I can't stress enough how important EQ is. Move the EQ to the end of the signal chain and hear the difference! That's not to say it's always best there but it will demonstrate the point.

Learning about EQ - not just the settings, but the different types of EQ, and where you put the EQ block. There are three big themes that can make the world of difference to hearing a dull lifeless patch, and your mind being blown!ġ. So, you're likely better off learning to build a patch from scratch first - & there's loads of videos to help you with this on You-tube. But aside from a handful of 'promising' ones (and it's the same with all mfx units) these probably won't sound great straight out of the box because your gear will be different to what Line 6 used to design the patches.

I was the same - when I first switched on Pod Go I was decidedly underwhelmed and thought I'd made a big mistake as I couldn't get anywhere near the tone and feel of my Vox Tonelab SE (or LE).įirstly, don't be put off by the factory patches - these are there to give you ideas as to what Pod Go can do and were put together with very specific gear. But with just a little perseverance your time invested will reap wonders. So whilst there might be those whose minds have been blown from the moment they plug in, for most of us mere mortals Pod Go needs some study (yes - RTFM! lol) and some time to figure out how to use it. Everyone's ears, guitars, music styles, gear, headphones etc are all entirely different. There is a lot going on under the hood and even if you are used to modeling gear it will take you a while to get your head around it. Of course you can, but I'd suggest it's unlikely you're going to be completely happy with it.īut regardless that it's called Pod Go, be under no illusion - to get the best from it, this is NOT a plug and play mfx unit. The expectation probably isn't helped by both the marketing and some of the videos suggesting you can take Pod Go straight to a rehearsal or a gig straight out the box. I've been reading a lot of posts both here and on other forums that suggest some folk are expecting to plug in Pod Go and that it will sound incredible right off the bat but are bitterly disappointed when it doesn't and then considering returning it or other gear that they bought to use with it.

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