Alternative to the POD

James Mayer · Posted 6 Oct 2006 1:56 pm

Have any of you ever tried one of these for steel?

Zoom G9.2tt

Listen to this clip

Keith Cordell · From: San Diego

They sound extremely brittle and digital- not at all like a POD. That being said, most steel players these days LIKE that sound, so you never know.

James Mayer · Posted 7 Oct 2006 9:16 pm

Interesting, I just picked one up with a 45 day evaluation period. After only having spent a few hours with it, I would have to strongly disagree with your statement.

I have a POD XTL and it can't handle high frequencies well at all. I get fizz on any fender model I try if I play too hard. Also, my hollow-body electric that I use for rockabilly and surf gets really harsh sounds out of the pod unless I roll off the highs which kills the tone.

The Zoom G9 doesn't have these problems. It's has much more headroom and is makes the pod seem muffled in comparison.

However, I am having a hard time getting that classic fender tone on the zoom that I can get on the pod......albeit with the above flaws. The zoom fender twin model sounds more like the pod's roland Jazz amp to me.

James Mayer · Posted 8 Oct 2006 10:09 am

Here's my ongoing comparison of the g9 and POD XTl
http://www.thestompbox.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9108#9108

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