POD Farm 1.01 – Model Gallery

About the Model Gallery

You probably know by now that we’re relentless tone fanatics here at Line 6. Once we’ve set our sights on creating a software emulation of a particular piece of gear, we go to great lengths to be sure that we’ve gotten our hands on the very best example of an amp, preamp, effect or speaker cabinet that we can find to study. We will (and have) scoured the globe in search of just the right specimen — that one, very particular piece of “holy grail” gear that has the magic. In fact, we pride ourselves on hand selecting each and every one of the amps, effect, preamps and speaker cabinets that we studied to create the software models in POD Farm, and for all Line 6 software and hardware products. The result is an extensive line up of Models, some completely original to Line 6, some based on well-loved classics.

To follow is the list of amp, cab and FX models that are included as Factory-Standard* models for POD Studio, TonePort, GuitarPort devices, as well as for the standard POD Farm License for iLok. Note that the new POD Studio UX1 & UX2 devices also come with the FX Junkie Model Pack Add- On included for free!

For the breakdown of the Factory-Standard Models for each supported Line 6 device, please see the Model List section in this chapter. For descriptions of the Factory-Standard Models included in POD X3 and PODxt family devices, please refer to your Pilot’s Handbook, and more info is also available in the Model Pack Handbooks.

*Factory-Standard Models are those that are included as permanently installed models on a Line 6 device. These models cannot be transferred to other Line 6 devices. Likewise, Add-Ons that come included with Line 6 device (such as the FX Junkie Model Pack Add-On that comes free on POD Studio UX1 & UX2 devices), are also “fixed” to the hardware. However, it is possible to transfer the License Key that you are granted for any Add-Ons that you purchase separately between any supporting Line 6 device that you own by using Line 6 Monkey. Please see the Start Here chapter or Line 6 Online Support for more about Transferring License Keys.

Guitar Amp & Cab Models

1964 Blackface ‘Lux

The Holy Grail for many blues, country, and “roots” players has been a blackface Fender® Deluxe Reverb®. After listening to quite a few candidates back when we were seeking the ultimate Deluxe Reverb® for our 1964 Blackface ‘Lux model to be based on*, we stumbled upon an extremely cool ‘64 Deluxe Reverb®.

We still haven’t found one better.

Most players love a Deluxe Reverb® when it’s turned up to about 7 for a nice gritty sound that cleans up when you back off your guitar’s volume knob just a little. Notice how the tone

control response changes as this Amp Model’s Drive is changed: clean settings are crisp and present, while more driven settings will mellow the high end. This is typical of what you get from a Deluxe Reverb® and is nicely captured here. The Deluxe Reverb® itself has only Bass and Treble controls, leaving us, once again, with the prospect of a couple knobs with nothing to say for themselves. But fear not; in this case, we’ve set up the model’s Middle knob so you can add some post-Amp Model Midrange contouring for a little more flexibility, while Presence adds, well, Presence. Once again, set the Middle knob to its “neutral” 12 o’clock position and the Presence knob to 0 for the classic Deluxe

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Line 6 GX, TonePort UX8, TonePort DI, UX1, TonePort KB37, UX2 About the Model Gallery, Guitar Amp & Cab Models Blackface ‘Lux