The amps? I am not sure of, I do not own one. The POD 2.0 I just did a recording project and it did great in the studio, we ran it on 2 tracks left and right, and well pleased with the results. Now lets talk live.. I hated it, I was constantly having to re tweak in every gig. I could never get it to sound the same from one gig to the next. Each time/gig I tweaked, I would save and soon had 12 different lead break sounds that were supposed to be the same setup. Finally last month, I just bought a Traynor Tube amp (Canadian made amp), dug out my TS-9, my TC chorus, and delay stomp box, and with 2 channels on amp, that is my entire set up for live now. The older I get the more I am realizing that there is not a pretty colored magic box (effects) that is going to make me sound better than I really am--so I am forgetting the amp modeling, and the "buy all the gear I can get" these days and concentrating on what we all need to concentrate on...OUR TECHNIQUE. With a good tube amp, a guitar that will stay in tune, and a minimum amount of effects, and a devoted amount of hard work on our technique, you/I can get way further down the road with a good technique in contrast with having the latest thing out.