CHUG BATTLE!! Line 6 POD GO vs. Headrush MX5!
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- Time to find out which one of these chugs the hardest! The Headrush MX5 vs. the Line 6 POD GO in a chug battle royale to determine supremacy of the mid priced modeler space.
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If you missed it, here is the MG30 v POD GO chug battle czcams.com/video/LCB7rVkOJLU/video.html
I absolutely love how you take the time to explain things. I am brand new to this digital stuff and I know the vast majority of your viewers already know terms like IR and DSP, but newbies like me appreciate the time you take to explain stuff like that. Thanks!
Amazing demo track as usual! It's funny because i often feel like some other Guitar CZcamsrs i watch have demo tracks as good as yours, even though their review content is stellar... yours still comes out on top because of the extra effort to make awesome demo tracks
Thanks dude! If there's one thing I enjoy it's a nice chunky demo track! 😂
I'm currently gigging with a pod go and an FR speaker. Love it.
Both are great units! my choice was mx5 because of the quality of amps and dsp power!
Great video as always Taylor!
Awesome riffs at the end! MX5 is next on my list to check out now!
Thanks dude! 🤘
Wow man. Great video!
I have been looking at both of these units for a couple of weeks now because i do not have a store that i can try them out. which would be better in an apartment the mx5 with a frfr speaker or a small tube amp?? with a speaker would i still have that amp type feel? which has better quality marhsall dsl5 or mx5/podgo???
MX5 is much warmer. I think it will suit me more since the Gigging situation in my country depends on the venue equipment. We usually don't bring our own amps.
Dude the demo is sooo heavy! I have both of these and love both of them. \m/
damn son! at this point is there any piece of awesome gear you don't have? 😄
Thanks brother! 🤘
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I saw you were going for the Quad Cortex Rotary switches when dialing in the Headrush 😅 it’s such a natural UI on it. AMD we want a demo of that darkglass microtubes amp if i spotted that one correctly in the background. Of course it’s nothing else than awesome coming from the same guy who started neural dsp ;)
It's coming! And if I did that, totally habitual. I really do enjoy the UI of the quad cortex... even if the unit itself is a little bare bones ATM.
MX5 for the win !! Great video
That guitar looks like a weapon. So cool.
I definitely like the Line 6 more. Both sound good though!
Still undecided but GREAT video tysm. Instant subscribe
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Shouldn’t you use the IR in each unit to test the sample rate and how that effects potential IR’s?
Are you running the cabinet straight into the pod go ?
Seemed like the PodGo sounded a little bit better in the mix but certainly both could be made to sound as intended. MX5 seems like a solid little fly rig
yeah the Pod Go was a tad brighter! i think they are on par though. pretty solid stuff!
@@apoplexiamusic Seems like Headrush has a winner on their hands 🤘
I agree. I keep coming back to the thing where "this is the POD GO, most likely at the end of it's life (updates) and this is the MX5 at the beginning" so I think we are going to see some massive improvements to the MX5 over the next year or so.
@@TaylorDanley For sure. Round 3 of the main multi effects units us coming up soon! 🤘
I use a pod to go through a Power Amp and 412. It does sound pretty good, but there is always a high-end fizz that's pretty annoying. I also have a brand new v30 in the top of my cab, so I'm sure that isn't helping. Even with an 8k high cut. Anything more than that completely kills your top end. I've had it for about a year and just recently was able to dial in a tone im happy with. I also didn't really understand parameters and eqs aside from the amp eq. Also, I wish they'd update it more often. I think we've had 1 since it was released. Never felt limited with DSP.
I have both. The MX5 kills the pod go as far as "real amp sound and feel" The pod has less bottom girth and higher top end fizz. Also its takes some time getting used to the MX5 as far as getting tones.Where as the pod go is pretty much like its title. I actually bought some tone's from Choptones to get the initial concept (as they use EQ's to really shape the tone not all know how to do this especially beginners) from there the headrush is absolutely killer. I play live with it (well the pedalboard version) as lugging around my tube amp and stack just doesn't do it anymore for me. a couple of FRFR's and the headrush...badass brutality!
Great video, mixed reviews on hi gain tones, doesn't seem to be a problem for you though?
