POD Go Update

[Aceman]

So, this thing has been to gigs and rehearsals and such now....Overall I really love it.

A few new findings. Some good some bad some just things.

1. I was going to need a couple of lighter rock settings. While there were tons of amps, and a Vox might be my go to, I tried turning the volume down on my SD1+JCM800 main sound. I was VERY impressed with how well that worked. I'm a "always on 10" guy, but this is perfect for what I need. Kudos.

2. The bank switch is annoying. When you go up a bank, the patches in the current bank start flashing. It's really hard to see down there, and I am not sure what bank I'm in until I hit a patch. I almost need a bank "map" by the unit.

3. Snapshots are really awesome. Only been experimenting with them. But - I often use a tight delay for some "crunchier" tones (Think Quiet Riot), and I can snapshot to exactly that where I can just tap on a button and get right to a setting where the only thing that changes in the delay settings. Very handy!

4. Sometimes I'd like just one more effect available. For example - I never use the Loop option. I'd much rather be able to put an EQ or another delay or a pitch shift in there. And while always having a Wah and a Volume available is nice, I never use a volume. Since I do use an overdrive with the JCM800, I lose a spot there.

5. Now - something I realized with the Loop. I COULD put my G3N in the loop and have 3 more settings available under foot, plus banks and banks of them!

6. When in Stomp mode, I love the colored patches. Delay is always green, Reverb Orange, Mod is blue. And I can put whatever button wherever. Really handy.

7. I used it for Bass the last gig also. Sounded great and avoided a cable hassle on stage. I just hit the patch, put my wireless into my bass, and good to go.

8. The Talkbox effect sucks. That bummed me out.


All in all, while there are a couple of compromises, the thing just sounds fantastic, is uber-tweakable, and there is a way to do whatever I really want. And, while I'd like to really tweak some specific patches, it's getting really easy to know where my things are, and I get a lot of mileage out of the 4 button square + stomp mode.

A. Basic JCM 800 + Delay, Chorus, Reverb and EQ for Lead boost.
B. Same setting with wild Delay, Flanger, Tweaked Wah...mostly special effect sort of things
C. Same setting with yet different delays and reverbs
D. Soldano Crunch with classic Digital Delay, Dimension C, and Lexiconish reverb

or

A Synth Pedal
B Clean Sound - with chorus delay and reverb pedals
C Bass - Ampeg + Compressor and EQ
D JCM 800

I'm thinking that like the A patch should always be my JCM800 home patch for convenience plus three others for fast an easy switching without hassling with the flashing bank foolishness.

So that really handles a lot. I have a few other settings - One for Still Of The Night, Def Lepp Hysteria, and a couple others I'm working on. Need to do a VH1 patch. Just getting into really doing song/band patches these days.

 

[Archer250]

Yeah my old teacher uses one and he sounds great.

I haven't tried one, but I hear it uses the same "OS" as the Helix, and I tried a Helix Stomp recently and it sounded GREAT

 

[larryguitar]

If I had the time/money/attention span, I'd like to get 10 or 12 multi-effects units that all have effects loops, and put each into the effects loop of the next. I envision some kind of modeling 'rig to rule them all' with every sound from every maker available, and all completely unusable just due to the sheer complexity of the thing.

Larry

 

[Mincer]

I think Helix or the Helix LT would solve the issues you are having. But working with any multi effects, you have to re-think how you normally like stuff. I use the HX Effects, and while I can make effects chains in any order, up to 9 or so effects, I can only turn on or off 6 effects at a time. So it is always something.

 

[Aceman]

I think Helix or the Helix LT would solve the issues you are having. But working with any multi effects, you have to re-think how you normally like stuff. I use the HX Effects, and while I can make effects chains in any order, up to 9 or so effects, I can only turn on or off 6 effects at a time. So it is always something.

Yes it would, but I just don't really have the need for it. Or the desire to spend that much to get those features.

As much as I would love Volume>Wah>Comp>OD>EQ>Amp>Cab>Mod1>Mod2> Delay>Reverb>Global EQ>Global Boost

I don't need that....As always, I'm about price performers. For my needs the G3N was killer, as is the POD Go

 

[Mincer]

But the point is, no matter what price level, there are always concessions you have to make. Obviously with something like the big Fractal rig, there are less concessions, but the Fractal forums are full of people that wish it could do just a few more things.

 

[Archer250]

But the point is, no matter what price level, there are always concessions you have to make. Obviously with something like the big Fractal rig, there are less concessions, but the Fractal forums are full of people that wish it could do just a few more things.

Well there are two kinds of people.

"More is always better" vs "Yeah this is good enough for me"

If we really come down to it, I really don't need a lot of the higher functions an FM3 has, and honestly I wouldn't miss it if it's gone lol.

Aceman, snapshots are the way to go with the Helix/POD GO IMO. Instant changes, can sound quite different, especially when IR changes can be programmed with snapshots

 

[Aceman]

But the point is, no matter what price level, there are always concessions you have to make. Obviously with something like the big Fractal rig, there are less concessions, but the Fractal forums are full of people that wish it could do just a few more things.

But these presets go to 11....

 

[Mincer]

But these presets go to 11....

Most people would complain that it isn't 12.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

If I had the time/money/attention span, I'd like to get 10 or 12 multi-effects units that all have effects loops, and put each into the effects loop of the next. I envision some kind of modeling 'rig to rule them all' with every sound from every maker available, and all completely unusable just due to the sheer complexity of the thing.

Larry

I don't think having that many modelers in chain would be such a good idea. I'm sure you'd start to notice the latency being stacked there. Especially since using the FX loop of a unity doubles the latency becuase the signal has to be converted twice.

 

[Mincer]

You could use a good true bypass loop switcher to switch out modelers in a practical way. I don't think it would be useful other than to compare them, though.