Line 6 POD X3 Live Review

This multi effects is basically a POD X3 in a floor unit. The accuracy of the modeled guitar equipment has been greatly improved, now in their latest X3 version the processing power has been boosted to allow this pedal to do amazing things.

It can handle 2 presets at once allowing the layering of 2 completely different rigs or the recording of 2 instruments at once. Like with all multi effects there are many amps, cabinets, pedals and effects modeled. Line 6 also includes plenty of presets mimicking the sounds of popular hard rock songs and guitar players.

Acoustic guitars can also be processed through the regular input or through a mic with plenty of effects dedicated to the instrument. The pedal has a physical mic pre and digital models of famous recording mic pres included as effects. There are patches for electric bass as well. It has 8 knobs that make editing your own sounds very comfortable.

This pedal is also a USB 2.0 computer audio interface, plus it can be set to output the proper electric signal for the best sound depending on the playback system. You could plug this pedal to the front of an amp, to the input of a power amp, to a PA, to headphones or to a computer.

For more info about this multi effects,
-->Line 6 POD X3 Live Guitar Multi-Effects Pedal

One time I took one of this multi effects home to try for a friend. With a Les Paul and the Slash preset I almost couldn't tell my sound apart from a Gn'R recording. But when I changed to a Steve Vai preset I thought it sounded horrible.

I though maybe Digitech likes Slash better. That was until I went to a store and played the same preset with an Ibanez Jem, I got almost the exact sound of the Steve Vai song 'For the Love of God'.

This pedal is extremely good modeling the sounds of known guitar players. Like in the Line 6 X3 Live there are dozens of amp models and effects included and it's also an audio interface. One benefit of Digitech multi effects is their matrix system to edit presets, very user friendly.

Digitech multi effects are really flexible for live use. Instead of switching between presets and having to worry about unwanted volume changes you could set it up like a professional pedal board. This way the foot switches turn selected effects on and off.

For more info about this multi effects,
-->DigiTech RP1000 Guitar Multi Effects Pedal

This pedal is more limited than the last 2, but some times less can be better. What this pedal does offer is some of that vacuum tube magic that guitar players love.

The way in which Vox uses a preamp tube in the power section has made the sound of these pedals very popular. I've been reminded of how much I like it more than once.

I used to own one of the first run of British Valvetronix amps, that one I decided to get just hours after hearing it. When the first run of Vietnamese ones came out I couldn't believe the quality of the sound for the price that was being asked.

Another time a workmate was trying a guitar through a crappy amp we had at work, I was a little unsure about the sound that I was hearing because it sounded very fat, when I went to check he was trying the then newly released Vox Tonelab SE.

For more info about this multi effects,
-->Vox ToneLab LE Guitar Multi Effects Pedal

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