The x3 live remains one of the best modelers I've ever had, and I've had plenty. A pro tip for this or ANY modeler is to tweak the EQ so it doesn't sound so artificial. Just do a low cut at 80~90hz and a high cut at around 12khz (try cutting from 8khz to 12khz and see how it sounds). It's gonna sound a lot more like the real amps the X3 is trying to emulate
I really enjoyed this video , Your sense of humor is great. i was hooked from the second you slapped a Mr. Bean sticker on your Pod X3 Bean . the only Line6 product i own atm is the PodExpress (the original red one) and i love it so much I am definitely going to be purchasing the new Pod Express Black , its super simple, intuitive and the sounds you can get both intentionally and by accident are absolutely phenomenal and work for any and every genre .
Hey mate, just wanted to let you know that according to Leon Todd here on UA-cam, the first generation Line 6 beans (which is everything from the original POD to the X3 series) have some kind of compression baked into the design separate from the actual compression effect in the unit, similar to how vintage tube amps have that "sag" type of compression that occurs when cranking the master volume. When you were explaining the quality you notice that distinguishes modelers from tube amps, I thought that this is what you may be referring to. It is important to note that most of these early modelers were NOT trying to emulate more raw, "amp-in-the-room" or realistic amp sounds, but rather a processed studio sound that could be used by professionals for recording. Thousands of albums from the late 90's and onwards were recorded with such devices, like one of my favorite modern Hard Rock albums, Crossfade's self-titled debut released in 2004. Ed Sloan used a Line 6 POD Pro rack-mount for that. Yes, a lot of them were marketed as practice tools as well, but that was not their primary intended purpose. Love your videos, keep on Rocking! \m/
@@SerpentsBane1995 thanks for the comment mate! Yeah I did notice you do get a more mix ready when plugging the POD in line, I can see a lot of people loving these, me included! Also turning off the emulation and putting the POD in power stack mode to plug into a power amp really makes some models shine!
Original POD and X3 are NOT the same generation. They completely changed their modeling process between POD 2.0 and XT/X3. The original POD is the TubeTone modeling of the original Line 6 amps (AxSys/AX2/Flextone/Flextone II), the XT/X3 are the "Point-To-Point Interactive" modeling of the Vetta amps and later. Just to clear that up.
@@TheMusicalSchizo I've heard from numerous videos here on this platform that the first substantial change in how Line 6 went about making their models, and their overall system more generally, is the jump from POD XT to HD500. That's why the X3 Pro had over a hundred amp models, all from the previous generation. To to get their new ones you had to make the jump to newer HD series, which were incompatible with previous releases. Whatever change Line 6 made between POD 2.0 and the XT, it was not big enough to prevent earlier amp models from compatibility on the X3, which was just a collection of their work pre-HD series. Hence, the XT/X3 just being a stopgap between the generations and often regarded being part of the 1st. \m/
my buddy gave me his X3 this summer and I've had a lot of fun with it. great job showing it off, sooner or later I'll get around to doing a video on it too 🤘
5:40 - I think that's because it's a port of the model from the original POD/2.0? They sold a few of those and some others as DLC for the POD XT and the X3 pretty much just an updated version of that, which includes these additional amps and some other changes. I recently got myself a 2.0 and have an XT coming soon. It's not the greatest, but still fun - especially since I got both very cheap. And it's nice to have a silent rig that's more plug-and-play than PC sims. Not to even mention that enough time passed since they originally released that it's a sound some people actually might get nostalgic for.
I still need to figure out which amp models are from where, from what I was told the DLC ones for the X3 work better for certain things. But I can see why a lot of people would be nostalgic, some tones do sound very familiar.
I find it funny that you mentioned the bean does industrial sounds very well when Fear Factory used the bean to great effect so much. So it's influenced my choice of tone to the point where I search out the amp models that they had like their modded jcm800 and their bedonk and stuff
We're all nostalgic watching this... Epic!!! I wonder if I can dial something good !!! Grew up with it, and it brings back some good memories!! Thanks for the fun vid LINE6 MONKEYY!!!!
