Line 6 POD X3 Live Floor Guitar Modeling Processor

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9.1 out of 10
Quality:: 7.4 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 8.5 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 8.2 out of 10

Features:: 8.9 out of 10
Value:: 9.1 out of 10
Sound:: 8.3 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 7.1 out of 10

User Reviews for Line 6 POD X3 Live Floor Guitar Modeling Processor

Overall:: 6 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 3 out of 10
Value:: 7 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 5 out of 10
Sound:: 6 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 4 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 2 out of 10

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By a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 9/7/2010

Style of Music: Hard Rock/Alternative

Experience: Active Musician

"X3L good for practicing"

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Sound:

The X3L sounds digital. The emulations are OK, but they are not the same as using analog or tube gear. I've owned it for 2.5 years. I keep up with the firmware updates from Line 6. The X3L does not help me achieve the sound I'm looking to get. I use a Mesa Boogie tube pre, and a pedal board full of pedals to get the tone I'm looking for. I used it: direct into PA for shows direct in for recording, in combination with tube amps and Marshall cabs both live and recording. I really put the unit through it's paces over the last 30 months. To make this product sound better, expect to tweak a lot to find a useful/musical sound!

Feature:

Useful: many input and output jacks I have put dynamic mics, bass, mp3 players and guitars into it... You can have 2 guitars, a mic and an mp3 player going thru the X3L at one time!!! It offers Powerful and flexible preset programming. Non-useful: The digital out spdif out worked ONCE for me. I bought the required $15 digital cable. After a few attempts to record spdif, I gave up. Phantom power for mic input would be nice.

Ease of Use:

It's NOT easy to get great sounds out of this unit. There is a significant learning curve... And I owned the POD 2.0 for over 10 years!!!

Quality:

It is a computer in a flimsy plastic shell with some of the most used and important knobs - - made out of plastic. I worry something will break. For the most part, it is road worthy. I've traveled & played shows with it MANY times. I have an issue with the save button. It took me hours on the forums to find it is a common issue... Line 6 doesn't fix it. you need to put a piece of paper around one of the switches!

Manufacturer Support:

You better LOVE reading LOT's of forum posts if you have an issue with the unit. Line 6's idea of customer service is: "Go look up the answer for yourself!!!"

Value:

For me, this was a unit I quickly outgrew in the musical sense. Although the X3L has a million features, in the end: it doesn't compare to REAL guitar gear. For the price, you do get flexibility and lots of tone-toys.

The Wow Factor:

The X3 Live is a practical piece for me to keep around for practicing. And, sometimes for recording late at night... but, I'll re-amp the sound the next day for a better tone!

Overall:

Days after I got the unit, I was trying all sorts of things to make it sound better... running thru tube amps and such. After 30 months of intense tweaking, I cannot say I've ever been satified with the unit. Now, My Analogman modified Boss SD-1 pedal... was perfect from the moment I plugged into it.