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Yep. Exactly. A mic'd amp running through an amp is going to sound like lollipop. That is why they made FRFR. Flat, bland, boring. No personality whatsoever. What you put into it is what you get out of it. You should try plugging direct to the power section of the amp, so that you can bypass all of that coloration.

I remember the days that the trucks would drive by while using their CB and it would be picked up on my home stereo and guitar amp and ----- Blimey However, the question still remains... What is it actually interfering with and why?

Meambobo is definitely not "Pod for dummies" It is the advanced user's guide. It is going to go over your head at this stage, and probably cause more harm than good. In fact, it isn't even the advanced guide. It is more like.... The Uber-geek's guide. Imagine Star Wars. The movies are plenty fun to watch. But once you start going to Wookiepedia, reading the expanded universe, and learning the Canon --- then you are no longer a fan of the movies, you are now the people that attend conventions in costume.

To answer some of the questions... banks, patches, scenes, and etc -- they are all mean different things based on the device and the decade it was made. Modeling would best be described as - recording. but it is not the same as listening to KISS Alive! on 8-track. It is a high tech recording. More like a virtual reality, where you are living a live KISS concert in person. So, let's talk about the Pod. Specifically, the Line 6 Pod HD500. There is 1 bundle. This bundle contains 8 setlists. Each setlist contains 64 patches. You could, if I wanted to confuse the issue, say that each setlist contains 16 banks, and each bank has 4 patches. But we will just stick with the 64 patches (512 in all). And since it all boils down to the patch, what is a patch? Well, look at your current rig. You have your amp and pedals and all of that --- each knob is at a certain place. You have it set the exact way you need to get the exact sound you want. That can be considered a 'patch'. The difference, of course, is the fact that with analog pedals, once you change those knobs, you are never going to get that same sound again. Digital effects can recall those exact knob positions, which allows you to make more settings without fear of losing that perfect sound. How do you set a patch? The same as you would your current rig. But instead of having a physical amp that needs its knobs set, you have a virtual amp that needs its virtual knobs set. You put some virtual pedals in the signal chain. You set their virtual knobs too. It really is no different than using your old rig. It is just done with virtual knobs instead of physical knobs. Of course, in the real world, you do not have the flexibility that you do in the virtual world. I mean, you aren't going to travel with 60 amps. You will travel with one, maybe two. Nor can you change your entire rig from a mono setup to stereo on the fly, and back again. But the basic operation of the Line 6 Pod HD500 is the exact procedure that you would do with your current analog rig.

I will let others speak on how to set up the machine. But as to the 'music theory' question.... In minor scales, the notes may not reflect that it is a G# when played individually. But there is some sort of rule that, when making a chord on the 5, you make it a major chord. That's one of the reasons why saying a song is in the key of A minor is different than saying it is the key of C major even though they have the same notes.

Or you could just go direct. Skip the amp altogether.

It's either user error or an unrealistic expectation.

Which is the exact opposite of when I played in "one band" at a time. When I was in, for example, Dirty Looks, we had used the same sound for every song. That was 'our sound'. In a situation like that, I probably would have been in pedalboard mode because I wouldn't need multiple patches. I would just have one sound with fx available at a press of a button if needed.

What music do I play? Everything under the sun - literally. In addition to being a 'musician', I work with a media company (tv/movies/live performances/etc), so I am involved with a lot of stuff. Probably not much in the way of "hard core" type of stuff, but anything that is needed I will either play it or at least be a supervisor. Although, admittedly, a lot of times I am using gear that is provided and not my own. What fx do I use? It really varies. If I am using one patch per song, then really, it will depend on the song.

My HD500 replaced everything between the guitar and the pa. So, obviously, I am running direct. I set all of my patches so that the fx can be chosen by the top row of the Pod. I use the bottom row to select patches. Typically a 'per song' patch. But that's me and my usage. If I was doing today what I was doing in my teens (I started young), then if I even bought a Pod, my usage would probably be different.

is the ability to backup all presets in the event of loss, But most analog users aren't having multiple sounds. They set their knobs and are done with it. With the HD500X it wouldn't be cheap Yes it would. L6 stuff is considered the low price (cheap) stuff. and one upload of my backup Well, more downloads than that. If you consider that your pc was probably also lost to theft, damage, rain, or stolen. So, you'd need to re-download monkey and edit. But, yes, you are absolutely correct. Upload your 'gear' to your 'gear'. It isn't just about a loss. The other guitar player can have the exact same setup as you without trying to manually 'tone match'. You can have a Pod in each home and not actually need to take one with you. Hell, if you get a phone call and need to be in LA for a gig tonight, you email them your 'tones', you can hop on a plane and they can provide the gear you need, and again, you can still have your sounds.

Remove the power strip from the equation. Plug everything direct. I know that it seems to be counterproductive to their designed purpose, but those things often interfere with normal operation. And then make sure that none of the cords are 'overlapping'. Also,.,, Since the noise goes away when you turn the guitar down.... 1. what happens when you use a long cord and are standing on the other side of the room? You know, outside of the interference area. 2. what happens when you go wireless? which, essentially, removes any sort of 'loop' issue.

Is that distance for active or passive pickup? I start at the thickness of 2 quarters, which the web tells me is 3.5mm. And then fine tune from there. Usually closer for active and further for passive.

And buy a two pound 'lid' for the headstock. The added mass will help with sustain. They sell devices that help sustain --- like an e-bow, and sustaining pickups.

I wonder when we changed the definition of the word 'insult' to be something that it is not.

But the HD500x is the only 'pedal' you need. It's a multi-effects unit. It does everything that all of the individual pedals will do --- and more.

How is it our fault that you left out that little piece of information. Not that it should really matter. I wouldn't know how someone could have gone 3 weeks without changing the settings to what they needed.

Yes, you're right. I do have a smarmy comment. If you want to be the nice guy that puts forth the effort, re-install the firmware. It will take everything, not just patches, back to factory default.

If you were really a nice guy, you would reinstall the firmware (which would include the patches). Because the factory settings (not just factory patches) are always a good place to start. I don't know what changes you made. You could even have the GEQ at some awkward sounding tin can level. Variax as Input 1. Mic as Input 2. Pedalboard mode. 50hz hum for the Brits. LCD contrast... do you even remember what all you've changed?

If you are selling it.... 1. who cares what you have on it, because the first thing a new user is going to do is come here and ask what to do and we are going to tell him to reinstall the firmware to start from scratch. 2. why wouldn't you just reinstall the firmware to get everything back to factory default, not just the patches. As to the 'blank' presets... Those are 'the original' presets. If you kept up to date with the firmware, there are different presets that come with. And, of course, there's that whole 'global eq' that gets added with the newer firmwares.

Is that a price drop or a weekend special?

Well, when I "played in a band", I needed one sound. I made my sound and never changed it. I could get away without all of the digital wherewithals. Today, I play with a dozen bands (each with their own genres) and record and do just about everything under the sun. I can no longer get away with one sound. I need the high tech gadget. BUT... Even if I needed one sound, I would consider buying my pod again. Skip the amp. Plug direct into the PA. It is a tuner. A de-tuner (pitch shift, for practice). A headphone unit. It's a multi-input unit. It literally is everything --- except an amp. But it is an amp. ============= Years ago, a gig was an all day event because I would need to load up the vehicle, unload the vehicle, setup, sound check, tear down, re-load the vehicle, and then unload the vehicle. Today, I can show up 10 minutes before show time and be ready to go. My HD500 is everything that goes between me and the PA. A single chord is all that is needed for sound check.

The reason I got a modeler is so I wouldn't need an amp. Yet, I see so many people wanting to use amps with these things.

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