tochiro Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Hi, I have an amp with an FX loop and used this method to connect the HD500: Guitar > Pod guitar in Pod effects loop out > Amp guitar in Amp effects loop out > Pod effects loop return Pod unbalanced out > Amp effects loop return (power amp in) It's working but I lose much volume on my amp. The HD500 Master volume is of course full on. How come? Thank you. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnette Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 The HD guitar input is really an interface preamp and not a real guitar input so the pedals before it wont be as good. You could try the Aux input instead or the pedals in the FX loop out then to the guitar input on the amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsreynolds Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 The output level on the Pod can be boosted by turning it up to line level (switch on the top). But the Pod loses level internally and there are some tricks to compensate for that. I don't use my HD500 anymore and don't swing by here often. They 'revamped' this site so I have no Idea where anything is but sometime back I wrote a guide that describes how to get good levels with the HD500 in 4CM. There is a copy of it here, optimised for the Marshall JVM, here. http://jvmforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=5333 HTH JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_V_RO Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 A little decrease of volume is natural when using the FX SEND/RETURN of the POD... I'm not sure how exactly you are connecting the external pedals but you can try to connect them like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tochiro Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 I was unclear I think - I have no external FXs. I'm just trying to connect the HD500 to my amp loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillBee Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 The FX loop has to have its levels adjusted and be sure to adjust its mix <- crank it to 100% and see what it does. There are some really good archived threads here going through various amps and the 4CM. Google 4CM Pod HD FX Loop Volume and you will have more info then you thought. BTW Jim's guide is really good (I have plagiarized before too - Thanks Jim!) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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