tdunn22

Well the thing is that when the firmware installation failed, it bricked my Pod. It won't do anything at all now. I turn it on and it just says "flash update 1.0" and no buttons do anything except tap. And when I hit that button it just says "failed" for a second then goes back to the flash update 1.0. I tried doing a factory reset, and nothing. I plug it into my laptop and open Line 6 Monkey and it asks me to select my device from a drop down menu and it's not even listed! This thing and all software and "support" from Line 6 website and the Monkey are so outdated it's ridiculous. I just keep going in circles and not getting anywhere with this thing. It's such an old device, it's a legacy device and I'm completely shocked Line 6 still sells this thing brand new with the awful old and outdated software they offer for it. I've searched online and found many many people have had the *exact* same problem I'm having, but they had it in 2009! Incredible it's still an issue 11 years later. I guess I wasted my money on this thing. I've run out of things to try, I'm just stuck.

Yes I did try turning the drive all the way down and bypassing effects all together. Same results. I initially was using batteries but thought that may be the problem so I tried a power supply. It’s not the Line 6 power supply but it is a center negative 9v so it should work. After trying everything I plugged in to my laptop, registered with Line 6 so I could update the firmware and it was a bit of a nightmare, and I’ve had a ton of computer experience. The firmware just wouldn’t load properly. I would go through each step making sure to follow exactly what it said to do but in the end it now just says ‘flash update 1.0’ when I plug it in. Then when I hit a button the display says ‘failed’ So I guess I need to spend another few hours getting that sorted bout before I can even try using it again. I’m running Windows 10 but the monkey app isn’t very compatible. I keep getting error messages. Or it takes me in circles. Run an update only to return to the same menu wanting to install the same update again. Did Line 6 just drop all support for updating software on this?

I’m not using anything besides a Fender Strat with stock single coil pickups plugged directly Into the Pod. I’ve used the same guitar with a similar unit by Tascam without any issues. Tried a few different cables to rule that out as a problem. Songs I play on my iPod plugged in through the aux in input sound perfect.

Hey everyone, I just picked up a used Pocket Pod. I know I'm new to this device, but I'm usually able to figure these kind of things out without much trouble. So I plug my guitar and headphones in for the first time and it sounds awful. It was distorted (and not a good sounding distortion) and sounded like it has a noise gate set up to clip hard. I tried some different presets, mostly clean to see if it would go away and it doesn't. So I did a factory reset and it still sounds like crappy distortion and a noise gate that clips the sound quickly. Is this thing broken or am I missing something here? Thanks!