The new Line 6 POD HD Desktop Modeler features 16 high quality HD amps and 100 high end effects based upon those found in the award-winning Line 6 Distortion Modeler, Delay Modeler and Modulation Modeler MM4.
Like the other PODs in the HD range, the Desktop "Bean"-style POD HD is feature-packed, easy to use, floorboard controllable and will give you the reign of hundreds of classic (and not so classic) guitar sounds in a form that you can put on your desktop for recording to computer, or bring along to rehearsal so you can have the full choice of a stunning backline of seminal amps and effects at your fingertips.
The POD HD Desktop is more professional than ever, now featuring balanced outputs as well as digital outputs for the highest quality, noise free guitar recording experience that is intuitive and produces great recorded guitar sounds, even if you are not familiar with digital recording generally.
World Exclusive POD HD Desktop Demo Videos
We managed to get our hands on the new Line 6 POD HD Desktop a few days before its release and make a demo video. Check it out below...
Here's what Line 6 say about the POD HD Bean
POD HD represents a giant leap forward for amp modeling. It is the only desktop multi-effect to boast 16 state-of-the-art Line 6 HD amp models, 100+ modern and vintage-styled M-class effects, and a collection of essential digital and analog ins and outs. POD HD is the most up to date version of the original, time-tested lineage of Line 6 desktop direct-recording devices.
HD amp modeling: sound and feel like never before
HD amp models defy the accepted standard. They allow you to record with previously unachievable realism.
Creating these new HD amp models was no small feat. We mixed 15 years of amp modeling experience with 2 years of new research and development to build an entirely new amp modeling technology from the ground up. During that time, we hunted down 16 incredible amplifiers and - with the help of some of LA's top tube amp experts - restored each one back to peak condition. The new modeling technology uses 10 times more amplifier information than before, including single-ended class A tube stages, class AB push/pull interactions, power supply behavior, and more. The result is exceptional warmth, feel, sustain and articulation for your recordings.
Tube amp fanatics have long enthused that their favorite stacks and combos aren't merely "amps" but instruments themselves, with playability equal to that of the guitar plugged into them. New HD modeling takes the POD HD experience to that same exalted level, capturing the genuine playability that great guitarists demand - with nothing to mic up or isolate. POD HD includes 16 HD amp models based on*:
- Fender Twin Reverb
- Hiwatt Custom 100 (DR103)
- Supro S6616
- Gibson EH-185
- Fender Bassman
- Fender Blackface Deluxe Reverb
- Divided by 13 JRT 9/15
- Dr. Z Route 66
- Vox AC-15
- Vox AC-30 (Top Boost)
- Marshall JTM-45 MkII
- Park 75
- Marshall JCM-800 (2204)
- Bogner Uberschall
- Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
- ENGL Fireball 100
100+ M-class FX
Made famous by Line 6 M13 and M9 Stompbox Modelers, M-class FX have found their way into the hearts of many musicians. POD HD features a whopping 100+ M-class effects to craft your sound. With this wide tonal palette to play with, you can sound like anyone under the sun, or no one but you. Route up to 8 FX at once in any order and combination.
- 19 delays (including cool tube and solid-state tape echoes)
- 23 modulations (including both blackface-style opto and brownface bias-modulating tremolo, phasers,
choruses and pitch effects)
- 17 distortions (classic stompbox distortion, to vintage fuzz, to thick metal chunk)
- 26 filters (including wahs and several exclusive custom filters)
- 12 compressors and EQs (including stomp comps and studio tube compression)
- 12 reverbs (from surfy springs, to studio plates, to cutting-edge digital room sounds)
Unprecedented flexibility-stunning simplicity
Beyond the mere depth of the amp and FX models, POD HD offers flexibility to mix and match amps, effects, cabs, mics and more in multiple pre-set rigs, attainable at the touch of a button.
The engineers behind POD HD made it easy to access its deep programmability. POD HD was designed by guitarists for guitarists. Plug in and record on the fly - spend time playing rather than programming. Edit and organize all your sounds via computer with the included editor/librarian software. (Mac/PC)
POD HD connects to just about anything and everything in your studio with its stereo balanced outs, USB 2.0, S/PDIF out, 1/4-inch input and XLR input.
What you need - where you need it
POD HD goes on your left, on your right, or sits in your lap. The desktop design allows you to integrate it into your studio your way. Also, POD HD easily fits in your gig bag or back pack, making your studio as mobile as you are. The easy-to-read display and real knobs assure you of complete control in the fastest possible time. No pointing and clicking, no stopping what you're doing to walk to a rack of gear.
- HD amp models are the new standard in amp modeling. They feel, behave, and interact with previously unachievable realism for an entirely new playing experience
16 HD amp models based on the most sought-after guitar tones: California cleans, classic crunch, vibey boutique warmth, modern high-gain, and more
- 100+ effects including delays, modulations, distortions, compressors, EQs, filters, and reverbs; Up to 8 simultaneous FX; Tap tempo
- 512 user-writable preset locations and built-in tuner with signal mute
Essential Project Studio ins and outs: 1/4-inch input, XLR input, stereo balanced outs, phones, USB 2.0, S/PDIF out and FBV expression pedal control.
POD HD Firmware update
Line 6 offer free firmware updates to their Line 6 POD HD range. These are the features in the latest version (v1.3)
- 6 HD amp models based on* channels from three classic American combos (the "Vibrato" channel of a Fender Deluxe Reverb, the "Vibrato" channel of a Fender Twin Reverb and the "Bright" channel of a Fender Bassman), two British half stacks (the "Normal" channel of a Park 75 and the "Normal" channel of a Marshall JTM-45 MkII) and the high-gain Line 6 Elektrik
- 5 fully adjustable amp parameters let players further tweak tube amp feel and behavior with Sag, Hum, Bias, Bias Excursion and Master Volume
- To get the update, connect POD HD to a computer via USB, run Line 6 Monkey Intelligent Updater and follow the instructions