I dug the Pod Go out of this battle. 🤘
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MX5 sounds more organic and warm to my ears
Headrush kills …I use it in front of two peavey pvxp15s powered speakers frs ..I also have pod go wireless hands down I use my HR for mee tone ..schecter damien 7 string …bad ass …put love pod go effects and use it to record Logic Pro …just ordered 5150 stealth let see how goes as always great video always get so much out of your broadcasts …thanks man
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Im hearing the hizz of the pod go more.
the pod go has a brighter sound on the chug that gives it a sharper tone.
La dinámica, el ataque de la pick, en la podGo son increíbles.
Great playing- both sound 👍 I give the nod to mx5
Pod Go Kills everything on that rage of price. Yeah DSP has some limitations but the last firmware update give you so much options.
And recently discovered that parametric EQ can become a very powerful tool to modeling sounds and get tones that blowing your mind. Actually I see you on a couple of vídeos really enjoying it. Love your playing and that guitar it's like huracane!!
Problem is their interface is horrible on the PG. This one may have less, but it has exactly what you need and not a lot of other crap that the PG has.
no midi
Excelente, era lo que necesitaba para decir me...
Both units sound great, considering the price point.
The pod go has some fizz in the high end which doesnt appeal to my ear.
Although it's really old by know and not really a multieffect unit i love the high gain sounds of the dv mark multiamp. You just have to treat it like a Real amp with a guitar cab and not a frfr cab. So i love the blended sounds of the multiamp with the mx5 in a Mix.
Great Video!
Oh they are so close. Some of the pod tones sit in the mix a little nicer, but the mx5 sounds deeper in the low end. It’s really too close for me to really pick it apart though because just when I’m liking the pod more it switches to the mx5 and I hear something that stands out a little more. I don’t think anyone could go wrong with either unit. The pod has 1 up in the switching department with more switches and dedicated bank up/down switches.
What guitar is that? Thanks
Dude it sounds like the Headrush has a shit ton more boosted mids during the demo.
Currently I have the Mooer GE200, but it's definitely lacking when it comes to metal... Is the MX5 considerably better in that department?
Yes
That unholy Blackened Death Metal demo is a virtue in its own right.
I am quite impressed by how the MX5 holds ground. While I favour the POD Go, I’m not too keen on the DSP limitation. In general I recommend finding a used deal on the Helix LT for some additional money.
That will definitely help with the DSP limitation, but also I think that the newer MX5 also has time on it's side since it will most likely be supported with updates more than the Pod Go at this point.
@@TaylorDanley Sure, and I do think that the MX5 is already doing quite well with the amp, boost, effects and EQ options.
mx5 sounds like it has a blanket on it. i wasnt really expecting them to sound that different.
My band mate has one and this is the issue we face, the hx stomp which I use sounds so much better
@@teddystevens6624 easy fix use a shelf eq at both 650 hz cut lows boost highs to suit
Funny, same issue I'm having with the tonex... Every amp capture sounds like a blanket on it, thats why I'm here looking for other options.
Ssup
Can you make stereo presets with the mx5?
Is it possible to create a work around to go from gain to clean and vice versa in the POD so you don’t have to expend a block on a gain pedal? In a live setting…
You probably already know it (because 5 months lol) but you can do it nice and smooth with the snapshots, create a "Clean" snapshot and then you assign a 2nd to change some parameters on the amp (most likely just the gain 😂), you have 4 snapshots to change whatever parameters you want in any blocks you want (I don't remember how many per snapshot, but it's more than you'll ever need), you can go from clean to gain to lead to crazy distortion in the same preset, it's super flexible for live use...
Both sounded great. I'd go Pod Go because it has more amps/pedals.
True! But I bet we see some big updates for the MX5 in the near future, since it's such a new product. I doubt much else is coming for the POD GO, but who knows!
@@TaylorDanley I think they've done one update that added an amp or two and some pedals, but yeah, it may be a long time before the next update.
@@TaylorDanley Pod Go "Wireless" has entered the chat.
I love the mx5's form factor. it's very small and light. I've experienced big and bulky multifx units and it's pain to move around.
Yeah, I you are looking for a smaller one, I don't know that there is a better option out there!
I’d love the PodGo’s software in the Mx5 unit with the MX5 Ul. I had the Go and I was surprised it sounded better to me; a little more low end to the tones or something.
🤔🤔 That would be interesting!
The Mx5 you can download more amps and cabs and IR's there's lots out there.
Where can i download them amps???
Pod Go has more bite in the mix. The MX5 sound a bit muffled and further back in the mix on my speakers.
