Will the Pocket Pod do a job for noodling without the lockdown family wanting to kill me?

soma1975

I mean ^^^ that is a the full question but couldn't really leave this bit blank. Is it okay for playing with headphones? Anything better/cheaper? 

Jalapeno

Fine and dandy

Roland

Yes, although don’t expect much from the sound quality. I used one when I was living abroad. My son now has it in his apartment.

soma1975

nice one cheers. 

If I don't play soon I'm going to go nuts, and if I DO play the family are going to go nuts. 

thecolourbox

Bear in mind that the sound of strings being battered without any of the expected guitar noises will also drive those around you nuts

soma1975

Yeah at this point they are just looking for an excuse to kill me..

mrkb

@JohnCordy bought mine and did a great video review - check out his YouTube channel 

soma1975

That's cheating though isn't? From watching his other vids John clearly has different notes on his guitars to all of mine. 

Winny_Pooh

It will do the job just fine, but it's more pleasant into some small speakers than with headphones. I was playing mine through monitors a week ago and it was fun.  

builttospill

Similar situation, extreme guitar withdrawal symptoms due to Coronavirus 14 day self isolation.  My valve amp and pedals were just was not working for my young family especially my slightly awkward neighbours. Sell some pedals or bits that you do not use. I sold three of mine and have absolutely no regrets. Use your overdraft, sell your body and get a HX Stomp.. it’s expensive yes! but it’s the best headphone based option out there IMHO unless you’ve already owned one or hate the helix range. And it sounds brilliant through a set of Beyerdynamic DT 880 headphones it’s perfect. Thanks @brucegill for your advice.

timbuk02

You could pick up the the Yamaha Sessioncake on the amazing £9.99 deal  mentioned elsehere on the forum, and then pair it with Positive Grid Bias FX which is free for three months at the moment if you have an iphone or ipad. Am assuming the two would work together but haven't done it myself so just a suggestion. Either way the Sessioncake looks a handy tool for the money...

brucegill

builttospill said:

Similar situation, extreme guitar withdrawal symptoms due to Coronavirus 14 day self isolation.  My valve amp and pedals were just was not working for my young family especially my slightly awkward neighbours. Sell some pedals or bits that you do not use. I sold three of mine and have absolutely no regrets. Use your overdraft, sell your body and get a HX Stomp.. it’s expensive yes! but it’s the best headphone based option out there IMHO unless you’ve already owned one or hate the helix range. And it sounds brilliant through a set of Beyerdynamic DT 880 headphones it’s perfect. Thanks @brucegill for your advice.

Pleased they’re working out! 

soma1975

Oh ffs I just remembered I have an iPad guitar interface somewhere!

JohnCordy

@soma1975 honestly the black panel or blackface or whatever they call it is really very good and responds well to pedals

impmann

Tbh, I’d check out the new Blackstar Amplugs - I may be biased but imho they are the best sounding Amplugs so far and they are cheap as chips.

soma1975

that looks great actually cheers. 

Sassafras

Start coughing, no-one'll come anywhere near you to complain.

clarkefan

Pocket Pod is perfect for exactly this situation.  Sounds fine.

Keefy

I briefly owned a Pocket Pod. It felt cheap and sounded worse.

There must be better options out there now.

dilbert

I have a Johnson J-Station I use for noodling and although it's fairly limited in terms of 'on-set' adjustments, it came with an on screen editor that makes it far more flexible. Before that I had a Behringer V-Amp II, the guitar shaped one and both were well up to the job and produced some pretty good tones, both through headphones and recorded. I think the V-Amp goes for around £20-£30 on the bay now and for a bit of sofa practice, is well up to the task. 

If you are feeling a little more affluent, around £40 will get you the V-Amp Pro, which I and it's previous owner gigged with and is a bit of a gem IMO.   

exocet

For noodling around the house, I'd happily use the original Zoom 9002 guitar strap unit.....I gave it to my brother a few years ago, I'm wondering if he still has it.