Here's your timestamps: 00:00 Intro and what we’re doing today 01:15 The Up and Running preset pack 02:14 Clean sounds 04:01 Indie rock sounds 05:11 Ambient sounds 06:58 Classic rock sounds 08:20 Hard rock sounds 09:37 Alt rock sounds 09:51 Punk rock sounds 10:30 Progressive rock sounds 10:46 Metal sounds 11:51 My thoughts 12:43 My favorite presets in the pack 14:56 The downsides of the Pod Go 16:15 Is it better than a ‘real’ amp? 16:38 Why the Pod Go is so good! 17:14 Thanks and goodbye

This video rules. I was literally just scrolling through all the other pod go videos, frustrated that they all either just talk about the product or go through pages and pages of setup with hardly any playing... then there's THIS! Thank you!!!!

@RichWordsMusic

2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! Glad you found my video and it was helpful for you. This Michael Britt pack really was a bit of a lifesaver for me with the Pod Go. Makes it sound better in every way! I think the 3rd party IRs are the key to better sounds with this unit...

Rich, this video is so so valuable. I’m a noob just under a year of practicing guitar. I’ve been trying to see what ‘platform’ is best for me. An all in one system going through headphones is my zone and the Pod Go is what I got today after returning the GX-100, which was very hard for me to get good sounds out of (because I’m a beginner). I’m more than happy to spend a few bucks to get me up and running… literally. And loved that the first video of yours I saw had less than Jake riffs and metal as well. Our iPods on shuffle would have a lot of overlap! Thanks for the amazing videos, dude!

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom! Really glad you found this video useful... and sure, it definitely helps to hear music being played that you actually like. I do struggle with that sometimes when checking out videos of gear - blues rock noodling is not my thing! The more punk lovers on here the better :) But yes, I hope the Pod Go does a job for you. It does have many, many options - just like the GX-100 - and that's why this Michael Britt pack was such a good investment for me. As soon as I loaded it up, I was where I wanted to be tonally, and streets ahead of all the sounds I'd spent ages building myself. I hope you end up enjoying it as much as I have. One small note: a couple of the Britt profile presets have the reverb level up way too high (so you can't hear the guitar's dry signal). Just turn it down to where you want it - just over 10% seems to work for me - and save the sound over, and you're good to go! Rock on, and if you have any more questions about anything on your guitar journey, let me know any time :) I love talking gear and helping out like-minded players when I can!

You made me buy instantly, and it's love at first sight. I like each sound. Michael Britt is a true Master :)

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

I just saw your other comment, and now this - great news! I'm really happy that you're digging the pack too. And I totally agree - I spent months tweaking the Pod Go and never got anywhere close to the Britt sounds. They really level it up in every respect. Happy playing! And please do let me know if you ever get any 3rd party IRs or cabs in that sound great with it. I'm always happy to get recommendations from other players :)

@hunterbullickmusic

11 ай бұрын

I am about to try some York audio IR’s!

I'm using a Helix but i thing the following might help on the end result ofr you also. Use the high and lowcut on the IR. Set the lowcut about 108-110 and the highcut to about 3.5.- 3.7. Greetings from Denmark. 🙂

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Great tips! I'll be sure to give this a try. Thanks a lot!

@DennisAlvarezMusic

Жыл бұрын

I tried that. My old Boss unit still sounds way better.

Thanks for posting this. I’m new to the pod go, and I have a serious hearing issue that makes it difficult for me to get good sounds. I just purchased and installed these, and they sound phenomenal. Maybe others have similar hearing issues: I went deaf in my left ear which caused bizarre hearing in my right. I got a cochlear implant 2 years ago, and music is a challenge with that. These presets are a godsend for me.

Thanks Rich for a fantastic video. I bought a Pod Go a few years ago and shelved it because I got "option paralysis" as you so aptly described it. I went through a bunch of amps and effects then put the PG back in my rig with my new Fender Deluxe reverb reissue. I like it, but it doesn't QUITE get me there. I'm going to get these MB tones and really appreciate your analysis. Thanks again.

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Winston! Yes, that's one major downside of these modelers to me... sometimes you find yourself endlessly tweaking tones and not actually making any music! That's why the Britt profiles were such a game changer for me. They all just work right away! I hope you enjoy them when you pick them up... let me know when you try them what your thoughts are :) Cheers!

I'd also add that M Britt does all of his setups and presets using single coils, and I think thee really shine like that, Teles and Strats. He says as much in his info pack that comes with these. I have tweaked many for HB guitars, but to my ears they need to be tweaked for those instruments. I have used these on literally hundreds of gigs, and I love them. Do yourself a favor tonewise and try that to really hear a difference, especially in the cleaner end of the preset spectrum . Even the heavier gain presets really have a lot more character when you use a guitar more like what he designed them with. A+++++++

GOOD sounds! This bloke has a GOOD ear.

