Soldano Pre-Amp models

[gbr13697]

I have been building a number of patches combining my selection of most-used effects with each of the pre-amp models. The plan is to try go through them with my guitars to find the best sounding  pre-amps for each guitar.

When I got to the Soldano models I found the I was unable to adjust the Treble tone setting. The screen display shows the Treble knob turning, but it makes no difference at all to the sound.  The Treble control seems to work fine on the other amp models, just not the Soldanos.  

I am using my POD HD500X into a Blackstar HT5R with the 4 cable method.  The pre-amp model patches are going straight in to the power section of the amp via the effects return, so the amp EQ can't be affecting anything.

Is anyone else getting this?

[pfsmith0]

I plotted the frequency of the Soldano amps here and the Treble control DOES do quite a bit. The problme is there's not much guitar content up there, so you may not hear much going on. You may notice more with a keyboard.

[gbr13697]

Thank you again Hurghanico.  I'm pleased it's not just me.  As you say it is a nice amp model, but the lack of EQ means you have to use it with the right guitar.  Funnily enough, it sounds great with a Strat and awful with a Les Paul!  Given that you can't turn down the treble, I thought it would be the other way around.

Line 6 do seem to have got a bit pedantic in the pursuit of accuracy with some of these models.  The example they had to profile might have been faulty - I don't think it's really necessary to faithfully reproduce a Soldano with a faulty pot!

[fobsternd]

have you tried adding pre-EQ?