Line 6 Bass Pod Pro

Out of the box...Into a rack...plug in and go!editing v.easy(hold down save for couple of secs and arrows show u where each dial is)pick amp...pick cab...eq and ur good to go!the manual (like all line 6 products) is a simple, yet entertaining lil number going into the history of the amps, cabs, etc..the sound diver software(Now not included in the manual...u have to download from the Line6.com site,Cookies Any1?)

i play a musicman & a Status groove bass into the pod out into a 300w power amp (unbranded)(cos im saving for a carvin!)into a 25th annaversary 2 x 15" marshall cab....it sounds SWWWEEETT! i'm playing a UK flavour Rock Band(comparisons to Bush(But Harder) and Faith No More(with a more obvious sense of humour!)Incubus(Of course))& it runng like a dream fave amps are the brit major & rock classic with 2x15 cab(so for live&studio it sound as good as the same i'm only messing about with the fx abit but the comp is great(v.practical just 1 dial,however with sound diver editabitity is there)Kudo to the Mu-tron & line driver....big shout out to the SUB DUB for that Lower-Than-Lowness....ill be updating ont this cos im in the studio this weekend and i'm goint to be running it into a pro tools suite staight & digital out...

this is a brick....nice feeling dials, solid jack plugs.....Red leds!

I dealt with line 6 direct to get mine( thanks Phil) all questions asked got me the right answers ( on Phone & site)Great and v.friendly!

ive been playing 7 years now & ive tried arts, boss, dod etc for that elusive tone ....now i have it in a black box called me Pod (BETTY as i have affectionatly named it....)complaints, ive had a few but once again not too few too not mention...
1. why can't u name ur own patches an lcdscreen isn't too much too ask for...
2. why when u plug in ya cans it auto switched the unit output to studio (i had this great idea of wearing headfone on stage but it fucks up ya settings if connected to an amp..)
3.why don't line 6 just bring out power amps to match the Pods/Pod pros....to save me having to go looking fo an un-flavoured power amp, OR..
4.stop wasting time and bring out a all in one bass amp and/or combo, with fulll naming capacity...

anyway after the studio work ill be back to update...

very easy to use flip a switch in the back for live or studio and flip a switch in the front turn on and be heard like you have all ways wanted to. Editing was a breeze just turn the bass, mid, treble to fine tune if needed. The manual was a great help when I got stuck but here is the toll free number that you need 1-877-865-4636 ext.1180.

I currently use a Fender P bass with Jazz pickups and a Ibenaz SG 500
with a J and P setup. I have a fender 15" cab 150 watts and a Crate 410 with a horn selet knob at 400 watts. I use a QSC 1450 power amp in stereo so that full range is going to both cabs. I was going to use a Ampeg B2R but the pod and the amp were buzzing realy bad. also I tried the pod with differnt manufactures and found that this problem only happens to the B2R series. there are no ground lifts on the B2R and the Ground lifts on the Pod are for the main mix out put
The synth patch is the only one that I am finding that has to be tweeked with a pc so that it becomes an added spice of sound rather than a distraction. I managed to get a sound that is like that of bass players in the bizz. I.E. flee, goo-goo dolls, cream, rush, metalica, santana, motorhead, spinal tap!!

I have not had a problem other than that mentioned above. If It went down and I had to play I would play and fix it later.

they are very helpful when you call but I have had little problems other than that in wich I have mentioned.

I play a lot of differnt styles with picks, thumbs and fingers so I can switch patches on the fly with the floor board ( $249). I wish the tuner was more like that of the boss tuner in that it can stream to get you on the money. I also wish they would include a hold setting like that of the boss synth pedal. This is the only reason it gets a nine for this catagory.
by the way my bands web site is: www.abrahamstree.com

This is a brand new unit. It features 16 amp models and several effects and cabinet emmulators. It also has the ability to create and combine these sounds as you wish. You can talk to it with your computer via a MIDI cable and your sound card if you want to tweak sounds or back up your newly created ones.
The spectrum of sounds in this thing is endless. If it isn't versatile enough for you, I am not sure what you would be looking for. Nice thing for me is I play praise and worship music. A typical service can be anything from pop to Gospel to funk to country. I can readily dial up a tone suitable for each. You can store 36 tweaked up sounds in the POD itself. But I keep many, many more on my PC and swap them out as I want. The line outs on this thing are endless. Go to the line6 site for the scoop on that. But it makes for the best home recording device that I have ever seen.

I rarely use the variety of effects, but the choruses are nice to have. I dumped a 90-pound, ten-space rack for the POD. Now I have a better sound in a nice 10-pound, two-space unit.

This is a very complicated unit. Getting the hang of the tone controls and features takes a great deal of practice and patience. I just got it and I have probably spent nearly as much time reading the manual as I have playing. But if you are patient, you will get the jist of it.

