LINE 6 Lowdown™ 175 Bass Combo

The power of Bass POD® XT is now at your feet! Included are over 50 stompbox, synth, and studio effects, 28 bass amp models, plus 22 cab and 4 mic models. With its rugged steel construction, Bass PODXT Live™ is ready to take years of real world gig abuse.

Whether you use it as the ultimate multi-effect pedal, a direct recording miracle, a powerhouse preamp, a practice partner, or a creative digital signal processing tool, we think you'll agree that Bass PODXT Live is about the most amazing thing to happen to the electric bass since, well, since the bass amplifier itself!

Bass PODXT Live delivers the incredible tones of the acclaimed Line 6 Point-to-Point Interactive modeling technology (as featured in our other POD® XT products and Vetta™ II series guitar amps), fuses it with the wonderfully portable and easy to use POD® which has been the bass recording world standard for years, and smacks it all down on the floor for rugged professional use. So you've got the tonal heritage of the past century of stompbox and bass amplifier design, plus no-compromise recording and direct sound excellence — all ready to roll when you are.

EFFECTS

What bassist doesn’t like effects? Bass PODXT Live’s got a bunch of great Stomp, Mod and Delay/Verb effects sounds adapted from Line 6’s DM4™ Distortion Modeler, MM4™ Modulation Modeler, and DL4™ Delay Modeler pedals. And, there are some brand spankin’ new models that come straight from our flagship combo, Vetta™ II.

But what fun are a bunch of effects if you can’t wire them up in bizarre and unusual ways? Fortunately, with Bass POD® XT Live, you can. Its flexible routing lets you mix and match up to 6 marvelous effects simultaneously. When using an amp model, you can even choose to put some PRE, and some POST. Who says you can get too much of a good thing?

Chromatic Tuner and Tap Tempo Effects

Tap (Hold/Tuner) - Bass PODXT Live lets you control the time and speed of your effects by simply tapping on this button. To use the TAP control, just tap the button at the tempo you want and the effects will change to match what you tapped.

But wait, that’s not all. Hold the footswitch for about 2 seconds and… bling, bling: instant digital chromatic tuner! Play a note and Bass PODXT Live will show you what it is - and whether it's in tune - on that handy display.

AMPS/CABS

Bass POD® XT Live has an incredible collection of amp and cab models that have been used on countless hit recordings. Based on the most prized amplifiers in the history of bass, Bass PODXT Live features 28 amp models and 22 cab models that will take you everywhere from classic and boutique, to modern and beyond.

Bass PODXT Live also has our A.I.R. II cabinet/microphone modeling, which allows you to choose from 4 mic models, along with the ability to adjust the amount of room you hear. Bass PODXT Live's ability to mix and match speaker cabinets and mics will help you find exactly the vibe that you're looking for.

STAGE/STUDIO

On Stage

When you’re playing on stage with Bass POD® XT Live, you’ve got a choice of setups. Bass PODXT Live can be in between your bass and a bass amplifier so Bass PODXT Live acts as a tone-shaping front end for the amp. You can also plug straight out of Bass PODXT Live’s outputs into the house system for awesome amp and effect tone without the hassle of mics and cabinets.

Or you can choose to run Bass PODXT Live into a power amp and speaker cabinets, using it as the ultimate preamp. Whichever setup you choose, all you have to do is dial it up the right setting in Bass PODXT Live.

What are you connecting to?

STUDIO DIRECT - When plugging Bass PODXT Live straight into a P.A., or using in-ear monitoring systems, select STUDIO DIRECT for amazing amp and effect tone, night after night. Line 6’s exclusive A.I.R. II processing serves up a virtual speaker-cabinet-air-microphone experience so good you may never use a regular bass amplifier and microphone on stage again. You’re as powerful as the entire P.A. — and guaranteed to be in the mix!

LIVE W HORN, LIVE W H EQ, LIVE NO HORN, LIVE NO H EQ - Choose one of these settings when plugging into a combo amp, head and bass cabinets, or power amp and bass cabinets. Choose LIVE NO HORN or LIVE NO H EQ if your system doesn’t have a horn or high frequency driver, or you’ve chosen to turn them off on your speaker cabinet. Choose the LIVE W HORN or LIVE W H EQ option if your system includes a horn or other high frequency driver. The Mic component of A.I.R. is turned off, and the Cabinet Models are revoiced to sound their best coming through the kind of setup you choose. The two “with EQ” modes also give you Tone Correction controls.

What is Tone Correction?

The idea of these Tone Correction controls is to adjust Bass PODXT Live’s overall sound to compensate for the tonal response of the preamp section of the amp that you’re plugging into. We’ve found that it is often necessary to reduce the low frequency or high frequency parts of the Bass PODXT Live to get decent results in this sort of a configuration, or shift the focus of the mid frequencies, so that’s what these controls are set to do.

Bi-Amp Mode - Bass PODXT Live includes a Bi-Amp Mode. Bi-Amping is the technique of using a crossover to split a signal into its higher frequency and lower frequency portions, and sending each frequency range to a different amplification system. Lows would typically be sent to a power amp setup with lots of wattage and large diameter speakers, while highs would be sent to smaller diameter speakers and/or horns. Bass PODXT Live’s Bi-Amp Mode includes selectable slope and frequency.