Acronyms & Abbreviations

We use some terms and acronyms alot on this site. Here's a few:

UST:
Under-Saddle Transducer. It's a type of pickup very common in acoustic guitars. It is mounted to the under side of bridge. Usually they're active. Quality ranges from OK to stellar.

MAG:
I use this term in the patch titles. It's short for "magnetic", which is a reference to another type of acoustic pickup. Usually located across the soundhole, of an acoustic guitar, magnetic pickups can be permanently mounted and wired to a tailpiece input jack, or modular with a wire hanging out (e.g. the Dean Markley's we've all seen).

X3 / X3L:
"X3" refers to to the Line 6 Pod X3. "X3L" refers to the Line 6 Pod X3 Live. I have, use, and create all my patches on the X3 Live.

XT / XTL:
The "XT" and "XT Live" are the predecessors to the X3 Line.