Jonny R
Volcano Fireologist
Not a new product on the market by any means - but my first time owning a modeller.
OK, picked up a POD 2.0 for a very cheap price the other day...had been looking around for an amp modeller for a little while. Decided for the stuff I'll use it for the 2.0 would be fine, and they gave me such a decent price that I couldn't refuse (a lot cheaper than I could get an XT for too). Thought it would be a good practice tool for the money.
Anyway, took it home, plugged in, and played it through my Sennheiser HD515 headphones (pretty decent cans). Sounded pretty good, but some of the sounds weren't really doing it for me overall. It sounded kinda weird and tinny until I tweaked the EQ a bit. I think because I'm used to playing a tube amp pretty loud it's hard to realistically compare unless you play the POD really loud. Overall, I wasn't so impressed with the sound of it through the cans.
I plugged the POD into my stereo instead - a Plinius amplifier into Tannoy monitors - and WOW, it just seems to suit this set-up so much more. The amp models sound really good through the stereo. Most of the models sound really good without needing to tweak too much when I play it through this set-up.
I'm not too bothered about whether the models match every last nuance of the amps simulated - what I bought it for it does really well (practice, home recording). I recorded one track over some backing, and it sounds pretty good on that too.
Have to say, overall I'm much more impressed with the POD than I thought I would be. I was interested in the VOX Tonelab, but that was three times the price of what I payed - and I didn't want one that much.
For what it is I'd give the POD an 8 out of 10. Good sounds that work for practicing, and come out well on recordings. It's not a 5k tube amp, so I don't expect it to sound exactly the same. But what it does, it does pretty well.
OK, picked up a POD 2.0 for a very cheap price the other day...had been looking around for an amp modeller for a little while. Decided for the stuff I'll use it for the 2.0 would be fine, and they gave me such a decent price that I couldn't refuse (a lot cheaper than I could get an XT for too). Thought it would be a good practice tool for the money.
Anyway, took it home, plugged in, and played it through my Sennheiser HD515 headphones (pretty decent cans). Sounded pretty good, but some of the sounds weren't really doing it for me overall. It sounded kinda weird and tinny until I tweaked the EQ a bit. I think because I'm used to playing a tube amp pretty loud it's hard to realistically compare unless you play the POD really loud. Overall, I wasn't so impressed with the sound of it through the cans.
I plugged the POD into my stereo instead - a Plinius amplifier into Tannoy monitors - and WOW, it just seems to suit this set-up so much more. The amp models sound really good through the stereo. Most of the models sound really good without needing to tweak too much when I play it through this set-up.
I'm not too bothered about whether the models match every last nuance of the amps simulated - what I bought it for it does really well (practice, home recording). I recorded one track over some backing, and it sounds pretty good on that too.
Have to say, overall I'm much more impressed with the POD than I thought I would be. I was interested in the VOX Tonelab, but that was three times the price of what I payed - and I didn't want one that much.
For what it is I'd give the POD an 8 out of 10. Good sounds that work for practicing, and come out well on recordings. It's not a 5k tube amp, so I don't expect it to sound exactly the same. But what it does, it does pretty well.
