Line 6 Pocket Pod

Do you own a Line 6 Pocket Pod or would like to own one? I recently purchase one of these to use with my Ibanez Mikro when I travel. I really haven't spent much time with it and thought this thread would allow everyone to comment or lean more about it.

I will be traveling at the end of the month and will report back with my thoughts on how it performed. In the meantime if you have any experience with one of these please share!

More Info:

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.

BENEFITS
* Instantly sound like your favorite guitarists.
* Customize your sound and take your rig with you.
* The same pro-quality tone found in the platinum-selling POD 2.0. Sound editing that dives as deep as you want it to.
* Save money and valuable gig-bag space.
* Access to your tone is both quick and easy.
* Simple, thorough connectivity.

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If you're like me and addicted to playing electric guitar and travel frequently, a small travel rig is a great way to go. I'll have to admit that my Ibanez Mikro Guitar needs to be set up and upgraded a bit before I'm totally happy with it but in the mean time I live with the sub par tuners and a little fret buzz. The ease of portability more than made up for those transgressions. (someone asked me where I would be playing tennins when I had it over my shoulder)

The guitar had it's problems but the Pocket Pod was just awesome! I can take all of my tone on the road, load my backing tracks on my mp3 player (or any song I'm currently playing), make a few adjustments and I have everything I need to keep my chops up.

I would recommend purchasing the power brick accessory so you don't have to worry about the 4 triple A's live span. It would be nice to have 2 channels - so that you could quickly change tones when playing. Also be prepared for a bit of cable tangle wherever you set up.

A couple of days ago my son had knee surgery to repair a track injury. I spent most of my time in the waiting room - with my rig - playing quietly in the corner. I thought the sound of my guitar might bother other's but it was actually hard to hear over the musak they had piped in.

That was the first time I had it set up in public and I was surprised by how many people came over to check it out - and ask where they could get one.

I haven't tried running it through external speakers yet but it sure is fun with headphones! All in all it's lived up to my expectations so far and the best part of it is being able to play while on the road which keeps me out of trouble!

Highly Recommended

Hope your son is healing up just fine!

I was at a friend's house outside of Denver a couple of months ago who had a Pocket Pod hooked up through his multi-room stereo system and a cheap Samson wireless system for the guitar (an 80's Mexi Strat). He could walk around the house with the guitar and go to the living room to switch tones on the Pod. Talk about 360 sound! We were having a blast going through the presets and playing along to classic rock covers.on the iPod he had hooked up to it.

I already have 3 Pods (not the pocket one), so I'm going to skip on getting this one. I'm going to Hawaii tomorrow and I'm contemplating bringing my nylon string. My wife is challenging me to go this whole vacation unattached to something electronic.....hard to do considering the iPod, Phone, and the digital camera....

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Hey Adaptable,

Hmmm - wireless with speakers throughout the house so I can play in every room - what a great idea - only problem is my wife isn't a fan of most of the music I play! (she likes the ballads though)

Thanks for asking about my son, he's recovering fine - his second surgery in 2 years - triple jump is hard on the knees!

Have a great time in Hawaii lucky dog! Hopefully the wife will exclude the iPod - you need something for the plane right?

Aloha!

I ended up bringing my Nylon String and also splurging on a great little Hawaiian Koa Wood Concert Ukulele like the one Cary has. I'm having a blast cranking out the 7th chords on it....folks think I'm a local! This place is another world.

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Adaptable, hope the Hawaiian vacation is a blast.

G, a triple jump injury! Wow. I ran track and cross country throughout high school and college, but man, I thought that was a lost art in today's Hip Hop world. Hope your son is recovering quickly.

Thanks Badger for the well-wishes for my son - looks like his track career is over. He's a senior and on his way to college later this year so he's not to sad about it - just so long as he can surf and snowboard!

He's the last of my 3 boys out the door -I'll soon be an empty nester! More guitar time!

Glad to hear Adaptable is having a good time - hopefully he wasn't booked on Aloha Airlines!

Like to find out more about your trip when you return - Aloha No

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I just flew back on United...1/3 of the passengers on the plane were ATA passengers who were stranded in Kona....apparently there are over 6000 of them "stranded" in Hawaii. I'll fill you guys in on the whole vacation after I get a good night's sleep....I will say that it was the best vacation I've taken in years.

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Maybe we should considering moving this post...

We just returned from 7 nights on the big island of Hawaii. By far the best vacation I've taken for many reasons. First of all, we spent half the time at the Sheraton resort near Kona (great) and the other half at the Four Seasons (spectacular).... After a day or so on the island I wondered into the Music Exchange in Kona and got a great education on ukulele construction, woods, and general sound comparisons. I picked up a Hawaiian handmade koa wood concert ukulele for ~$650 with the hardshell case. Strumming it and even smelling it makes me feel like I'm on vacation.....

I picked it up instantly (its basically tuned GCEA....which is basically the same as DGBE but with the D tuned an octave higher)....so a guitarist can feel at home very quickly...and the high-G on the "closest" string to the bottom affords some interesting possibilities. After a few days of sitting on the hotel room balcony I felt like I had the thing mastered....

Then I went to the Four Seasons awesome Hawaiian Cultural Center and got a lesson...and humbled. The instructor turned me on to some strumming patterns and various chords that are a bit off the radar for guitar....She recommended some great music like Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (what a voice!), Hapa, and the reining Carlos Santana/Steve Vai of the ukulele, Jake Shimabukuro.

I ended up playing a bit of an impromptu concert for my work colleagues...and got a warm reception by all of the locals (I need to make an extra $1M to buy my dream vacation home!). We ended up seeing most of the Big Island except for the Volcano (we were told it was a bit too far to travel to "maybe" see the lava flow)....but the Northern end of the island was heaven on earth looking at Maui and sipping Kona coffee in Hawi. We also caught part of the Merrie Monarch Hula festival in Hilo (I almost got divorced on the spot)...saw various waterfalls...drank coconut from the shell...stared at the ocean a lot....

I don't think I've ever comeback from anywhere so relaxed (including Australia!....no offense, mate).

Aloha

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none taken! Australia can be a pretty stressful place, especially around the cities.

I'd love to pick up the uke one day.