Below is a table that calls out tone file type compatibility between Line 6 hardware and software.
| POD 2.0 Technology | Recommended Editor | File Type Extension | Tones Compatible With | Not Compatible with | Exceptions |
| POD 2.0 | Line 6 Edit | .l6t | POD 2.0,POD Pro, Flextone II | Pocket POD, FloorPOD Plus, PODxt, POD X3, Flextone III, HD147, Vetta, II, POD HD, Spider IV, Spider Valve MkII | Vyzex Editor will accept POD 2.0 tones however Line 6 Edit will not accept Vyzex Editor built tones. |
| POD Pro | Line 6 Edit | .l6t | POD Pro, Flextone II, POD 2.0 | Pocket POD, FloorPOD Plus, PODxt, POD X3, Flextone III, HD147, Vetta, II, POD HD, Spider IV, Spider Valve MkII | None |
| Pocket POD | Vyzex | .l6t | POD 2.0, FloorPOD Plus, Flextone II, POD Pro | HD147, PODxt, POD X3, Vetta II, Flextone III, POD HD, Spider IV, Spider Valve MkII | None |
| FloorPOD Plus | Vyzex | .l6t | POD 2.0, Flextone II, Pocket POD, POD Pro | HD147, PODxt, POD X3, Vetta II, Flextone III, POD HD, Spider IV, Spider Valve MkII | None |
| Flextone II | Line 6 Edit | .l6t | Flextone II, POD 2.0, POD Pro | PocketPOD,FloorPOD Plus, PODxt, POD X3, Vetta II, HD147, Flextone III,POD HD, Spider IV, Spider Valve MkII | None |
| Spider IV | Spider IV Edit | Spider IV (15 and 30 Excluded) | All Tones NOT created in Spider IV Edit | None | |
| Spider Valve MkII | Spider Valve Edit | Spider Valve MkII | All Tones NOT Created in Spider Valve Edit | None | |
| PODxt Technology | Recommended Editor | Tones Compatible With | Not Compatible with | Exceptions | |
| PODxt Family | Gearbox | .l6t | PODxt, POD X3, GuitarPort, POD 2.0, POD Farm | Vetta II, HD147, Flextone II, Flextone III, FloorPOD Plus, Pocket POD, | Only SINGLE TONE X3 tones are compatible. Dual Tones not supported. Loading POD 2.0 tones into Gearbox will result in message stating that the tone may have been altered durign the imprt and additional tweaking may be necessary. |
| POD X3 Family | Gearbox | .l6t | PODxt, POD X3, GuitarPort, POD 2.0, POD Farm | Flextone II, Flextone III, HD147, POD 2.0, Pocket POD, FloorPOD Plus, POD Pro, Vetta II, Spider IV, Spider Valve MkII, POD HD | None |
| Vetta | Line 6 Edit | .l6t | Vetta II, Flextone III, HD147, PODxt | Flextone II, POD 2.0, Pocket POD, FloorPOD Plus, POD Pro, Spider IV, Spider Valve MkII, POD HD | None |
| Flextone III | Line 6 Edit | .l6t | Flextone III, HD147, PODxt* | Flextone II, FloorPOD Plus, PocketPOD, POD 2.0, POD Pro, POD X3, Vetta II, POD HD, Spider IV, Spider Valve MkII | None |
| HD147 | Line 6 Edit | .l6t | HD147, Flextone III, PODxt | Flextone II, FloorPOD Plus, PocketPOD, POD 2.0, POD Pro, POD X3, Vetta II, POD HD, Spider IV, Spider Valve MkII | Compatiblity depends on amp models available in device. Line 6 Edit will offer up a substitute amp model in the event that a device does not contain the same model. |
| Tone Direct Technology | Recommended Editor | Tones Compatible With | Not Compatible with | Exceptions | |
| POD Studio/TonePort | POD Farm | .l6t | POD Studio/TonePort, PODxt, POD X3, GuitarPort, POD 2.0 | Vetta II, Flextone II, Flextone III, HD147, Spider IV, Spider Valve MkII, POD HD, Pocket POD, FloorPOD Plus | Loading POD 2.0 tones into Gearbox will result in message stating that the tone may have been altered durign the imprt and additional tweaking may be necessary. |
