Been thinking for a while about getting a Pod Go to act as my entire guitar rig. I play all different kinds of music, from acoustic bluegrass to classic rock/metal. I currently have a Boss Katana 100watt combo, but not the nice new MKII version, the original one. I use a wah pedal occasionally, but usually just the amp itself. I am wondering if this is worth the upgrade. I've seen things that say its an immense improvement, and others that say its comparable. I've seen many people talk about buying EITHER the katana or the pod go, but no one that currently has an old katana looking to upgrade.
I record a bunch at home and gig pretty regularly, but the weight isn't a factor to me. My main worry is that if I buy the Pod Go, it'll end up sounding very similar to the Katana, just lighter and smaller in size. I like the fact that I can control everything from my feet, I currently have a single pedal footswitch that only does channel selection, but if the sounds are essentially the same, I can deal. Are the effects, amps, cabs, and mics on the Pod Go $500 better than the Katana?
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It highly depends. Ex; is $500 a lot of money or not a lot of money for you? What does your current sound sounds like? What do you like/dislike about it? What are you trying to improve? Do you for instance think that your BK 'marshall' sound doesn't sound right or something?
I'd say the most important question is; how much do you like to tweak? If you want to spend endless time experimenting and tweaking your sound, I think you'll get more out of the Go than the Katana; from what I remember seeing about the Kat; it's more a plug and play device. The Go is more like an endless puzzle; where you'll plug in your guitar to play, and end up lost tweaking and testing different amps, reverbs, delays, etc. So how much do you want to get lost in effects or tweaking?
I think the performance should be comparable; you'll be able to get good/great sounds from both. Think the Go does more out of the box (you can download extra Katana effects, but can only use a few at a time from what I recall), and the latest fancy reverbs like Glitz, Ganimede, etc., likely will not have a Boss equivalent. The amount of compressors, delays, amps, cabs, mics, etc., also way higher on GO. So if that's what you're after, likely won't be disappointed.
I've heard enough people rave about the Katana to be fairly confident that you can get very good, usable sounds out of it. So if you have good lead, rhythm, etc., sounds dialed in with teh BK, and you make equivalent effects in PGO, I doubt most would be able to tell which is which in a blind test. They'll likely sound quite similar, and probably not have one sound 'better' than the other; just a bit different. I think you should be able to reproduce BK sounds in PGO with some work, but probably get lots more flexibility, 'tweakyness (tweaking the sound exactly like you want)' and options with Go.
I have an old Katana 100 and the Pod Go. The Pod Go is significantly better from an effects basis and give's you more flexibility from an amp perspective. I simply use my Katana as a Power Amp going into the FX return ALTHOUGH I also play a lot through studio monitor without the amp. It's good to have the Katana as backup but I wouldn't miss it if it was gone. But the price difference between the two is significant. You wont regret buying a Pod Go.
I've used a friend's Katana 100 series one for a while before getting Pod Go, both for practice and in rehearsal. It's a very nice sounding amp (and beastly loud if you need that) but in my opinion with quality IRs you can make PG sound better.
Also in rehearsal or gig scenario PG is much more user friendly when it comes to tweaking your sound on the spot, without hooking up a computer and running software editor. Katana's panel controls are somewhat limited. PG also offers many more ways of switching to different sounds or varieties of your basic sound. It also works better as a recording device, in my opinion. Expression pedal is also a nice option to have, not only for wah or pitch effects.
However Katana is a self contained solution, with PG you also need and an FRFR or a power amp and cab, if you want to play with people. Being a bedroom warrior and not playing in a band anymore, I'm using PC speakers with PG and sometimes I just miss having an amp with its heft and true guitar speaker, if that makes sense.
Are you more of an amp guy? Can you crank your noise making device up a little bit? Can you live with 3-4 basic sounds? If so, I would stick to the Katana. Do you want to mostly record, need many tone sculpting options and tweakability? Then go for the Pod.
