mattbarden

Did you get your Pro X yet? I'm curious how that patch ended up working out for you, hopefully there were no conversion issues coming from my 500X.

I love my 500X. I am stuck trying to decide on an L2m or a DT amp right now. Choices, choices...

That's pretty sweet. Did you just order a stock one or did you go custom shop? Curious because I would be going the custom shop route if I do order one, just wondering how long it would take to get after I ordered. It's very enticing though, I can build my dream axe with a hard case included. They have some very nice looking finish options to choose from too, I think that'd be the hardest part lol. I've never shopped for guitars based on finish but if I had the option to choose whatever I wanted, man, that could take days to finally decide!

That guitar looks sick dude! How are the Agile's? I've been very tempted to try them out but I don't know anyone who owns one. How well was it setup when you got it? Their pricing is definitely reasonable, I've been debating ordering one for quite a while now.

That's a bit more complex than I usually set up my FX routing, but for the sake of being helpful I ran a quick test in the edit software and I was able to setup a chain like that so you should be good to go! Are the Pro's compatible with 500X patch files? If they are I could save the template and send it over to you to help get you started. Then you could just change them to whatever specific FX/amp model you want to use. I use 2 150w 12" FRFR PA speakers to amplify my 500X and it works great!

What kind of cable does L6 LINK use? L6 LINK works with a standard XLR cable. Because the quality and manufacturing processes of XLR cables vary widely, we can’t guarantee the performance of any particular XLR cable. However, if you are looking for a cable to use with L6 LINK, we recommend the Classic Series Microphone Cable (25 ft.) from Planet Waves, which was among the best we tested. What brand is your cable? Apparently not all XLR cables will work in the L6 Link port. I found this on their product page for it. I know the official cable Line 6 sells is an AES/EBU cable if that helps.

I like using the edit software for things like this, all things really. It makes it so much easier.

I've only played through the DT on it's own without the extra sauce the 500X has to offer but even that was freaking awesome. I might have to go with the 2x12 DT50 combo or even the head and stack. I know the 2x12 and stack cabinet have a mix of the G12's and V30's, I've always been partial to the V30 speaker myself but to have both opens up a lot of different micing options. The 1x12 only has the G12 I know but that sounded very good to me so the 1x12 would be a good option if I wanted to save some $. That's the one I played on and it sounded excellent to my ears. I'll keep that topology tip in mind should I pull the trigger on the DT. I tend to stick to one amp for cleans, one for crunch, one for rhythm and MAYBE a different one for leads if my rhythm one doesn't cut it with a boost or something.Thanks for the heads up! Don't the 50's have the ability to switch to 25w mode though? I'd rather get the best of both worlds and be able to jam in low power at home and crank it up in live situations.

Thanks for the input robbie, that's what I was afraid of. Honestly, if I just want to jam to something in a lower tuning at home, I find the pitch glide to be sufficient for that. I would never record or gig with it but for dropping down from standard E to say, standard C with the -4 setting just to rock some Dethklok at home is totally fine for me. I have other guitars for dedicated alternate tunings anyways. Unless it's on a good sale AND they add some additional pickup options I think I'll save my money for now. I'm very interested in the DT series amps though...I'm currently running 2 FRFR PA speakers but man do those DT's sound sweet. With the X in addition I can only imagine the tonal possibilities to be had.

But on a side note, anyone own a Variax here? I'm looking at them and I downloaded the workbench, even though I don't have one. I just wanted to see what options are available. Honestly I'm kind of disappointed with the modeled pickup selection. I would have assumed they would have at least modeled the EMG 81/85 combo. I don't use EMG's myself but they seem to be lacking in any sort of higher output pickup selection overall. Maybe I'm just not keen to their terminology for what they have but from what I see they are more geared towards vintage pickups. Am I missing something or is that pretty much what the deal is? What type of guitar is everyone using btw? This is always a variable to different people's setups. I currently flop between an LTD H-330FM, an LTD EC-200QM and a Washburn Dime36 G16. I love the stuff ESP/LTD puts out, great value for what your getting. The Washburn was an impulse buy. I tried to look it up on the web while I was in the store and couldn't find hardly anything about it and for what they were selling it for, I was like what the hell why not? I've owned other Washburn's in the past and they are solid axes but always seem to need a pickup change to make them sing. All my guitars still have the stock electronics, even the Washburn (for now). That one's going to be my Franken-guitar. I love the 330 though, it's my go-to axe. Super light for a mahogany body, it is chambered according to the sales guy though so that does help with the weight a bit. MUCH lighter than the EC-200. As far as my 330 goes, say what you will about the active ALH-200's but for what they are they are not a bad stock pickup at all. From what I have researched they are supposed to be more like a passive with the benefits of actives. Kind of like the James Hetfield EMG set is made to do, but I'm sure those are better. But the 200's are not bad at all. I've tried the 81/85 set as well as the Blackouts, both with and without the 18v mod, and I've had better results with the 200's to be honest. I may not have the best guitars on the market but for me they are working great so like I said earlier, keep the snarky opinions to yourself. I've owned plenty of guitars that cost more than what I'm using now and traded them out so a higher price doesn't always necessarily mean a superior guitar. I once had a Gibson that I absolutely hated. It's all about what works for you.

Hey now Giorgos, this thread wasn't made to criticize other people's settings but rather get other people's opinions...Keep it cool man. Opinions aren't wrong. You can disagree but be cool about it. I know a lot of people like the red comp, a lot of stuff you see people doing on Youtube uses red comp in the chain with great success. The color contrast thing might have been a joke for all you know.

