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Dump the compressor - great for recording but live it saps your 'punch' and stops you cutting through the mix. Raise your mids on the amp model to punch through too, and don't overdo gain or it will make your tone muddy - live, less (gain) is more. And don't stack distortions - again, live it can become a mess. Also, try without the high/low cuts so you've got a wider frequency range. Re EQ, put it at the end of your signal chain and raise the level a bit and the higher & mid frequencies if needed. If you're using a cab model, try the 57 dynamic mic at about 2-3 inches for a punchier more 'in your face' tone - ribbon mics are fine for recording because they have more detail, but in a live mix you want to punch through. Raising the cab level a bit should help too, to give you a fuller tone. And don't overdo the effects. Keep reverb & delay down,. Some reverbs get lost/muddy in a live mix - plate and room reverbs will be punchier live than a spring reverb. If all else fails, try playing with the Global EQ.

However, in practice it's awkward with extra cables and power supplies. A better solution would be for Line 6 to offer a 5th block on a firmware upgrade, as it does have enough processing power to give valuable flexibility to add a compressor or distortion etc.

Hi @netabuse I think this is one of two things. First, check you're not getting a conflict between assignments. Work in Pod Go Edit as it's easier to see if you have unintended multiple assignments. If you have checked and are positive that you've set it correctly, you might have a software glitch. Back up your patches, reset Pod Go by pressing c and d buttons whilst switching Pod Go on, then import back your patches. If you still have a problem, log a ticket with Line 6 support and send them a full backup copy for them to examine.

Ridiculously overpriced - Gator to a bag that's half the price. Personally, I use a padded Dell lap top bag that's perfect with tons of pockets for cables, PSU, additional footswitches (for FS7/8) etc. You can buy a nice generic padded laptop bag for around £20.

From Line 6? I seriously doubt it. I've not seen a compatible heavier duty one with a longer cable. I did buy a backup (non-Line 6) PSU that has a slightly thicker and longer cable but it's not heavy duty.

No probs. However, re (2) you can select 4-button stomp mode and scroll up/down presets and select a patch whilst in the 4-button stomp mode. What would be good, & Line 6 has been asked for this, is to allow the 2 external footswitches (F7/F8) to be used as patch up/down so you can change patches in the normal 6-button stomp mode.

There are a number of 'jazzy' factory presets, plus you can look in 'Custom tone' for clean patches. But a good jazzy tone is often achieved using volume and/or tone roll off on your guitar so don't just rely on Pod Go. Jazz tones mean different things to different people, and can depend on jazz type. This was with my (original) 1969 Fender Strat through my Vox Valvetronix AD120VTX amp: This is an old recording using a Vox Tonelab ST and my 2002 PRS Cu24: And from 6:03 to 8:25 this was with my 1989 Epiphone Sheraton II through a Vox Valvetronix VT40+: All can be replicated with the Pod Go

Hi @bartol 1. Is there any scenario in which mode button lights up or is my unit faulty in this regard? This one button's light is always off and it's a bit disappointing. And yes, I know, this in nitpicking. Not currently as far as I'm aware. Whether this feature is added at a later date, we'll have to see 2. Is there a way to automatically switch from preset mode to stomp mode after selecting a preset, without using mode button? I would like the unit to switch to stomp mode immediately when I select a preset. I think it can be done with snapshots. Am I missing something here? Not currently as far as I'm aware 3. How do you guys set and balance volume between presets? Which is the preferred/better method, amp channel volume or overall preset output level? There is no simple global way to do this I'm afraid. It has to be done manually by adjusting volume/master volume/output volumes or volume paramaters of eg the cab 4. Is there a way to display the current bpm when I'm setting it with the tap tempo footswitch? How to check it as fast as possible, without too much diving into menus? If you go into view, select eg the delay, and press the tap-tempo you will see 'Tempo' displayed - the setting will change as you press tap-tempo. When you find the tempo you want, don't forget to save the patch or the patch will revert back to its pre-set settings

Wow, great job... that looks lovely! Love the colour and finish too.

Only way to know is to try it and see. If it sounds good at home, no reason it shouldn't sound good live. Certainly, an acoustic amp is a lot nearer FRFR than a valve amp. My lightweight solution is to use Pod Go straight through the PA. If it's a smaller gig with no PA, I have a Headrush FRFR108 which is superb and I can use as a monitor even if there is a PA.

I partly concur with the responses from @jcnesbittand @grdGo33 but Im struggling to see how a cab model would muffle your tone esp with e.g. a 57 mic at 1 inch, with other stock frequency settings unchanged, as that should be pretty much 'in your face' regardless of what real amp you're going through. Cabs colour the sound but shouldn't muffle it. So I think that there could be something weird happening within the patch itself. Try setting up a new patch from scratch with the same parameters (Set it manually, don't copy blocks across) and see if it's the same. If that solves the problem, delete your other patch. If not and you can export the patch via Pod Go Edit and post the patch, here, on the patch site, or email it, I'd be interested to have a look at it.

At the front of the chain, before the amp block (and any distortion fx) the volume reduces volume but also gain. At the end of the chain (or at least after the amp block) it's pure volume control with no change in gain. There's no right or wrong - just depends on what you want. I also like to set pod go on some patches so that expression pedal at the front end doesn't reduce volume per se but just gain from the amp. It's a great way to add/reduce gain & you can set it either way eg patch starts high gain then heel back to reduce gain or vice-a versa.

Personally, I'd try going through the front of the amp with the amp set to clean. You only want 4 cable through the fx loop if you want to use the amps gain channel. I have a Marshall JCM2000 DSL401 and didnt like it through the fx loop or through the fx return. I should add that it has a parallel loop whereas yours might be series, so yours might be better. However, I don't use Pod Go through my amps. I have a Headrush FRFR108 powered speaker which is staggeringly good and makes the Pod Go sound huge, with plenty of bottom end.

