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After having thought about it for almost a year I have finally put my thoughts into action and bought a Bass POD before Christmas. Several years ago I used a Behringer Bass Vamp and it turned me off digitally. It was noisy, had bad dynamics and switching between patches took forever for the software inside. But this line6 is different. I chose the floor variant, POD XT Live because I wanted to be able to switch quickly between patches.

I am very satisfied. It is quiet, have good dynamics and modelling is great. I am in the exploring phase right now and I try out different sounds every time my band meet. The SVT patch is (of course) #1 favourite. Line out from POD goes to the effects return on my EBS HD350 bass amplifier. I have as clean setting as possible on the HD350. The only drawbacks I have seen is the Line Level Out seems to be a little low. Also if you have the expression pedal half-way and switch between patches, the level will start at full. If you touch the pedal slightly it will take control. It behaves like the other controls on the board. It would be better if the pedal decided the level continously.

It is one thing to try out sounds at home with your headphones on. It is another thing to try out the sounds alone with your rig. But the real thing is to try out the sounds at full volume together with the other instruments. You cannot just take the factory settings, but have to spend time to find your sound that fits your type of music, your rig and the setting of instruments. The greatest difficulty with these kind of tools is that you have so many options that you almost drown.