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Michael Britt knows what he's doing alright!

Great timing, My last pedalboard just went down this week I’m looking at getting a pod go to replace

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Ooh, what happened to your board?! That doesn't sound good! But yes, the Pod Go can basically replace any other rig - it's pretty amazing.

Great video as always 👍 Even though I’m happy with many of the presets I have in my Pod Go, I’m really curious to hear how these Michael Britt presets sounds in comparison… So I’m going to purchase this pack real soon 🤘

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks, glad you're still enjoying the vids! Yeah, you'll have to let me know how you find them - for me, they're waaaay above any of the stock presets. Partly because Mr Britt seems to be the best tweaker in the business, and secondly... the IRs! That seems to be key. I found the Pod Go fine before (but levels under my analog amp/drive pedals) but this pack gets it much closer in sounds and feel :)

Rich, well done! Per some of the comments below. can anybody post a link of the podgo used in a live setting running straight to the PA or FOH?

For the indie rock sound, which preset I should use

If only I could load those on my podHd500x … maybe once the artimis missions are running regularly I can modernize my fly rig 🛸

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha, or petition Michael Britt to do some HD500X presets ;) You never know!

I play mostly worship music at my church. I see a lot of other module choices within the MB presets that I wouldn't even consider using in a church environment. There are some that would work, the clean one, the ambient one, as 2 of them. I also noticed during your Video that the placement of them were different, some on the Amp, some on the Cab, and some before both. Why was that? Also I just bought this unit but not delivered yet, so I'm still a bit confused at what IR's are. I've had a BOSS ME-70 for the last 11 yrs, being replaced by this POD GO. THANKS!

Hey again, I forgot to ask, what model guitar that? I know it's a LP but it is a beautiful color. What color is that? Is that a LP Standard? Sorry for the many questions.

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Sure, it's a 2014 Epiphone Les Paul Traditional Pro in Aqua Blue :) This is a great model - I think Epi really got things right with this 2014 range and if I ever see another, I will buy it for sure ;)

Very good video and I hope that your recommendation is going to work for me. Any Cabs you'd recommend?

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! I'm very happy with the three cabs Michael Britt put in the pack, and those are tailored to sound great with these presets specifically. There's loads of other choices out there, though - I might try some OwnHammer ones next :)

@boobooau

Жыл бұрын

@@RichWordsMusic Thanks for the tip, his offer is massive.

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@boobooau No worries, enjoy! And if you ever comes across some great IRs yourself, let me know - I'm always interested to get recommendations like that :)

Does it have drums and a looper and how do the tones compare to the Nux GM-400?

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

It has a looper, but no drum patterns/machine built in. I've not tried the NUX GM-400, but I have tried other NUX FX and they are excellent - definitely on a level with the Line 6 effects in my opinion. I recently also got the NUX Mighty Plug headphone amp and that's on a par with the Line 6 tones for me... and it has drum and backing track options.

Hi, thank you for posting this. I am or was getting ready to give up on this thing. I didn't like the overdrive sound on the Pod Go. The Clean sounds are okay, but the Gain and High Gain sounds awful and muddy. I will this Michael Britt pack a chance. I will let you all know.

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Hi Angel! Yeah, I was close to that as well, but this pack really opened my eyes to the possibilities of the Pod Go. It's way better than all the stock sounds I could achieve myself. Let us know what you think after you've tried the Britt pack!

How do they sound live?... Most of us buying the Pod Go is for live playing. We need to hear these on stage and in the mix.

@AcceleratingUniverse

Жыл бұрын

what do you want him to do? rent a venue for you?

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've not played live since I had the Pod Go, but there's plenty of other videos where you can hear it in a mix. I will vlog it if I do end up playing a show with it at some point though!

