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There are some patches that came with the firmware update. Not with the model packs. Honestly, I doubt L6 will put out model pack patches, at least not in a significant amount. And that is simply because, I don't think that each original amp has a patch. I could be wrong on that. I know that there are some fx that do not have a demo patch. Why would they need to do a model pack patch? They have Customtone. Users can make their own. You can take an existing patch and change the amp to be one of the new ones. They are only demos. AND REALLY, that is all they are. Demo Patches. Use them to hear what the unit can do. What each effect can do. Then delete them all! As far as using CT --- the descriptions will tell you what amp models are being used. As of right now, I believe that CT lists them as digits. Not by name. FYI, if you download a patch using an add-on amp; you are not going to get the new amp in your machine.

@ Just Startin' OH, so you didn't create the patch. You used someone else's. GOT IT. Then, yeah, the answer is: WHAT HE SAID.

The 'shaving your balls' technique has been discussed before. It definitely makes a difference. But you don't want to take too much off. Plus, how often does someone use the expression pedal with their hands? It was made to be stepped on.

What he said. PLUS -- shouldn't it be the same way that you navigated to assign F1 F2 and F3?

Input levels definitely makes a difference. *input levels - not the settings, but the volume you get from your various pieces of the pie. Like volume knobs, pickups, pick type, picking technique, etc. Did you ever use a guitar tuner? Because I am sure you saw it saying you are playing a G4 and then it quickly came back to say that you are playing an E2, only to have it also say that you are playing an out of tune C#5. Stringed instruments like the guitar have different frequencies that occur when playing one note. Which is why tuners go all over the place. A lot of better tuners have 'fixed' that issue, but the mic is still hearing them. They are simply being processed out. You can't really do that with things that you need to hear - like mfx. You need those hidden frequencies to make it sound 'real' (hidden frequency removal is one of the things that makes MP3 files sound 'stale' compared to a store bought CD). So, adjust your playing, and see if that helps you with your warbles. Random example: Kawai uses 'Harmonic Imaging' to reproduce sounds in their digital samples. Which is a more in-depth way of adding realism to the sound. Far superior than other digital methods. But all it is, is putting the hidden sounds that were once removed back into the sound you hear.

I just wrote an entire docudrama outlining the to answer that. But I deleted it and replaced it with: Oy! I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be as clueless as the what seems to be a growing majority of the world. Because I think that sums it up much more simpler than anything else that would go over a lot of people's heads.

There is now a section for the Helix. This is the Pod HD section.

There are some fairly odd creations that can be made with those 8 blocks. That is because, you don't have one (as example) delay to choose from. You have many, AND you can run them at the same time. This is pretty mild compared to what can be done. But watch it anyhow. https://youtu.be/iJq9ilF4xQg

it also depends on if you are having a volume increase or a perceived volume increase. A lot of people will engage the Wah for solos because of the eq change. No real volume change, but it changes the tone in certain frequencies to make you think it is the volume.

Sex and money is always a good motivator. it is definitely why I continue to do what I do. But for me, it wasn't why I started. It was actually a genetic thing. Music, not necessarily any one particular instrument. I come from a long line of musicians. Yeah, I am not the only one in my bloodline that can be Google'd, lol. As a business, I got lucky in the sense that I was who I was when I was where I was. But my DNA is why I started in the first place. The sex and money is just motivating to stick with it.

yeah, but when you bring up common sense, these days people think you are attacking them. I can't always be that guy.

I don't think the people that spend $200 on a chinese guitar typically grasp the $100-200 yearly maintenance that guitars should be given, and then bigger items like changing frets --- just buy a new guitar. I see these ads all the time and people say "fresh set of strings, and it was set up by a professional" Dude, that stuff isn't a selling point. That should be done consistently. Like changing the oil in your car, you just do it. I mean, I am going to take your fresh setup to my guy and have him do a setup the way I like anyhow. They just don't get it.

Damn, I am glad you said it. I didn't answer the post at first because I didn't want to be 'the voice of reason' once again.

Edge trems are funny that way. Edge, II, III. Pro. Pro II, Lo Pro Edge. And we can't forget the TRS models. Plus now, instead of ripping off Floyd Rose, they now are ripping off Kahler with the cam rollers of the Zero Point trems. Doing a setup is fun too - because some are to be level on the top of the trem while others are level on the bottom, and I think there is one that is level on the saddles and not the base plate. I break bars, but only when doing acrobatics. Hey, I am an entertainer, it may not do anything for the music, but the crowd digs it. Usually before they break, they get bent out of shape. That's when they should be replaced. I don't think the feel has to do with the bar or string gauge. It has to do with the springs. Sure, thicker strings add more tension, which means you need more counter tension, so it is expected that to be stiffer. But at the same time, I don't know too many guys that are using 13's tuned standard for the wobbliness.

I've had horrible experiences with luthiers. Unless they are a guitar players that studied wood working to understand how to better fix guitars. In which case, they normally emphasize the guitar repairs and only mention that they are a luthier in passing. Like me, I am a musician. But I also own a chain of stores and some bars and some of this and some of that. Musician first. Investment guru somewhere else down the long list of things I do. The luthiers that i've seen (that promote that they are a luthier more than guitar player) are too much concerned about making the wood right, and making the parts in sync with each other, more so than they are about playability. But they make nice furniture and some awesome wooden duck decoys. Hell, I had one guy who was so bad at setting up a guitar, that I could only get a couple notes done before my hand/arm went into a spasm. Could you imagine being a professional guitar player, and instantaneously having your hand in so much pain that you feared long term damage that would ruin your livelihood? Play for a few seconds, be out of commission for a few hours. ***That's what I get for trying to find someone local instead of using the guy an hour away that I typically use.

