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To you. So i'll say it again...it a matter of opinion. You think you're right, as do those who like the model and think it sounds authentic. Neither side will ever convince the other of anything. There's nothing to be "proved" here other than that these threads are a colossal waste of time...opinions are thrown around with all the subtlety of projectile vomiting, then everybody argues over whose opinion is "right". It's hilarious.

And there ya go...50/50 with the responses, as is always the case when the question asked is totally a matter of opinion. We could have the same discussion about any of the other models, and the results will be the same...half will think the emulation is spot on, and the other half with declare it a travesty. Round and round we go....

I've never played a guitar right out of the box that didn't need some degree of set-up work, especially the intonation..I'd check that first. Out of whack intonation can make the alt. tunings do a lot of strange things. Especially if one string is worse than the others, this could easily be the culprit. After that, try updating and/or reflashing the firmware. Sometimes that fixes weird issues...of which there can be many. And it might sound stupid, but make sure you're turned up loud enough that you're not hearing the guitar acoustically, as this will obviously clash with whatever tuning you've selected. Even with headphones its still possible if you're not cranked loud enough...it fooled me at first. All the JTVs seem to be quite resonant guitars. It might be ringing louder than you think. And I know you said you don't like to tweak things...if you really hate doing that, this might not be the guitar for you. Workbench is a godsend for way too many reasons to get into here...read thru the forums and you'll get the idea. Without it, I'd say 90% of customers probably wouldn't have kept them. And you will need it too. Way too many variables with playing styles, the tones you're looking for. etc, for the stock settings to work universally. Hardly anybody leaves all the models on their default settings (especially individual string volumes). Don' get frustrated...it will take time to get used to this instrument...doesn't matter how good you are or how long have you've been at it...there's a learning curve with these things.

Believe it or not, the official word is...you might want to brace yourself...it just doesn't. Welcome to the mild to moderately irritated chorus of users who think this is ridiculous. Stay tuned for a firmware fix anytime between tomorrow morning and never...

"Ghost notes" are a JTV specific pheomenon, and usually describes hearing more than one pitch while using any or all of the alt. tunings. Causes are largely a mystery, and some "official" explanations detailed on here are....well lets just say they tend to be a bit lacking. I was the one who posted about the "hum" parameter. It was odd, and kinda hard to describe. I could hear other tones, "behind" the original note, but not "after the note dies" as the OP said. These were "harmonies" of a sort, occuring at the same time as the note being played, and were really only noticeable if you hung on a sustained note for a while and really listened, as the funky overtone was at a very low volume...but defintitely there. The interval bounced all over the place, but was always a lower tone than the note I was playing. Didn't seem to matter what guitar I was using, I could always elicit the tones...so that pretty much rules out JTV-induced strangeness. And why the hum parameter has anything at all to do with it is beyond me. I will happily confess that I don't even really know what the "hum" setting is supposed to control anyway, and I cannot discern any tonal difference no matter where it's set...but I turned 'em all to zero, and I can no longer replicate this Schoenberg-esqe "harmony for the tonedeaf", and thats just fine by me. DSP seems like theoretical physics at times...things can get really weird.

Who cares? The more they rant and rave about tubes and pedals, the worse they play. I've seen guys with 10 grand worth of gear who can't play a lick. My old man said it best...'Never educate a chump'.

I know it's an old post, but LMAO... :lol: Don't forget the thermostat...

Unfortunatelty, there's almost no way to answer that, and it's unlikely that you'll find one global setting that will work for every patch you create. It depends on the guitar and how hot the pickups are (are they single coils or humbuckers?), the amp model and how much gain you're using, and how hard you hit the strings. Also depends to a great extent on the room you're playing in and what other electronic devices are running nearby. There can be a tremendous difference from one environment to another. If you're in a bar that has neon signs plugged in anywhere near your rig and you're playing anything with single coils, be prepared for some God-awful noise issues. Just gotta fiddle with it until it works for you...different patches will likely require different gate settings, and some might not need one at all.

