DuckanaJones

[Duckanajones]

Hi All.

Looking for some advice for the Pod Go.

What I've been hearing is that if you use a Pod Go with an amp, you need to turn off your amp and IR in the patches, otherwise, if you don't, the two will clash and not give you a good sound.

So, when I do perform live, we have no amps on stage, go direct to the mix and use in ear monitors. And the unit sounds good. But ... when I'm at home setting up presets and trying out tones, the sound never come out the way I want, and I just take my chance it'll sound good live.

Currently I have a Spider V 20 in the practice room (all the other amps I had I gave away when I moved as we couldn't take everything with us)

So, the long story short ... some have suggested using powered speakers or on stage monitors or a PA system for setting up presets and hearing what you've created without the muddling of an amp.

Can anyone recommend one of the three over an amp, or an amp with super clean sound that won't compete with the Pod.

Thanks for any responses

[silverhead]

I suggest you get a pair of studio monitors (6” mimimum) to build your tones at home. It’s important to build your tones at stage volume. Look into the Fletcher-Munson effect to understand why. That will give you the best chance to get the tone your audience hears from the mixer/FOH/PA.

 

There’s another setup I think you might consider. Have you experimented with the Amp Out jack on your POD Go? The manual says this about it:

 

AMP OUT: This unbalanced output is meant to send directly to the front of your

guitar amp. By default, it reflects the same output as the MAIN outputs (except

in mono), but it can be globally switched to be tapped off directly before the Cab/

IR block. This way, you can send a cab-emulated signal to your mixer (or FRFR

speaker) while simultaneously sending a non-cab-emulated signal to your guitar

amp.

 

I don’t know whether this will be helpful for you but it’s worth at least being aware of. If using this at home you will need to bypass the Amp in your POD Go preset and select the closest matching amp/tone on your Spider. Might not get you very close to the tone you want but perhaps better than your current ‘take my chance’ approach.