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Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:55:27 -0700
From: "IronMan Mike Curtis"
Subject: POD, was Re: AmpFarm

On 12 Apr 2002, at 12:21, HASH~ol.com wrote:

> Try a pod 6 setup, or a cyber twin amp. They may be a good sub for
> some, I think they sound brittle and too processed and I would never
> use one. Remember they only emulate the sound and are not the real
> thing. HB

There's a learning curve (like there is for any new piece of
equipment), and the POD definitely sounds a lot better thru a clean
PA type amp than most guitar amps. But once you get used to it, the
POD sounds and performns surprisingly like the amps it emulates, at
least the ones I've tried. Perhaps the hardest thing to get used to
is that it can sound "like" at ANY volume. By definition
(well, actually, by the Fletcher-Munsen curve, to be technically
correct), this will sound different, because our hear "hears"
differently at different volumes. But set the POD/PA to put out the
same actual dB level as (on the same stage) and put the
speaker where you'd normally have and you'd be surprised at
just how well it nails the sound.

Is it *exactly* like YOUR ? Well, even different amps within
the same make/model differ. But in my experience, it's surprisingly
close.

If it sounds harsh or shrill, turn the treble on the PA down a
little. (Guitar amps don't have tweeters :-)

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