mrwolf11245

Thanks gents, I think I shall mark it with a slither of tape, I'm getting a more powerful amp now so I will be less concerned when it arrives. It's just been worrying having an amp already at full blast having a signal sent to it that is already amped. I'm going from a 15 watt tube amp to a 40 watt tube amp, so that pesky noisy drummer will plague me no longer. Thanks again -P

The master volume switch on the back seems to have a fairly huge impact when moved just a small amount and it seems like it can get moved in transport fairly easily. I don't know if the hd500 I different but on th hd400 there are no markers on the little dial to give you an indication if they've moved. I'm lost :(

Also how do you check the levels? Is there a quicker way that plugging the guitar direct in to the amp followed by the guitar via the pod to check the volume sounds the same?

Dumb question then: why would Line6 manufacture a pedal capable of amp wrecking output when set to "amp" mode? -P

Hi all, probably answer number 1 in the manual but I don't have it to hand... I connect my pedal to the front jack socket of the amp. It's a fender blues junior III. I'm not doing anything clever, really basic stuff. Setting the pedal to live and amp with the switches on the back. If I crank the podhd400 to maximum levels then it drives the amp a lot harder than a guitar would on its own. So that suggests the pod is capable of pushing the amp a lot louder than its intended, right? Question is will I do the amp or the speaker any damage by having the pod set to full volume and then setting the amp volume close to max? It would be annoying to have to level check my guitar on its own before every band practice to make sure the volume switch hasn't moved on the pedal before I can safely crank the amp. What does everyone else do to make sure they don't wreck their amp, or am I worrying about nothing? Perhaps the amp can't be damaged by the pedal and it's capable of the overhead?

Yeah man. I think I can still get the sound I want, it's just gonna take some tinkering. Just a bit pissed off with line6 for not making the distinction clear. Seems like Line6 being a little stingy considering what my 10 year old amp can do. -P

That's disappointing. My 10 year old line6 ax212 which cost me 400 quid and is a complete amplifier is more capable than a very expensive pedal board bought this year it seems. You'd think as technology moved on that we'd be able to get these sounds for cheaper. I'm sure they've improved upon my old amp in some ways, but for all I can tell at this moment I am getting less for my money. -P

that sounds like good advice. I'm not sure how to do this though. I have FX1, FX2 and FX3... FX1 contains all the stomp boxes and a few compressors, but I can't see any way of applying the Tube Fuzz box and a separate compressor as they are both contained in FX1. I've got the following setup: Amp model: Brit P-75 Cabinet: 4x12 Greenback 25 FX1: Tube Drive (Routing set to to Pre) FX2: Analogue Chorus (Routing set to post) FX3: Digital delay (Routing set to post) Reverb: Plate Wah: Throaty I can't see a way to Have Tube drive (which makes up a big part of the sound I'm after) and also have a compressor applied before the amp model. Any ideas? -P

So... the Vox VT40 is just too bloody quiet :( Band practice was painful, ended up connecting the pedal to the PA as well as the amp because I was inaudible. The Vox VT40 is going back and being replaced by a Fender Superchamp. I wonder whether there will be a big difference in the feedback. I'll keep you posted in case anyone is on the same journey. -P

Just an update. The nasty squeal was caused by a combination of the treble being set quite high, and my having set the tube distortion fuzz gain quite high. I was able to get some harmonic feedback by turning the gain down on the fuzz box and increasing it on the amp model. The higher I turn the gain on the amp model the more feedback I can get. The annoying thing is I like the sound of that I get out of having the gain high on the fuzz box but the higher I crank it the nastier the feedback sounds. I've found a balance I'm happy with sound wise but I still have to be near the amp to get the nice feedback to occur, a lot nearer than I had to be with my old line6 amp. I have band practice tomorrow so I'll finally be able to see how close I have to be when I have the volume cranked right up on the amp. It might work out just right once it's at band practice and gigging volume. More tweaking required methinks. -P

Well, it's first gig anyway :p

Thanks mate. I still can't find a mixer option. I had a poke around earlier and think I may just need more drive and to play around with the different amps. I'll let you know how I get on. Can't afford a 500 right now ;) Used it for my first gig today. Sounded great. -P

Thanks for the advice mate, but I can't find the mixer nobs. I've looked on the HD400 editor on my PC but I can't see any options for panning? Do you remember where they are? -P

I'm probably being dumb, I usually am. The only feedback I seem to be able to get is a nasty squeal. I'm coming from a Line6 ax212 where I have always had a beautiful harmonic feedback sound whenever I've hit the distortion pedal, with the pod I can't get any nice sounding feedback, if any feedback at all through either my line6 or my vox vt40. Best I can get is if I have my guitar right up against the amp I get a really high pitch squeal. I am inexperienced and so I'm hoping I'm just not dialling in the right setting. Help! -P