POD X3

POD X3 is no longer made.

Please check out these replacement products:

Manuals

POD® X3 Features
  • 1/4-inch Instrument Input
  • XLR Microphone Input (w/ Trim Adjust)
  • USB 2.0 for computer recording
  • S/PDIF Stereo Digital Audio output
  • Stereo 1/4-inch TRS Balanced Line outputs
  • 1/4-inch Stereo Headphones output
  • FBV Connector for optional pedal controller
  • Massive model set for guitar, bass & vocals
  • 78 guitar amp models
  • 24 guitar cab models
  • 98 stompbox and studio effects
  • 28 bass amp models
  • 22 bass cab models
  • 6 vocal preamp models
  • A.I.R.™ II cab/mic modeling with 4 mic options each
  • POD Farm plug-in, a free download, provides all models in Mac® AU/RTAS®/VST® and Windows® RTAS®/VST® compatible formats
  • Expansive Backlit LCD display
  • 8 Chrome “Amp Control” Knobs: Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, Reverb, Tone Volume, Master Volume
  • Tap Tempo/Tuner Button
  • 5 Stompbox On/Off Buttons: Amp, Stomp, Mod, Delay, Verb
  • Dedicated “Dual Tone” Control Button
  • 5 Context-Sensitive Parameter Edit knobs
  • Send guitar through two complete Amp/Effect signal chains simultaneously
  • Independent Tone Processing for 1/4-inch and XLR inputs
  • USB 2.0 Multi-Channel digital computer recording (Stereo Wet/Dry Per Input)
  • Studio-quality 24-bit A/D and D/A Converters and 32-bit floating point processing
  • Up to 9 Simultaneous Effects Per Signal Chain, with Pre & Post amp routing
  • Tap Tempo control for time-based effects
  • Precision Chromatic Tuner, with Audio Mute & Bypass options
  • USB 2.0 Cable included
  • External Power Adapter included
POD X3 Amp Models based on*:
  • "Wide panel" Fender® Deluxe Reverb®
  • Fender® Bassman®
  • Fender® Deluxe Reverb®
  • Vox® AC-30
  • Marshall® Super Lead
  • Marshall® Super Lead ("jumped" channels)
  • Roland® JC-120
  • Marshall® JCM-800
  • Soldano SLO-100
  • Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier®
  • Marshall® 1974X (18W Reissue)
  • Orange AD30TC
  • L6 Treadplate
  • L6 Chemical X
  • L6 Insane
  • L6 Piezacoustic 2
  • L6 Spinal Puppet
  • L6 Tube Instrument Preamp
  • Bogner Uberschall
  • Cornford mk50h
  • Diezel VH4-Lead
  • Diezel Herbert
  • ENGL® Powerball
  • Marshall® Silver Jubilee
  • Marshall® JCM-900-Clean
  • Marshall® JCM-900-Dist
  • Marshall® JCM-2000
  • Mesa/Boogie® Triple Rectifier®
  • Peavey® 5150 II®
  • Bogner Ecstasy
  • Diezel VH4-Crunch
  • Fender® Vibroverb
  • Fender® Dual Showman® Head
  • Marshall® JMP-1
  • Vox® AC-15
  • Mesa/Boogie® Mark IIc+
  • Fender® Bassman® Head
  • Gretsch® 6156
  • Fender® Mini Twin Reverb®
  • Gibson® GA-18 Explorer®
  • Marshall® Super Bass
  • Marshall® Major
