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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | Pocket POD is the only personal guitar effects processor that provides preset tones created by top artists and computer-based tone editing in a convenient battery-powered design. Pocket POD is the classic sound of the original POD 2.0, but with a few special features including: The only POD to have pre dialed-in artist tones The only battery-powered POD The only POD that fits in the palm of your hand FEATURES 200 artist created presets. 120 user-programmable presets. 32 amp models, 16 cab models and 16 effects. USB-enabled with Line 6 tone editing software (free download). Built-In Chromatic Tuner Easy-to-use interface includes 16-character display, 4 dials and 4-way navigation pad. I/O Includes 1/4" instrument input, 1/8" jam-along MP3 input, 1/4" unbalanced output and 1/8" stereo headphone output. Pocket POD runs off 4 AAA batteries (not included). A 9V DC power plug is great for when you're not on the go (separate purchase). | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 0.0 inches | | Product Width: | 0.0 inches | | Product Height: | 0.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.2 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.5 inches | | Package Width: | 7.5 inches | | Package Height: | 3.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 8 reviews |
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| | Features | 300+ Presets -- Including exclusive rock star presets with unrivaled tone32 Amp Models, 16 Cab Models -- Mix and Match amps and cabs to create your own unique sound16 Effects -- Built-in in set of effects that are tweaked to perfectionChromatic Tuner -- The built-in tuner can be set to mute for those on-stage tunings between songs, USB Connectivity -- Edit your presets on the computer with FREE software from Line6.comCD/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
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Ok for practice. Nov 11, 2008
The Good:
This is a good tool to practice guitar with headphones.
The Bad:
The tones are not good by any stretch of the imagination, unless you like hyper-distorted noise. The cleans sound artificial and the crunch tones have obvious digital distortion applied. The effects are hit and miss as well. Plate reverb is decent but spring reverb is so artificial sounding that it's downright offensive.
Throw in the fact it chews through batteries, the software interface you use to program it on your computer is really difficult to use, and how it loses its small-and-portable-factor with a guitar cable, headphone cable, and power adapter plugged into it, I'd be hard-pressed to recommend this product unless you really need to practice through headphones.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Detailed review of Line6 Pocket POD Oct 19, 2008
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?)
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Nice Variety of sounds, only bad thing is power Aug 18, 2008
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.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
AWESOME! Jan 25, 2008
I gave this to my husband and he LOVES it. He has used it nearly every day since Christmas. It does exactly what it claims to and he is extremely pleased with it.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Another cool product from line 6! Jan 19, 2008
Years from now Line 6 will likely be viewed as a revolutionary company. This mini Pocket POD is a very cool transportable guitar effect generator you can take with you when you don't want to drag an amp around. I haven't used it to record with yet but I'm sure it matches the lean mean sounds of the standard POD. My only complaint is that the controls operate differently from the original POD so you have to relearn how to use it.
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