Hello all:
Been lurking for the last two months, since I bought a Helix and JTV-59 from Sweetwater. I do a backing track solo act and decided to take the modeling guitar plunge. I've been a POD user since the 2.0 days. Thought I would share my experience.
My last set up included a PODXT live, a large pedal board that had both electric and acoustic paths. I generally carried a telecaster and a SSH strat with a Fishman powerbridge. I would have to structure the sets to do songs using one particular guitar for a while, to keep the switching back and forth to a minimum. For the most part, I had four presets set up on the PODXT: a twin, an ac30, a Marshall and a Mesa Boogie type sound. That covered almost everything I did.
First gig with the Helix/Variax set up this weekend. I am more than thrilled. I set up one acoustic preset. Snapshots are set for standard tuning, and one each for alternate tunings (capo 1, 2 and 3). I set up a stomp to switch between 6 and 12 string.
I then set up a preset for each song that used electric. I attempted to match the sound as close to the recording as I could. I only used stock cabs, no IRs.
I am beyond pleased with the result. Being able to only use one guitar and the ease of switching both amp and guitar sounds with a single stomp is amazing.
This forum was very helpful in answering questions that came up as I was setting everything up.
