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doesn't look like these are made anymore... can't find them anywhere.

Go for it... Slow Poison is damn good bro... was that all POD? really liked it.

Zero % financing expires 6 July but if you pre-order and charge the card now, its $42 a month to lock it in. They will also honor any other major sellers lower price before it ships. Great deal... You can always cancel if you change your mind... http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Helix

after playing with this feature with a bunch of different models, not sure WTF it really does... I am not so sure its power amp distortion as much as actual presence... towards 100 it gets harsh on some models and seems better suited to just pulling out some highs that may be getting lost in the mud. Seems like that is what presence is supposed to do, no? Whatever its a neat trick... Would be useable if it could be tied to a pedal.

opened a support ticket but this is probably going to be a tough one for them to even wrap their heads around... we have identified a hidden feature where the PRESENCE knob on certain amps can change the level of power amp distortion when connected by L6 link to an HD500(X). It is an awesome feature. However, we have also discovered that it does not work if changing PRESENCE when linked to an expression pedal. It only works when physically turning the knob on the POD or by sending a midi command to the amp. So the discrepancy to be fixed is - PRESENCE control of power amp distortion does not work over L6 link when using a controller. Here are some links to the threads on the forum detailing our discovery. http://line6.com/support/topic/4688-a-tiny-little-ground-breaking-feature/?p=105043 Please read all posts that follow as we explain what is happening. You can download the linked PDF as well to see the excellent work Martin did detailing the feature. Hopefully the expression pedal discrepancy can be fixed in a future firmware update, it is really a great feature.

it's called Google... give it a go... https://www.google.com/search?q=Green+day+amp+settings&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Yeah, let me know if its just my machine... I really like the trick though... http://line6.com/customtone/tone/1108638/

oddly enough, the expression pedal does not seem to induce the same behavior! Physically moving the presence knob does indeed introduce a sweet level of power amp distortion but linked to either exp 1 or 2, the same effect cannot be created with the pedal! But I can say for certain that its a cool trick and sounds fantastic. :D

got it. I am going to try it with the Supro in II A, everything except PRES set to 0, PRES linked to the exp pedal and the rest as posted above. If I read your doc right, I should hear a difference as I go from 50 - 100 with PRES. Is there any way to activate or turn off boost on a DT25 from the POD?

HD Edit for old 500's works the same way as you describe for 500X The L6 Link box is at the bottom of the MIXERS tab.

It's already been done but not sure if it's still available... check eBay... http://www.rackvax.com/

thanks man, awesome! :D

Martin - I tried setting up a patch the way you described with a Mandarin in A and a Blackface Pete in B and it was fantastic! I don't know if it was any better than the other way because I didn't do an AB test but this definitely deserves some more testing... Blue Comp > Color Drive > Blackface Pete > Digital Delay w/Mod and reverb on the DT, Variax Semi 5... WOW! Can't wait to test other ideas and see if there is a real benefit to this method... :D

sounds good Peter but you didn't touch on how to set up your amp. What channel is best? How do you set the tone stack? All the critical stuff you need when going into the front of an amp if you want to keep your POD tones... ;)

I'm probably missing something but I am not getting the need to set the power amp in channel A and then using the model in channel B. Why not just adjust the mixer to whatever model you are choosing in the first place? sorry if its a dumb question...

That is an awesome tone bro... love it and great technique, impressive!

HD500/Helix Control of Variax Parameters http://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/HD500-Helix-Control-of-Variax-Parameters/728102-23508

Just vote your conscience... I have many more numbers to hit!

not a video bit a collection of articles Line 6 did on delays with links to some nice dual delay patches' https://www.myflare.com/0/io/hotlink/P_uZXsopEeOMhyICCluF4w/Deep%20Dive%20into%20the%20Effects%20of%20the%20POD%20HD%20Multi%20Effects%20Processors.pdf

asked and answered many tines before... Guitar amps are not designed for modelers. Find a decent powered speaker like the Alto TS110a. You will be very happy with it and it is loud enough to play out when you want... About $200...

In keeping with the new aircraft theme, looks like I will soon be lined up with one of my favorite birds from back in the day when I was a Flight Engineer...

Put your volume pedal as the last thing in your chain. That way it is not changing the signal level hitting any FX or amp block after it. It will be a plain old volume pedal, gets louder or softer without affecting your tone at all. It may still SEEM like it is changing it due to the physics of sound and the Fletcher-Munson efffect... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher%E2%80%93Munson_curves

I confirmed with Sweetwater yesterday that the deal ends June 30. I told them to go ahead and charge my account so I won't pay any interest. They agreed to match any lower prices anywhere else before it ships. If I don't like it I can send it back... not the end of the world for me to make a few small payments now... Gives me more reason to sell off the other gear! ;)

Just curious, why the rack and not the floorboard? Do you use the Helix controller? If so what about no expression pedal? does the Helix save L2t modes better than the POD? PS: did you get your Trio yet?