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How many poor souls have you sent to the under-realm with that axe!?
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Prefer the Headrush...that's only because I own one. Both sounded awesome.
how are you liking it at this point? considering picking one up
@@palantyr_oh I really like it for the bass. For me, with the guitar, I get my best results without cab or IR in the unit and apply either in the computer. I haven't tried the 4 cable method on my MT15 yet, so cannot comment on that, or used it for time based efforts in the loop. My biggest complaint is that the gate on the input is not very easily switched off. Any patch created is going to have the input gate enabled by default. It's easy to forget about it altogether. So if you were to make a patch for using it for boost or distortion, delay, chorus or reverb, and want to be able to manipulate feedback, remember that there is a default gate on the input.
the Pod sounds better to me, but maybe im biased because I own one.
POD Obviously sounds more defined, but I'm SO sketched out by Line 6, bad experiences as they definitely make some Junk! But Head Rush sounds muddy....but the touch screen is Awesome.
I live and die by my Pod Go, btw have you tried the HM2 on it? Should do a review on that vs the real thing. And have you checked out the new Orange amp on it? The dirty channel
Yes to both! I made a video a while back when they did the update, but not a direct comparison.
I just got an MX5 and although its great at modelling perfect amp sounds seems like it has got serious problem while chugging. Sounds like a dead fish to me, not sure what am I doing wrong, migh try some IR but not sure if the will help
Does the mx5 go well with tube amp with 4cm?
I use my mx5 with my Diezel VH4 it’s amazing.
Are there any systems like this I can four cable method then initiate a bypass that turns it off so I can use my amps sounds then switch back to the effects?? Where I do not have to keep pulling wires and putting back, this seems to be lacking in these systems was told the pod go did this bought it then sold it as it did not. Some clever boffin out there must have designed a system to do this
I own the POD go, so a little biased, but I still like the sound of the POD over the MX 5.🤘
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headrush so good sounds... more open and 3D sounds
I sold my podgo and went with Mooer ge300 lite I couldn't be happier.
What do you like more about the ge300? How is the amp modeling?
@@jorgeguitar2540 the amp models sound better but you have more control in shaping the sound you want. The system is super easy to navigate. I've had no issues with the firmware unlike the pod go. The pod go sounds and feels no different then the spider v amps which would be cheaper to buy the amp then the pedal board.
@@putontheseglasses8809 I tried Hx modeling and the amps sound great but I can’t get that feel when playing 🤷♂️. Does the cheap ge150 have the same modeling as the ge300?
@@jorgeguitar2540 idk about the ge150 but also have the ge200 and that has most of the same stuff as the ge300. The two main amp models I use is 5150 and engl.
I own both and I can say that I like the Pod Go better for 2 reasons...
1 - With the Pod Go, I can edit on my PC and not be hunched over a unit trying to dial in my sound. Touch screens are nice to have, but for the size of the screen, it's not worth it.
2 - The Headrush needs to be properly shut down like a computer, or else you risk corruption or bricking your device. Not the best of scenarios in the case of abrupt power loss.
I'm between these two, i kinda leaned towards the mx5 (because of the dual amp thing and the size) but the line6 sounds a liiiiiiiiittle cleaner, at least to my ears..?
Anyway, the diffs are small.. Thank you for this great video! Happy holidays!
they both sound good! but that demo track was soooo sick bro!!!!!!!
Thanks! I try to keep it METAL AF in all my demos 😂🤘
cant decide between the two or even spending more for the headrush pedalboard. i fear missing pedal buttons on the mx5 but like that it has more dsp power than the line6. :/
It does have midi, so you can always add a controller to it as well.
i went for the mx5 since i got a slightly used one for 320€ - love the sounds i get out of it. i added the melo aufio ts mega as midi in for switching rigs. I am really happy with it! thanks for your input.
Headrush all the way!🚀
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Taylor, what are you using for drums? They sound MASSIVE!
Perfect Drummer! I haven't changed it up since I started the channel 😂
@@TaylorDanley yea, but I really just started playing with my own drum programming, so I usually don’t pay much attention to them haha
I always feel that I can trust more on the Line 6 modelling algorithm
I know that 99% of the time it sounds nearly identical to the real thing.
It's weird, usually when I'm dialing in something with the pod go, I like it the least.. but then when I listen in context, I typically find it to be pretty accurate to the real thing.