You have two options, manual mode and pre-programmed mode. The way these two interact is the only thing a REALLY HATE about it, but it is so cool I decided to get used to it. IF you are manual mode and you put the treble knob on 6, you get get "6" of treble. But if you are in pre-programmed mode and tune the treble to 6, you get "6" of treble relative to whatever the the pre-set had the treble set to. They will be different. Same thing with compression or whatever. I usually work out of manual mode all the time for this reason if I want to tweak. I leave my pre-set sounds alone.

I have personally owned a few of the amps modeled on this unit. It really is pretty close. If you had it sitting beside a real SWR SM-400 at a moderate volume and no other noise, I am pretty sure I could pick out the real one. But in a loud mix of a live performance or in the middle of a well-produced recording, I am not so sure.
The POD can be a little noisy, but i think it actually simulates the noise from certain amps, because it isn't noisy at all on some settings. My amp and my G&L L-2500 are very quiet so i know it is the POD making the noise.
The best thing that Line6 did was figured out how to make the tone controls interact with each other just as the original amps did. I have an old bassman that I love the way it sounds, but I don't use it because it isn't loud enough. Now I plug the POD into the effects return on my Carvin R600 and I have a 600 watt Bassman.

Some of the pre-programmed sounds seem like a joke from Line6. NO self respecting player would ever use them. But for the most part, all of the tones are well-done and usable.

It is basically a computer. So it either works or it doesn't. It has never crashed on me. Never popped or squealed. But it is a little early to make a call on that.

I have never made an effort to speak to a real person, but Line6 has one of the most comprehensive websites that I have seen in the music industry. I have had countless questions and have gotten a quick answer to each of them at their site.

The warranty is only one year which bugs me a little. It is a pretty expensive unit for only a 1-year warranty.

I have been playing 15 years. I play out 2-3 times a week and the POD has saved me. For some gigs, I don't even use my amp at all, I just POD straight into the board. I have never sounded better. IF it were stolen, I'd be angry because you can't buy one as inexpensively now as I got this one. I wish it was a little easier to operate, but I have about got the hang of it.

I'll never go the huge rack route again, I promise you that.

The interface is great for musicians who just want to have immediate results without twiddling a lot of knobs or going through menus on a little sceen. Still, I wish it did have some LCD screen or thelike. When using the presets (36 in total), it's usually not quite clear what amp and cabinet models have been used. This might have been indicated with little lights around the knobs, showing the current setting or (even cooler) by the knobs just turning into the appropriate position. Still, programming the thing through the knobs is as easy as turning and pressing the "save" button. I, as a computer freak, love the fact that you can have full access to all parameters from your PC through MIDI. I resent the fact though that you can't chain effects.

The Bass Pod Pro is primarily a bass recording device and I use it as such, connecting its digital output to my soundcard. In the "Bass Pod" forum there were a lot of complaints that it wasn't that fit for live performance. I indeed wouldn't use it in a live setting, although I once tried it with a PA and it sounded way cool. I still wouldn't ditch my Trace Elliot for it though ;)

The amp and cabinet modeling is very good, but the hype about it should be taken with a grain of salt. I see the various models more as an indidaction of what to expect. The emulation of the Acoustic 360 is really well done though and it's my favorite by far. Add some mids and a bit of "analog chorus" and you get that Jaco sound in no time! I personaly like to use more extreme settings though, cranking up the parameters through SoundDiver. That maybe has to do with the style of music I make (drum 'n bass, IDM and such).

What strikes me is that all of the sounds, both preset and custom-made, are very usable and musical indeed. Even that zany "bass synth" effect has found its use in my music. I use it with the "Sub Dub" setting, distorting the signal through some VST effect on my PC. Again, I wish I could simply chain the effects on the Bass Pod Pro, but it works fine this way.

One more thing: if your bass has any slight sound problem, the Bass Pod Pro will exponentially enhance it... even more so than any other amp or effects processor I used. In the "Bass Pod" forum there was a complaint about the E-string of an Alembic sounding fuzzy with the BP. Indeed, Alembic basses do have problems with a clear E sometimes, and you can hear that very well with a Bass Pod (Pro). The E-string on my Wal Custom used to clatter a bit in the low positions... and I had to get that fixed for best results.

The thing looks sturdy, except for two things: two big switches on the front (one for choosing the input and one for choosing the digital bitrate). I guess they would come off easily, so I'd recommend getting a very good flight case when you lug the thing around a lot (which I don't).

I haven't had any dealings with Line 6 yet.

I have been playing bass guitar now for 13 years in various settings and in various styles of music. Of late I have been making my own electronic music, with the bass as one one the main pillars. For my use, the Bass Pod Pro is a great asset, especially since I can access all the parameters through my PC. I wish it was a tad more "live fit", so I could use it on stage as wel... then again, I usually don't use many effects during my life performances.

