POD 2.0 in front of an amp in studio

NoPro · 23rd December 2011

ive had alot of success with the pod 2.0 going direct in the studio!. im looking to use it for the studio only but in front of an amp this time. mainly for it's effects. I haven't recorded anything with it as it sounds lame with the amp switch on (tried with solid state amp as well as tube amp). if anyone out there has any experience with the non direct method..i'd appreciate it. so far not so good.

Bob Ross · 23rd December 2011

Presuming the (real) guitar amp you're using is one you like, try setting the POD to the "preamp" model rather than some redundant "guitar amp" model. Also be sure to disable any speaker emulation in the POD.

NoPro · 24th December 2011

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Originally Posted by Bob Ross

Presuming the (real) guitar amp you're using is one you like, try setting the POD to the "preamp" model rather than some redundant "guitar amp" model. Also be sure to disable any speaker emulation in the POD.

tried that...yuck still. maybe thats all? thanks

GearOnTheGo · 26th December 2011

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Originally Posted by NoPro

ive had alot of success with the pod 2.0 going direct in the studio!. im looking to use it for the studio only but in front of an amp this time. mainly for it's effects. I haven't recorded anything with it as it sounds lame with the amp switch on (tried with solid state amp as well as tube amp). if anyone out there has any experience with the non direct method..i'd appreciate it. so far not so good.

As long as the Pod in front of the amp is not plugged in, and no guitar signal is routed through it, everything should sound fine.

NoPro · 26th December 2011

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Originally Posted by GearOnTheGo

As long as the Pod in front of the amp is not plugged in, and no guitar signal is routed through it, everything should sound fine.

What do you mean? Through an effects loop?

ctms777 · 6th January 2012

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Originally Posted by NoPro

What do you mean? Through an effects loop?

No, I think he is being a smartass saying that POD's never sound good.

I've personally played Pod's through Tube-amps, and it makes them sound better, I personally leave the speaker emulation on. But the amp itself must not distort too much, reverb or modulation effects don't sound very good when they are distorted.

Take a POD-sound you like and route it through a clean sounding (power)(tube)-amp, to see if you like it...

23rd December 2011	#1
NoPro Gear addict Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 319 Thread Starter	POD 2.0 in front of an amp in studio ive had alot of success with the pod 2.0 going direct in the studio!. im looking to use it for the studio only but in front of an amp this time. mainly for it's effects. I haven't recorded anything with it as it sounds lame with the amp switch on (tried with solid state amp as well as tube amp). if anyone out there has any experience with the non direct method..i'd appreciate it. so far not so good.

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23rd December 2011	#2
Bob Ross Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 2,639	Presuming the (real) guitar amp you're using is one you like, try setting the POD to the "preamp" model rather than some redundant "guitar amp" model. Also be sure to disable any speaker emulation in the POD.