In its first original format in a decade, the Line 6 legend has returned in the POD Go floor multi-effects guitar processor. It’s lightweight, powerful, portable and delivers all of the amazing sound quality and amp, cab and effects modeling of the company’s flagship Helix in much more affordable unit.

Keeping It Simple
In its essence, the POD Go is a streamlined take on the Helix LT, with a focus on the meat-and-potatoes features that serve the most players without sacrificing the core needs. And it offers a ton of switching and routing options, including a mono/stereo switchable effects loop for adding external effects, stereo 1/4' and XLR outputs, headphone output and a multi-function aluminum expression pedal.

Speaking of the expression pedal: As an example of how the POD Go is geared toward being easy to use for the broadest range of players, the pedal’s two functions are automatically configured as a volume/wah with each preset ? the two most common uses for an expression pedal. That little touch by Line 6 gets players up and running faster, so they can focus on playing instead of button assignments and signal configuration.

The POD Made to Travel
The relatively spritely POD Go is small and light enough to be stashed in a backpack or larger gigbag for easy travel to a gig, rehearsal or recording session. That’s especially beneficial for urban players who need to use a bus, subway or taxi to get to the show, as carrying an instrument and a separate pedalboard case can be cumbersome on public transit.

Simply show up to the venue, plug POD Go into the house PA and start playing.

Next-Gen POD Features
In another upgrade from the POD HD series, the POD Go features a large colo