I'm always puzzled by this. Firstly, Pod Go has so many amp models already that we're already stuck for choice with option overload. The other thing is that a lot of amp models sound very similar and in a live situation you often can't tell the difference between several. Finally, adding distortion effects can make one model sound very similar to others too. So I'd argue that the last thing I think Pod Go users genuinely need is more amp models. What we do need are practical upgrades to make Pod Go easier to use such as snap shot and multi switch naming, visibility of FS7/8 In the display, ability to use these as patch up/down so that in 6 stomp mode you dont have to tap dance with the mode switch, and the addition of 1 or even 2 more blocks so that we have more flexibility. Next would be things we don't have, e.g. an acoustic and 12 string simulator. And there are things that need improving such as the looper, and improvements to Pod Go Edit e.g. ability to have backups you can edit without having to always do a full backup every time you change something. Once all that's done first, then some extra amp and fx models would be icing on the cake.

Without doubt, the feeble power supply of the Pod Go is its worst feature, and with its short, thin lead, is frankly ungigworthy. Whilst I have a spare, I've so far been unable to find anything compatible that's robust. When I compare it to the heavy duty power supply of my Vox Tonelab SE and LE, which has no wallwart and a centrally located transformer with on/off switch, it looks like it was designed for a toy.

I have the Headrush FRFR108. Pod Go sounds brilliant through it and can't believe how loud this thing is and how much bottom end it has.

By all means You can sign-up here: https://line6.ideascale.com/a/ideas/top and then search 'Pod Go' to see all Pod Go suggestions, and vote for what you like. Whilst you're there, please vote for these too - also, there are duplicates as different folk post with the same idea so please vote for any you see - all the following relate to footswitch operation & screen visibility/naming: https://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Pod-Go-FS7-FS8-as-patch-up-down-footswitches/992128-23508 https://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Pod-Go-Expanding-screen-information-visibility-re-FS7-FS8/994299-23508 https://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/POD-Go-—-allow-Snapshot-renaming/975781-23508 https://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Name-changes-for-footswitches-in-Pod-Go/986002-23508 https://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/POD-Go-Snapshot/995400-23508 https://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Pod-Go-View-Assignment-to-external-footswitches/990206-23508 https://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/POD-Go-Multiple-Parameter-Label-Customization/987923-23508 https://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Pod-Go-great-but-needs-important-tweak-for-gigging-players/986266-23508

Unfortunately yes, you can't currently use F7/F8 to control patch up/down. It's something I added as a 'want' to the Line 6 'Idea Scale' a while back. It's such an obvious use for F7/F8, I'm surprised Line 6 didn't add it as an option.

I don't understand the point of your last post. No one is disputing the original comparison but Line 6 has not only made no promises that matching will continue, but has made it clear Pod Go won't be getting all the Helix upgrades.

Line 6 said Pod Go had MOST of the Helix models but not to expect all the Helix upgrades going forward...if you wanted these, Pod Go wasn't the unit for you and Pod Go wasn't a Helix unit. So from that perspective I'm afraid that Pod Go is the poor relation and we are unlikely to get too much in the way of upgrades. Nevertheless, I hope Line 6 won't ignore Pod Go users completely and still tries to give us some enhancements, especially as the only firmware releases so far were only for fix bugs. Clearly Line 6's greater priority was Helix but now that it's released v3.0 perhaps now they'll focus on Pod Go a bit and throw a few things our way.

Similar - weight & size (and the nicer display) were the key factors for me too. I was tempted to go for a used LT but I'd be back to a bigger, heavier unit again and in my small den I needed something with a smaller footprint. I was thinking of going for a Mooer GE300 but a big consideration was the much better customer support from Line 6. However, and it's an interesting dynamic, there have been changes both ways - Some Pod Go owners have upgraded to Helix/Helix LT, but some Helix users have 'down-graded' to Pod Go too.

True, and I concur it would be good to have the option. But if Pod Go was too good, the differention between products would be more blurred and Line 6 might hurt themselves by losing customers for it's more expensive products. Also, I think Line 6 might hope that a fair number of Pod Go customers will 'progress' to buy Helix (LT or Floor). If they put more into Pod Go they'd be losing some potential upgrade market. So I think there is some conflict of interest here albeit an understandable one. Personally I'd never ever buy Helix Floor simply because it's far too big and heavy, and I simply wouldnt need or want all that extra connectivity anyway. I went for Pod Go because of its compact size, light weight, nicer display, and simpler operation and because it does 90% of what I want. If I ever did 'upgrade', the only thing I'd consider is a pre-owned Helix LT, but even then the used prices would have to fall further and unless I was back gigging regularly there really wouldn't be any point.

It was a conscious decision by Line 6 not to include these because the drain on DSP would be too much for Pod Go to meet the needs of most users. Perhaps if there are fx that would use a bit more DSP then I concur, but not if one fx would use up more than say 35-40% of DSP.

I doubt that Pod Go will get very much or possibly even anything from Helix 3.0 but for me it already has more than enough amp models and fx. I'd just be happy with the ability to see F7/F8 in the display, the option for F7/F8 to act as patch up/ down, and naming for snap shot and multi-footswitch assignments. It would also be great if it had just one more user fx slot. For me, that extra functionality would make Pod Go just about perfect. Pod Go Edit would also benefit from some tweaks, including the ability to fully backup all patches but in the form of editable individual patches.

Unlikely. The fixed DSP allocated for these is too small to swap for anything else. Think of a container holding 4 tennis balls (volume, EQ, wah etc) and 4 football's (your 4 fx slots). You couldn't fit another football in the space taken up by the tennis balls.