Line 6 Pocket POD

by Line 6

Product Features

• 300+ Presets -- Including exclusive rock star presets with unrivaled tone
• 32 Amp Models, 16 Cab Models -- Mix and Match amps and cabs to create your own unique sound
• 16 Effects -- Built-in in set of effects that are tweaked to perfection
• Chromatic Tuner -- The built-in tuner can be set to mute for those on-stage tunings between songs,
• CD/MP3 Jack -- Jam along with your favorite songs, Portable Design --Weighs just over 6 ounces! Only 5 x 3.25 x 2.5 inches in size
• USB Connectivity -- Edit your presets on the computer with FREE software from Line6

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000RN53LQ
• Item model number: 99-075-0105
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,048 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #12 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Guitar & Bass Accessories > Effects > Electric Guitar Effects > Multieffects

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Pocket POD exhibits all the celebrated features and pro tone that makes POD a standard in recording studios everywhere. Don't be fooled by the smaller package, Pocket POD is packed with over 300 custom presets dialed in by some of today's hottest rock stars like Maroon 5, P.O.D., 311, Hoobastank and many more.

Battery-powered and about the size of a tuner, Pocket POD is completely portable. Use it for effects in front of your amp, or just plug in headphones and practice anywhere, anytime.

Connect to any computer via USB, then download the free Vyzex software and "deep dive" into all your tone details to create your own custom tone, or manage your own personal tone library right on your desktop. Or visit CustomTone.com to download any of the 3,000 free presets created by guitarists from around the world.

Amps and Cabs
Pocket POD® comes packed with 32 classic and modern amp models, along with 16 cab models, letting you create mind-blowing guitar tones wherever inspiration strikes.

Our A.I.R.™ modeling technology accurately captures the tone and feel of speaker cabinets, microphones, and studio room characteristics. Mix and match speaker cabinets and microphones to find the precise vibe you're looking for.

Amp Models based on*: ’64 Fender® Deluxe Reverb® ’59 Fender® Bassman® ’68 Marshall® Plexi 100 watt Marshall® JTM-45 meets Budda Twinmaster ’60 Tweed Fender® Champ® Budda Twinmaster head ’65 Blackface Fender® Twin Reverb® ’60 Vox® AC 15 ’60 Vox® AC 30 non-Top Boost ’85 Mesa/Boogie® Mark IIc+ Clean Channel ’85 Mesa/Boogie® Mark IIc+ Drive Channel Dumble® Overdrive Special Clean Channel ’95 Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier® Head ’89 Soldano SLO Super Lead Overdrive Dumble® Overdrive Special Drive Channel

1987 Roland® JC-120 Jazz Chorus Line 6® Insane Cabinet Models based on*: 1960 Fender® Tweed Champ® 1952 Fender® Tweed Deluxe Reverb® 1960 Vox® AC-15 1964 Fender® Deluxe Reverb® 1965 Fender® Blackface Twin Reverb® 1967 Vox® AC-30 1995 Matchless Chieftain 1959 Fender® Bassman® 1996 Marshall® with Vintage 30s 1978 Marshall® with stock 70s 1968 Marshall® Basketweave with Greenbacks Line 6® 4x12 Line 6® 1x12 Line 6® 2x12 Line 6® 4x10

Effects
Pocket POD® may be smaller than most stompboxes, yet it comes packed with 16 professionally designed effects models allowing for a wide variety of personal tonal character. Tweaking effects is easy with the bright LCD interface and easy to use knobs and buttons. Download the free Vyzex editing software at Line6.com to "deep dive" and fine-tune each detail of your own custom tone.

Multiple versions of effects give you rack or stompbox options, and the combination effects give you classic setups like Delay and Chorus simultaneously.

Pocket POD Effects:

Compressor Tremolo Chorus 1 Chorus 2 Flanger 1 Flanger 2 Rotary Speaker Delay

Delay/Compressor Delay/Tremolo Delay/Chorus 1 Delay/Chorus 2 Delay/Flanger1 Delay/Flanger2 Delay/Swell Reverb

Ins and Outs

Connect your Pocket POD® directly into your amp or PA system, and transform your sound with perfect tone and all the amp modeling and effects only found on POD.

