jasonk931

The blackstar should completely rock. The patch is somewhat basic in nature. With my Tech 21 off, its still a smooth clean tone, but there is no other amp sim in the chain. The Tech 21 is in the FX loop, and everything else is normal. Uploading Patch tonite hopefully.

Will do soon. Remember, this patch is barren without the TECH 21 British Character Series Amp Emulator Pedal. I have a Tech 21 Blonde on the way and will create a Beefy Fender Patch and Upload.

Hello Line 6 family. Got a new tone out of my POD HD500 by combining it with a Tech 21 British Pedal. Sound clip is short, but has some guts too it. I hope you enjoy it. I will post exact schematic with pictures of board setup, patch, and flow. Cheers. Heres a small sound file. I have a larger with multiple tones...https://soundcloud.com/jasonk931/hd500-and-tech-21-british

Heres a small sound file. I have a larger with multiple tones...https://soundcloud.com/jasonk931/hd500-and-tech-21-british

I ran it as an AMP into the FX loop before all the effects. I always run straight to the PA in church. I have no amp sims on the pid in my main patch. Ill send a pic of my patch this evening. I play a very Bonamassa-esque tone with my Les paul. I tried to put it before a clean amp sim and the sound was a bit too digital for me. The Tech 21 added some serious analog power to my signal. I just finished playing for an hour and smiled the whole time. Im just blown away at what the the presonus and Tech 21 did for my POD. The Tube Pre makes a world of difference depending on your tweaking, and your ear for minute things. I only wanted a touch of tube, and so I have my Presonus Gain and Main knob both set around 11 oclock. Added a warmth that my signal was severely lacking. Mind you, I put the persons and the tech 21 on at the same time, so I havent A/B them seperately in the chain. Try your blackstar pedal first, and if your signal is not smooth enough, then add the presonus or any tube pre-amp booster.

After some more tweaking, I've come to a conclusion for my rig. I tried running the presonus Post everything, and I didn't like it. to much compression and mud. better to keep it as its supposed to be...preamp. I also ran my Tech 21 British post pod, and I didn't like that either, Way to much volume, and tones were just so harsh. So, I'm running presonus to pod, Tech 21 Brit( My dream emulator) to pod fx loop, and pod out to house! I cannot say enough a out the The Tech 21 character series! I've got a blonde, and a Liverpool on the way to round out my deck. Gotta have them. I got my pod awhile back, and enjoyed the overall tone, but still missed my tube warmth of my old amp, then I got a Fender mustang floor pedal to see if that might satisfy, then a. Zoom G5 since it had a tube!!!! The Presonus preamp brouht on excellent warmth from ots tube better than anything, and then Along comes Tech 21 via some advice from my friends at Sweetwater Music, and voila! The Presonus V2 and the Tech 21 are a match made in heaven when combined with the pod. Even our sound techs at church said, "Man, finally sounds like a real amp in here! Awesome tone!"

I tried my Fender Mustang floor with my tech 21 pedal last night and the sound was better so I thought, then I went back to my HD500. The 500 sounded awful and not like its normal. I checked my cables and realized I had plugged into my 1/4 jack to our main PA, instead of the normal XLR out. Once I switched them the sound and tone came on like gangbusters. I have a found a strong Joe bonamassa sound that I will send schematics on this week. My current flow is below: 1. Guitar into Line6 G30 wireless 2. G30 Wireless into Presonus Tube Pre Amp V2 3. V2 into HD500 Guitar Input 4. Tech 21 British into FX Loop. 5. Pod out to PA. Finally found my dream tone!!!! My old tones were awesome, but this new tone with Tech 21 is glorious! Line 6 an Tech 21 should get married and have children! Demigods!

Pluck with power, pluck with might, pluck through a line 6 and pluck all night!

Sounds reverberate from her heartbeat Sounds that command the joyful moving of many feet Tone that softly tickles the ear Tone that can shred with metal and fear Buttons pushed, activated in power Buttons shiny and addicting hour after hour Patches that ascend to tonal bliss Patches that bandage the wounds of past disappointing riffs Rock solid in all her dimensions Rocking solid are her intentions Expression is what she does Expression in pure Line 6 love! Line 6, you found victory! Line 6, HD500 shall never be taken from me! -The Book of 1st tonethians Had a moment to doodle, you may think it cheesy, but since the HD500, Im back to playing giddy! BAHHAAAAA! CHeers everyone....

