brianreidguitar Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 In contemplating adding an HD300 or HD400 as an FX/MIDI pedal, I see they are no longer available at my favorite online music instrument retailer and seem to be very scarce at others. The HD500X is still there, but not these two and I was considering them, as the amp/cab sim's are of little interest for my intended use. Is this old news or new developments post Yamaha acquisition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 The acquisition has not even happened yet so don't blame that. It's more likely that the 300 and 400 are not selling and the 500X is a much better machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmoed Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Your better off with a 500 or 500X anyways, specifically for midi usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianreidguitar Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 ...so don't blame that. I guess I want to make it clear that, although I understand how it could be interpreted as such, it is not my intent to "blame" as opposed to speculate and/or question. I could care less who owns the Line 6 name as long as good product and excellent customer and product support remain. Important point noted, kmoed. MIDI is vital for my application. Thanks for the responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gckelloch Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 If you want to run multiple quality FX with dual amps, you'll need the 500X. Tape echos, the Vintage Mic Pre, reverbs, and other deep rich emulations take a lot of DSP. It's a shame the 500 didn't have that essential extra 20% DSP to begin with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 The extra horsepower probably was not available when the 500 was introduced. The extra 20% is from a new compatible DSP processor upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AParedes Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 For visibility - the HD300/400 and Bean do not have MIDI jacks, so you will want to consider the 500/x if MIDI control is necessary for your needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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