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Just heard a Pod Go demo that used pitch shift for Eb and seemed to sound OK.

Thanks @kevell99That sounds promising. We can all discuss Pod Go til the cows come home but it's only by trying one that we'll be able to experience just how good it is, better understand it's great features, foibles and potential shortfalls, and be able to determine whether it's the right solution for each of our respective needs.

Thanks @joshfass great to hear you figured it out. I have the exact same headphones which are great sounding but are just a touch too big for my head - even 'closed' they are not a tight enough fit but I manage. I like that you get both a straight and curly lead with them. Shame you couldn't get the Trio+ to work with the Pod Go as well as you'd have liked.

I'm in the UK and similarly eager to find out when Pod Go is likely to be available here.

I'd be interested in this too as for home use I was contemplating getting a Digitech trio to go with Pod Go which would give 'intelligent' drum and bass backing and an independent looper which would avoid having to use the Pod Go looper that uses up a valuable 'block'.

That's a shame - an accurate auto drop to Eb can be very useful for certain songs/artists (Slash, SRV etc). I suspect that it's a processing power limitation and one of the compromises. I appreciate Line 6 was trying to come up with a unit combining great tone and flexibility in a compact form and at a very competitive price point. But a 2nd Sharc 32 chip would only cost an extra £5 and I'd rather the Pod Go was £100 more but with some extra processing power. I wonder if Line 6 was simply not wanting to make Pod Go 'too good' such that it would impact on Helix sales - which would be an understandable position. Obviously Pod Go is brand new and I'm sure that it's proving very successful, but perhaps it might spawn a Pod Go II in the future which might have a bit more processing power to include a drop tune and perhaps an extra fx block or two.

Ah, so you can adjust tuner sensitivity in Pod Go - good tip to know, thanks

Hi @Pappy35 really sorry if you misinterpreted my post, as in no way was that intended to devalue your views. I was merely saying that 2 button operation isn't a problem for home users so from your perspective the Pod Go is a 'home run which I totally get. The observation relates to any mfx that requires 2 footswitches to be pressed simultaneously. For many gigging players it can be a real problem particularly if you have smaller feet. Tap dancing with single switch operation isn't the problem...it's the double switch. Some people can cope with it easily but others can't. Anyway, sorry again if Inadvertently came across as devaluing your views, genuine misunderstanding and wholly unintended.

Yeah, I kind of guessed that might be the case. For home use I can see why you think Pod Go is brilliant and a 'home run'. But the reservations I raised re processing power (limitations of only 4 fully controllable blocks) and (perhaps more importantly) the 2 simultaneous foot switch issue are more likely to be of concern for gigging players. If like me you play covers and need a wide range of tones and kick in distortions etc. 4 user blocks doesn't go as far as you might think. However, re-thinking this I think I could live with 4 user blocks. This is partly because of the Pod Go's snapshot facility being a very useful feature, partly because I've realised that the EQ could be set as a volume boost for lead solos, and partly because Pod Go still gives me an option to insert an external fx eg a distortion or compressor pedal if I needed to. However, having to press 2 foot-switches simultaneously live at a gig is a real issue for me & a lot of gigging players (based on a lot of discussion over the years on various guitar forums on that theme) and I hope Line 6 can come up with a fix to address this. Even Leo Gibson, in one of his vids comparing certain other pedals, expressed his preference for the pedal that had single foot switch capability because he would have similar concerns in a live gigging situation. If Line 6 can solve this, then I think Pod Go' will be the way to go for me and I suspect it would become even more attractive to quite a few others.

Thanks for that - I was looking for this too. Weight & size is a huge consideration for me. Up to now I've been gigging with my Vox Tonelab SE which is pretty much in the Helix weight and size territory! Add to that the weight of the Vox heavy duty power supply, heavy duty gig bag (the Vox one is too flimsy), and guitar leads, slides etc it weighs an absolute ton and being an oldie my physical strength just isn't like it was - long gone are the days when I was 21 and could haul a Vox AC30 2x12 in and out of cars and up/down stairs! I need something compact & light but with good gigable floor control. The Pod Go could be just the solution I need.

Hi @Pappy35 - just out of interest are you a regular gigging player or did you buy the Pod Go for predominantly home/recording use?

I do get that & I can probably cope & work around the DSP processing restrictions - and to be fair the looper is only a peripheral consideration. However, my absolute number one bugbear is having to press 2 foot-switches simultaneously to enter a function. On Pod Go you have to do this to switch between snapshot and preset mode, and you need to keep them pressed to scroll through these. At home it's a nuisance but it's an absolute no-no when gigging. It's awkward and uncomfortable and I do not want to have to worry about mis-hitting these with my small feet at a gig during a set. There is an option to add two momentary unlatched pedals but as far as I can see from the manual these only give you two extra stomp switches. Is there any way one extra switch can be set to be a single foot operation toggle between stomp and snapshot and the other a single foot controlled scroll? I know the Mooer GE300 also requires a double foot switch hit for certain functions BUT you can elect to nominate control switches for single function operation. It would be great if Line 6 was able to come up with a similar solution to this please as for many gigging players this is a real problem. In theory this should hopefully be fixable by a firmware update without causing any DSP issues.

