POD Go Using Spider V as FRFR?

[cwoods80]

I am really thinking hard about buying a POD Go.  I have an amp with an effects loop and I really want the POD Go for all of the amp options.  I also have a Spider V60 MKii that I love as well.  I have been trying to look this up but cannot find an answer......am I able to use the cabinet options from the POD Go through the Spider V as it has the FR speakers installed?  I did see somewhere I believe that you could even plug into the Spider headphone jack or aux in to utilize the POD Go cabinet options?  I am not sure if this is true but would love to know if that is an actual option.  I will use the POD Go regardless for the amp sounds on my Katana but would LOVE to use it in this fashion through the Spider as well.....

[kgreel]

I connected the Pod Go Main outs (L+R) to the Aux in on the Spider V60 Mk II and it works.  Haven't given it a decent blast yet though.

[grdGo33]

And how do you like it?  I have a way older Spider which I did initially try to use, and wasn't really happy with the aux.  Guitar in seemed a better choice, but using Spider's amp block you would have to manually change them along with your PGO settings...  Anyway, if the later Spiders have a better speaker, might work out better... 

 

But I kinda feel like the Spiders and maybe other digital processing amps might 'correct' for the speaker with digital processing, but maybe that's just my assumption and giving too much credit.  (would make sense to correct driver FR in the system using software, which you would lose bypassing the digital processing section)

 

 

[kgreel]

I read somewhere that there's a way to start the older Spider Amps with no processing:

"Basically to get into TEST mode you hold down the TAP button as you pwer the amp ON.

Beware that having no master volume control from the amp"

[grdGo33]

On 5/16/2021 at 8:12 PM, kgreel said:

I read somewhere that there's a way to start the older Spider Amps with no processing:

"Basically to get into TEST mode you hold down the TAP button as you pwer the amp ON.

Beware that having no master volume control from the amp"

I just tried the TAP + power button.  I think it's pretty much the same as using the CD/mp3 in in terms of sound characteristics; so imho, doesn't sound very good in my case with the Spider 3. 

 

I think it's because the Spider 3's speaker, unlike probably the speakers in a Marshall cab or whatever, aren't really designed to sound good by itself?  I think it's more tailored to work in conjunction with the Spider's emulation software; so the driver has to have a more generic, or bland (flat; neutral?) sound so that the drastically different Spider sounds can all be reproduced with some sort of credibility.  But for some reason, even with IR or Go Cab, just sounds meh... maybe tweakable via Go EQ, but I think it's just a bad idea to use it with Go; as it's a tremendous bottle neck.

 

So yeah, for someone wanting to use a Spider, I think I'd use a Spider 3 Amp model; like one of the 2 Crunch channels (depending on style) with Spider EQ at noon, no reverb, etc., and maybe bypass the cab in the Go.  To my ears, sounds better than CD or Test mode.  But IMHO, it just sounds way better with a pair of studio monitors though, so if going Go, definitely think buying some FRFR, Studio monitors or amp + speakers to get the best out the Go! (or at least not make it sound like pooo...)