Looking to see if there is a solution for this: I am interested in the 4 cable method with my JTV-59S and HD500X, but would also like to use some external distortion boxes I have.
I see the primary problem being that I connect my JTV to the HD using the VDI cable, so I cannot just run a distortion box in front of the HD (i.e. JTV --> stomp --> HD500x) since the box obviously doesn't have a VDI input. I thought about running it HD FX send --> box --> amp input, but that affects the tone based on the signal chain. I suppose I could use an ABY box, and use the 1/4" jack on the JTV to the box to the a second 1/4" input on the HD. So it would be:
JTV VDI --> HD VDI In
JTV 1/4 --> ABY In --> A "Out" (silent when B selected) --> HD 1/4" In
But it would eliminate some of the JTV features when I'm using the box, plus a lot of cables and some extra tap dancing I'd rather not deal with. Anyone have any better ideas?
