Picked up a Pod HD last night....

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Got a great deal on an HD500 so I grabbed one. Ive been going back and forth with different rigs for my cover band , but Im anxious to try going strictly direct with no amp on stage. We all use in ears and have crazy low stage volume anyways , so Im hoping it works for the better.

First impression.... holy shitty sounding presets!! Ive used lots of Line 6 stuff over the years so Ive come to expect this , but this one takes the shitter-dom to a whole new level. Not even close to a usable tone to be found. I started from scratch and I had a solid rock tone in no time using the Twin Reverb amp model. Its got a lot of cool routing options (that I will never use) and since Ive spent quite a bit of time with the M13 , I know my way around the internal effects.
To any other HD500 users , am I the only one that thinks all of the amp models have WAAAAY too much low end ? I have to cut the bass to nothing on every single one and I find myself diming the mids , treble and presence just to get them intelligible. Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated!

 
I could never get past that flubby low end with monitors. Through the return on an amp it was fine. I moved on to the Zoom G5.
 
I had an HD Pro for a while, never really had a problem with it being too bassy.

Have you played around with different cab/mic models?
 
Norton666":3acc3ios said:
Got a great deal on an HD500 so I grabbed one. Ive been going back and forth with different rigs for my cover band , but Im anxious to try going strictly direct with no amp on stage. We all use in ears and have crazy low stage volume anyways , so Im hoping it works for the better.

First impression.... holy shitty sounding presets!! Ive used lots of Line 6 stuff over the years so Ive come to expect this , but this one takes the shitter-dom to a whole new level. Not even close to a usable tone to be found. I started from scratch and I had a solid rock tone in no time using the Twin Reverb amp model. Its got a lot of cool routing options (that I will never use) and since Ive spent quite a bit of time with the M13 , I know my way around the internal effects.
To any other HD500 users , am I the only one that thinks all of the amp models have WAAAAY too much low end ? I have to cut the bass to nothing on every single one and I find myself diming the mids , treble and presence just to get them intelligible. Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated!
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obvious question, you've set it to 'studio/direct' mode right?

there's a lot of various amps and cab/mic selection make a huge difference as well

i've been using one for a little while know, i pretty much use the Dr. Z model for everything, distortion pedal or two within the pod hd in front of the amp, for a bit more gainier stuff, works well

the slo models are pretty cool, as is i think the plexi models, again the cab selection makes a big difference, having a tiny bit of reverb or increasing the 'E.R' on the cab sim helps add a bit more depth/life to some of the sims

tbh if line6 added some higher quality cab IRs that'd be awesome

this site was a great help for me, probably a good place to start, the best tip i can give you is to tweak at volume (a volume which you practice with the band/live on) saves a lot of headaches in the long run =)

http://foobazaar.com/podhd/toneGuide/
 
I've use it direct to board for several years and it works well. Alway's started from scratch making may patches. Presets did all suck but I never noticed them being too bassy really. Decrease the cab resonance as stated. I found that it works great for clean and mid gain stuff. Sucks large for high gain except that they added the SLO which sounds pretty good. I have a different preset for every single song in our set list. I figured if I'm going to do this, why not. I can email them too you if you want. We play mostly "radio rock". Bon Jovi is about as heavy as we get :jerkit:
 
Yes , it is set to studio / direct . Truth be told , I havent even dug into it deep enough to adjust cab parameters , other than just choosing different cabs.
 
Ive always found the cleans and lower gain stuff to be pretty good, the higher gain stuff always sounded really muddy and processed to me.
 
only tried it for the high gain amp sims, and I couldn't get a decent tone on two sets of monitors so returned it within a week.
I have a Boss GT-10 which I use for effects, but I also tried the high gain amp models and they were even worse!!!!
Not impressed with modelling so far on these cheaper units
 
I had the same problem with my HD300
I basically scrapped all the shitty presets
And built my own from scratch using a pair
Of Eon's and some monitors I have. I like
It for what it is and it took me a bit to figure
Everything out, but not a bad box for the price.
 
Oh yeah, the presets are awful. You gotta make your own. It's not that hard to get a usable high gain sound if you tweak a bit.

Here's a clip of mine:

 
jsp":q6dpvppt said:
Oh yeah, the presets are awful. You gotta make your own. It's not that hard to get a usable high gain sound if you tweak a bit.

Here's a clip of mine:

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That sounds great nice job.
 
I haven't been too impressed w/ the Line 6 stuff for the most part... I haven't tried an HD, but the demos and reviews seem to ring in the same key as all the other Line 6 products... I had a Flextone 2 head for a while and it worked for what I needed... Only the EPROM chip was shot and had uncontrollable noise like no other. When my band kicked out our other lead guitarist, I took over all solos and stuff. I didn't have the ching to go out and buy a Marshall and pedals like I wanted, so I compromised and went with a POD XT PRO. It worked, but was inconsistent live. NOTHING but headaches for gigging. I ultimately went out and bought a Marshall and pedals because I finally realized "if you want the real thing, get it. Don't simulate it."

I'm keeping the POD, mainly because it's handy to have for jamming at home and will probably be useful for studio stuff sometimes, but it's officially retired from live use now... Some guys love the POD's and others hate them. I think they're handy gadgets to have, but they're not a cure-all like they're advertised... at least not yet.

"Simulate" and "stimulate" may rhyme, but to my ear, amp simulation doesn't result in my ear's stimulation...
 
They are a handy tool. The step up to the next level in modelling is a hell of a lot of money. They are great for their price range IMO.
 
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