Well... It's 'very very easy' to dial in a sound... BUT... What's the difference between the kinky comp, red squeeze, rochester, LA Studio Comp and deluxe comp? When should you use one over the other? What's the best mic, amp and distance for a balanced tone? What would be the 2nd and 3rd 'best'? What changes when you move a mic from 1 inch to 2 inch? What about say if you want the David Gilmour tone of another brick in the wall, what amp & settings, cab, mic & distance should you be using that would sound closest? What's the difference between amp Bias and BiasX? Better of tweaking using amp drive, master volume and/or bias/biasX/sag/distortion r boost pedal or compressor, etc.?? What about amp ripple and hum should you turn them on or should you just turn them down all the way?
As I said, the BK is more a plug and play. The PGO is more of a need a PhD in PGO theory to be able to understand what all the settings are and what they do. And there's soo many options... BK you have what, like 4-5 channels and like again 4-5 boss effects pedals at a time in the BK? It's just, to me, completely different philosophies. BK is more 'like a real amp' + couple pedals, whereas the PGO you're entering a world endless tweaking/options. Sure, you can 'superficially' use the unit as a 'simple' and 'quickly' setup sounds... But...
It's just a more complicated philosophy. Ex; BK; you want the brown sound, use the brown amp (maybe you have 2-3 amps which 'fit the bill'), tweak them a little. But PGO has 100+ amps. Which are 'best'? Which settings with what amp gives you what you want? Is an Engl Fireball with drive at 4 closer to a german whatever or ingrid with drive at 7? What about master volume which also significantly affects gain/drive, maybe this other amp with this and this setting are 'better'? And what about the cab + mic ... !!! It's like setting up a tone with BK is an equation with 8 variables, whereas the PGO is an equation with 36 variables. But yeah, you don't have to tweak the 36 PGO variables, you can just tweak these 10, which will give you a 'tone', but because there's 26 other variables you haven't tweaked (because you've not learned what they do nor mastered them), maybe it's easier to get to the desired result using the BK's 8 variables; which just 'do more' in a much simpler way.
I dislike the sort of "digital sound" that always seems present on the katana. I strongly dislike the fact that when I dial in my tones at home volume, they sound horrible in a live setting. I know its the same with the pod go, but I can edit on the Pod Go on the fly. I don't bring a laptop to practice, so I cant fix my sound when I need with the katana. I also like the option to have multiple effects at a time. The Katana is very limited in that respect, I like that I can have close to a proper "Pedal Board" That can change as I change, versus dropping 500 on a blues focused pedal board, then getting into Doom metal or something different. Am I correct in assuming the Pod Go is better in these regards?
But yeah, you don't have to tweak the 36 PGO variables, you can just tweak these 10, which will give you a 'tone', but because there's 26 other variables you haven't tweaked (because you've not learned what they do nor mastered them), maybe it's easier to get to the desired result using the BK's 8 variables; which just 'do more' in a much simpler way.
That is true, the Katana is pretty much plug and play. I'm assuming there's a learning curve with the Pod Go (and any other piece of gear). Once I get over the learning aspect, it should be just as simple to dial in as the katana, right? And in theory, those sounds should be way more "real" like a tube amp than the Katana? And the more effects available with the Pod go at a time should make the sound I'm looking for easier to get? I'm fairly new to this type of tech, so let me know if I'm way off here. The more I read the more I realize that most of my thinking is based off of these assumptions.
That's kinda what I was thinking. I don't care about the loudness of an amp vs the pod go, I have a full pa that I gig and practice with, so volume isn't an issue for me. I go direct in to the board from the Katana, and usually have the katana turned way down as it is. The reason I cant decide, is the katana is the only amp I've ever really played a lot. (Except for an old Line 6 spider 4, but that doesn't count) I don't know if I'm an amp or modeler guy. The Modeler just seems easier in almost all respects. I get a variety of sounds, with the portability of a laptop essentially. Not sure if I'm way off tho. 152ee80cbc
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