Line 6 POD Express Black

High Gain in the Fast Lane

POD® Express Black delivers a compact, portable toolbox of amps and effects for the practicing guitarist looking for classic and modern high gain tones. With its user-friendly interface dialing in your sound is simple, and that is a sound that has been derived from Line 6’s flagship Helix product. Battery powered and a headphone output make it perfect for playing everywhere. With two footswitches (tap/tuner), stereo ¼” outputs, and a 4-in/4-out USB audio interface, the POD Express Black offers plenty of versatility, from backpack to desk-top and could even be your go-to back up for the stage.

Ultra-Portable
The compact size and battery power option enables guitarists and bassists to take their POD Express device wherever they may roam.

Simple Controls
Selecting and using amps and effects is entirely straightforward—and to change settings you simply adjust the corresponding knobs.

Exceptional Sound Quality
POD Express devices feature models derived from the HX® family of processors to ensure exceptional sound quality. They include seven amps, seven cabs, and 17 effects—including a looper.

Power
POD Express devices may be powered by three AA batteries (included) or a 9-volt DC power supply (sold separately).

Stereo Output
Hear stereo effects as intended by connecting the L/R Main outputs to the inputs of any stereo amp or powered speaker, two mono amps or powered speakers, or recording devices with stereo inputs.

Footswitches
Use the onboard footswitches to engage amps/effects, change presets, sync time-based effects to a specific tempo, and activate the onboard tuner.

Headphones
Connect headphones to the 3.5mm stereo Phones jack to practice or record privately.

USB & Recording
Connect your POD Express device to your computer or mobile device to use it as a portable audio interface.

External Control
Connect an optional expression pedal to control volume, two assignable external footswitches, or a pedal and a single footswitch.

POD Express Edit
POD Express Edit opens up the door to a world of deeper editing and preset management, just when you need it.

FEATURES

• LED Ring
  Seven multi-color LED segments indicate various parameter functions. A red LED shows the selected amp model when turning the AMP encoder. Holding ALT and turning the AMP encoder shows the corresponding value. Turning an Effect knob displays the level of the selected effect on the LED segments (1-7).

• AMP Encoder
  Turn to select an amp (or turn to the detent at the 6 o'clock position for no amp). A matching speaker cab is also loaded. Press and hold the AMP encoder to save the current settings as a preset.

• Effects Knobs
  These select specific effects within each of the four effect categories. Turning them entirely counterclockwise bypasses the selected effect.

• ALT Button
  Press to access the alternate control functions (GAIN, MID, BASS, etc.). Hold to adjust the corresponding alternate parameters.

• ON Footswitch and LED
  Press to enable or bypass the device. The LED lights white when enabled.

• TAP Footswitch and LED
  Tap this footswitch in time with the music to set the tempo of delay and modulation effects, indicated by the flashing red LED. Press and hold to engage the Tuner.

• Preset Mode Switching
  Press and hold the ON and TAP footswitches simultaneously to enter Preset Mode. Then, scroll up or down through the 21 preset locations using the footswitches. All 21 preset locations may be overwritten by user presets.

• IN
  Plug your guitar in here. When using batteries, POD Express powers on when a cable is connected here and powers off when it is disconnected.

• OUT
  Connect to stereo devices (external amps, audio interfaces, other pedals, etc.) using the L/MONO and RIGHT outputs. Connect to mono devices using only the L/MONO output.

• VOLUME and FS3/4 Inputs
  This is a multi-purpose input. Connect an optional expression pedal to control volume and a single footswitch to control other functions, or a dual footswitch to control two functions.

• USB
  Connect a desktop or mobile device to use POD Express as an audio interface.

• DC IN
  Connect an optional power adapter (such as the Line 6 DC-1g) as an alternative to battery power.

• PHONES
  Connect stereo headphones here and use the VOLUME control to adjust the level.

• VOLUME
  Turn this thumbwheel to ADJUST the output level for the OUT & PHONES.