LIVE SETUPS: POD TAKES OVER
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tone; that ensures POD’s sounds come through as purely as possible. If you have a
master volume in addition to a volume control on the input, set them both so that
the first volume doesn’t overdrive the master volume (so you’re getting a clean
tone). This will vary from amp to amp, but usually the input volume is going to be
less than the master volume to get a clean, non-distorted sound. If you have
passive tone controls, try setting your mid control at max, and your treble and bass
controls at zero (this is actually “flat” equalization-wise on most amps). Active
tone controls may vary, but just be sure you’re not overdriving the amp so the
POD tone comes through without extra coloration. Once you get going, you can
tweak the amplifier settings to suit your tastes. Try to set the POD Output Level
so you’re not overdriving the input of the amp, be sure the Live/Studio switch is in
the Live position, and you should be in business!
If you have a guitar amp with an effect return or a jack that lets you connect
directly to the input to the power amp, you can plug POD’s output right into that
connection and that will generally bypass the tone controls of the amp and avoid
their coloring POD’s tones.
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