In 1998, Line 6 launched the original POD and ushered in the era of modeling for the masses. Today, the Calabasas-based company — acquired by Yamaha Guitar Group in early 2014 — estimates that well over 1.5 million units bearing the POD name have been sold throughout the world. That figure includes the original POD, and other bean-shaped devices like POD 2.0 and POD XT, as well as various floor and rack-mounted units like POD XT Live, POD HD500X and POD X3 Pro. But in 2015,