Hello Line 6ers.
My experience goes back to 1999 when I purchased an AX2 w/ Floorboard. I judge guitar tone mostly with clean sounds created by single coil or low output humbuckers. I'll leave the heavy distortion discussion for another post. Over the years (don't ask), I have had the honor and privilege to play through some of the world's best amplifiers (1961 Vox AC-30, 1961 Ampeg Jet, Mid 60's Bassman (in brown!), 70s era 100w Marshall half stack, Peavey Classic 50w 410 combo, 1965 Fender Twin Reverb (God, that thing is loud!!!) and a Crate Blue Voodoo 120w half stack (had to have those lights on stage LOL!). Having held most of the band rehearsals at my house there were always amps left around that I was able to try out when their owners weren't around. I've done a good shake out on the Vetta, Peavey 5150, and a host of other Fender models that I didn't actually own. also, tried out a Mesa Lonestar - stands out as a good one as I recall. I consider myself to be an authority on guitar tone (no one gave me that title...I'm just claiming it). I stand before you all to say that I was able to drag some incredibly convincing guitar tones out of the AX2. I gigged constantly with the amp until 2015. Rock, country and blues, it did it all. It crapped out once and I fixed it with the help of an old retired electronics dude (broken solder joint at one of the main output capacitors - probably from transport). In the veins of the AX2 I have a go-to preset that was constructed side by side with a flagship Fender Blues Deluxe amplifier. Whether I send that sound to FOH or play it out of the 2 Eminence (yeah, the AX2 has them) 12" speakers the tone is nothing short of wonderful (including perfect harmonic overtones).
Okay, now my point....I'm getting old, the AX2 is getting old. So, I goes out and buys me one of these POD Go things. It's not bad. Didn't want to lay out for the Helix and everyone says the Pod Go has the same basic sounds. The presets pretty much suck (Line 6 needs to start listening to the users - their presets always suck). I brought out the old A/B switch and began to recreate "my" sound with the Pod Go sitting next to the old AX2 (Yeah, it still works.....mostly). After hours of coming very close to the magic tone, I ultimately had to be satisfied with "almost got it". What stopped me from success, you ask? Did you ask? I'll tell you anyway. It was the lack of a 31 band EQ as an option. There is a frequency somewhere in the 3K range that just puts the icing on the cake. I know the AX2 doesn't have a 31 band EQ either. It didn't need one. It honed in on that Fender Blues Deluxe like "get out of my way b_tch!" .
After all that crap I just spewed I just want to say "LIne 6.....please give me a 31 band EQ upgrade to my Pod Go so I can keep the magic tone alive ...and.....hire somebody new to program your presets....maybe me."
Thank you ps, go back to offering 2 expression pedals.....wah and volume.....both important!