Line 6 Pod 2.0 Tone Overview

[@paulkline3011]

I bought mine in 2001. I still use it. Every show I play people ask me how I get such a brutal metal tone out of my amp. I will always use my pod as long as it still works.

[@puretones2198]

It's a powerful unit. The clean tones are great. Built like a tank; I've replaced the adapter, but the POD works as well as it did when I bought it the year of release. It's a palette of colors that will still get the job done. I've seen guys play arenas with a POD plugged into the board; the backline was a pile of empty 4x12 cabinets...the POD did the job, it was roadworthy and dependable. Mine is at least 20 years old, chipped up, bang on...and it still works!! That says a lot about the quality of the unit!

[@bill18336]

So funny!! I bought this when they first came out. I really liked it, but as time went on decided to upgrade. After many purchases through the years including a Fractal FX 3, and a Kemper Profiler which I have since sent back, I decided to pull this out again. With a little tweaking in the EQ and Cab Sim department, I can make this sound as good as any of the fore-mentioned for a fraction of cost. Grab one if you can and save a ton of money!!

[@AtomicGarden68]

Found my tone on the Plexi patch love it very much great playing brother

[@mattinakari2424]

Thanks for the review. Pod is still going strong.

[@mukeshravji2860]

Cool video man. I saw my POD 2 in the garage just the other day while looking for cables. I might dust it off and have a play. I used to spend hours with the tones it generated back in 2001.

[@Syklonus]

I had one of these. Couldn't get a good metal tone out it for love nor money, so moved on to other things. Bought one recently, added a Tube Screamer to the front of the chain, and it was instantly good! Even with the built in cab. I was actually quite annoyed at how good it sounded with just that one change, and I think that many were in the same boat as me back in the day, becasue I only found about about stuff like clean boosts from the Sneap forum in the early 2010s. Why they never added a built in boost pedal is beyond me, becasue the metal tones are night and day without it (the Tap/Hold Gain boost feature doesn't do the same thing as a proper TS). I think the old POD is having a renaissance by many who misjudged it.

[@KenKellySWFL]

I ran one of these with a Tube Screamer through an old Marshall solid state head for live gigs for years, and no one knew the difference!

[@ciromoreau2580]

I bought mine in 2001. For soloing - overdrive type tone, the only one I used was the Line 6 crunch (most amp/cabinets doesn't comes close to the real thing imo).Two days ago I had a session, everybody with HP, I used 2 overdrives before the pod (with a clean amp sim) and the dynamics and sense of playing with a real amp improved a lot imo.

[@KimonFrousios]

Funny how POD reviews are suddenly popping up left and right this year... Coincidentally I too dug out my pod2.0 when I visited my parents for xmas, and put it back into use in front of my practice amp.

[@FrostySnowman47]

DUDE!!! I fucking loved my POD HD! I used to play with that damn thing for days. Really enjoyed this video. Keep mixing in some of the old gear every now and then. Good times. 🤘🏽🎩🤘🏽

[@jmetalguitar]

Holy "Throwback Thursday" idea. Good job man. Never thought I'd see that kidney bean again. You made it sound champ.

[@fgmz727]

I still have mine after 20 years. I use it with a Boss eq200 and it sounds just as good as my EVH 5150. Still get modern metal tones out of it.

[@JessieThorne886]

I recently dug out an old Pod 2.0 I bought used for very little money,and then never used, and it sounds great. The feeling when playing somehow isn't as good as on my real tube amp, but great versatility. Nice effects too.

[@AbelHernandezguitar]

Yep! I suggest running it into your DAW or into an amp and turning off the “impulse response” section. Sounds much better that way.

[@paultinajero9733]

I love pod 2.0

[@calvinlewis1979]

Nice playing and some awesome tones. Can you share the presets?

[@AtomicGarden68]

I'm really thinking about making this my amp with footpedals and running straight into a PA at gigs. The life carrying this into gigs would be great if worked out.

[@sohibconner6926]

this thing is still worthy, hope u make review of ur roland cube, get the best metal tones from it

[@AbelHernandezguitar]

That’s an awesome idea lol I just might do that.

[@MuvoTX]

Yep... I still have mine from 2000. The headphone circuit died though, but thats OK I plug the line outs into a tube headphone amp. Love the vox AC30 tones with both of the boost stages engaged infront.

[@resofactor]

(knock on wood) I still have the Line 6 UX-2 I picked up in 2006-2007 and it's still running fine. People were always knocking Line 6 products back then. What about the Behringer V-Amp?

[@josefrancisco6969]

Interesting. Can you do more amps on the unit?

[@firasarhaam9549]

U didn't share the dirty settings just like you did for clean ones? I have pod xt and I can't get such a sound I don't know how to

[@luito5089]

Awesomeness!

[@AbelHernandezguitar]

🙏

[@Ethersis]

Good Video! Using my Pod X3 also as a practise solution. :-)

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

I may be totally out of my mind, but this sounds better then any STL amp sim demo i heard from you. It just dont possess that harsh and abrasive high end that most plugins, so i can listen the sound for hours without getting ear fatigue, and honestly somehow even being digital gear it sound less digital then most software amp sims today.