@pratikbhosle3792

Жыл бұрын

@@AcceleratingUniverse 🤣🤣🤣

Hello Folks, I will try to make this as short as possible but have lots of info to share. FYI: i have never met Michael Britt nor Rich. Here is my Situation: I purchased a podgo a few years ago and got great clean tones and effects, but crappy crunch, rock and lead tones. I got rid of the kidney bean and went back to amps. BTW: I didnt buy a helix cuz I wont spend hours, weeks and days tinkering with my sound. I am a simpleton. I have played with Mesa Boogies, Boss etc. A few weeks ago I was searching online for music stuff and stumbled on Rich's site here and was blown away with the sound of the Michael Britt Pack. I thought to myself, if I can get 80% of Michael Britt's tones I would be a happy man. I stepped up and bought the new wireless podgo this time and downloaded the Michael Britt Podgo pack and the IRs. Today (5/26/23) I conducted a test with the podgo to: 1) focus rite to some studio monitors 2) then to my headphones direct from the pod. and 3) our last direct to the band PA system. Holy S**t, I was blown aways. I am so stoked. I can use about 80-90% of his tones and will tweak only a few based upon my set lists. I spent some dollars two years ago downloading presets from the line6 market place and most of them sounded horrible when I tried to use them live. Now I know the IRs make the difference. 1)Huge shout out and thank you to RICH for showing me the light and directing me to Michael Britt. Rich you provide a huge value here. Thank you! Of course, thank you to Michael Britt for building these real presets.. I am so excited!!!!!! I love playing direct with no amps. Now with a wireless podgo and a wireless in-ears...... I am free from cables.

Any boston band tones??

@RichWordsMusic

11 ай бұрын

You could definitely get Boston ballpark tones out of the Pod Go!

Oh yeah, this pack sonds good. Custom IR's is the way to go. Line6 needs to fix the cab thing fast. It's always been their weak point.

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree! I think you've been one of the people in the past telling me to try the custom IRs... so glad I did! Thank you for the tip :)

👍👍

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Cheers friend!

I bought the Pod Go Wireless about 2 years ago. I disliked it so much that I bought a used Boss GT-8 to replace my old Boss GT-8 that the Pod Go was supposed to replace. The Pod Go has some great features that make it pretty cool. But if it sounds like shit, it's worthless to me. I'll try the Micheal Britt presets and see if they work for me. They sounded more amp like in your demo. For $15 I can't go wrong. Meanwhile, my GT-8 still sounds great. I wish I had stuck with Boss instead of Line 6.

@LivinginLosAngeles-re5yx

6 ай бұрын

How is your POD GO experience going? Any improvement on tones?

As usual, rathr interesting. These things are amazing, compared to operating a small army of pedals. I've tried these things and I cannot get them anywhere near to sounding like Kevin Shield's xtraordinary wall of sound distortion, with his band My Bloody Valentine, try as I may. I've heard that he uses a row of distortion pedals both before and after the amp. Layr upon thick layer of distortion! I've also attempted to duplicate the beautiful ambient sounds of Vinni Reilly from the 'band' The Duritti Column... and failed! It seems like these 'magic boxes' can't really copy the real magic conjured up by real musical magicians.

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Pod Go is a jack of all trades... but I'm not sure it can be a master of such tones. It is so flexible and versatile, but maybe just a little lacking in the tonal department. There's always a little compromise somewhere. Can you send me some links to the specific Shields/Reilly tones please? I'll see if I can get close :) I like the idea of a challenge like that!

@michaelk5507

Жыл бұрын

@@RichWordsMusic Well, I'd like to be able to do that, only I think it's probably easier for you to just look up The Durutti Column and My Bloody Valentine on KZread. Vinni Reilly was 'kept alive' by the late, great, Tony Wilson who owned Factory Records, for years. It's probably more 'doable' than Kevin Shields' stuff! The 'Loveless' record is arguably their sonic masterpiece. Beautiful 'folk songs' washed in an ocean of distorted guitars. Jimmy Page used to talk about his 'guitar army', but Shields takes that idea much further out there. It's hard to think that 'Loveless' is now a couple of decades old.

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelk5507 OK, I'll take a look! Was just wondering if there was a specific passage or song I could try and emulate. Excited to try listening to something that's new for me! I like folk, and I like distorted guitars... let's see how they mix :)

@michaelk5507

Жыл бұрын

@@RichWordsMusic My Bloody Valentine are arguably as influential a band as the Velvet Underground. Rumour has it that Kevin Shields used twelve distortion pedals in a chain! That's without getting into his reverbs and delays... phew!

That indie rock sounds lots to Wolf alice

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

I will happily accept that comparison - great band!

What kind of tube amp did you use to record these tones? Lol😂

@RichWordsMusic

9 ай бұрын

No tubes in sight here! Unless you're asking about what Michael Britt used to make the presets... I think he uses a bunch of super expensive tube amps to make 'em!

@neilkorsgaard

9 ай бұрын

I was just trying to be funny and make the point that they sound so realistic!

Ausie Rabea❤😂

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

I wish I was 10% as good a player as Rabea... or had 10% as much hair ;) But thanks! That is a super cool comparison anyway :)

Just no

@RichWordsMusic

Жыл бұрын

Not for you then?