secretshoes

Nobody on THIS particular forum is being bullied, I was speaking in generalities...some of the forums get HEATED! LOL!

I know the whole "live scenerio" set up has been debated/argued A LOT on these forums..Do you use amp pre models or the whole amp/cab combination...output settings...4 cable method, etc. I'd like to share my experience with you. I play my HD500 from the mono out into a Blackstar HT 6- 2x12 return jack. Now, I should say, neither the amp, the speakers, etc should have no bearing on my "2 cents" worth of advice. All to often people go back and forth about cab speakers, types of amps, etc...YES, they DO make a difference, however there are things you can do to make even a small amp with a cheap speaker sound pretty good live with the HD500. Anyway, I plug from the mono out into my amps return jack (therefore only using the amps internal power section. I select my global output setting on the POD to "COMBO AMP", not the front, I forget the name exactly...it doesn't matter, those 5 options of output modes are up to YOU to decide based on your own tastes, etc...don't let people on here bully you into selecting the "proper" output mode...sure, some modes were designed specifically for certain things, as a TOOL, not a RULE. I then connect my MXR 10 band eq to the HD500 effects loop, add an FX Loop in the POD on each patch I want the eq on. I found an external EQ in the after mixer within the POD gives you much, much more headroom to play with. You will be able to dial in "bedroom level" sounds as well as dialing in high volume levels if you're practicing with your band or getting ready to play live. I have also found it's EXTREMELY useful if when you show up to a gig and your sounds aren't quite right because of the venue, a quick EQ adjustment will save you the hassle of re-dialing your patches for that particular gig. This is by no means an end all, be all solution to tonal issues some may be having, but it's MY solution and I wanted to share with my fellow POD users. I like to make sure all my patches are relatively close in output volume and let the external EQ in the loop fine tune how to signal hits the amps power section. Hope this helps some of you out that may frustrated with trying to figure out which output selection to make, why some patches have too much high end, some have too much low end or mids...Any other ideas suggestions are welcome. Thanks for your time.