you have done a great work, perhaps do you know a preset like not of this earth of satriani? i like that sound, thanks the same

very very thanks you are a friend!

Just to update my experience with mic models with the JCM800 and Greenback cab here.  While I still like the 121Rbn, I actually discovered the 67Cond gets my boosted JCM800 tone much closer to what I hear with my Marshall through my greenback cab.  This was another mic I had kind of written off, but I think this set up is probably going to be my goto setting, since it gets pretty close to my amp/cab rig. 

When I need a little more gain, I'll go with the Engl model, which provides some very sweet tones! 

I'll still keep the JCM800 with the 121 Rbn preset and use it in some situations, as it is a pretty tasty setup!

I started using the Ribbon mic on my JCM800 presets and other Marshall models where I am trying to get a heavy Robin Trower sound. Robin said the Bridge of Signs tones were done using a Ribbon mic. I do wish Line 6 would provice a "no mic" option just to have as they all color and effect the tone. I do not always like what they do and I always have to adjust accordingly. Sounds great do not get me wrong, just would be nice to have a "no mic" option.

I think I also like the Bogner model quite a but for uber gain and the ENGL always shines. Marshall's are more versatile for a range of clean to gain. DualRec is also great and I have actually tweaked in a Line6 Direck model which kills. I find all the amp models quite good, changing mics and cabs can make for some interesting variants. Even the small amps have their uses which is greta for me as I am just not the type to buy them so it is cool to be able to play with them inside the POD system. One can actually extend the tones of these smaller amps beyond the capability of the actual amp via farming out the wattage to an external source one does not run out of watts like the smaller amps can do and they just clip out. Nice to be able to push that tone and hold it it without overt breakup too soon. The HD POD is really a great unit, I find it is far better than the average user really gets.

meambobbo, thanks for all the work you have done on this.  So far I have only spent about an hour reviewing choice sections and I am very interested.  I have recently purchased an HD 300 to replace my Pod (the original, although with the 2.0 chip upgrade!).  When I first plugged in the HD 300 I was surprised that the defaults for the high gain amps did not seem to as good as the defaults on the original Pod!  However, I was prepared for this, and after a couple of hours I got a cracking sound out of the Mesa with the default Tread cab and the 87 mic.  Now that things have settled down I am very much looking forward to experimenting with your cab and mic recommentations, among other things.

It would be nice to have user-specified default settings. But we can essentially do this by preparing and saving our own set of custom presets with our preferred settings for any amp we want, including our preferred set of FX and their settings, and copy these template presets to any new preset where we would otherwise call up the amp with our own specific default settings. For this reason I doubt that this feature is high on the list of priorities for Line 6 (but I don't know for sure).

That is one way around it to build a group of templates. I have a couple with the array of effects I like and I just alter the amp model section.

It is so laborious setting up presets I burn myself out working on amps and have little left for formatting library. I've been meaning to go through all my set list groups and delete my earlier efforts and clean things up, regroup my "best" ones. You have to love the memory capabilty in the HD plus the PC ability to store infinite presets. Not to mention first unit I have ever had which let you erase and rename all factory samples.

One of the problems I have w L6 is that they just do not offer a clue as to what they have selected for updates and tweaks or what they might be adding.

I mean would that kill someone to drop a hint so we have some idea if the things we want or need are in the works?

If I had to pick one fix, I would like the Pitch Glide Controller params refined to either using +/- interval settings or adding a decimal fine tune on the percentage of pedal settings. It is impossible to set an expression pedal at an accurate in-tune interval. I tend to use harmonizer 5ths and 4ths quite a bit and I much prefer the Pitch Glide (Whammy Pedal) for this over trying to use the harmonizer effect, because the Whammy type harmonizer modes do not require a fixed key or scale which is very cool. When I was using my Whammy I used the harmonizer modes most of the time over the usual weeeooooooo thing. The new Whammy has been improved quite a bit w even polyphonic detuning ability, but it is $300, a ton of bucks. So if the Line6 cats would just tweak the Pitch Glide the world would safe once again for truth, justice, and the American way. If it is impossible to get that accurate of a resolution they could just say so.