  • Silvertone® Twin Twelve
  • Supro® Thunderbolt
  • Vox® Fawn Non-Top Boost AC30
  • Dumble® Clean
  • Soldano SP88
  • Marshall® JCM 2000
  • Marshall® Super Lead Variac
  • Matchless DC-30
  • Blackface Fender® Twin Reverb®
  • Marshall® "Block Logo" JTM-45 head
  • Matchless Chieftain
  • Supro® S6616
  • Fender® Tweed Champ®
  • Hiwatt® DR-103
  • L6 Big Bottom
  • L6 Fuzz
  • L6 Octone
  • L6 Smash
  • L6 Sparkle Clean
  • L6 Throttle
  • L6 Clean
  • L6 Mood
  • L6 Agro
  • L6 Class A
  • L6 Variax Acoustic
  • L6 JTS 45
  • L6 Lunatic
  • L6 Bayou
  • L6 Crunch
  • L6 Purge
  • L6 Sparkle
  • L6 Super Clean
  • L6 SuperSpark
  • L6 Twang
  • L6 Chunk Chunk
  • Budda® Twinmaster 2x12 Combo
POD X3 Cabinet Models based on*:
  • 6x9 Supro S6616
  • 1x8 1961 Fender® Tweed Champ®
  • 1x10 Gibson®
  • 1x10 Gretsch® 6156
  • 1x12 Line 6®
  • 1x12 1953 Fender® Tweed Deluxe Reverb®
  • 1x12 1964 Fender® Blackface Deluxe Reverb®
  • 1x12 1960 Vox® AC-15
  • 1X15 1962 Supro Thunderbolt
  • 2x2 Fender® Mini Twin Reverb®
  • 2x12 Line 6®
  • 2x12 1965 Fender® Blackface Twin Reverb®
  • 2x12 1995 Matchless Chieftain
  • 2x12 Roland® JC-120
  • 2x12 1967 Vox®
  • 2X12 1967 Silvertone® Twin Twelve
  • 4x10 Line 6®
  • 4x10 1959 Fender® Bassman®
  • 4x12 Line 6®
  • 4x12 1967 Marshall® Basketweave with Greenbacks
  • 4x12 1968 Marshall® Basketweave with Greenbacks
  • 4x12 1978 Marshall® with stock 70s
  • 4x12 1996 Marshall® with Vintage 30s
  • 4x12 Mesa/Boogie®
POD X3 Bass Amplifier Models based on*:
  • Ampeg® SVT
  • Ampeg® B-15A
  • Eden Traveler WT-300
  • Fender® Bassman® head
  • Gallien Kruger 800RB
  • Hiwatt® DR-103
  • Hiwatt® 200DR
  • Fender® Dual Showman®
  • Fender® Bassman® Combo
  • Mesa/Boogie® Bass 400+
  • Polytone Minibrute
  • Sunn® Coliseum
  • SWR® SM-500
  • Versatone Pan-O-Flex
  • Vox® AC-100
  • Marshall® Major
  • Marshall® Plexi Super Bass
  • Acoustic 360
  • Aguilar® DB750
  • Alembic F-2B
  • L6 Tube Bass Preamp
  • L6 Classic Jazz
  • L6 Brit Invader
  • L6 Super Thor
  • L6 Frankenstein
  • L6 Ebony Lux
  • L6 Doppelganger
  • L6 Sub Dub
POD X3 Bass Cabinet Models based on*:
  • 1x12 Euphonics® CXL-112L
  • 1x12 Versatone® Pan-O-Flex
  • 1x15 Ampeg® B-15
  • 1x15 SWR® Big Ben
  • 1x15 Ploytone® Minibrute
  • 1x18 Acoustic 360
  • 1x18 Mesa/Boogie®
  • 1x18 + 12 Sunn® Coliseum
  • 2x10 Ashdown® ABM 210T
  • 2x15 Fender® Dual Showman®
  • 2x15 Mesa/Boogie®
  • 2x15 Vox® AC-100
  • 4x10 Line 6 Original
  • 4x10 Fender® Bassman® Combo w/ new speakers
  • 4x10 Fender® Bassman® Combo
  • 4x10 Hartke®
  • 4x10 David Eden
  • 4x12 Hiwatt® Bass Cab
  • 4x12 1967 Marshall® Basketweave w/ Greenbacks
  • 4x12 1968 Marshall® Basketweave w/ Greenbacks
