I like my Pod Go WAY more at 360K Ohms Input Impedance than at 1MOhm

[banned]

I'm so glad that I didn't send my Pod Go in to get 'fixed'. It honestly just sounds SO much better with the 'wrong' input impedance. I feel that otherwise, there are a lot of highs that I personally don't want.

I'm getting the 360K ohms figure based on Ben Craven's video -



May be different on my unit. But whatever the lower input impedance value is - it sounds much better overall than when I play with a buffered wireless unit.

Is there some loss of sparkle on something like a DR? Yes. But I feel that the good highs are still there - might bump the 'presence' knob a little. Anyhoo....just throwing that out there. I do have the authorization from L6 to get the issue fixed but last minute decided not to after I realized how much better it sounds just the way it is.

FYI, I play straight via a SS Power amp into speaker cabs. That's the context in which I say it sounds great. Going into "FRFR", I may feel different - unlikely though.

 

[metropolis_4]

I always felt like HX pedals sound better when the input impedance is set lower. It helps get rid of some of the “stiff” feel I don’t like in the amp models

 

[Sascha Franck]

Usually had my Floor at 230kOhm as well. Unfortunately can't do so with the Stomp in my recent rig as it's all buffered left and right.

 

[0XI0]

But whatever the lower input impedance value is - it sounds much better overall than when I play with a buffered wireless unit.

try running through a paper clip, it feels amazing. I think a lot of the sag feel of tube amp input is pickup loading from running through a bunch of material. modelers just run from audio jack through a few surface mount specs of rice then straight into digital. pickups see ching chong load

 

[jay mitchell]

try running through a paper clip, it feels amazing. I think a lot of the sag feel of tube amp input is pickup loading from running through a bunch of material.

 

[paisleywookiee]

The first thing I do with any modeler is set it to 1mOhm. It’s all preference though, for sure.

So was the POD Go initially fixed at 360, and then they offered a retrofit to 1m?

 

[holoholo]

The first thing I do with any modeler is set it to 1mOhm. It’s all preference though, for sure.

So was the POD Go initially fixed at 360, and then they offered a retrofit to 1m?

Yep they quiet fixed it.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Yep they quiet fixed it.

Gotcha. Well that would have pissed me off. Give me 1meg or give me death!

 

[DieSchmalle]

The first thing I do with any modeler is set it to 1mOhm. It’s all preference though, for sure.

So was the POD Go initially fixed at 360, and then they offered a retrofit to 1m?

Spoiler: Nerd alert: size matters!

An 'm' is 1.000.000.000x smaller than an 'M' - milli vs Mega

 

[paisleywookiee]

Spoiler: Nerd alert: size matters!

An 'm' is 1.000.000.000x smaller than an 'M' - milli vs Mega

And yet you knew what I meant.

 

[banned]

Gotcha. Well that would have pissed me off. Give me 1meg or give me death!

The difference is profound to me. I'm never getting rid of this Pod Go - that 360ohms is the absolute sweet spot in tone and feel. This is one amazing mistake!

If I need bright tones, I can always plug in a wireless unit.

 

[Los-D]

The difference is profound to me. I'm never getting rid of this Pod Go - that 360ohms is the absolute sweet spot in tone and feel. This is one amazing mistake!

If I need bright tones, I can always plug in a wireless unit.

Or a Boss pedal in front