and the pedalboard accoutrements for all that are required 😊. Stopped buying at Helix because I adore my store of PODs … esp running through my Line 6 DuoVerb and/or recording console. God has been very generous with me and I have many pedals as well, but when push comes to shove as they say, I like my xt with the Ethernet cable into the pedalboard … sometimes with a fuzz or two in front of the POD. I have no idea how anyone could have more fun and get more done with any other devices so simply.😊😁
🎸👨🏼⚕️🫶✌️♾️🇬🇧🏴🇺🇸. Cheers/ Slainte and Godspeed.
I Love my POD 2.0!!
Me too my friend. Thanks 😊
I still love my Pod 2.0.
You and me both bro
Did anybody know how it sound thrue amp in this case is Marshall DSL5c?
There is a switch to allow you to turn off the emulating circuit and put it through an amp.
LOL. Read the manual. I've been using my POD 2.0 for 20 years and rocking some serious recordings. Enjoy!
How do you have the Pod hooked up to your audio interface?
I go in stereo into the 2i2. Direct or if left and right. The computer then records in stereo and I can match it up with the video.
Can I use it with only headphones
yes! I do that all the time.
@@coldwar1977 thanks bro :)))
I use the Dumble emulator all the time time through the lealie!
That's awesome mate
Great video Brent! Thank you! This is one of the few effects boxes that seems more geared toward simple Rock & Roll sounds and I’ve never heard a sound on this machine that doesn’t appeal to the ear. In your experience are there any other all-rounder Classic Rock-bent guitar effects units other than the Pod 2 that have been on the less expensive side, which sound as great as this one? My only complaint is that the Pod is not battery powered? Have you ever tried the Chinese made knock-off aka the Behringer V-amp 2 or 3? If yes, how does it compare? I don’t like using real amps or plug-ins…but an all-in-one box with knobs and buttons.
I have tried the v amp but it's not quite as good IMHO. If you want battery powered I can highly recommend the pocket pod which I use on all my demos. Got mine for 50 quid and it's excellent.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic Does the Brit Classic and the Fender from the Pocket Pod sound the same as in the 2.0? I’m asking because I don’t like the Line 6 XT or HD sounds. They ruined the warmth of the 2.0 to make it sound more “bright or modern” but I only like the 2.0 version.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic have you tried the Johnson J-Station circa 2000-ish? Made in USA too.
Yes they sound the same mate.
No I'd like to
The POD deserves some cred for what it did when it did it. You can hear the sound chipset creating some artifact noise but it's not too annoying. There are better options these days but this could be used for practice and even some light street gigging where the modeling quality wouldn't be an issue. These are pretty inexpensive used and I still use my Pocket POD from time to time.
I don't think you would still hear it in a mix as I can barely hear it solo, but totally agree.
Imagine just learning now about a POD 2.0 after dragging an acoustic around the country as trucker for the last couple of decades then getting off the road after that long and discovering one at a pawn shop after buying your first electric in twenty plus years. That's what I'm going through right now and have only had mine for about 5 or 6 weeks, which is exactly how long I've known about it. We used to have to buy a digital delay and overdrive and distortion pedals, don't forget chorus and flanger you gotta have those. So this thing does everything I had the spend many paydays on back then. I know my delay pedal had more adjustment on it as well as the flanger and chorus but wow in one package I have everything I need and it only cost me $60. As an old dude I usually bitch about technology but I'm down with this kind for sure. This technology rocks.
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Oh and don't ruin it for me. I still feel like a kid on Christmas morning. I'll catch up with tech later, I'm having too much fun.
Why my pod make ground noise
If it's on clean tones as well as on crunch tones then it's likely to be your guitar cable or guitar that aren't properly grounded
Will they stay preset?
The current preset stays in the memory but not the preset presets...!!! :-)
was definitely ahead of its time but to me something is lacking in its gain/fuzz/overdrive department, but thats just me. digging it mang!
Yes you have to be careful and sympathetic with eq on the high gain tones or they can be very harsh.
Works just as well with an overdrive in front of it
got my pod 2.0 a month ago, used 50 euros in Rome. When it came out i was totally interested in valve amps and did not care of it. It's a little beast. Don't care much of how close it can get to real amps, it sounds great. I just connect it to pa. Tried to check feedback morphing with a modified turbo rat on it...and it screams. I still love valve amps, but this box has incredible sounds. I'll make a video of it as soon as i can. Thanx for the video man!!
Thanks brother. You are so right. The sounds are the main thing. It doesn't matter how close they are to the models they are based on. What really matters is the tones are great and very useable. I hope you do make videos on it. Please let me know 😊👍
@@ChinaguitarscepticHi man, here's my first impression on pod. Not as good as you are in making videos, i just play...and i love it😜 hope you like it. Cheers from Rome
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I’m confused at how to get the other amp sounds
Simply hold down the tap button as you select the amp or cab selection.
