Gslinger1984

Ok, so today i decided to start a test. I purchased a behringer 212d to test with the pod hd500x. It was a world of a difference when i tried it in the store.

Wel that is a nice post, thanks PerS!!

FRFR please explain lol

I think i am on a good track here. Input guitar instead of variax cleans the ears out. Also 1/4 out on line sounds way better than amp. Who knows whats right i'l do it myyyyyyyyy waaaaaaaaaay.

Well first off al my main question is. Is it possible to get a pod hd working good trough the line in of a tube amp. I wanted to make sure i was not putting my finger into a microwave and expect it to sound like guitar, if you know what i mean. Now i know it is possible but will require effort which i don't mind. The only thing i noticed is that not a lot of people use this method. Now for your information i play in a jazz combo, Scofield, Rheinhardt, Evans, Metheny, free jazz. I also recently started a band where we play blues, rock, pop, funk covers. Dire straits, stones, ccr, peppers, Anouk, srv, hendrix .... Anything we like. For that i bought the 500x. It was that or a few pedals.

Blues junior is a great amp with normal pedals but not with the hd i guess. The tech 21 also seems a regular amp to me or am i wrong?

Unfortunately this is the most common answer i get. What is the ideal stage setup for the hd? Amp with fx loop? Powered speakerset?

Would it be different/easier if i use a solid state amp? I have one spare. You see i need to rehearse every thursday and this tweaking takes time. I want something to perform and take my time to tweak things.

That is interesting, you saying i have to flat EQ, so setting at zero the tone controls of the simulated amp or preamp! The clean tones are pretty ok but the overdrives need a lot of tweaking to my ears. I think i will reset the pedal with a fresh install and start from scratch tonight.

I concidered the dt25 but i am not willing to smend another 1000 right now. I thing i will try agzin to just make the effects work. Anyway the distortion sounds horrible like this.

Thank you for this clear explaination. So i think i am stuck to at least purchase an amp with an fx loop built in. I think as you say, tweaking for front imput iw very inconsistent. I know it will give me headaches. I think i tried a whole week to get a somewhat acceptable rock tone. So far i have two options as i see it now: Purchase a new amp with fx loop Sell the pod and use pedals Any amp suggestions in the 15w range?

Good evening. I am reading for 5 evenings about using the POD into an amp without fx loop. Honestly i am not getting wiser. My problem occurred when i found on rehearsal of our band the POD trough the blues junior sounds really thin. I tried to change the output, with and without cabinet, pre amps only, full modeling. I have gathered these answers to my question: -POD HD must be used trough an active speaker only, not with a tube amp. -POD HD can only be used on amps with fx loops. However i am stuck to using my POD into my guitar in from the blues junior. Are there people here that can confirm they have good tone using that way of setting it up? I am not giving up but the way it is i cannot use it with the band. Any tips are welcome. Thanks in advance.