This is very cool. It gives you a huge variety of tones. I have read some user reviews of this product that I didn't think are very fair. I like the knobs. I like to grab them and turn them and make my settings. Yes, there is only one knob for effects tewaeking. But when you connect via MIDI to your computer, you have many more options. Most of the controls that are on the "real" pedal are here. You can make all the speed, depth, rate, range, etc. adjustments that you want. There are almost TOO many options on the back panel. I think you should be able to hook it up any way you need to, live or in the studio. to take full advantage of the presets, you need to have a Floorboard. Lets you switch on the fly, use whah and volume pedals, effects off/on and a tuner.

This, or any other modeling devise, will not make you sound like you are playing through the original. How can it? It's modeled after the original. It does, however, give you some great options that are really good. It will also not make your bad sounding bass all of a sudden sound fantastic. I am very happy with it so far. I won't use all of the models or effects, but I don't use all the features on any piece of electronic equipment I have. I do think that you need to spend time at the computer with your POD hooked up via MIDI to get the best tweaking you can.

So far, so good. Like I said, I haven't had it that long, but I have friends who own other Line 6 products and are very happy with them.

So far, so good. Like I said, I haven't had it that long, but I have friends who own other Line 6 products and have had good experiences when needed. I did get very quick and helpful responses from the online support area.

Make sure you know what you want and need. Know what this is and what it does and doesn't do. It is a great piece of equipment that models amps, cabs and effects. You need to take time and work with it and the MIDI software to get exactly the tone you want. I can't wait to get it out to a gig and be able to play a blues tune using the Ampeg B15 setting, then switch to the SVT and rock out. There is no miracle product that can take the place of every piece of gear you might ever want, but I think this is a great start.

www.line6.com (Bass Pod Pro)

The sound in this thing is awsome, but even better I likt the ability to create my own. Thats were the talent is.

The Pod is the best thing that could happen to my sound. I finally have that Marcus Miller effect on stage as well as local. When poeple here me play they instantly know its "E-Funk".

I bought this piece in 2000 and it has been my baby ever since. The Bass POD Pro is more verstaile than I will probably ever use. I hafve yet to use the software to play with sound but I am sure that therein lies more versatility. This preamp/direct box has almost everything I could want. There were a few amp models that I wish were present like Demeter, Aguilar, SWR Interstellar Overdrive, and Tech 21 Bass Driver.
Although I dig the stereo feature, I would like to have a way to assign a cab to the low end as apposed to just having a direct tone. I have contacted Line 6 with these ideas. We shall see how they feel about them.

I run an SDC fretless bass into the Bass POD Pro. Then, from the POD into a Crest Audio power amp and into an SWR Henry 8x8.
The tone is relentless.

After 1 and a half years my only problem with a line 6 product was with my Floorboard and Line 6 repaired it under warranty promtly. No POD product I own has ever had a problem.

Has been top notch for me.

I will never own another preamp so long as Line 6 exists.

Awesome reproduction of the analog effects. I have never heard such sweet "non-digital" effects from any multi-effects unit. The amp/speaker cab options are wonderfully versitle. I can finally make my amp sound like the ideas in my head.

I use a Hartke 7000 model bass amp. I plugged my POD Pro into the effects return in the back. This means that the preamp and compressor on the Hartke are bypassed, but my eq and tone contols are active. I set them flat, but can beef it up on the fly if I need to. The distotion is great, but the wah wah takes some of the bottom out of it. No Cliff Burton wailing solo's allowed, I guess. That sucks, but it's really the inly thing I don't like about it. My bands music (www.sportingwoodrow.com) is very versitile and I am a tone freak, so the POD Pro is my best freind.

The POD Pro is a work horse. Thats all there is to it.

It took Line6 5 weeks to ship it to the music store I ordered it from! Their sales team is simply too small to handle the amount of business that they are getting. 5 weeks is way too long to wait for a piece of equipment that was paid in full for. (yes, I'm sure it wasn't the music store's fault)

I have been playing for 8 years, and this is the coolest and most functional piece of equipment I have ever witnessed. I would buy it again if it were to be stolen. (hope not tho) The wah wah on the floor board is really weak. That and the fact that I have to buy a seperate delay unit for it are my ony two gripes with the POD Pro. Other than that I'm in love! For a serious bassist that it looking to push the envelope with their sound and style, the POD is the best out there.

Versatility is awsome. I play a wide variety of styles and can cover them all with this baby...

I can get heavy distortion (with no low-end loss), bass synth, tube drive, octaver, you name it...

I had problems with the first unit but guitar center replaced it with no hassles. Serves me right for rushing out to buy the first unit off the truck.

I've been playing bass for 20 years. This unit is everything they say it is. I use this unit with a power amp and Mesa 2x10 and 1x15. I've rigged it so that I have a direct/clean signal to the lows through the 1x15 and a wet/effect signal to the highs through the 2x10. The optional FloorBoard controller is a must for playing live...I play in an original band and also a heavy funk cover band. I play everything from Rush to Stevie Wonder to Limp Bizkit to KC and the Sunshine band, this is the only unit I need. If you've ever experimented with distortion then you will love this baby, no low-end dropout. A word of caution: take your time and tailor the sounds with headphones before moving on. Oh, and read the damn book!