Fender Mustang LT25

Hey P...I never liked the Pod in any version. The Pod is NOT the best of the amp modeling flock by far.

So what is ? I don't really know, but check out the Micro Cube, an older Pignose with a pedalboard or pedals, and some of the newer digital offerings. Yamaha, Boss, Fender etc. I've found that for full room sized sound, a 5 watt or below digital amp is PLENTY loud. But for an amp that suits your guitar and style of play, it's best to do a LOT of checking around.

And by checking out...I suggest you watch youtube videos and if possible, play amps in person !

The other thing to consider is, the quality and number of effects you want.

The cheaper the amp, the worse the FX I've found...and I'm rarely satisfied with those FX.

Then it boils down to finding the best floorboard or FX you can buy....going into whatever amp works the best for you.

In this case, any amp that sounds good clean and plays well with external FX is the best bet.

But I've learned not to trust hype anymore.

I use my ears, and MY guitar to be sure.

There are some gotchas though.

A surprising number of digital music boxes don't sound good using factory presets.

But they can become really satisfying after tweaking them for longer than anyone wants...

It's a journey.

For everyone.

My last comment is, I've spent a lot of time trying to make cheap equipment sing.

Sometimes, like the Pod, it can't. Or not very well.

My approach today is to buy the best, most flexible, stereo floorboard in my budget, with the best set of effects,

and run it into TWO relatively cheap and simple low power amps for a "stereo" sound field.

That way I can have a good quality, flexible sound at a moderate level, or for less sound, just use ONE amp.

I use Vox Da5s, old Pignoses, and from what I read here, maybe a couple of Micro Cubes will work. Or a Vox mini5. It needs to a small amp that sounds GOOD at low volume. My personal fav is old Pignoses, but there might be something new that works better for you.

And if you have some bucks, maybe a Yamaha might work better for you ? They have 3 varieties last I checked, and they sounded good...in the store...

But try and use your ears first.

Buying things on hype is not always a happy event.

And the Pod was a good case of THAT. Right ?

Good luck.