Hey Mike...great video...yeah..the Vr 2 stuff is a step up in their evolution and only the newer Helix level stuff starts sounding better in the high gain...that's where I start to back away...the more higher gain tones you go for, the more distorted it gets into that ice-picky digital noise...cane explain better but there's something lost for sure I the frequencies...just turns me off...but otherwise a great tool for what it is...and for the neck of it, I'll be hooking up my old Pod Pro with Floorboard just to mess around! Used to play with my headphones that way all the time! 😎🎸🐦🤘
Yes you have to dial in sympathetic eq to deal with the higher gain settings but there's good tone in there.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic I'll be messing around with my for sure! 😎🎸🐦
I have one and I use it.for a worship band and I have. Foot pedal for it
Awesome brother
Wow... a POD 2.0 video in 2020. I just found mine in a box somewhere, works fine! I was wondering how to store the presets on my laptop. because the last line6 monkey software doesn't seem to support the 2.0 anymore. any pointers?
I wonder if you can still get older versions
@@Chinaguitarsceptic well you can.. but there's so many of them... haven't got the time to check 'em all out.
@@TheMedicalEngineer leave it with me
V1.77 was the last version of monkey that was for pod 2
@@Chinaguitarsceptic why does my v1.77 read the 2.0 as an XT, and can't save the presets ...
I loved my P.O.D. ver 2. That is until the power supply quit working.. Line 6 doesn't make it anymore, there's no aftermarket makers. Guard that power supply, once it quits your pod is finished.
No it's not and I can tell u how you can run it cordless too!!!! Blackstar makes a rechargeable battery unit that is used for their Blackstar smaller amps so u can play them without being plugged into the wall. I stumbled onto this by accident the other day. I own 2 of the rechargeable Blackstar battery packs and they last a long time too. The cords that the battery pack came with contain one that fits the Line#6 POD 2.0 perfectly , and only this unit and that's it!!....crazy!!!.....I just guessed it might work and it did - I can take the POD now anywhere and use it as a battery powered mini amp/rack unit now .....crazy !!!!......the BLACKSTAR battery pack can be purchased on Amazon for $80 (Reverb.com for $70) and it's part # PSU-PB-1-VD (model SKO2T -15001002 made by SIMSUKIAN) it comes with international adapters for any wall outlet - they clip in or out of the adapter....cool as hell!!!!!...the PB stands for Power Bank .......it also lights up as a flashlight too and has 5 blue lights on top that tell you when it's charged or depleted......best of luck!!!.....the POD 2.0 RULES !!!!!!!
Update - yes -Amazon carries it for $80 (small quantities left) but you can buy it on Reverb.com for $69.99 and it's the same exact one I have and use ....good luck!!!.......AND there are full manuals online to print that detail everything if you lost or misplaced your booklet. The manuals online go much further in Depth explaining all the hidden features of the POD 2.0 ....very easy to find and print!!!.....nowadays you can find any manual from any era online easily and print them. I do this all the time when I am out at resale shops searching for hidden gems,I look up the manuals to see how the gear works !!! Thank dog for the internet!!!!
I'll be sure to take very good care of the psu then my friend. Thanks for the heads up
Hi John, I followed this up with line 6 for you and you'll be delighted to know that there is still an aftermarket psu available for the pod and many other line 6 products. It's the PX-2G and here is a link for you : www.google.com/search?q=line+6+px+2+g&rlz=1C1GCEB_enDE842DE842&oq=line+6+px+2+g&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l6.3201j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
It's around £20 and its the approved replacement. I hope this gets you back up and running mate! 👍😊
You can use a laptop power supply, it'll have the correct voltage and higher amperage. Or head down to the local goodwill and start trying some
WHOAAHH THX A LOOTT MATEEE!!
Awesome invention 👍👍👍 auto subs!
Cheers buddy, welcome to the channel my friend. 😊👍🙏
Not too shabby for what it is and its age!
Hopefully the same can be said of it's owner!!! LOL
I have a line six v 240 and I don't know what all the amp models are they don't call them by there real names like Brit j 2000 , Brit lead , there are a bunch .
I'm really impressed with line 6 modelling from these early units to the new hx range.
Yup I didn't know these existed either, DOH!!!!
Fun when you find something like this isn't it.
@@Chinaguitarsceptic sure is mate, I still use mine for band rehearsal and still cuts the mustard, I have the floor unit aswell which connects to the pod that is solid and still works, I've owned mine since 2001😄
My output jack quit!
Roger McGuinn likes it! All I need to know!
Cool
2.0 was great... then the PodXt became a fizz box, LOL!
Twiddle about twiddle about, and get some... nice tones :0)
Lol. Yup you got it mate.
Dude, just get the SW to access all the internal goodies! Line 6 Edit.
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Lol
I still love my Pod 2.0.
Still same as that mate