With regards to real knobs Pod Go kind of has these in that the 5 parameter knobs will control the selected amp or fx, but these are limited. You can also create a template 'new patch' with eg your favourite reverb, delay etc already 'there'. 're ease of use, the new feature of saving user preference settings in v1.30 means when you select these they'll already be set to how you like them. Once you've found your favourite amp and cab set up, reverb, delay, distortion, modulations, etc these are the ones you'll gravitate too. I know exactly what you mean, but 're option paralysis that fades away as you get to know Pod Go. I realise this is a decision that only I can make, but if anyone has any advice i'd appreciate it. A fender Blonde for my clean and a Plexi for dirt - I'm a simple guy.

And I think I would be satisfied with the fewer tone options on offer with the Flyrig. The thought of something going wrong in a live situation but then being able to make adjustments with physicals knobs and dials on the fly appeals to me. And even though the layout seems simple enough, it's still a departure from my usual pedal board.įor this reason I'm considering getting a Tech 21 Flyrig 5 V2 as its simple layout makes more sense to me. I'm worried the huge amount of effects and options are overkill for my needs.Ĭall me strange, but for some reason i don't like the idea of loads of features that I'm not using. The only thing that's causing me hesitation is the possibility of option paralysis. It's obvious that the Pod Go is a great one stop shop for electric and acoustic, assuming the DSP aren't an issue for you (which for me they're not).

If you have a big resonant acoustic, and you can play it on a big quiet stage, great, but if you just need to not be the guy the sound guy is having problems with, you can get by without a real acoustic when you're not the center stage person. The big drag with acoustics is they are giant feedback magnets in a loud-stage environment. With this one, the PodGo doesn't need to provide much gain but the reverb and delay (used subtly) add a lot to it, and the EQ on the PodGo is far more flexible than the onboard EQ.Īs a side note if you just want a credible acoustic sound the 'acoustic simulator' in pod go does a passable job within the context of a full band mix, of giving me a strummed or arpegiated acoustic part, suitable for country or folk accompaniment, without changing to an acoustic. A borrowed one from a friend (Yamaha) that has an onboard electric preamp and onboard EQ. A sigma dreadnought with passive piezo pickup, no onboard pre-amp and the levels from this piezo are very weak, and yet the PodGo does a phenomenal job of giving up to +24 dB of boost to the weak signal just by setting up my presets.Ģ.

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