![]() ![]() ![]() Version 2.0 which followed in 2000, delivered twice as many amplifier models, AIR (Acoustically Integrated Recording), and offered the possibility to change the speaker simulations. When it was released, there were simply no excuses every guitarist had to have a POD 2.0! Few sequels have sold as well worldwide! 20 years difference While bass players waited enviously for the release of the Bass Pod XT in 2002, we guitarists were able to experiment with a wide variety of sounds and send them directly to tape, DAW or PA, without extensive microphone work or unpleasant volume levels. Eventually, some players completely dispensed with their heavy tube amplifiers and switched entirely over to the ‘kidney bean’. Now, if guitarists wanted to be flexible and have all the usual timbres ready-to-go, they no longer had to spend large sums of money on different amplifiers, or lug around huge rigs. Earlier this year we wondered, could you make it sound any better and was it now considered ‘vintage gear’?īack in 1998 when Version 1.0 was released, it delivered an unprecedented level of authenticity with its 16 different amp simulations. Suddenly, “digital” was no longer taboo. Let’s look back for a moment and acknowledge what that little red kidney bean, the Line 6 POD, has done for us. ![]()
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