i dont exactly get the acronim POD so i cant tell you. However line 6 has its strength in variety. Its modeled after different amps like fender, marshall, vox etc so if your into different styles its great. And the output is fairly loud and has good tone, but because i like rock, im more prone to marshall but the yorkville/trayner is really where its at. Once again the line 6 is good but more for effects and different sytles of play...but it looks really nice with lotsa lights on the spider models!