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  1. cruisinon2
    B stock, or "scratch 'n' dent" models generally have some minor cosmetic issue somewhere. Half the time its hard to tell what it even is...I have a 69 scratch n dent from Sweetwater, and I couldn't find anything aside from some very superficial swirls in the laquer on the back of the guitar. Normal wear and tear is guaranteed to do worse on a long enough timeline. Sometimes b stock means a demo guitar that was played in a store or showroom too. Some similar minor wear could be expected. I have no complaints...Sweetwater is great to deal with. Same factory warranty, plus an extra year that they tack on themselves. 30 day no questions asked return policy. Can't go wrong. Other vendors may not be as forgiving on a b stock item. Sometimes they're sold "as is" and you're stuck with it if you don't like it. Gotta read the fine print...
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    EQ is often more about cutting what you have too much of, rather than trying to mask it with more of something else. Cutting the low end is likely to give you better results than boosting the highs.
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    It does sound like a problem with how the nut is slotted. If you don't want to send it back again, any decent luthier should be able to take care of it, and it shouldn't be a million dollar fix. Not sure if it would need a whole new nut or not, but either way it won't be that expensive. You don't say which JTV you have, but if its the 69, then you have replacement neck options too. Mighty Mite, Warmoth...basically anything that will fit a Strat neck pocket should fit nicely on the 69. Obviously that route will cost you more than just dealing with the nut, but it might work for ya. Good luck.
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    Everybody running 2.0
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    Raise your hand if you're surprised....anyone?
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    I sympathize with ya...and I agree. The firmware shouldn't be affected by realtive humidity, sunspots, seismic activity, which way the NASDAQ is headed, or whatever the other arbitrary circumstances are that makes it get all pi$$y. But you may find that just reflashing will clear it up...I've had a couple of unexplainable issues that occured after seemingly successful updates that went away with another firmware flash...or two.
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    I agree...too many people with multiple rattling units for it to be a random problem. It's a shame because I really wanted one...but this has spooked me a bit. Too much money to gamble on what could easily become a major hassel.
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    I'm not buying one unless I get a pony with it....a white one named Louis.
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    On the surface it would seem that it's not...but as you also pointed out, if there's some sort of exclusivity deal with Apple going on behind the scenes, then whether or not alienating Android users is a "good business decision", is a moot point. If your supposition is correct, then they have no choice.
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    You hafta log in to download anything from customtone. It would be nice if they actually told you that somewhere, but pretty much everybody has to figure it out the hard way.
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    Yeah...I didn't feel like being the first one to wade into this pool, but it doesn't make any sense to me either.
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    Anything is possible...but I've chased down too many "occasional" funny noises, or other weird behavior in everything from amps and guitars to motorcycles. Unless you just happen to get lucky, you usually just have to use it, play it, or ride it till it craps out completely...then the problem is generally easy to solve: "Oh look, this part here snapped in half/caught fire/etc."
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    Unfortunately, that's not really a safe assumption. What you've got here is a good old fashioned Intermitent Problem. Equally unfortunate is the fact that intermitent problems rarely get fixed until they become constant problems...as it is generally impossible to reproduce an intermitent issue when you bring it to your local Mr. Wizard for inspection. Wish I could help ya...good luck.
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    You need a leash for the guitar player? But how do you keep the drummer from wandering off into traffic? They're easily confused... :P
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    Pod Hd 500

    cruisinon2 replied to SonnyJ's topic in POD HD

    I dunno bout that...of all those other devices I had with power switches, not one ever failed. I would wager that repeatedly plugging and unplugging the power adapter from the back of the unit would result in loosening of solder joints at that jack long before a simple rocker switch would crap out...that's why I have the huge wall wart running into a power strip. I don't trust doing it the other way. It's just weird that there's no switch...not a deal breaker, but odd nonetheless.
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    Pod Hd 500

    cruisinon2 replied to SonnyJ's topic in POD HD

    In 25+ years of gear buying, it's the only pre-amp/multi-fx unit that I've had [and I've had many], that didn't have a power switch.
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    Obviously one's perspective can get skewed looking at the forums...but there are several people above who have the issue with more than one speaker, and one guy has 6 units, all with this same problem. Seriously...what are the odds of that happening? I would have thought it would be nearly impossible. Any one item could conceivably have issues, and I wouldn't write off an entire product line because of one problem. You always have to give any company the oportunity to make it right and fix the problem...That being said, If I purchased 6 of anything, and they all turned out to be defective...especially when they all exhibit the same exact defect, I would return them post-haste and move on...IMHO, one rattle is an anomaly, 6 is a design flaw.
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    Pod Hd 500

    cruisinon2 replied to SonnyJ's topic in POD HD

    You're not the only one...
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    Me too...and I'm sure there are a bunch of people on here who'd be curious about that...yet somehow, I don't think it'll be on the cover of tomorrow's paper... Having that info might make the difference between Line 6 getting another 850 bucks out of me, instead of EV or QSC
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    6 of them?!?!?! I'm no mathematician, but I believe this is what's called a "statistically significant" deviation from the norm. Sigh....well that about does it for me. Either you have the worst luck of any human being walking the earth, or this is a widespread, hideous design flaw. Now I'm officially looking elsewhere for an FRFR rig.
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    Some power amps will have a selector switch that allows you to use cabinets with different impedance ratings, but not all have that option. I have a Carvin TS100 that I can run at 4,8, or 16 ohms. And since its a stereo amp, I also have the option of running at 50W per side, or 100W bridged mono. That pretty much covers all the bases. Others are less versatile and may only give you one option.
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    It's hard to tell where some of the stuff is actually coming from when you order from Amazon. It's often a 3rd party vendor, and I suspect that they're not all "official" dealers. And as long as they're still making a few bucks, I doubt they care what they sell them for. I know we're talking PODs, but Sweetwater now routinely has the JTV69's for $900, and not the scratch 'n' dent ones. What's to stop some eBay-based "pro-audio warehouse" from buying half a dozen of them and then reselling them at full price? Most people would never know the difference. Then of course there's always the ones that "fell off the truck" somewhere...ya never know anymore.
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    Well, you said you don't really care about the acoustic tones much, and you mentioned how much you like the tube sound 2 or 3 times...that pretty much points towards the DT.
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    I've loathed Boogie for years because of that nasally, mid-range honk. Some guys love it...makes me dry-heave. The louder you turn up, the worse it gets. Even using just a Boogie cab with other amps results in exactly what you decribe...mids you just cant get rid of. Ick...
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    I really don't understand how that's possible. I can build two patches from scratch, choosing amps at random, and I'll get the popping sound when I switch between them. If I could find a way to NOT get it, it would be a minor miracle, yet nobody "official" can reproduce it? Ugh...
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