I went into a guitar shop this week as a friend of mine was looking for an amp modelling guitar accessory to take with him on his trip overseas. He has a Traveller guitar that was very compact and wanted something he could plug his axe into and also a set of earphone, so he could practice without waking up the neighbourhood.

The only mini amp modelling gadget they had in the guitar store was the Pocket POD so I decided to try it out. To my surprise this little baby really did sound very good. Line 6 has managed to pack all the best tones and functionality from the bigger versions of the POD into the Pocket POD.

Most of the tones that I tested out at the shop were more than ample to use in any jam session, and to my surprise, they sounded even better than my Korg Pandora PX5D. The Pocket POD comes with aux input so you can plug your mp3 player in and practice along with backing tracks. The PX5D does this as well but it has the ability to slow down playback speed so you can a particular song at a speed you’re comfortable at – I absolutely love this feature! It is NOT available on the Pocket Pod however, how sad.

This unit comes with 32 amp models, 16 different cabinet types, and 16 effects that will give you more than enough range of sounds on a road trip. It also comes with a software editing program so you can create your own tones to suit your guitar playing style. Whether it’s Blues, Metal, Rock or Jazz etc, this thing handles it all.  It runs on AAA batteries or an optional adapter which is not included.

I recommend the Pocket POD to those of you who are going mobile and for it’s price, it has very little negatives.

Go into your guitar store and have a try, see what you think.

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