I would buy Headrush but they do not have PC software for editing presets. Thats a biggest problem
Can I use tone examples people have presented on an older headrush pedalboard and put them on an mx5 headrush?
you can't install it on the product directly as this unit does not have a pc editor app. but you can insert the blocks on the mx5 using its screen.
Yes, you can, open It as a USB device an import your presets
@@tarkgundogdu8940 you're wrong, you can import your presets vía USB! The HEADRUSH is like an USB memory and has a preset folder
Pod sounds more open on the top end.
HR sounds a bit muddy. At least here.
I’ve been through many of the pod line, and they all have this high end fizz sound that I can never seem to get to go away, trying my luck with the mx5, have it sitting in my room, just haven’t had the time, I really want to spend a few hours messing with it and checking out some tone packs online
Just put a low pass filter. Necessary for digital amps. Especially older ones
Most of the tone comes from the cab modeling / IR. If you using an external IR, your leaving out the most important part of these units...
I would say it's better for him to use an external ir because they're being compared through the same cab. So you get to hear the exact differences in the amp sounds. Especially useful comparison if the two units have the same amps modeled. Since both of these units can load 3rd part ir's to be used live I think it makes it a better comparison. If one unit let you load ir's and the other didn't I would agree with you though. I don't think anyone would use the stock ir packs with these units anyway.
@@saintlotus93 I'm afraid they'd respond differently with different IR, so using only 1 IR for both of them tell us almost nothing. One may sound better with this IR but may be worse with another IR.
До лампы оба не дотягивают, но мх5 больше понравился
It’s no different than a car, drive the one you want to drive, it’s your money at the end of the day.
The amount of discontinued products Line 6 has on their site scared me off from buying Pod Go. Plus the DSP limitation. Not sure of the life span of Pod Go considering it’s a couple years old. I wonder if they support all the old products still?
Taylor looks like my sister but with less facial hair
Pod go sounds more mixed ready for use
I’m liking the POD Go, better.
I Love It This Chugg Battle... T.D Please Make One Best I.R N Share Too Me
Working on IR's... need more time, hopefully soon!
@@TaylorDanley Yeah Nice T.D
Wow, the headrush kicked the pod go's ass imo
Mx5 is nice, but it’s noise gate is not that well implemented. You have only 2 options: 1.no sustain 2. a lot of noise
Not at all. According to others videos, you can set it 2 ways, via the "input" setup and via a noisegate pedal ...
Look here for example:
czcams.com/video/1SCDaxK5Iy0/video.html
The big problem with the DSP limitations you've found in the Pod Go is that you've chosen the most DSP-consuming amp to start with! The VH4 lead eats almost 44% of the dsp, while choosing the Revv model, for example, would give you 8% dsp more...
Yeah, sadly, there's a correlation with quality/favorites & DSP. What you tend to prefer; what sounds bests, costs lots of DSP. So of course, you can choose a lesser amp or effect, but then if you're not using the best the Go has to offer..........!
I think the mx5 wins hear it sounds so much better.
For my ears pod go wins against headrush mx5 but not against nux mg30.
How in the world did they release a modeler in this day and age which has no external editing software???
I'm trying to decide which unit to buy and having no external software is exactly why the MX5 is top of my shortlist as I don't have any kind of computer. It's optimised to be a complete standalone.
Mx5 🏆 wins.. more accurate..the pod go thing.. is like an abomination, the response of line6 to the lack of cpu.
Release the new helix!!!
headrush products are orphaned quickly- they took away tone sharing for pedalboard gigboard
Stop pointing at me :[
and you think you play music ???????? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !
So why you. Watching
That MX5 sounds like a Peavey practice amp .
I've got both and it's hard because there's tradeoffs on each. I like the sounds of the MX5 better. To me it sounds more natural for the most part... to my ears at least. And I prefer the expanded DSP. But it's so small. I like having all of the switches and the full size pedal. On the other hand, I personally think the Pod Go is more of a pain to navigate. The touchscreen is really what sold me on the MX5. It's so much quicker to create a patch without having to push this button, or press these 2 buttons together, or turn this knob or that one. But then I like all of the crazy amp and effects options on the Pod... really hoping for more updates on the MX5 to bring it up to speed. So it's hard to choose a favorite, but if you twisted my arm I'd probably go with MX5 for ease of use, and sound quality...
I think the mx5 wins hear it sounds so much better.