Vers 2 POD or XT

[The Rhone]

Heard a lot of chatter the the old Vers 2 had better amp tones than the XT, is there any truth in this. As I've heard were the XT exels is in it's effects and the amps sims are stronger on ther vers 2.

What do you all think.

 

[AdamWathan]

I prefer the POD 2.0, personally. I never had any luck getting decent tones with the XT and I tweaked that thing for 2 years. I've never heard a decent POD XT tone that didn't use a Curve EQ or impulses instead of the built in cab sims. At the end of the day, those tones are barely POD XT anyways.

 

[AStacy2]

What?

No.

PodXT is way better IMO.

 

[Notuern]

We have Pod version 2 in our rehearsal, and it sounds pretty good, but compared to the Pod XT i have at home, it sounds really bad, although the XT takes abit more learning, as the version 2 is just to fire up and youre ready to go.

 

[The Rhone]

How about the Zoom g9 and g7 range, I've heard a lot of good review of this, I'd alsways thought Zoom gear was a bit cheap and nasty, but is this still the case. Or are there any direct recording gear that anyone can recommend.

Many thanks.

 

[Ice_T's_Bobblehat]

I don't think saying one is "better" or one is good or bad is necessarily appropriate; they're different. There's things I like about XT, but hate about v2 and vice versa.

I'll probably sound like I've been smoking crack here, but bare with me...

To me the Pod 2 sounds as a more "already recorded" tone if you will, where as the XT is a brighter, livelier sound. Some sounds are better on one, some are better on the other. At it's worse, the Pod 2 can sound slightly wooly and dull, the XT can sometimes sound a bit harsh and digital for me anyway.

The big plus for the XT over the v2 is it's way more responsive to play. v2 sometimes just feels like you're not playing on a real amp....it's weird to describe.

Hope this helps.

 

[Notuern]

How about the Zoom g9 and g7 range, I've heard a lot of good review of this, I'd alsways thought Zoom gear was a bit cheap and nasty, but is this still the case. Or are there any direct recording gear that anyone can recommend.

Many thanks.

The zoompedals sound like shit, its like a buzz thats being controlled into a pitch.

 

[Keregioz]

just get a podXT and be done with it...

 

[The Rhone]

Fair, XT it is

 

[AdamWathan]

Fair, XT it is

Be prepared to quit your job and separate from your significant other to be able to make enough time for tweaking to get it to sound remotely decent

 

[The Rhone]

Be prepared to quit your job and separate from your significant other to be able to make enough time for tweaking to get it to sound remotely decent

Judging from your posts you seem to have some savvy when it comes to recording. Why do you prefer the POD 2? Like to hear your opions.

 

[AdamWathan]

WOW!

This part is important!

"...that didn't use a Curve EQ or impulses instead of the built in cab sims."

 

[AdamWathan]

Judging from your posts you seem to have some savvy when it comes to recording. Why do you prefer the POD 2? Like to hear your opions.

Nah I don't really have much experience with full tracking or mixing, but I've spent many hours fiddling with the POD 2.0, POD XT and V-Amp 2 for my direct recording guitar/programmed drum demos that I've been doing for 6 years or so... I just like the simplicity of the POD 2.0 and what other people refer to as the "muddiness"... Like someone else said, it sounds more like a mixed and finished guitar sound as soon as you track it, whereas the POD XT does sound more like a mic'd cab where you still have to EQ it and process it like you would a real guitar track afterwards. I found that I spent way too much time tweaking and way less time playing guitar when I had a POD XT. I know it's complete blasphemy, but I sold my POD 2.0 and POD XT and use my V-Amp 2 religiously for my direct stuff! The XT has a lot of potential if you are using impulses and doing a lot of post-processing, but I'd be curious to hear how the POD 2.0 sounds with the cabinet models turned off and running through impulses as well...

At the end of the day, the XT is a super deep and tweakable unit and it's definitely possible to get a good tone from it if you are willing to put in the effort. But for every somewhat useable tone, there is about 500 absolutely horrendous sounds that you never want to hear again in your life

 

[Keregioz]

This part is important!

"...that didn't use a Curve EQ or impulses instead of the built in cab sims."

I would be interested to hear a decent Pod2 tone done by just using the unit itself without any impulses and curve EQ... cause as a previous owner of a pod2 I really haven't...

What PodXt needs is not tweaking...but the metal pack which has all the good amps for metal...

 

[AdamWathan]

I would be interested to hear a decent Pod2 tone done by just using the unit itself without any impulses and curve EQ... cause as a previous owner of a pod2 I really haven't...

What PodXt needs is not tweaking...but the metal pack which has all the good amps for metal...

I had my best results using the Big Bottom model with a Tubescreamer in front of it, bypassing the cabinet models and running it into the V-Amp 2 with the preamp bypassed and cabinet models turned on If that isn't a testament to how much I tried to make that thing work for me, I don't know what is!

To be fair, that tone was fucking KILLER, at least if memory serves me correctly... I'll have to dig up an old clip later for you dudes!

 

[Notuern]

I would be interested to hear a decent Pod2 tone done by just using the unit itself without any impulses and curve EQ... cause as a previous owner of a pod2 I really haven't...

What PodXt needs is not tweaking...but the metal pack which has all the good amps for metal...

Ive actually heard alot of decent Pod2 tones, but nothin thats more then decent.
And when i think about it, its a pretty big difference from recording with it, and using it in the rehersal as i did.

It doesnt need the metalpack, i have alot of kickass tones in my Pod, and the fact is that i never felt the need for the metalpack, sence i have tones that sound alot like 5150, triple rectifier, and the uberschall.
But i guess you can get even more kickass tones with the metalpack, but im happy with what i got with it.

 

[The Rhone]

use my V-Amp 2 religiously for my direct stuff!

How about the V Amp Pro then. review say this is a great unit for dirty sounds, plus the additional outs on the back are usefull, plus it's a reasonable price.

An thoughts on this?

 

[Rex Rocker]

I love my XT, waaaay more options, but I really wished I would've held and got the X3... well, anyways, I think you can actually dial tones very similar to the 2.0 with the XT (L6 Treadplate)