Thon Case Line6 Pod HD-500/HD-500X

I always take a long time before writing reviews because I want to "abuse" my products befor write anything.

This is THE real deal! If you want to protect you gear the only better thing you could do is put kevlar around it!

I bought this case together with my HD500 in 2010 and I ve been using it for gigs at least twice a week. It has falled from a 2m stage, traveled a lot on airplane (no as hand luggage), have been exposed to moist, used as a bench... it has not been shot yet, but I am pretty sure it would survive!

My HD500 was heavily used before being replaced for my HD500X and they were inside this case when all of the incidents happened. They are still fully functional!

PROS: it protects your gear in the best way you could expect! the foam inside is very good and the way it is mounted prevents any damage.
CONS: it is quite heavy!

So, it is a heavy solid box, convenient for transportation, well protected from all sides of the corners, which protects my POD for the past one year.
What I liked: free snap locks, cover easily finds its place in the grooves and tight. Inside a special porous material at the closing keeps POD, so it does not hang out during transport. Recess for the power supply. I'm in the closed position with the POD placed two guitar cables.
Several times I POD instead transported in a carrying case pedal. To this I added additional partitions of hard foam, so they did not hang out during transport. I fit 5 standard pedals and power supply. During the concert, partitions, of course, I cleaned.

Want a case that will protect your gear through anything? Get this. I've used a lot of cases to protect anything from pedals to amps, and usually buy Thon. SKB's and others are good too, they are a good bit lighter than the Thon, but nowhere near as solidly built. If I have a criticism, it would be the weight, but it's built like a tank. Hinges and hardware are very good, top lifts off cleanly, good padding and great protection. It's handled by everyone from roadies to family, and looks like it'll survive a nuclear holocaust. I don't have to worry about the contents with this case.

I may have only owned this case for about a week but I can safely say it's excellent for the following reasons:
1. It's solid and feels like it could take a beating.
2. The removable lid is incredibly useful.
3. The space behind the POD is also incredibly useful (I believe some people would call this a 'dog box').
4. 2 and 3 means less time setting up and more time annoying band mates by trying to find that 'perfect POD tone'.
4. It's a glorified dust cover!
5. Brown has more character than black or steel.
You could get a bag for your POD and be happy or you could spend a little more and get this. And like me, you can be too excited about a case.