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FBV MkII Advanced User Guide: POD X3

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other presets.* You can modify these as well, and then when you push the SAVE button, choose one

of the 128 locations in the User folder to store your customized preset there to allow it to be accessed

your via your FBV.

*If you have an FBV Shortboard MkII model, note that its LCD display will always show the POD X3

current preset title, even if that preset is within a folder other than the User folder. The FBV effect

switches and pedals will then control this current Tone, but the Bank and A, B, C, D buttons will always

switch the POD X3 back to the User folder automatically to call up one of the 128 User presets.

Controlling Effects & More

Your FBV will also let you dive deeper into the workings of your POD X3 and do things like tune up,

wangle some effects and more.

Note: A POD X3 preset can optionally be composed of two Tones, each with its own set of effects and

effects parameter settings. Just like accessing the effects blocks and parameters directly on the POD X3

itself, using the following footswitch buttons will control only those effects for the currently selected

Tone. To toggle between Tone 1 and Tone 2, use the TONE 2 button on the POD X3, or Shortboard

users can conﬁgure the FUNCTION 1 button for Tone switching. See “Controlling Dual Tone Presets”

on page 2•9

FBV Shortboard™ MkII

FUNCTION 1: By default, this button toggles the COMP effect on/off. But you can alternatively

conﬁgure it to control the Amp+Cab on/off, Tone 1/2 toggle, or FX Loop on/off (for X3 Pro units

only).

TIP: The POD X3 System screen includes an “LP SW” (Loop Switch) setting for each Tone 1 and Tone

2 that allow you to select which of these actions is triggered by the FBV Shortboard FUNCTION 1

switch. This setting is conﬁgurable for each User preset - see “POD X3 System Conﬁguration - Pedal

Settings” on page 2•4

FUNCTION 2: Toggles the AMP+CAB block on/off.

STOMP: Toggles the STOMP block on/off.

MODULATION: Toggles the MOD block on/off.

DELAY: Toggles the DLY block on/off.

REVERB: Toggles the VERB block on/off.

TAP: Allows you to tap in a tempo for supported Delay and Mod effects to follow. The LED above the

button ﬂashes to indicate the current tempo.

TUNER: Press and hold the TAP button down for 2 seconds to call up the Tuner. The FBV display

then shows you a handy Tuner screen. Press & release the button again to exit the Tuner.

TIP: You can also set the “AUDIO” behavior for the Tuner mode on the POD X3 directly on the POD

X3 Tuner page to either MUTE your audible signal or not. (Sure, everyone likes to hear a guitar in tune,

but they don’t necessarily want to hear you tune it!)