Beatlefreek

Ohhh, hold the phone. I think I may have figured this thing out. If you're, say, in one of the 1 to 9 Banks A to D, and you want to switch to one of the additional 1 - 32 amps, just by turning the AMP MODELS dial, automatically engages the first layer of amps. That is, amps 1 through 16. Correct so far? If you THEN hold down the TAP button and THEN turn the AMP MODELS dial, you'll be engaging the second layer of amps, 17-32. Yes?

Another way of addressing this is to look at what's written in the manual rather than what's on the chart. In the first attached example regarding the Tap(HOLD) Functions, it says "lets you access a second layer". On the AMP MODELS dial there are 16 amps listed around the dial, from Line 6 Clean all the way around clockwise to Tube Preamp. It says at the top of the dial (Amp Models 17-32). If the 16 amps listed around the dial are the first layer accessed by holding the TAP button while turning the AMP MODELS dial to the amp you want, how do you access those additional 16 amps on the second layer? You'll have already held the TAP button down and turned the dial to the amp you want on what is presumably the first layer. Now what ... to get to the second layer? In the other two attached, where it's describing the two different Black Panel amps — the '64 Deluxe and the '65 Twin — there's a curious note in the description of Black Panel #2 (the '65 Twin). It reads "Black Panel #2 (Hold Tap + Black Panel). Presumably that's a direction on how to get to the '65 Twin. But, haven't you already held the TAP button and turned the dial to Black Panel to get the Deluxe? There's no indication on the display screen which layer you're in. How do you know?

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I've read that ... several times, actually. But I'm still confused. If, for example, I hold the TAP button and turn the AMP MODELS dial to Black Panel (just as per your description in your post taken from the manual itself), as I'm understanding it according to the AMP MODELS chart, I should be accessing a 1964 Blackface Fender Deluxe. However, there is second Black Panel amp — in fact it's listed as Black Panel #2 — associated with that Black Panel setting and that amp is listed as a '65 Blackface Fender Twin. See attached. So, am I misreading or misunderstanding how this AMP MODELS chart works? How do I know if I've accessed the Deluxe or the Twin? Or moreover, how do I go about accessing the Deluxe as opposed to the Twin? Thanks so much for your patience.

On the AMP MODELS chart in the Owner's manual (on the left-hand side of the POD diagram), I can see how the first few amp models listed relate to the AMP MODELS dial on the POD itself. Starting in the lower left bottom of the dial with LINE 6 CLEAN, then moving up clockwise to the top of the dial with MODERN CLASS A, and then down clockwise to FUZZ BOX and finally TUBE PREAMP. All that makes sense according the AMP MODELS chart. But on that same chart, there's a subsequent, secondary list of amp models. Starting with (LIne 6 Clean) Line 6 Twang. The Small Tweed identified as 1952 Tweed Deluxe before, is now identified as Small Tweed #2 in this secondary list as a '60 Tweed Champ. The Black Panel in the first list is a Blackface Deluxe. In this second list, the Black Panel is now a '65 Blackface Twin. So, my question is: how do you access these secondary amps? Thanks.

Hi. Joinin' the party late, but I have a related question regarding amps 17 - 32. When you hold the Tap button down and turn the Amp Models dial to, say, Black Panel, what are you (supposed to be) getting? Are you getting a Blackface Twin or a Blackface Deluxe? My understanding is that it should be a 1965 Blackface Twin. However, in the manual, in the Amp Models chart (on the left-hand side of the POD diagram in the upper half of the chart) it lists the Black Panel amp as being a 1964 Deluxe. In the lower half of the same chart, it lists (Black Panel) Black Panel #2 as being the 1965 Twin. So, which Black Panel is it when you're in amps 17-32 mode? Actually which one is it, in the Presets chart, when you're in Bank 1C? Just to confuse the issue further, if you're in Bank 3C, it says that the Black Panel there is modeled after a 1965 Deluxe. Is that a typo? The next mention of a Black Panel in the Presets chart is Bank 7C, but it lists the 1965 Blackface Twin. In fact, nowhere in the Presets chart is there any mention of the 1964 Blackface Deluxe. I'm confused. Any answers for this? Thanks in advance.

Ohhh, hold the phone. I get it. Just select ANY (guitar) amp, then dial the AMP MODELS knob, and the bass options will come up on the display screen. Except they won't stay on screen (the screen reverts back to the "any" guitar amp you originally had it on) unless you hit the CAB/A.I.R. button to select the desired cabinet. Once you do that (select the cabinet) the the screen display stays put, on the bass options.

But how to I do that? What knob or button do I hit to get there? That's my problem: I can't figure out how to get to the amps in the first place.

Hi Probably a real dumbo question here, but ... I have a rackmount POD XT PRO. I've successfully installed the bass amp model pack (it says so on the display screen when powering up.) But how do you actually access these bass amps? thanks