Tips for Getting the Best Tone from a POD Go for Live Performances?

[rose42snowden]

Hey everyone,
I’ve been using the POD Go for a few months now and I’m loving the flexibility, but I’m still struggling to dial in a tone that really cuts through in a live band setting. I mostly play rock and blues, and I’m running direct to the PA.
Any tips on EQ settings, amp/cab choices, or effects chain setups that work well for live gigs? Also curious if anyone uses external pedals with it and how they integrate them.
Would love to hear what’s worked for you!

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[cruisinon2]

On 8/20/2025 at 2:03 AM, rose42snowden said:

Hey everyone,
I’ve been using the POD Go for a few months now and I’m loving the flexibility, but I’m still struggling to dial in a tone that really cuts through in a live band setting. I mostly play rock and blues, and I’m running direct to the PA.
Any tips on EQ settings, amp/cab choices, or effects chain setups that work well for live gigs? Also curious if anyone uses external pedals with it and how they integrate them.
Would love to hear what’s worked for you!

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If you're dialing in your tones at living room volume, you will always have issues when you crank up those same patches to stage volume. It has to do with how we perceive loudness of different frequency ranges at any given volume. If you really want to go down the rabbit hole, Google the "Fletcher-Munson curve".

 

Whether you choose to delve into the "why" or not, there is only one solution, and that is dialing in your tones at (or at least close to) the volume at which you intend to use them.... otherwise you will find yourself in a constant state of EQing your patches back and forth every time you change listening environments and volume. Keep two set lists... one for lower volume home use, and another for gigs... it'll make your life a whole lot easier. This is true of any modeler... there's nothing unique about the PODGo in that respect.