The differences in the blind test were night and day, super easy to tell which was which. BUT! the difference isn't quite so pronounced that it couldn't be fixed with simple EQ, imo. So... y'know. Do with that what you will. Glad to see you finally got your hands on a Pod. I skipped the bean and pretty much all versions up until the HD500. I.... honestly hated that unit. It never sounded good to me, as much as I wanted to like it. ...and now my main amp is a Vetta 2 HD. How the turns have tabled.
The emulations really aint the best on the POD, specially if you have the real deal, but what I really like are the tones line 6 made specifically for it, not the ones trying to be one amp or another. Really been enjoying the little bean, its a fun piece of gear
They have updated most of those unique amps for newer releases and software and I actually like them as well. I think that's the one thing that amp modeling is not doing enough of is unique amps that aren't either out there already or not available with a real amp like I love the Otto audio 1111 for a reason, it's so sick and does so much. The badonk and other unique ones are cool @@ebheron
1:54 That's the POD XT, not the X3. You can look at the X3 as a "XT Game of The Year Edition." It uses the exact same simulation tech as the XT (Based around the Analog Devices SHARC DSP chip) but you have a dual signal path and all the models from the XT + all the model packs you'd have to buy separately for the XT. These units can still sound good, but you have to tweak things a bit. I still have a XT Live which I sometimes use from time to time. Those things were heavy and built like tanks thanks to to the steel chassis. Disable the speaker simulation and put an IR instead and you still have decent tones from it. Ironically, Line 6 still makes the Pocket POD, which was a cut down version of the POD 2.0 in a smaller size. In the right hands you couldn't tell it from a real amp in a mix. DTP's Ziltoid the Omniscient had all its guitars recorded using the POD. And not this one. The first version of it.
I also still have an xt live. It still sounds awful. It absolutely kills any character coming from your guitar. As an effect unit however, it's pretty great for smashing sounds.
Can you run 2 amp sims in parallel and mix the signal to make something unique ? A box with 2 or 3 beans, and a mixer is smaller than a tube amp. And less expensive.
@@ebheron Wonderbar. Sounding real is good, but sounding good might be more fun. Amp sims maker seem limited by the real stuff, no one seem to make a truly fantasy unicorn amps. Something in the spirit of the Tom Scholz Rockman mix with unicornwave.
I'm on a typical Brazilian budget situation and decided to go for an yamaha thr-II , just to practice at home guitar and bass. Im having a reeaaaally hard time trying to dial a heavy sound on it (basically every video I found on UA-cam is like a 80's metal , like ts-pushed JCM800) with a lot of squeals and 3 day kong delays and verbs. Not that I don't like those, but what im after is a big fat chug rythm tone, like and-justice-for-all-Hetfield kinda sound, or a more recent Rammstein tone. Anyone can shine a light on the problem?
@@minjiigo I never used the Yamaha so I dunno if I can help there, but I can recommend the POD like I did in the video, you can find it used cheap and it is great for what it is, it works as an audio interface on Windows still and it is great for these heavy chonky industrial type of sounds
The x3 live remains one of the best modelers I've ever had, and I've had plenty. A pro tip for this or ANY modeler is to tweak the EQ so it doesn't sound so artificial. Just do a low cut at 80~90hz and a high cut at around 12khz (try cutting from 8khz to 12khz and see how it sounds). It's gonna sound a lot more like the real amps the X3 is trying to emulate
@@gusblacksmith9 thanks for the tip! I’ve been messing with the EQ on it a bit and I can already tell it makes things a lot better
I really enjoyed this video , Your sense of humor is great. i was hooked from the second you slapped a Mr. Bean sticker on your Pod X3 Bean . the only Line6 product i own atm is the PodExpress (the original red one) and i love it so much I am definitely going to be purchasing the new Pod Express Black , its super simple, intuitive and the sounds you can get both intentionally and by accident are absolutely phenomenal and work for any and every genre .
Omfg this is the best channel ever, please come to brazil
Bro I came to see if all other vids were this funny
Hey mate, just wanted to let you know that according to Leon Todd here on UA-cam, the first generation Line 6 beans (which is everything from the original POD to the X3 series) have some kind of compression baked into the design separate from the actual compression effect in the unit, similar to how vintage tube amps have that "sag" type of compression that occurs when cranking the master volume. When you were explaining the quality you notice that distinguishes modelers from tube amps, I thought that this is what you may be referring to.