Change your strings to a thicker string or a different material. Change or adjust your pickups. Adjust your action. You'd be surprised at how thin guitars sound when there is a low action. Adjust your EQ. We can't actually tell you what to use because we don't know what you have or what you are searching for. But those are some standard things that can be done.

The 300 and 500 are the same unit. One just has 'more'. So, instead of 100 sounds, you get 200. Stuff like that. More EQ. More parameters. Just more. So, if you don't like what you hear out of your 300, you may not like what you get out of a 500 - or the 'more' may give you the tweak ability that you need. Personally, L6, particularly the Pod HD type units, is all about modeling. If you are using an amp then I don't know why you would want one. You pay for modeling tech and aren't using it. You can save yourself a ton of money by buying a dedicated fx unit instead of a modeling unit. Buy the 500 and run straight to the pa. That is when you can really see what these units are all about. Even if you aren't overdosing on fx and are just keeping it simple (like *this* patch), you understand why these units are the leaders in Modeling tech. ~~Which also makes them one of the reasons why Peavey is on the verge of bankruptcy. No need to buy amps anymore. I bought a modeler, and I will never lug an amp anywhere again. FYI, even in my arena/stadium days. I was always responsible for my rig. Roadies and techs may have handled the bulk of it, or the stuff that was bought solely for a big tour. But when it came to my personal gear, I am too OCD to let anyone else deal with it other than me and my personal tech - whom I consider an extension of me, rather than one of the hired help like the rest of them. Now it is just me, a couple guitars, my pod, and a utility bag.

and just what the lollipop was wrong with his answer?

I bet the majority of 500 users don't even know that they can buy model packs, let alone know about a product that hasn't even been released yet. It is only us *(see note below), the computer users/forum members, that aren't as interested in the old stuff anymore. Just go and check the forums. There are more people posting there - for a product that hasn't even been released yet - than there are here. Which could be a good thing. If you think about people that only come here to complain or to need help with an issue. If they aren't posting here, they have no more problems. Everything has been fixed. Either way, there is an entire world out there once you get offline. Just because a handful of web guys have moved on to their newest toy does not mean that the rest of the world has lost interest in the unit they already own. Hell, I didn't even know what modeling was until a couple years ago. Why? Because I had gear that worked. I had no reason to keep up with tech. No one ever said "we can't have you working with us because you do not have the latest gear". All they need is for me to be able to get the job done. You guys have bought albums, watched tv shows, and paid to see movies - up until January 2014, that the guitar player has used an ART SGE Mach II, Rocktron Pro GAP, and Peavey (circa 1986-ish) Bandit 65 as his main setup. Not as a retro thing, just as a thing that has worked since it was bought. There is no reason for musicians to care that a new product was released unless they are specifically looking for something new. *NOTE FROM ABOVE When I say us, I mean you. I certainly am not including myself in that category. I bought my unit. I am happy with my unit, otherwise I wouldn't have bought it. My track record certainly demonstrates my ability to keep gear. Plus, as I have said numerous times in other posts -- I have an issue with 'Brand Y'. It is going to have to be a life changing product for me to give them my money twenty years from now when I am ready to get a new item. Honestly, as long it works and the drivers have been kept up to date, I may just be dying with unit.

Why isn't this stuff already backed up!

There's too much internet involved in our life instead of life in our life. This leads to people reading about things instead of experiencing them. Get to a store. See the thing. Go to shows. See the thing in action. What good is 400 sounds if you don't like the 400 available. There is a reason why the one with 100 sounds costs more - better sounds. Go on vacation. See the French Alps instead Google Earth-ing them. Mona Lisa looks way different in person than she does in jpeg format. Get off Facebook. Get real friends. And as to 'something new'. Again, grow a pair. MAN UP, I believe is the popular phrase. Buy the thing that is going to make you not want another one. Make a decision and stick with it. I am sure that the women in our lives are happy to know that we are always willing to grab onto the shiny newer model. Do you have any idea how much money I saved by building a rig I was happy with, and keeping it for 20-25 years.

have you unplugged the usb?

Reboot the computer. It solves 90% of problems. And if you reboot regularly, it prevents 95% of the problems from happening.

*THIS PATCH* demonstrates using the exp pedal with pitch and volume simultaneously, but in opposite order. -- meaning the pitch goes up as the volume goes down. For what you would want, you would (obviously) reverse the values of one of them so that they work in the same direction. Which leaves you to figure out how to do your 2nd exp -- which could be as easy as assigning a 2nd volume block. Or as previously stated, assign pitch value to the exp while using a fs to turn it on and off.

My fear is that since my Pod is so computer dependent, that it will need replaced because of the other computer technology leaving it behind. I mean, is L6 going to release drivers and EDIT software for Windows 27? I certainly intend on using this 'rig' as long as possible, the way I did my last rig, which lasted me 20+ years and was replaced do to changing musical situations, not breakage.