Well to be honest with you guys I wasn't really into modelling amps and that hype that was surrounding the thing. But having used my Line 6 Toneport interface and Gearbox moddeling software has been a very helpful tool in me recording songs and demos for songs for my band.
Add to the fact that I saw a lot of Line 6 hardware being used in studios and on stage, I had to admit that the resulting sounds those people who were using them were getting also helped me into believing that the hype was based on solid evidence rather than just hot air on it being "The next big thing"
So when I went to the Musicstore in Cologne Germany last week, with every intention to buy myself a Gibson melody Maker and with enough money in my pocket to actually do so, I quickly got side tracked and instead decided to check out that jellybean shaped box of wonders that everybody is getting so crazy about. The POD.
And as luck would have it, they had a second hand example for sale. But not just any second hand POD, that particullar POD was one of THESE.
A POD mk2 in limited edition Chrome, for only 90 bucks. To make a long story short, 90 bucks later it was mine.
Today I took it to the band rehearsal and I was blown away by the sound I got when plugging it into the desk. It sounded so convincing that I had to make sure that I really wasn't playing the Marshall halfstack of the rehearsal room. The others were equally impressed, our sound guy said that this would make recording sessions for our first album so much easier, no miking needed, no need for bringing in different amps for different timbres.
The only naggles I have with the POD is that it takes away the interaction between guitar and amp, you can't let it howl in feedback like and amp does, and the tiny black letters on the Chromed surface are a bitch to read.
So I am planning to take my POD on the road and to use it as my back up should my amp die on me, it has proven itself a helpful tool and it gives me an opportunity to set some money aside to buy myself a fender tweed amp.