The headphone jack out allows you to practice anywhere without disturbing the neighbors, and the CD/MP3 jack gets you jamming along with your favorite bands.

Practice anywhere! Pocket POD runs off 4 AAA batteries. A 9V DC power plug is great for when you're not on the go. 5" long by 3 1/2" wide by 2" deep, and weighs in at a mere 6 oz, Pocket POD is your completely portable multi-effects solution.

Pocket POD comes with a USB to USB Mini cable connection. "Deep dive" into all your tone details using the Vyzex software. Create your own custom tone or manage your personal tone library right on your desktop. (Pocket POD is a class compliant USB MIDI device. You will not be able to directly record over a USB connection.)

* All product names used in this webpage are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development.

Product Description

The Line 6 Pocket POD guitar effects processor is about the size of a hand-held tuner. Yet it's the only personal amp modeling and effects processor packed with over 300 custom presets dialed in by rock stars and professional studio musicians who know great tone. With its 32 classic and modern amp models, 16 cab models, and 16 effects, Pocket POD enables you to create mind-blowing guitar tones wherever inspiration strikes.Just pop in 4 AAA batteries and you are good to go practicing with headphones or jamming with your favorite songs on your MP3 player. Let loose and play it loud with Pocket POD as your multi-effect processor in front of any amp. With Line 6's advanced A.I.R. II technology, you can even use Pocket POD guitar effect as a front-end recording device with the same tone used on countless platinum-selling albums.The Line 6 Pocket POD has a user-friendly design that makes it simple to dial in the tone you're looking for. To customize your sound even more, plug Pocket POD directly into your computer via USB and download the FREE Pocket POD tone editing software from Line6.com. Take your sound to the next level with the Pocket POD processor by connecting to CustomTone.com, the online destination for guitarists. There you can choose from a library of over 3,000 preset tones, create new tones, and share them with guitarists from around the globe. Experience world-class tone in the palm of your hand at an unbeatable price. Make your sound your own.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Variety of sounds, only bad thing is power, August 17, 2008

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C. Taylor "Just this guy, you know" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Line 6 Pocket POD (Electronics)

This thing is great for practicing with head phones. The wide variety of sounds make for a more authentic practice session (so when you're playing U2 songs, you don't sound like ACDC and vice versa) and makes practicing more fun.

The only big downside is that it sucks down power like nobody's business. I bought four high-end AAA batteries and the Pod ate them in a about a week of playing for less than 2 hours a night. Furthermore, the manual states that only non-rechargeable batteries (or the optional AC adapter) should be used. I now plan to buy the Line 6 DC1, which is line 6's 9 volt adapter, from Amazon soon.

Another, much smaller downside is that the real manual is only available in PDF format from Line 6's web site. But if you're at Amazon, you probably have an internet connection.

While getting the manual, you should probably also download Vyzex, which is Line 6's software for editing the tones from the Pocket Pod. This software isn't absolutely necessary for using the Pocket pod, but it does make editing tones somewhat easier, and it also allows the use of download tones (which work somewhat like synthesizer patches.) I also think the software could be better designed.

Still, I'm very pleased with the product. When you consider it's cost versus the cost of an amp head, plus stomp boxes, etc., the variety of amps and effects modeled, and the fact that the Pocket Pod doesn't take up much space at all, it's a great deal, especially someone like me who practices in an apartment.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fragile, customer service is a joke, January 4, 2010

By 

Ibanezfoo (The OC - Land of Pretention) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Line 6 Pocket POD (Electronics)

Having owned other Line6 hardware and having good experiences with this I bought this device to take to work and jam at on my lunch break. I regret this decision....

