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sure if you don't want to use an amp, don't add an amp. seems simply enough but the better question is ---- why buy a device that has amp modeling if you don't intend on using amp modeling. you can certainly find better uses for your money.

it is no more safe or dangerous than running anything else. If you have a good safe power supply, you're good to go. If you are designing your own based on some Pinterest posting, you will probably die in the forest fire that you start.

I do not use an amp or a Variax, so I have no actual knowledge.... Isn't there an "override" as to if the Variax uses the preset setting or the guitar setting? As to the amp, if all he needs is a way to hear himself, doesn't 4cm seem like overkill? Why not just plug the pod's output into to amp's input. Two things about that - 1. Stereo/sum-to-mono. If you are using the 1/4" instead of the XLR, you need to be mindful of the signal you are getting. It's covered in the owner's manual(s). 2. It would probably be best to plug into the amp's fx loop input (if available), not the regular guitar input

I swear, no wonder people pay more attention to their cell phones than the bands that paid to see them. Yes, I said that correctly, bands that paid to see the people.

If there is no pa, then how are you going to power the vocals? If there is no pa, then you shouldn't play. But, to answer the question as it is stands - You will have plenty of volume and great tone for the people standing exactly where you are standing. Anyone standing off to the side or in the back are going to hear garbage. That is just the way amps/speakers work. That is why there is always a pa. Guitar amp is sound for the guitarist. Bass amp is sound for the bassist. Drums are acoustic instruments, they provide their own amplification. But the letters PA stand for public address. That is how you, address the public. You go on stage, you address the public. Therefore you are using a pa system.

I will let someone else handle the rest of the jibber jabber. I want to address this... The term gig-able volume is a misnomer in and of itself. The pa should be handling gig volume. All you need to do is to be able to hear yourself. If you are smart, you will use the floor monitors at the front off the stage pointed away from the audience. However, let's just assume that you want to be able to hear yourself over top of the drums. Yes, your amp will provide more than enough power. And, if by some insane reason, you think that it doesn't.... you can supplement it with the floor monitors, or a 2nd and 3rd amp coming out of the two xlr jacks from the pod. Oh, and be smart about it. Don't put the amp on the ground and aim it at your feet. Your ears are feet in the air. Put your amp on a stand of some sort, or tilt it back so that it shoots upwards towards your head.

Did you read the owner's manual.

you aren't buying things for the 300. the model packs are for the 500. but there were free updates for the unit, which you may or may not already have

You are right, but so very wrong. You don't change the global settings after you create patches. You change the global settings first, today, and then never touch them again. Any global change will change the final result of every patch already made. It would suck to spend time creating the perfect tones, and then making them sound like donkeydoo because you changed a global setting.

Always use what works best to get the sound you desire. Nothing else that anyone says means anything. Anything else is just a starting point, not a rule. Use what ever you want.

Try it again. It is available.

I always get a kick out of some forum users who think that "Person X" is a genius at their unit - and they base this on the fact that someone is good at video editing or web design. Sorry, being a good creator doesn't mean the content is good. As to my opinion (I am not clicking an outside link from someone with 13 posts): Not all content needs split screen. Some does.

I use it for bass. But I am not a full time bass player. There are some bass patches that ship with the 500. They can help guide you in a direction for making your own. And Ed Saxman has some good bass patches from the "stock" options. https://line6.com/support/topic/8395-any-bass-tips-hd500/ I have a "mild" distortion patch that I use as one of my main patches on guitar, I often use it for live bass. But that is because I have one of those +/- eq systems that will allow me to dial in various tones.

Yes. It can be done.

I don't know you or what you know, so forgive the beyond basic question --- Do you know how to make the volume pedal work?

You can skip the A/B box and run them both into the unit.

what wah did you use prior to getting a modeler

It is possible to use what you want, but not possible to keep what you want. Default is default. Can't change it, that is why it is called default. People in your situation will save your favorite combination into a patch and then load it into every slot. That way they always have it as a starting point.

*as mentioned, first thing is to always check the headphones (and any adapters that you are using) Quietest with 0 pan means that you are having cancellation in the two signals. Maybe it is in the patch path design. Maybe it is in the listening device. But that is definitely a cancellation issue.

I've never been able to get a $50 guitar amp to sound like a $100k PA. Of course, I also built a career around a Peavy Bandit 65 and effects. Never having a tube amp unless backlined or sponsored. So what do I know. And in the case of music for television/movie work... You are mixing things completely different. It's one of the things we did on Nashville - providing multiple mixes of the same music based on whether or not it was going on the CD or which of the many different types of cable signals needed.

Oye. This goes back 30+ years, but I remember the first time I performed on live tv. The "sound man" said to me "don't worry about what you are hearing in the room, it is going to sound great at home for the people watching" And, guess what... That same argument has been used, numerous times, for the "amp vs modeler" debate. Are you concerned about what you hear, or what they hear? Too many of you are penniless, performing in front of empty rooms, or in rooms with built in crowds who are going to show up no matter who is there - but you can't grab their attention or make an impression. Maybe it is time you start being concerned with what the crowd wants more than what you want. In other words - pull your head out of your lollipop.

I realize that "your sound" is your sound. And not all of us are in the same professional situation. But, ultimately, if you think about it, no one should be using amps on stage anymore. Everyone should be using modelers and monitors. Little artists, where a stage amp can over power a small PA and blow out an entire room. They should dump the amps to sound more professional. Medium artists, where a stage amp can interfere with the house mix should dump the amps to sound more professional. Big artists, where you aren't going to hear your own amps if you walk to the other side of the stage have been using floor or ear monitors for decades. Why bother having an amp.

I see a lot of people asking about registering used devices. Truth is, I have only bought used products and have never had any issue.

I am more concerned with not having computer interactivity more than I am worried with the device taking a dive. I bought my first 500 used, 5 years ago on the 16th. Since then, I have multiple units stashed across the country at the places I am often in. I travel with patches, instead of devices.