  • 4x15 Marshall® Major
  • 8x10 Ampeg® SVT Cab
POD X3 Vintage and Modern Preamp Models based on*:
  • API® 512c with API® 550b EQ
  • Neve 1073
  • Avalon Vt737
  • Requisite Y7
  • L6 Solid State Console
  • L6 Lo-Fi
POD X3 Effect Models based on*:
  • Teletronics LA-2A®
  • EP-1 Tube Echoplex
  • Electro-Harmonix® Deluxe Memory Man
  • Uni-Vibe
  • MXR® Phase 90
  • Fender® Deluxe Reverb® Tremolo
  • Leslie® 145
  • Arbiter® Fuzz Face
  • Ibanez® Tube Screamer
  • Big Muff Pi®
  • ProCo Rat
  • Maestro® Bass Brassmaster
  • Sans Amp Bass Driver
  • Arbiter® Cry Baby
  • L6 Vetta Comp
  • L6 Sub Octaves
  • L6 Slap Plate Reverb
  • L6 Male De-Esser
  • L6 Female De-Esser
  • L6 Vetta Wah
  • L6 Digital Delay
  • L6 Six band semi-parametric EQ
  • L6 Flanger
  • L6 Sine Chorus
  • L6 Noise Gate
  • L6 Standard Spring Reverb
  • L6 Brite Room Reverb
  • L6 Medium Hall Reverb
  • L6 Cavernous Reverb
  • L6 Bender pitch effect
  • Boss® CS-1 Compressor (treble switch)
  • Tycobrahe Octavia®
  • Binson EchoRec
  • Maestro® EP-3 Echoplex
  • Boss® DM2 Analog Delay
  • Roland® RE-101 Space Echo
  • Square CE-1 Chorus
  • A/DA Flanger
  • Boss® CS-1 Compressor
  • MXR® Dyna Comp
  • Vox® V847 Wah
  • Custom Vox® V847 Wah
  • Colorsound® Wah-Fuzz
  • Maestro® Boomerang Wah
  • Cry Baby® Super - Jen Electronics
  • RMC Real McCoy 1 Wah
  • Mu-Tron® III Down
  • Moog and ARP style synth filters
  • Moog Lead
  • ARP Solina / Elka® Strings
  • Boss® Metal Zone MT-2
  • Chandler Tube Driver®
  • Fender® Vibratone
  • L6 Sweep Echo
  • L6 Reverse Delay
  • L6 Stereo Delay
  • L6 Ping Pong Delay
  • L6 Small Room
  • L6 Lux Spring
  • L6 Auto Swell
  • L6 Auto Pan
  • L6 Large Hall
  • L6 Vintage Plate
  • 64 Mu-Tron® III
  • 1960 Vox® AC15 Tremolo
  • L6 Tiled Room
  • L6 Rich Chamber
  • L6 Large Plate
  • Boss® CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
  • L6 King Spring
  • L6 Dark Hall
  • L6 Chamber
  • Volume Pedal
  • L6 Vetta Juice
  • L6 Boost & EQ
  • L6 Clean Sweep
  • L6 Seizmik Synth
  • L6 Double Bass
  • L6 Buzz Wave
  • L6 Rez Synth
  • L6 Saturn 5 Ring Mod
  • L6 Synth FX
  • L6 Synth Harmony
  • L6 Squarge Chorus
  • L6 Expo Chorus
  • L6 Random Chorus
  • L6 Square Flange
  • L6 Expo Flange
  • L6 Lumpy Phase
  • L6 Hi-Talk
  • L6 Sweeper
  • L6 POD Purple X
  • L6 Random Sample and Hold
  • L6 Tape Eater
  • L6 Warble-matic
  • L6 Low Rez Delay
  • L6 Phaze Eko
  • L6 Bubble Eko
POD X3 V2.0 Effect Models:
  • Vocoder
  • Dynamic Delay
  • Dimension
  • Pitch Vibrato
  • Voice Box
  • V Tron
  • Octisynth
  • Q Filter
  • Pattern Tremolo
  • Frequency Shifter
  • Barberpole Phaser
  • Script Phaser
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