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I've never used the pod with an amp, so I don't know. But I never got into loops. Everything I ever did was always a straight signal chain. That may explain why I needed two of this and three of that, so that I could have an effect before of after another certain effect depending on what I needed. But I like the guy that said --- there are no rules Because its so true. Work it anyway you want. Work it different ways. Jimi Henrix took that nasty sounding feedback that used to be against the rules to have, and he turned it into a beautiful creative sound. fyi--- hooking up my dvd player to my tv was my first real time ever using something that wasn't a straight signal path. I hate it. I want to turn something on and use it. But I understand why it needs its own pathway.

well, if you are hearing samples (something that I can't find, even with you saying its there), then the only difference between what you hear online and what you hear when you play is going to be gear. In the digital world, there is no ones and zeros work different on my machine than it does yours. They are ones and zeroes. Everyone in the world is going to download and play the same patch. The only audible difference is going to be what gear we use. so,,,, with that out of the way,,,, talk to me more about these samples. like, tell me step by step what I need to do for this.

i deleted my original post after reading your other topic... 1. where are you hearing these samples? I'd like to know where I can hear before I download stuff. 2. you will only sound exactly alike when you are using the exact same gear and exact same playing technique. If I make a patch, it sounds great. But I used a Les Paul and a set of headphones. If you use a Strat and a Marshall, it will sound different. Even if you go and look at some of the editing capabilities of the Pod, it sounds different you program a straight mic vs a mic at an angle. So it makes total sense that if you have different gear than the sample you are listening to, it won't sound the same.

1. learning electronic gizmos can't be done by reading a couple posts. you gotta spend time fiddling with it. 1a. just start by toying with the factory presets. 2. part of your job as a musician is to know your gear. -- could you imagine showing up to play a Vai song and then saying "sorry, I have a 6 string with 22 frets and no tremolo." 3. there are plenty of musicians that are willing to take your spot. they know the songs. they know the gear. and if they don't, they would take the time to learn it. 3a. or pay your roadie to learn the stuff. that way all you need to do is play the notes. he can be responsible for changing sounds, just like he is changing strings. 4. I suggest using your old gear, and then learning the new gear in your spare time. and slowly working it in to the live sets, until you are familiar with it enough to use it full time.

I am sure its been answered, but I am not about to read all of the responses. There is no step tuning. But there is a very good pitch shifter that can easily tune a half step down.

I am a guitar player. But I also use my pod for my bass. I would not suggest getting one exclusively for bass usage. But it is fine for the part time usage that I need. At the same time, since I am not a full time bass player, I do not know if this would be good for a full time bass machine because I do not have the bass knowledge that a ft player would have. In fact, before I even started using it for bass, I started my own thread asking what I should do. Check this out: http://line6.com/support/topic/8395-any-bass-tips-hd500/?do=findComment&comment=58062

I asked a similar question the other week. I wasn't looking for control, just some loading of patches. The consensus is: no, phone stuff is not available for for the 400/500. And most of what we would want will not be available due to hardware limitations. now, of course, getting into business practices, which is a separate issue: if line6 isn't going to provide that sort of innovation for older products, they shouldn't have a problem releasing the needed information to app builders. I am sure someone would be able to build something.

being that most live scenarios should be run in mono, left and right do not matter. but, yes, you are correct. put your left in channel 1 and your right in channel 2. And then, if the mixing console runs it stereo or mono is up to you.

they are set to run that way. is there a setting that can change this, I don't know. But what I do, since I have the same music on my pc and mp3 player, I use the usb port. For me, I actually use the 3.5 input as a volume check. To give a "line" test. Like when building sounds, I do not want the volume to be overpowering on one and quiet on the other. And I never want to crank the master volume too loud. So, since the 3.5mm doesn't change with master volume, that is my 'constant' that I match everything up with.

I have an old Jackson, with a 1200-midboost circuit. The effect is awesome on my 'old' gear. But it seems non existent on my hd500. So, in other words, its not just you. But I am not too concerned with it. One of the reasons I got the pod was to update my gear and become more modern, more generic. Pink sparkles is not usable in every situation.

I am not going to mark this as 'solved' in case anyone has more questions or answers =================================================================== But for the most part, I think the issue has been solved because: 1. I can use the HD500 with bass 2. I don't really need to adjust the input or other settings. 3. Those patches (Ed Saxman) will give me (and anyone else reading in the future) some good sounds, but also good examples of what to get started with. And that was pretty much all I needed - a starting point. I know enough about music that all I really need is the starting point, and that is what I got. I should be able to take it from here. Thank you.

I would be lying if I said that I knew that song, or all of the compatibility issues between various products. But, HD500 custom tone has one called Pantera CFH Hopefully, this takes you to the right place http://line6.com/customtone/tone/219445/ Its a really good WALK, which is really the only Pantera song I know.

Simple question. Long, drawn out, pre-story -- but its needed to understand where I am coming from. 30 year veteran guitar player. Went from pedals to racks, and amps to stacks, to microchips. In other words, I've been around the block and have seen a lot of technology changes -- some of which I am not 100% expert like I am other stuff. Now I have the HD500 and I do not use anything else. No effects. No amps. But here is where the question comes; I never owned a bass, but I have played them. All of my previous gear was guitar stuff. Playing bass through any of it would have been bad, Older stuff was made for one or the other. Plus, they weren't mine. If I needed to play one, it was always set up through a bass players setup. But now I am the owner of my very own 5 string bass. I use my HD500 for guitar. I have plenty of experience setting up sounds for guitars. But now, its about a bass. First, am I correct in my thinking that I can use it for my bass too? But more importantly, other than plugging it in - what should I be doing? I will be switching back and forth between bass and guitar, do I need to adjust any of the global settings? I know nothing. I don't know what, if any, effects I should run on a bass. I don't even know how to set an EQ for one. Please don't ask what kind of music, because it will be all of them. But if it helps, I am using an Ibanez with passive pickups but has an active circuit. I believe they call it a PHAT pre-amp. Any advice is appreciated.