pod go for live use

[nickbonell]

I have read lots on this forum but just need to clarify...

 

Context

I play live in a  punkish (Clash, Jam, Costello, Stray Cats) covers band but also record.  I have used pods, variaxes and an M9.  At present I use an M9 live with analogue dirt pedals.  I use the M9 with four different delays (short, long, reverse and slap back) a spring reverb and a modulation of some sort.  I have two scenes I use, one with a flanger and the same but with a chorus in the mod slot.  I rarely have more than three M9  fx active at anyone time.  I have Fender Bassbreaker 45 amp which does all the bassman / jtm45 tones I will ever need.  I love my Klone, RAT and Crunchbox.

 

I want some amp modelling, my old pod HD died a couple of years ago.  I would like to use Helix modelling for home practice and recording (I have grown tired of NI guitar rig).

 

I realise that the pod go can only run four fx blocks at the same time.  I know that it can run in preset or stomp mode.  

 

Is there a way of having a preset for each song that runs in stomp box mode (eg. for rockabilly songs this might just be a slap back and reverb, for new wave songs it might be a verb, delay and a modulation).  I don't really want to have a preset for each part of the song, I really like the stomp nature of the M9.

 

I realise some people will say 'Buy an HX fx' but I also want some amp modelling purely for use at home.  An option would be to buy an Hx FX AND an HX stomp but that is starting to get pricey.

 

Any idiot proof explanation of stomp mode and presets much appreciated.

Nick

[voxman55]

Short answer...yes of course. You have lots of options.

 

1. You can set up a patch for each song or for each tone you need. You can name it as you want e.g. song name or what it does.

2. You can use snap shots either for different parts of the same song or

3. Use snap shots as an easy fast changing patch within a patch. So let's say you essentially only use 3 or 4 types of sound with different delay times, reverb depth, gain settings, and with or without e.g. tremolo. You can save snapshots with all the different setting parameters you need with any trem on or off or at a different speed, all within the same patch.

4. Or you can set your patches sequentially in song order and move through your patches one by one, even if several are the same. So you don't have to think about going back and forth and you just create and save a gig set.  I've done exactly that in my Tonelab SE and LE. So in say a 20 to 30 number set I call the patch by song name even if its the same as a patch I used 4 songs back! It's idiot proof and as a certified idiot I can confirm it's really simple to do on Pod Go! Lol You don't need to over ride factory patches...You just create your set list in the user part of Pod Go, save it on Pod Go edit and load it in to your Pod Go as you need. And you can create different set lists for different gigs e.g. a rockabilly set, a blues set, a rock set etc if you play in different bands.

 

 

 

[silverhead]

Yes, you can have a preset for each song and use the VIEW button to navigate easily between Preset mode and Stomp mode.The MODE switch and global settings give you lots of additional flexibility in controlling the operation in terms of of switches and displays. If you haven't already read the manual  I suggest you do so. It will give you lots of insight and ideas regarding how to tailor the POD Go for your own situation.

 

Also. since you already have an M9 you can use that in the FX Loop of the POD Go to make sure you're not constrained by the POD Go's limitation of 4 flex blocks.