It is important to note that most of these early modelers were NOT trying to emulate more raw, "amp-in-the-room" or realistic amp sounds, but rather a processed studio sound that could be used by professionals for recording. Thousands of albums from the late 90's and onwards were recorded with such devices, like one of my favorite modern Hard Rock albums, Crossfade's self-titled debut released in 2004. Ed Sloan used a Line 6 POD Pro rack-mount for that. Yes, a lot of them were marketed as practice tools as well, but that was not their primary intended purpose.
Love your videos, keep on Rocking! \m/
@@SerpentsBane1995 thanks for the comment mate! Yeah I did notice you do get a more mix ready when plugging the POD in line, I can see a lot of people loving these, me included!
Also turning off the emulation and putting the POD in power stack mode to plug into a power amp really makes some models shine!
@@ebheron Awesome man, check out that Crossfade album for some legit POD tones! \m/
Original POD and X3 are NOT the same generation. They completely changed their modeling process between POD 2.0 and XT/X3. The original POD is the TubeTone modeling of the original Line 6 amps (AxSys/AX2/Flextone/Flextone II), the XT/X3 are the "Point-To-Point Interactive" modeling of the Vetta amps and later. Just to clear that up.
@@TheMusicalSchizo I've heard from numerous videos here on this platform that the first substantial change in how Line 6 went about making their models, and their overall system more generally, is the jump from POD XT to HD500. That's why the X3 Pro had over a hundred amp models, all from the previous generation. To to get their new ones you had to make the jump to newer HD series, which were incompatible with previous releases.
Whatever change Line 6 made between POD 2.0 and the XT, it was not big enough to prevent earlier amp models from compatibility on the X3, which was just a collection of their work pre-HD series. Hence, the XT/X3 just being a stopgap between the generations and often regarded being part of the 1st. \m/
The Holy Trinity: Ebheron + Line6 POD + Donkey Kong Country background music.
my buddy gave me his X3 this summer and I've had a lot of fun with it. great job showing it off, sooner or later I'll get around to doing a video on it too 🤘
Awesome! I’ll check it out!
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Muito Obrigado!
5:40 - I think that's because it's a port of the model from the original POD/2.0? They sold a few of those and some others as DLC for the POD XT and the X3 pretty much just an updated version of that, which includes these additional amps and some other changes.
I recently got myself a 2.0 and have an XT coming soon. It's not the greatest, but still fun - especially since I got both very cheap. And it's nice to have a silent rig that's more plug-and-play than PC sims. Not to even mention that enough time passed since they originally released that it's a sound some people actually might get nostalgic for.
I still need to figure out which amp models are from where, from what I was told the DLC ones for the X3 work better for certain things.
But I can see why a lot of people would be nostalgic, some tones do sound very familiar.
I find it funny that you mentioned the bean does industrial sounds very well when Fear Factory used the bean to great effect so much. So it's influenced my choice of tone to the point where I search out the amp models that they had like their modded jcm800 and their bedonk and stuff
Interesting, I didn’t know that
session guys from nashville used these a ton
Have a sub, I like your style!
Meteoro nitrus drive
@@ZX6_dJ um crássico
We're all nostalgic watching this... Epic!!! I wonder if I can dial something good !!! Grew up with it, and it brings back some good memories!! Thanks for the fun vid LINE6 MONKEYY!!!!
Thanks for watching!
In a mix, it’s almost impossible to tell the difference. It’s all about the feel.
The differences in the blind test were night and day, super easy to tell which was which. BUT! the difference isn't quite so pronounced that it couldn't be fixed with simple EQ, imo. So... y'know. Do with that what you will.
Glad to see you finally got your hands on a Pod. I skipped the bean and pretty much all versions up until the HD500. I.... honestly hated that unit. It never sounded good to me, as much as I wanted to like it.
...and now my main amp is a Vetta 2 HD. How the turns have tabled.
