23 Year Old Line 6 POD Rack

[psychic_driver]

Just inherited a line 6 pod xt pro rack + a 200w power amp from '89 from a buddy who was offloading gear ... Any of you remember these things ?? I picked it up cause of its Meshuggah prestige. For a 23 year old modeler gotta say I think it sounds decent (my bandmates vehemently disagree lol)

Any of you use these in the past ? Got any tips or hacks ? It probably wont stay for long but I'm having fun cranking these knobs & seeing what the ol girl can do

 

[DanTravis62]

These things (much like the kidney beans and the toneport plug in) can sound great.

Try the SLO model with the tube screamer, v30 cabinet - it sounds freaking killer.

The "treadplate" recto amp sim is great too

 

[midnightlaundry]

Time flys.. I remember on HCAF when the PODs were super popular.. The first Modelors??
Got my girlfriend a little amp with that tech. I thought it sounded like shit.. LOL

 

[RaceU4her]

There’s one of those flextone or whatever they were called heads for sale near me for I think $100, was tempted to grab it just for fucks sake, I quite dig my ubermetal pedal

 

[DanTravis62]

I thought it sounded like shit.. LOL

you can 100% dial them in to sound quite good, but its a SLOG

Like it takes hours and hours of carefully dialing it in - you have to be careful to save any preset that actually sounds good because it would be almost impossible to recreate it again

Modelers have gotten better at this, but some still suffer from it

 

[MadAsAHatter]

I remember those. I have/had (it shitted out) a Line6 DT 25 amp that to my understanding had the same amp modeling. Sounded decent for what it was back then.

 

[thegame]

Got any tips or hacks ?

Yes, both. Just drive the steak through its heart already.

 

[japetus]

These things (much like the kidney beans and the toneport plug in) can sound great.

Try the SLO model with the tube screamer, v30 cabinet - it sounds freaking killer.

The "treadplate" recto amp sim is great too

On the Line 6 monkey, do everything you just said but also turn on the chorus, rate to 0 but level up. It's a hidden trick.

 

[japetus]

@Dale B I told you

 

[chumbucket]

Just inherited a line 6 pod xt pro rack + a 200w power amp from '89 from a buddy who was offloading gear ... Any of you remember these things ?? I picked it up cause of its Meshuggah prestige. For a 23 year old modeler gotta say I think it sounds decent (my bandmates vehemently disagree lol)

Any of you use these in the past ? Got any tips or hacks ? It probably wont stay for long but I'm having fun cranking these knobs & seeing what the ol girl can do

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I think the trick with the old tech is bypassing the cab and using a good IR. The IR is probably more than half of your tone.

 

[japetus]

I think the trick with the old tech is bypassing the cab and using a good IR. The IR is probably more than half of your tone.

Yeah if you are using a real cab, just turn off all speaker modeling.

 

[Dale B]

@Dale B I told you

Yep! It won't be long before everyone has them running into tube power amps! It just took 25 years! HAHAHAHAHA!

 

[Speeddemon]

Got any tips or hacks ?

You gotta look up Glenn Delaune on YT. He did all these 'how to create a great patch on a POD' videos back in the day.
Especially using the parametric EQ block (I know my POD X3 bean has it, not sure about the XT though...) by using some -24dB sharp slope low pass filter at 9kHz or so did wonders in getting rid of the 'digital' top-end.

 

[nightlight]

Screwing around with it sounds like a waste of time, given that the tech has advanced so much. Get rid of it asap and use the money for a guitar plugin. You'll get better results.

 

[napalmdeath]

There’s one of those flextone or whatever they were called heads for sale near me for I think $100, was tempted to grab it just for fucks sake, I quite dig my ubermetal pedal

For $100 I'd grab it.

 

[LPMojoGL]

I have a friend that still uses the Pod Pro more than anything else. I don't get it, but whatever works!

 

[japetus]

Screwing around with it sounds like a waste of time, given that the tech has advanced so much. Get rid of it asap and use the money for a guitar plugin. You'll get better results.

Absolute heresy!

 

[Speeddemon]

Screwing around with it sounds like a waste of time, given that the tech has advanced so much. Get rid of it asap and use the money for a guitar plugin. You'll get better results.

Clearly you haven't heard my Wolfmoon track. Guitars sounded plenty fine, especially given that it
a) was my first time with a brand new DAW in 20 years
b) was using nearly 20 year old digital tech.

Link:

Post in thread 'RIFF WARZZZZ!!!!!!!! Mutually Assured DestructionZZZZZZZ!!!!!!! ENTRIES ADDED TO FIRST POST'

Jan 5, 2025

Ok, I've shortened the track considerably (and with no real editing tools, the ending is kinda abrupt), I figured, I rather have something up now than keep tweaking ad nauseum....

Please keep in mind, this is my first time with a DAW in ~20 years, I have no controller, just a mouse.... ?

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[inyarak74]

You gotta look up Glenn Delaune on YT. He did all these 'how to create a great patch on a POD' videos back in the day.
Especially using the parametric EQ block (I know my POD X3 bean has it, not sure about the XT though...) by using some -24dB sharp slope low pass filter at 9kHz or so did wonders in getting rid of the 'digital' top-end.

That dude was a beast using just his thumb

 

[klugster]

I still use my line 6 pod xt pro quite a bit!