32 myself. I'm not surprised I'm one of the younger ones on this thread either. I agree with Charlie above. It seems folks younger than me are either into the pop-electronica music or whatever they're trying to pass off as "rap" these days. Both of which don't tend to use a lot of guitars.

This, 100 times over, don't do this. It might sound ok in your bedroom playing by yourself but in a live or recording situation it just doesn't work.

I like the verse/chorus technique Brian, I might have to use that sometime. I've just been using the volume pedal for some reason but your way is much more efficient. I typically don't change my volume that much other than just picking with different strengths but sometimes you need a little extra something.

I might have to pick up the new amps this weekend since they're on sale. I probably won't even end up using them for a while yet since I'm really happy with my Treadplate tone but for the price it's hard to pass up. What's the story behind the Solo100 pre Alex? I like a good funny story. I like to use the Solo myself for lead stuff here and there, that's a good sim and it was free!

You got what I asked for to a T actually so thanks for the input! That's exactly what I wanted to do with this thread was get a bunch of different people's input to open up newer users to different techniques. When I was just starting out with Line 6 gear I lived on these forums for tips and got lots of help so I'm just trying to give it back now. I know the pains of the 500's "DSP suckage" as you called it all to well. I'm actually kinda glad I broke the used one I bought (they don't take kindly to spilled beer...just a heads up) so I could get a brand new X, with a 3 year warranty to boot! The extra DSP has been a godsend for me. I'm really not that FX heavy of a player yet even I still ran into DSP issues with the old 500. I don't hit that wall at all now, it took a dual amp patch with nothing but pitch based FX to finally get there on the X. I think it was 5 or so when it finally did it but honestly who would ever use that many in a real life scenario anyway? I was trying to max it out and it took some work is the point. It's strange how they marketed the HD's when they originally came out as being able to do "any combination of FX in any order" when that certainly wasn't the case until now. I agree on the not liking mixing 2 different amps for dual amping. I used to do that on the X3L to try and produce "my own amp" so to speak but I found it insanely time consuming and more often than not had little to no payoff. I used to quad track my guitars just to get the extra mics I'm getting with the dual amping technique I'm using on the X now but with half the work. Most studios are going to record multiple mics on a speaker now anyways. I see it as I'm just one step closer to how they are actually doing it in one shot instead of doing multiple takes to get the same result. This is one area Guitar Rig still owns Line 6 on since they have, what 5 mics is it on any given signal you can mix and match? I tried Glen's delay trick too but honestly I could never get it to work quite as good as actually dual amping. I know the logistics to it but I was never able to get it to sound quite right to my ears. Kudos to you for you success with it though. Glad it's pulling up the slack from the DSP limitations so you don't have to dual amp if you don't need to. What works, works and that's just it in the end. The beauty of modelers is making them do what we need them to do to suit our own personal needs without spending thousands on separate amps and FX.

Just curious on everyone's different approaches to dual amps in the HD500/X/Pro? I personally like to use the same amp/cab sims set with the exact same settings only with two different mics to simulate a cab that's being double mic'd. For my Treadplate model I like the matching cab with the 57 on axis and the 87 condenser mics. It sounds much more full and alive to me than running a single amp sim with only one mic. Let chat folks, how do you like to use it?

Well it appears they are on sale this weekend. Thankfully I'm a procrastinator, 30% off is a sweet deal!

I also agree with the points the PODs are only as close to their EOL as the user wants them to be. I know guys who still use and are very happy with POD 2.0s.

I see they do still have the 30 day money back guarantee though, that does make it a bit more enticing to at least try it . Would any of you fine folks have any first hand experience with that? I looked up the steps and to what I understand it's if I decide I'm not 100% satisfied with the purchase I have to 1) request the refund, 2) deauthorize my device, 3) reauthorize it so they know the pack was removed then 4) I get the refund, is that correct? Does this whole process have to be completed before the 30 days is up or is it just sending in the initial request for a refund that needs to be done by day 30? Not trying to be a total cheapo or anything. For all the crazy amounts of gear I've bought over the years I just try to justify my costs little more before impulse buying is all.

I was not aware of that pianoguyy, figured I try it and see if it worked but I guess it does not.

Is there any way possible way you would finally consider doing a per amp price for the model pack amps? I want some of the new amps but if I could just buy the ones I want for like, $5-$10 each I would be WAY happier with that deal and would pull the trigger right now. Or if I could have an upgrade price on previously purchased model packs that are similar from the XT series?? Seriously guys, this could bring in more sales for you because honestly I don't want to spend another $50 for the 1 or 2 amps I actually want and have 8 others sitting there that I will never use. Moneywise for me that is not a sound investment seeing as I only actually will use 10-20% of what I paid for. I know this has been a long time request since back in the day so why not just pull the trigger already?? Money is good and I am wanting to give you some but not for stuff I don't want, just saying. Make it happen Line 6!!

Like medievil1 said, the Mesa Dual Rec and Bogner Uber are stock on the HD500X so your good to go. Honestly I'm pretty content with the Mesa, Engl and Uber models it comes preloaded with. The Shiva model does sound pretty sweet though, but thats the only amp out of the metal pack I really like personally. The Mesa is pretty much my go to for just about anything and then maybe add the Engl for some extra flavor if the track needs it.

Looks like everything is good to go now folks, I just successfully updated my usb firmware \m/

Servers must be fully operational again, update finally went through!