I lost my original draft of the Donner Arena 2000 effects, and while I found it later, I had started a new one. I used a decent LLM model to pull some online research together and collate it with what I had, and it did a reasonably good job, so I asked it to do the same for the Donner Pocket Go, and since that was close to hand, I’m posting that first. I like to pay knowledge forward when I’ve got it, because it’s often me out there searching for obscure lists. So here’s the first one:

Donner Pocket Go — Original Model Equivalents Reference

Comprehensive reference of original factory models only (downloadable community presets excluded — any slot could be something different tomorrow). All identifications based on naming conventions and industry knowledge; unverified entries marked ⚠️.

FX BLOCK

Model Equivalent Notes
NoiseGate++ Standard noise gate Enhanced version
Boost Clean boost Transparent level increase
Compress Compressor Basic compression unit

MOD BLOCK

Model Equivalent Notes
Chorus Standard chorus
Phaser Standard phaser
Tremolo Standard tremolo
Flanger Standard flanger
Vibrato Vibrato (pitch modulation)
Univibe Uni-Vibe style (rotary/chorus hybrid) ✅ Named-effect reference
Autofilter Auto-wah / envelope filter

AMP BLOCK

Bass-designated slots (16–20) held alongside guitar models deliberately — on this unit they double as homes for downloaded guitar amps. Single unified list.

# Model Likely Equivalent Confidence
1 UWE-Twins Fender Twin Reverb ✅ High
2 UK-C30 Normal Vox AC30 (Normal channel) ✅ High
3 Mars VM410 Marshall JVM 410 ✅ High
4 Victor_Mars Marshall variant (possibly Victory Amps collaboration) ⚠️ Medium
5 BritPLEX_100 Marshall Plexi 100W ✅ High
6 MarsFD100 Marshall 100W Super Lead / JMP ⚠️ Medium
7 Eagle_SAVAGE ENGL Savage ✅ High
8 TH_DieselHGN Diezel Herbert / VH4 ✅ High — “TH” ambiguous, could be THD
9 PvEV5150 EVH 5150 III / Peavey 5150 ✅ High
10 FORTIN_CALI Fortin Nameless / Cali high-gain ✅ High
11 MESS-MktCln2 Mesa Boogie Mark Series (Clean Channel 2) ✅ High
12 CA_tweed Fender Tweed Deluxe / Champ ✅ High
13 BogSV20 Bogner Shiva 20W ✅ High
14 JUICE_JIM Orange, not sure what model ✅ High
15 Sur_SL68 Suhr SL68 (Marshall '68 Super Lead-style) ✅ High
16 BassADAtube Ampeg B-15 (tube version) ✅ High
17 BassAlmbic Alembic F-2B preamp style ✅ High
18 BassG800K_7 Gallien-Kruger 800RB / 800K ✅ High
19 BassTR-Trad Traynor Traditional / YGM series ⚠️ Medium
20 BassMarkT501 Markbass TTE 501 ⚠️ Medium

CAB BLOCK

Same unified convention as AMP — cab slots may also be overwritten by community downloads.

# Model Likely Equivalent Confidence
1 EAGLProV30s ENGL 4x12 (Vintage 30s) ✅ High
2 Sperimental Acoustic simulation cabinet ✅ Confirmed by user
3 JUICE4x12V30 Orange 4x12 (V30s) ✅ High
4 Mess Bog Mesa oversized 4x12 (Mesa/Bogner hybrid) ✅ Medium-high
5 FdChamp Fender Champ cab ✅ High
6 FdPrJunir Fender Princeton Junior ✅ High
7 Mar960BV30 Marshall 1960B (Vintage 30s) ✅ High
8 DizzlV30 Diezel 4x12 (V30s) ✅ Medium
9 Electrovoice EV-loaded cab (EVM12L classic) ✅ High
10 MessDRectV30 Mesa Dual Rectifier 4x12 (V30s) ✅ High
11 TwinJensenC Fender Twin (Jensen ceramic) ✅ High
12 TwedDlx1X12 Tweed Deluxe 1x12 ✅ High
13 FendShowman Fender Showman ✅ High
14 J120Rolnd Roland JC-120 cab ✅ High
15 UK-C30Silvers Vox AC30 (Celestion Alnico Blue/Silver) ✅ High
16 BassAgula25 Aguilar DB series cab ✅ Medium
17 BassJensen10 Jensen-loaded bass cab ✅ Medium-high
18 BassFdBassman Fender Bassman 4x10 ✅ High
19 BassAmpg410 Ampeg 4x10 (SVT-style) ✅ High
20 BassEDN300 Eden bass cab ✅ Medium-high

Special note: The Sperimental cab imparts an acoustic-body resonance character. No dedicated acoustic amp preset ships with the unit — use with the amp block bypassed for acoustic simulation.

DELAY BLOCK

Model Equivalent Notes
Analog Bucket-brigade style (darkened repeats)
Duck Ducking delay (repeats dip under playing)
dTape Tape echo emulation
Dual Dual tap delay
Lofi Degraded bandwidth repeats

REVERB BLOCK

Model Equivalent Notes
Room Small space
Hall Large hall
Swell Swell/gated decay
Sping Spring tank (as-labelled in firmware)
Shimmer Pitch-shifted reverb tail
Cloud Ethereal, dense ambient wash

Key Observations

Finding Implication
Modular blocks FX, MOD, AMP, CAB, Delay, REV are all separate blocks in the chain
No dedicated acoustic amp Only the Sperimental cab; acoustic simulation achieved via amp bypass
High-gain coverage ENGL, Mesa, Fortin, EVH, Diezel represented
Clean headroom Twin, AC30, JVM clean channel present
Full mix-and-match No enforced amp/cab pairings
Community expansion Any slot may be overwritten by downloaded presets

Comparison: Pocket Go vs. Arena 2000

Feature Pocket Go Arena 2000
Total amp models 20 70+
Total cab models 20 50+
FX selection FX, MOD, Delay, REV blocks Integrated FXA/FXB slots + more
IR slots None reported 50 user slots
Portability Pocket-sized Pedalboard unit

Notes for Future Updates

  • All amp and cab slots are fluid — community downloads can replace any factory model
  • Bass-designated slots routinely host downloaded guitar amps on this unit
  • Amp/cab pairing is fully flexible
  • Official model documentation from Donner not published; all equivalents inferred

Sources: User enumeration of Pocket Go blocks, cross-referenced with industry naming conventions and manufacturer specifications.