The emulations really aint the best on the POD, specially if you have the real deal, but what I really like are the tones line 6 made specifically for it, not the ones trying to be one amp or another. Really been enjoying the little bean, its a fun piece of gear
They have updated most of those unique amps for newer releases and software and I actually like them as well. I think that's the one thing that amp modeling is not doing enough of is unique amps that aren't either out there already or not available with a real amp like I love the Otto audio 1111 for a reason, it's so sick and does so much. The badonk and other unique ones are cool @@ebheron
1:54 That's the POD XT, not the X3.
You can look at the X3 as a "XT Game of The Year Edition." It uses the exact same simulation tech as the XT (Based around the Analog Devices SHARC DSP chip) but you have a dual signal path and all the models from the XT + all the model packs you'd have to buy separately for the XT. These units can still sound good, but you have to tweak things a bit. I still have a XT Live which I sometimes use from time to time. Those things were heavy and built like tanks thanks to to the steel chassis. Disable the speaker simulation and put an IR instead and you still have decent tones from it. Ironically, Line 6 still makes the Pocket POD, which was a cut down version of the POD 2.0 in a smaller size. In the right hands you couldn't tell it from a real amp in a mix. DTP's Ziltoid the Omniscient had all its guitars recorded using the POD. And not this one. The first version of it.
Oh man I love Ziltoid! Had no idea it was all POD, good to know!
I also still have an xt live. It still sounds awful. It absolutely kills any character coming from your guitar. As an effect unit however, it's pretty great for smashing sounds.
About the “squelching” sound, that can be taken out using the post EQ as a low pass filter everything at around 9kHz
I was thinking about that... the EQ seems really important to get better tones out of the POD, I need to spend more time with it
I bought the POD 2.0 a few years ago for 100 euro, because it sounds fun! Reminds me of old UA-cam metal covers... :)
Honestly, I was fooled. I was going to say Amp A was real, because it had a background hum so I thought that would be the amp. Hmm....
Haha! Both were going through a tube power amp so both had some hum going on! The POD did a surprisingly good job tho!
Love the The Sims™ looking UI design of the Gear gox
I miss the Sims looking UI things
This bean is ancient. That’s the Atari of modeler’s.
try andget a podbean HD id love to hear the comparison
9:40 is that a chicken in my left ear?
Perhaps…
Oh yes the bean 🤘🏼
This unit is a jem!
Can you run 2 amp sims in parallel and mix the signal to make something unique ?
A box with 2 or 3 beans, and a mixer is smaller than a tube amp. And less expensive.
Yes, this model of the POD you can mix up to two different signal chains even
@@ebheron Wonderbar. Sounding real is good, but sounding good might be more fun.
Amp sims maker seem limited by the real stuff, no one seem to make a truly fantasy unicorn amps.
Something in the spirit of the Tom Scholz Rockman mix with unicornwave.
Cuvave Cube Baby counts! It honestly has better amp modeling than POD X3. Controls suck but I'm amazed at the tone it puts out.
Can't underestimate the little guy!
@@ebheron You can even add custom IR's and stream music via bluetooth. It's no slouch!
@@ebheron Just saw your previous video reviewing the "Cheap Dingus." I proudly own one, in addition to a Quad Cortex. I enjoy them both!
It's vintage, it MUST sound great!
I'm on a typical Brazilian budget situation and decided to go for an yamaha thr-II , just to practice at home guitar and bass. Im having a reeaaaally hard time trying to dial a heavy sound on it (basically every video I found on UA-cam is like a 80's metal , like ts-pushed JCM800) with a lot of squeals and 3 day kong delays and verbs. Not that I don't like those, but what im after is a big fat chug rythm tone, like and-justice-for-all-Hetfield kinda sound, or a more recent Rammstein tone. Anyone can shine a light on the problem?
@@minjiigo I never used the Yamaha so I dunno if I can help there, but I can recommend the POD like I did in the video, you can find it used cheap and it is great for what it is, it works as an audio interface on Windows still and it is great for these heavy chonky industrial type of sounds
So im guessing you turned off the cab sim when you did the a/b test but its supposed to sound good when you turn off the cab sim and use a modern ir
Yeah I turned the cabsim off and used it in powerstack mode since I was connecting straight into a tube power amp
0:53 the new version lost the butt crack
Dammit now I want a POD 2.0 just for the butt crack
How can we live without it