Never met a guitar player who wasn't a little crazy... ;)

Only problem is the Crybaby sounds great when you're using it, but it's not true-bypass, so the second you turn it off it becomes the star of "Attack of the Tone Sucker". In my experience, it robs you of so much high end that it's almost unusable. Check out the Fulltone Clyde or Clyde Deluxe. They cost more...you'll spend neighborhood of $200 on them (little more for the Deluxe), but at least they won't rob you of all your highs.

I'm reaching for the JTV more than anything else these days, running VDI into the 500x, so the only option is to use the fx loop. But I have run it in front of the Pod with other guitars. The fx loop is noisier than the pedal itself, so I have a couple of duplicate patches with the loop that I go to if I know I'm gonna want the wah.

I've yet to try any multi-fx unit that had a decent sounding wah, including the 500X. They've all been terrible. I had been using a Fulltone Clyde for years, and now the Clyde Deluxe. It's a great pedal...3 different settings depending on exactly how much "wah" you're looking for, and it's true-bypass so it doesn't mutilate your tone when it's off. A little pricey though...

True, but they do sometimes show up and make things worse. Ask anyone who had the misfortune of owning a Harley during the AMF years. They were lawnmowers with handle bars. No way to tell until the dust settles. Line 6 might still be "in charge" day-to-day, but he who holds the purse strings affects everything downwind. Time will tell.

Don't get stuck on "right" or "wrong" outputs, there's no such thing...you're handcuffing yourself if you don't try out different combinations. Those settings are the engineers' "best guess" at an EQ curve that will work for a given type of rig. But no two combo amps or head/cab combinations are gonna sound the same. There's no universalt fit. Nothing will catch fire if you choose a different output setting...try them all before you decide that the Pod isn't for you. Takes a LOT of messing around to get it to sound the way you want. Also, no modeling amp, or pre-amp/fx unit is gonna sound the same from one day to the next if the rest of the rig keeps changing. Consistency is gonna be really hard to achieve that way.

I dunno then...seems odd.

Well, I don't have one...but that certainly is not the case for any other amp I've ever seen. Many amps have more than one output in case you want to run two cabs in stereo, but many players (if not most) run mono rigs. What you probably wouldn't want to do is crank it with nothing connected to the outputs. Although how much of a difference this makes with a solid state amp as opposed to tubes, I'm not entirely sure...but all amplifiers are expecting to see some resistance at the back end, so if you if you crank it to 11 with no outputs connecting to anything at all, you might do some damage.

I have the same head...over here it's just a standard 3 prong power cord. I don't know if the fact that you guys run at a different voltage would require anything special...not sure why it would, but who knows?

That's a really good idea. Thanks!

This needs to be in Ideascale...L6 doesn't monitor the forums for feature requests/ideas.

Versatility, absolutely...less complexity is debatable. The 500X is an amazing unit, but not what I'd call intuitive (but that could be me...lol ;) ) Lotsa deep editing buried in various places...not always obvious what to do, or where to go to do it. But once you get the hang of it, it's a monster. Same goes for the JTV...equally amazing, assuming that it has no problems...some do, some don't. QC leaves a little bit to be desired sometimes. I'm sure you've read through other threads that go into the nitty gritty. Even the ones that are 100% take some getting used to, but once you do it's another world. Good luck with it.

No experieince with your amp personally, but if it has an FX loop, just use that and save yourself a whole lot of grief and noise.

That used to work before the 2.0 JTV update...in fact it's worked for me on just about every rig I've owned over the last 20 years. But now the dreaded "click" that accompanies each patch change makes this a cringe-worthy experience depending on the tune...

Were you playing in standard tuning, or using an alt. tuning? There seems to be no end to the weirdness that some of the alt tunings can produce under the right circumstances...phase of the moon, tides, "bad-set-ups", etc.

Which is why I replaced it. But since I wanted to power and control the guitar with the 500X, that's the only choice I had right out of the box...if there's supposed to be a "real VDI" included, I never got it.