BGRA: line 6 Bass POD pro
| Manufacturer |
line 6 |
Model |
Bass POD pro |
| Reviewer |
Mike Boraczek |
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| Experience |
6 |
Item owned |
1-2 years |
| Review Date |
2004-03-06 |
Price paid |
650 w/floor board & 3U SKB fX rack |
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Dimensions | 2U by about 6" |
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Weight | 6-10 lbs |
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Other | Headphone jack, FX loop, Bal/Unbal and digital output, MIDI, chromatic tuner, compressor, |
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I got this thing off eBay a almost a year a half ago and I have used it
every day since. I gig every weekend and it has operated flawlessly. I am
still finding cool sounds whenever I get bored and start tweaking on it.
With all of tweaks you can make, your sound pallet is nearly limitless. Amp
and cab modeling is very good, but if you want get the particular sound
from a particular amp and cab, go buy it. This will get you close, but you
will have to reproduce that sound through another amp and cab. What this
pre-amp will give you a boat load of options for great sounds. It has 4
separate DSP's(Digital Signal Processors)One for the amp modeling, one
for the cab modeling, one for the compressor, and one for the FX.
There is a laundry list of features (check their web site). There are
several I've found most useful. The dual output lets you send a clean
or modeled output through the DI to the mixing board (w/ fx or not), and a
clean or modeled output on stage amp. It has a line bass input switch that
lets you go silent and switch guitars. It's not completely silent, but
it's certainly not rude. The chromatic tuner is great -- it will drop
you silent. That the better way to switch guitars, but its hard to see the
button in the dark. The digital output is sweet for recording. The wah-wah
on the floor board is awesome. There is also a handy volume pedal and the
tuner is integrated with the LEDs on the floorboard, which is a cool
gee-wiz thing. The compressor is outstanding. The FX are very good. Has a
midi -- never used it. You can also run line inputs through the amp/cab
modeling and fx. Only used that once.
Short comings: It is not easy to use out of the box -- and the manual
stinks,
No bi-amping feature. this was added in the XT model. Can only do one fx
at a time -- but it does have fx loop so you can add your favorite
pedals.(same on FX model)Number of memory locations is limited to 36.
FYI. I've used it with both passive and active guitars. My P series
Carvin’s will over load the mixing board if I put the POD output over
half. They both guitars have internal 18v pre-amps. I can't crank the
output with the BB75 either. It has a 9v internal pre-amp. A good rule of
thumb is to start low and work with your sound guy to find the right
levels for all your guitars. And remember that when you save your
settings, it saves the output level also. Keep that in mind if you switch
guitars during your gigs.
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