Community: Message List - Using JTV Guitars with VDI Equipped PODs

Re: Using JTV Guitars with VDI Equipped PODs

support@line6.com — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:19:39 GMT

Well, you could use the FX loop in the pod to do so and just place it at the first position in your "electric" signal path. Of course, this would mean to have available one FX block less

This is, in fact, what I'm going to experiment with today. This way, using only the VDI cable, I can have my regular two-voice guitars plugged in AND have my Variax plugged in at the same time.

This is FUN!

Re: Using JTV Guitars with VDI Equipped PODs

support@line6.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:20:34 GMT

daferalo wrote:

Hi Nick, this can sound as a "dumb" question, but here is:

I have always thought that when you choose variax ch 1 as input source 1 in the POD HD 500 (please forget about input source 2 for the sake of this question), then you would get the model that you have programmed working on the guitar (if so). Otherwise, if you choose variax ch 2 as input source 1, then you would get the mag pickups working. Of course it would happen only if the JTV is connected through the VDI cable.

But when I power on the POD HD 500 with the JTV already connected into it and go to a patch that has been programmed to work with a certain guitar model, I only get the mag pickups working, up until I press the model control knob on the guitar and press again the foot knob to recall the patch.

Is it supposed to work like that way?

Best Regards,

Daf

Yes. That's the way it works

Re: Using JTV Guitars with VDI Equipped PODs

support@line6.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:12:21 GMT

Hi TheRealZap,

I actually thought the opposite, for example if you have your input source 1 as variax ch 1, and your POD HD 500 is supposed to control the guitar, there should be no reason for the magnetic pickups to "feed" the signal chain with their output. That is what I understood from Line 6 user manuals. Or better, that is what I misunderstood!!!!

Thanks,

Daf

Re: Using JTV Guitars with VDI Equipped PODs

support@line6.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:53:47 GMT

i'm pretty sure that it won't see it as a variax at all until you enable the modeling (turning it on!)

before that it just sees it as a dumb guitar using the variax input.

Re: Using JTV Guitars with VDI Equipped PODs

support@line6.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:42:33 GMT

PeterHamm escribió:

I will often use the acoustic models with "real electric" layered underneath, and using both cables will allow me to do that AND use some of my stomp boxes on the electric signal before it goes into the POD.

Well, you could use the FX loop in the pod to do so and just place it at the first position in your "electric" signal path. Of course, this would mean to have available one FX block less

Re: Using JTV Guitars with VDI Equipped PODs

support@line6.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:38:16 GMT

I can think of gobs of reasons.

I will often use the acoustic models with "real electric" layered underneath, and using both cables will allow me to do that AND use some of my stomp boxes on the electric signal before it goes into the POD.

In fact, I'm going to hook it up that way immediately upon receiving my JTV 59, which should arrive in the next few days (so psyched)...

Re: Using JTV Guitars with VDI Equipped PODs

support@line6.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:32:31 GMT

Hi Nick, this can sound as a "dumb" question, but here is:

I have always thought that when you choose variax ch 1 as input source 1 in the POD HD 500 (please forget about input source 2 for the sake of this question), then you would get the model that you have programmed working on the guitar (if so). Otherwise, if you choose variax ch 2 as input source 1, then you would get the mag pickups working. Of course it would happen only if the JTV is connected through the VDI cable.

But when I power on the POD HD 500 with the JTV already connected into it and go to a patch that has been programmed to work with a certain guitar model, I only get the mag pickups working, up until I press the model control knob on the guitar and press again the foot knob to recall the patch.

Is it supposed to work like that way?

Best Regards,

Daf

Re: Using JTV Guitars with VDI Equipped PODs

support@line6.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:21:54 GMT

if using a pod HD500 both the mags and models will come from the VDI digitally, and you can route them down individual paths... no reason to involve the extra cabling.

Re: Using JTV Guitars with VDI Equipped PODs

support@line6.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:17:28 GMT

You can have the mags always active if you use Variax Channel 2 with your POD HD500/HD Pro or X3 Live/X3 Pro over VDI. You can also use the 1/4" out at the same time, but it will give you the mags OR the models - not both. The mags/models switch on the guitar needs to be ON in VDI mode to allow the guitar to be controlled by the POD and when you turn on the modelling option on the guitar, that's what gets piped out of the 1/4" output too.

Nick

Re: Using JTV Guitars with VDI Equipped PODs

support@line6.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:08:12 GMT

It sounds like the JTVs need an "advanced user guide" to be written!

I have a question related.

I have a JTV59 incoming. I will use "both voices" extensively. Often with the mags as electric and the modeling as acoustic simultaneously through the POD HD 500. I know that they travel down the same pipe on the Variax Cable. My question is this... CAN I hook up both the 1/4" and the VDI (yes, I know it's a problem on the original variaxes) and have it set so that the mags are always coming out of the 1/4" and the modeling always through the VDI? I will experiment when I get the guitar (any day now it should be here...) but wondered if anybody already knew...

peter