"NECROMANCER INSIDE"

I can't put it down! I've been playing guitar for 30 Years and have gone through myriad's of equipment. The tonal wizardry alone of this wee little kidney bean completely dumbfounds me! If I would have possessed such a device durring my formative years, I would have been ~"God"~

I just recieved it today and I'm already all over it. With it's vast array of presets, effects, amp/cab emu's and unlimited downloadable presets from Vyzex, the possibilities are truly governed by the imagination! I would have paid $229.99 for this much quality. The multidirectional controller is the perfect size for the unit and is easy to manipulate. I don't by the "big hand" compatibility issue one bit. Buy it!!! Their practically giving these babies away. It's my new kidney transplant!

Awesome

This is a great tool. I love how i can take this anywhere without needing my amp. Sounds are great coming from my Strat. I would recommend anyone who wants to just sit down anywhere with their electric and jam.

Great, but Not a Perfect Practice Tool

To start off, I would like to say that this is a great start, but it has room to grow. I am in a band that doesn't have time to practice as much as we would like, and when I practice alone, I need a quiet method. This gets the job done: it has, of course, a headphone jack, place to plug in my iPod (great for practice without the band), jack for power adapter (saves money on batteries), and allows for the recording of quick riffs or full demos. Plus, comes with the very useful tuner and tons of presets. Those are the pros.

The cons aren't so bad: I expected the tough metal casing of its bigger bothers, but this one is light and plastic (I feel like it wouldn't be too hard to break it; not good for something that I want to throw into a bag and take everywhere). The buttons are also plastic, and i feel, too high; they would have been just as useful at half the size. I would have also liked a power button; the turn-on-when-you-plug-in feature just isn't too my taste. But the biggest problem that I have with this as a practice tool is no metronome. I feel like that is one of the most useful things for my practice sessions, and this doesn't have one. Now, I suppose you could plug a metronome into the mp3 jack, but that is a little annoying to me. If it had the metronome alone, I would have given it 4.5 or 5 stars.

I hope that newer models will be more to my liking, but looking at the new Express model, I feel like this model is superior (if this review weren't so long, I would state why).

Good for jamming

I am a relatively new guitarist and I got the POD so I could have some nice effects at a nice price. For the price, it's pretty good. It's a great tool for jamming with friends and also for making crappy little amps sound a lot better. I would recommend this for any new musician who wants a lotta tones for not a lotta cash and for someone who wants great portability.