| GuitarPort | POD Farm | .l6t | GuitarPort, PODxt, POD X3, PODstudio/TonePort, POD 2.0 | Vetta II, Flextone II, Flextone III, HD147, Spider IV, Spider Valve MkII, POD HD, Pocket POD, FloorPOD Plus | Loading POD 2.0 tones into Gearbox will result in message stating that the tone may have been altered durign the imprt and additional tweaking may be necessary. |
| POD HD Technology | Recommended Editor | Tones Compatible With | Not Compatible with | Exceptions | |
| POD HD500 | POD HD500 Edit | .h5e | POD HD500 | Any Tones NOT created in POD HD500 Edit | None |
| POD HD400 | POD HD400 Edit | .h4e | POD HD400, POD HD300 | Any Tones NOT created in either POD HD300 or HD400 Edit | None |
| POD HD300 | POD HD300 Edit | .h3e | POD HD300, POD HD400 | Any Tones NOT created in either POD HD300 or HD400 Edit | HD300 does not support all FX models that the HD400 does. If the tone file was built with said FX they will not show up on the HD300 |
| POD HD Desktop | POD HD Desktop Edit | .hbe | POD HD | Any Tones NOT created in POD HD Desktop Edit | HD300 does not support all FX models that the HD400 does. If the tone file was built with said FX they will not show up on the HD300 |
| Variax Technology | Recommended Editor | Tones Compatible With | Not Compatible with | Exceptions | |
| Variax 300 | Variax Workbench | Variax 300, Variax 500, Variax 600, Variax 700, JTV 59, JTV 69, JTV 89 | Variax Acoustic 700 | Alt tunings set on JTV will move over to older Variax models however once moved the user needs to conenct the older Variax to Workbench to adjust any alt tunings. | |
| Variax 500 | Variax Workbench | Variax 300, Variax 500, Variax 600, Variax 700, JTV 59, JTV 69, JTV 89 | Variax Acoustic 700 | Alt tunings set on JTV will move over to older Variax models however once moved the user needs to conenct the older Variax to Workbench to adjust any alt tunings. | |
| Variax 600 | Variax Workbench | Variax 300, Variax 500, Variax 600, Variax 700, JTV 59, JTV 69, JTV 89 | Variax Acoustic 700 | Alt tunings set on JTV will move over to older Variax models however once moved the user needs to conenct the older Variax to Workbench to adjust any alt tunings. | |
| Variax 700 | Variax Workbench | Variax 300, Variax 500, Variax 600, Variax 700, JTV 59, JTV 69, JTV 89 | Variax Acoustic 700 | Alt tunings set on JTV will move over to older Variax models however once moved the user needs to conenct the older Variax to Workbench to adjust any alt tunings. | |
| Variax 700 Acoustic | Variax Workbench | Variax 700 Acoustic | Any Variax Electric (Inlcuding JTV), Variax 300 Steel/Nylon | None | |
| Variax 300 Acoustic Steel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Variax 300 Acoustic Nylon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| JTV 59 | Variax Workbench | Variax 300, Variax 500, Variax 600, Variax 700, JTV 59, JTV 69, JTV 89 | Variax Acoustic 700 | None | |
| JTV 69 | Variax Workbench | Variax 300, Variax 500, Variax 600, Variax 700, JTV 59, JTV 69, JTV 89 | Variax Acoustic 700 | None | |
| JTV 89 | Variax Workbench | Variax 300, Variax 500, Variax 600, Variax 700, JTV 59, JTV 69, JTV 89 | Variax Acoustic 700 | None |
Misc. Notes:
- POD Farm 1 tones work with Gearbox when connected to X3 but not PF2 tones
- Tones created in POD Farm Plug-In will not load into Gearbox
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