Preset equivalencies (rough) to old Pod X3 Live factory presets?

[aebirner]

I have a Pod X3 Live and use a few of the Bass presets, mostly unaltered.  Does anyone know of a table of rough equivalencies anywhere (on this or other discussion sites) that could guide me towards answering questions of the form "I was using 64 Bass on the X3, what presets should I consider on the Helix Floor?"  Or failing that, is there a good way to tell which of the Helix presets are for electric bass?  Thanks in advance for any help!

[VGK17]

The factory presets for bass have names that start with BAS: but I believe there are artist presets that have different names related to the artist who created or inspired the preset so those require a bit more digging.

[silverhead]

You’d be better off to abandon that approach and use the time to get familiar with the bass models in Helix. What you’re looking for doesn’t exist. Many have tried this approach in similar contexts and found it ineffective.

 

There is a model category for selecting Bass amps. Start there and experiment.

[datacommando]

On 1/23/2025 at 3:57 AM, aebirner said:

I have a Pod X3 Live and use a few of the Bass presets, mostly unaltered.  Does anyone know of a table of rough equivalencies anywhere (on this or other discussion sites) that could guide me towards answering questions of the form "I was using 64 Bass on the X3, what presets should I consider on the Helix Floor?"  Or failing that, is there a good way to tell which of the Helix presets are for electric bass?  Thanks in advance for any help!

Hi,

 

What you’re asking is not really an option - the Helix is a completely different beast, with no equivalence whatsoever, other than the manufacturer.

 

If you are using a Helix floor the best starting point is in the factory presets that have the prefix BAS:

 

You could also trawl the CustomTone section looking for contributions from Bass players.

 

The main caveat to bear in mind with this is -all presets suck! Learn to program your own and you will find out how everything works.

 

Hope this helps/makes sense.

 

EDIT: 

Your X3 Live preset ‘60s R&B was based on an Ampeg B15 Flip Top amp. You can find the Helix model listed as Ampeg B-15NF, start with this and it’s equivalent cabinet and tweak to your heart’s content.

[titchyblackcat]

I have kept all my old Line 6 Stuff because of the inability to migrate presets.

It's because old projects can be re-visited and re-mixed 

A modeler isn't bad because a new one comes along.

[datacommando]

On 1/25/2025 at 7:39 AM, titchyblackcat said:

A modeler isn't bad because a new one comes along.

True enough - I still have a POD XT Live, and a POD 500HD along with POD Farm and a full complement of Model Packs (plus a rack full of vintage sampler, synth and multi-fx modules).

 

Since my XT is from 2006, and the HD is from 2010, they sit in the corner of the studio collecting dust. I don’t think I’ve ever felt the need to resurrect and/or rework any files that are that old. Having said that, I have been known to revisit some old 4 track tapes from way back in the mid 80s, looking for possible ideas that never got finished. Sadly, some of the old Cubase ARR files from Atari ST, or material from the Yamaha CX5 are beyond recovery, but I did manage to salvage a lot of the stuff that had been exported to MIDI files. Yay!

 

Isn’t technology fun?