First, the good things. It sounds pretty decent if you like to play rock or metal. Its not great, but for jamming along with your mp3 player and practicing it works perfect. There are a ton of different sounds you can coax out of this device. Other people have complained about the interface but I don't have any troubles with it. There are some features you can't manipulate unless you plug it into a computer and use their software, doesn't bother me though. Its portable and runs on batteries. All you need is your guitar, cable, and headphones. Back-lit screen is nice and legible.

The bad: The modulation effects are pretty cheesy and digital sounding. Eats batteries very quickly Clean sounds are just meh, but if you aren't using it for recording it should be fine.

Here my main beef: The build quality of this device is not up to normal Line6 standards. It is very flimsy cheapo plastic. I'm still wondering where the real Line6 device is because this seems like a crappy cheap Chinese copy of a Line6 device. I dropped mine onto indoor carpeting and the screen cracked, making it unusable. Line6 considers this device to be consumable and will not help you fix it. They tell you to use their authorized service center to repair...ok, I contact every single one on the list and they all tell me the same thing, deal with Line6 directly. So I try, and Line6 tells you to use an authorized service center... I don't like being treated like this and playing these games. I broke it an am willing to pay for a repair but they just want me to buy a new one. Heck, sell me a new screen and I will solder it in myself (I work in electronics). No go. Digitech never treated me this way with any of their products, in warranty or not.

If you buy this be extremely careful with it. I'm not joking, this thing is flimsy. Its not high impact plastic... its thin and fragile. If you have an issue, good luck dealing with Line6. In this economy you'd think they would do whatever it takes to maintain customers but I guess thats not the case. Their business model must make them immune to these things.

I wanted to like this thing, I really did. My old POD 2.0 is great and sturdy. This pocket thing is an example of a great concept implemented very poorly.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed review of Line6 Pocket POD, October 18, 2008

By 

Jeremy Deats - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Line 6 Pocket POD (Electronics)

Line6 is a company that revolutionized professional grade studio guitar processing in the late 1990's with the original POD... Studio musicians from New York to Nashville began praising this little red box they could carry around in their backpack and into the studio instead of the usual crate of amps... Yes, the POD sounded THAT good. Since it's introduction, Line6 has revised the POD every few years to improve features, the Pocket POD technology (processing chips) are identical to the POD 2.0, the sound you get is the same grade... the only difference is the size of the unit and the Pocket POD is missing some of the more high-end input/outputs (MIDI, foot switch control, etc...) other than that, the Pocket POD is a second generation POD with a budget price tag. So here you get professional studio grade amp simulation and effects for under $150 and you can carry this around in your pocket.

Now putting the core technology (which is very good) aside and getting into features. The Pocket POD comes with an excellent set of presets. You can select by BAND, STYLE or USER. As I mentioned, the POD is used by professional musicians, BAND presets are presets created with direct input from the pros. Want to dial up Hoobastanks guitarist sound on The Reason? It's already programmed for you along with about a dozen others artist presets created by the artist themselves.

There are many more STYLE presets, style presets are approximation of specific artist recorded tone on specific songs, they have names easy to reconize like: CRAZY TRAIN, JUMP, FREE FALLIN, DUST WIND, SANDMAN, ANOTHER BRICK, WHOLE LOTTA LOVE etc.. Most of them sound fantastic.

Just dial up a specific tone patch then use one of the four silver knobs to adjust: Gain, Effect Level, Delay Level and Volume. There are so many of these presets many guitarist will probably never even bother to "deep edit", but for those who want more, Line6 has a free program that you can download for MacOS X and Windows that allows you to build your own presets and store them in the Pocket POD. The Pocket POD connects to a PC through an included USB cable and then the user can select a specific amp head, amp cabinet, add effects, etc... You can build your own virtual guitar rig and then store it in one of the included user preset spots.

CONNS:

The "deep edit" software I mentioned above does not work on many notebook PCS and will not work through USB hubs. This will leave many users wanting more frustrated. Also, no power supply is included and the battery life here isn't good. User manual is essentially 3 pages printed in many languages, no manual for the software (and how hard would it have been to include it on a CD-ROM in the box?)