Thats a bit of the downside, as you cant program a patch to hold the settings of the Tech 21. So, if you want to use a different setting of gain in the tech 21 you have to memorize that knob setting and set per song if you only want to use that amp pedal as your main distortion/Gain vehicle. I add a Tube Drive distortion in my signal chain if I want a more metal sound to my flow so I dont have to change my settings on my Tech 21 per song. Be careful though, as if you dont set the distortion sim in the right location you will get mega-hiss in your signal. Also, try taking the Tube Delay on your HD500, and on the delay, turn down the MIX to 0. It will add some Tube smoothness to your overall chain. Make sure its pre-amp.

Yes, it did improve the tone big time!

No, the tech 21 is my only amp. The signal from the tech 21 is all analog and beautiful! My favorite amp sim in the hd500 is the PHD Motorway, so i am going to try dual amps with that in the chain with the tech 21 brit.

Yes, the Tech 21 Brit into the FX loop, and the Presonus before the Pod altogether. 1/4 inch from guitar to Presonus, 1/4 inch from presonus to Pod, XLR left out to main PA direct. Im going to test with presonus post everything, and see how that works also. Ill send pics and updates as I get further into design.

I am the proud owner of an Hd500 for a year now. I took my Hd for a ROCKIN good Sunday anniversary this past Sunday. She's sleek, and slim, and on fire when cranked! LoL. I like my Hd500 a little bit..... To add to greatness, I have combined a TECH 21 BRITISH, and a PRESONUS TUBE PRE V2. Wow! A pluralistic tonal marriage of ROCKIN proportions! I love the analog punch of the Tech 21. Just wanted to give props where due.... Line 6: THE GREATEST! TECH 21: BEST FRIEND Presonus: THE COMFORTING TUBE FRIEND OF THE BEST FRIEND.

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I am an avid Hd500 user, but I'm love with Wampler and Tech 21 amp sim pedals. Can I just use a cab sim on a patch and not an amp sim and run my amp sim pedal in the loop?

Bahaaaaa! True. I never got up close to the jm4 until I looked at a pic of it last night. That's a big duhhhhhh on my part. Thanks for tip. Ha!

Hey crew, I am in the market for a looper. I don't want to launch a space shuttle with my foot or build a website with a bazillion foot buttons. So, is the jm4 the way to go? I use a Pod Hd500 direct to P.A. I don't need all the Amps and effects of the JM4, but I do need a good drum track, and plenty of room to phrase and loop. I figure having a Line 6 HD500, and using a G30 wireless, and an L6 singing mic, I might stay true to the brand. I want your honest opinions of the Jm4. I've also been looking at the Dugitech Jamman Solo Xt. Thanks.

I got it dialed now. Loving it!!!!!

If Sean can answer this one, we will all benefit. I will search until the end of my days if I have to. I just truly love his tone in the video.

This video shows him building a dual amp tone near end of video. I built it just as he did, and it sounds amazing, but not as amazing as his tone. He didn't show his volume levels for each amp, or if it was panned center or not???? We also need the amp settings of the first amp he shows on the preset(Bass, mid, treble, egc) The tone he pulls is great! Many of my friends asked this question also on youtube. We need some specs if you can get em to us. Thanks. Love my POD. Shawn, we need your Jedi Master skills on this question!! Let us know what to do, or the inverse may spin out of control! Help us, Yoda of the Pod! lol. Thanks

I've been eyeing some loop stations recently. I am a minimalist on stage, so please give me your opinions guys. Whats best looper station with drum rythm features under 200$? I have to create basic intros to some of our sets, and in between when people are speaking I need to create full arrangements. Ambient, ethereal type stuff. Ay help appreciated. Also, I don't want one that is like trying to fly the millennium falcon!

Amen to that! I am needing the same. I normally will use two seperate tones for a single song and sometimes can't get to my computer and bank them parallel to one another in the same ABCD space. I hope someone has an answer!

Guys, I use a Mustang Floor for my amp sims, but I want to use my Pod Hd500 for my effects. I a going DIRECT TO PA, so can someone send me the breakdown of what I need to do in settings to get this right, and also cable configuration!!! need help fast! Thanks guys,