[@AndruRinach]

what´s your distortion settings?

[@mohamedazougagh5451]

Do you use it as an audio interface also?!

[@TheJMan1K]

This and a precision drive would be cool

[@mdrumt]

You can upgrade the firmware to 2.3 with a chip too for a slight increase in sound quality. Must admit I found the cab section to be pretty weak too.

[@evetsnitram8866]

I've had mine for 12 years and I'm still amazed by it. I like the cabs but I'll have to try it with IRs to see what opens up. BTW, using the POD with headphones gave me tinnitus so watch out!

[@db1machine]

Fuck yeah! A la God Forbid!

[@Menyhard]

I got new and I love it. I use it for the worship nand

[@AVEMAREAMUSIC]

It's really all you need.

[@Marcin79W]

12:50 doesn't it sound amazing?

[@Dad-Gad]

The 2.0 script logo like you have there is more highly regarded than the block logo .

[@bodge6886]

I had one, I swapped it for another guitar and I really wish I had kept it👍

[@AbelHernandezguitar]

I feel ya! I’ve let go of so much gear that I still wish I had.

[@bluesound666]

Me too, it was 12 years ago and still regret it. By the way I also sold my 1974 fender strat to fund my wedding in 2010.

[@junosensis]

POD 1.0 is even better ! ... a true classic !

[@MadHatter-cu5op]

I'll probably catch flames for this, but I don't care. The POD 2.0 and the Flextone II or XL were the best sounding products Line 6 ever made for high gain. The POD XT and Flextone III improved the clean tones, but they lost the buttery, warm overdrive. I owned a full Vetta rig once, with the Vetta HD head, two 4x12 Vetta cabs, and the nicer footswitch, and even then, the Modern Hi-Gain sound wasn't the same as the POD or Flextone. They always claimed it was, but not to my ears. The Modern Hi-Gain was based on the Soldano X88R preamp, and the Modern Hi-Gain 2 was based on the Soldano SLO 100. I still have a couple of Flextone amps and a POD 2.0 for this reason.

[@KenKellySWFL]

Agreed… there was something the FlexTone II had that I’ve never been able to find in any other line 6 amp!

[@lorearna]

This POD 2.0 its been my main gear since the 1.0 came out in 1999 and I had other ones many years,the closest gear to this to me it's the VOX gear....even the new line 6 sucks since the XT series........

[@TheRonnie1986]

do you use it live?

[@lorearna]

@@TheRonnie1986 I use it live in the amp mode in the back,not direct and it sounds amazing,even today

[@TheRonnie1986]

@@lorearna awesome. It does sound great. Will look up for one to get and enjoy

[@Rauchgestein]

8:44 when you realize you shat yourself

[@dhinojosa94]

Had one like 10+ years back, couldn't dial in a decent tone to save my life, i was like 13 tho

[@AbelHernandezguitar]

I’m afraid to listen to what I use to think “sounded good” back then.

[@peterrovaniemi138]

I also had the "bean" way way back. Still have it but it doesnt output any sound no idea what happened hehe. Anyway, I found a few demos from back then when I went through some old files last Xmas and I was surprised how good it sounded! The pod 2 might not be perfect and is surpased by many modern modelers but, I need to get it fixed and have it as my cabin rig or something :)

[@MetalMatt2510]

@@peterrovaniemi138 Might be the power AC adapter. I got one plugged it in and nothing so bought a compatible power supply and it started working again.

[@peterrovaniemi138]

@@MetalMatt2510 i think it turned on but no sound. Will have to check the power adapter next time. Thanks for the info

[@MetalMatt2510]

@@peterrovaniemi138 i got mine off ebay, but this is for the UK plug, not sure where you are from but you could ask the seller a question www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LINE-6-POD-2-0-2-II-EFFECTS-PEDAL-POWER-SUPPLY-REPLACEMENT-ADAPTER-9V-AC/150574298402?hash=item230eed7522:g:CtgAAMXQTT9Rue1D&frcectupt=true

[@davidramos4317]

So what do you plug the pod into ?

[@AbelHernandezguitar]

I plug it directly into my audio interface via the “direct out”

[@davidramos4317]

@@AbelHernandezguitar and from that into DAW correct ? Nice tones by the way.

[@AbelHernandezguitar]

Thank you! and yes, directly into the DAW

[@l3ertuz362]

I got one for $25 never used complete with the box and manuals

[@darthshaggy9970]

yeah me too! in a guitar center on san diego CA, $30 for this with a fbv controller

[@Menyhard]

I have one

[@ChrisKadaver]

Can anyone explain why the old pod 2 sounds 1000 times better than newer software solutions like AmpliTube? They all sounds like shit?!

[@Rauchgestein]

What's wrong with the cab section? Do you mean the effects are shit? Sorry, I maybe didn't understand it right.

[@AbelHernandezguitar]

The cab section (impulse responses) are not very good, the effects are great.

[@Marcin79W]

I wish someone did VST version (hahaha).

[@nebularain3338]

They did. It's called POD Farm.

[@G14U]

I’ve been watching helix videos and been disappointed everytime with the tones. Then this guy opens up with some metal riff on a pod and I was like holy shit!