Hi guys, I too have been looking very closely at Pod Go and as a gigging player it ticks a lot of boxes for me as I want a single 'one stop shop' that will do everything I need at a realistic price, simply, and in a compact lightweight but sturdy unit. Currently I gig using a Vox Tonelab SE. Still a great sounding unit that's hugely gig friendly, but it's a big heavy bugger (though not quite as big and heavy as a Helix!!) and although it was way ahead of its time in 2004, needless to say modelling quality & features have come along quite a way since then. Not counting my G10 Relay, my last Line 6 purchase was in 1998/99 when I bought a Flextone II Plus Rig with extn cab and floorboard (essentially Pod in an amp in its day - if there are any oldies on here that might remember, in those days I was very active on the Line 6 forums under the handle 'Flexboy') I kept the Flex II rig until around a year or two after I bought a Vox Valvetronix AD120VTX (with extn cab & VC12 floor controller), when I then sold it because (sorry Line 6) the Vox was just so much better re sound, touch response, and feeling much more like a valve amp, and the FlexII wasn't getting used. So I'm afraid it's been a while since I was a Line 6 customer. I love its concept, size, weight and (apart from certain shortfalls as below) its features including Helix evolved modeling. I love the 'snap shots' (very useful for a gigging player) and comparative 'plug n play' simplicity. It looks good too, especially with its lit footswitches, and metal case and I'm sure typical Line 6 quality build and gig worthiness. I love the switchable vox/wah option (perfect for gigs especially when its global on any patch) and a whole load of other clever features (although re-amping is not something I'd use personally). Within my Vox Tonelab SE I can have 1 amp, 1 cab, 1 delay, 1 reverb, 1 modulation, 1 pedal, plus noise-gate, volume and expression pedal. It has an A/B switch that allows a different amp/cab to be switched between A/B in the same patch (but other fx have to be the same), tuner can be accessed in any mode with a single footswitch (there are no 'double footswitch' operations in the Tonelab SE or LE). So when I think about it there's a surprising amount of similarity in the approach of the Pod Go to the Tonelab SE/LE which is probably why I think it would be a very comfortable fit for me. Needless to say the Pod Go has way more modern day sophistication and advanced modelling, plus it's way smaller & lighter. But as per the OP I'm disappointed that it's kind of dressed up to look like a sheep in wolf's clothing by which I mean it's been designed & marketed to make it look more powerful than it actually is. It really needs more than 4 'free' blocks. If I select a reverb, a delay, a modulation and a distortion then that's it. If I want a compressor I can't add this unless I go without one of the existing FX. So from that perspective it's actually fundamentally very little different to my 16 year old Tonelab. And if I want looper, that takes up a block which means I can only use a looper on patches with 3 or less blocks. I have a Zoom G5 that allows the looper to be global and used with any patch plus it doesn't take up a block. Pod Go should have been given more processing power to allow 6 'flexible' blocks and a global looper. The other thing that is an absolute pet hate of mine is having to press two foot switches at the same time to enter a function. Fine if you're at home but NOT if you are at a gig and (especially with my small size 7 feet) have to worry about miss hitting these. All functions in the Tonelab SE and LE are 'single button'. But at least patch-up/down is single. I did read in the manual that by adding two momentary non-latching external switches with a Y cable (that I have) then I can add two more fx stomp switches on top of the stock 4 or 6 (depending upon how you set up Pod Go) so that could be useful. The other pedal I'm seriously looking at is the Mooer GE300. It has a 2 button issue too but you can set it for single footswitch operation by assigning control pedals so at least you have some options, and similarly you can add an external footswitch. It has (I believe) a global looper plus rhythms, and a very useful tone capture feature that you can use for amp, cab or guitar. Live, that's a really useful feature - you can take a Les Paul and make it sound like a Strat & vice-a-versa. It's more expensive though. I also like that it has a push button for each effect block type so you can get straight to an amp or cab model without having to go through a single menu that contains everything (as in my Zoom G5, which is very annoying!) In the UK the Mooer GE300 best price I've seen is £560 whereas Andertons are indicating a price of £399 for Pod Go once it's available. However, I suspect the GE300 price will come down once Pod Go comes out. The other 'impending' new kid on the block is the Zoom G11 which although is pretty odd and (let's be kind!) 'retro looking, has a ton of features too and from a floor control perspective looks to be very gig friendly. But if the street price is £699 or even higher, then IMHO Zoom has missed the mark. So, my birthday is beginning of August and a I will be treating myself to a new MFX for home & (hopefully, once we are properly out of lockdown re Covid 19) gigging use. I'd gladly have paid £100 more if Pod Go had more processing power re blocks, a global looper, and single footswitch operation throughout. So if you're looking in Line 6, please take note because it could & frankly should have been an absolute no brainer. As it is, it's only in 'definite maybe' territory. Oh, btw before anyone suggests it - no, I don't want Helix stomp with an external floor controller (& it only has 6 blocks anyway!) and certainly not Helix or Helix LT due to cost, size, weight, complexity, and with a ton of features I don't need.