theguitarzan

A little more info on the venue… the venue is a well known church. Our praise team / band is a well known group, usually on the charts, on TV/radio, etc. The entire band is made up of volunteers. The sound team is staff. A given weekend's band is made up from a pool of players. Because of the number of different players possible, the church had to establish some standards so as to eliminate every guitar player, for example, coming in every weekend with a different rig, set-up, and list of demands. I know it is not ideal, but I am fairly new to the band and do not want to rock any boats. (It took me years just to get in,) I just want to do my job to the best of my ability… and, hopefully, use my existing gear. Thanks again for all of the thoughts! Dave

Additional info… the XLR cable is for noise purposes as it is a long run and is converted to 1/4" on each end. Since there is only a single cable run, there is no option for stereo. Just mono. In the past, at other gigs, I ran direct from the POD into the PA system all the time. I don't have that option here. The venue has it's routine down and I need to fit within it. Dave

Thanks for the input so far. A little more clarifications… I run the POD directly into the input of the Mesa Boogie amp. Have no choice. My amp is in an isolation closet off stage and the house (5,500 seat auditorium) is pre-wired with a single XLR cable from my area of the stage to the closet. As a result, I also cannot use any channel switching or EQ switching inherent to my amp. I had at one time thought of using a Line 6 amp with all of the effects built in to it, but I'd have no way to control it with our set-up. Does anyone play live with their POD in StompBox mode? Thanks again! Dave

Do POD HD500 players use Amp Modeling when playing live through a guitar amp? I use my POD HD500 to play live and have resisted the urge to use the Amp Modeling effects available for a variety of reasons. Mainly, most every patch I have played with that incorporates Amp Modeling produces a LOT of unwanted output noise. When I turn the Amp effects off, my output noise is greatly reduced. I play Ibanez and Fender guitars through a Mesa Boogie amp and use the HD500 in "Stomp Box" mode making 8 different effects pedals available at any given time. From time to time I will set the HD500 up in a more traditional manner and program my specific patches for my songs and then line up the patches to match my set list. Can other users offer me some feedback on how they use their POD and if you are using Amp Modeling when playing through an amp? Thanks! Dave