Hi!
I just can't decide... Ok I haven't tried the hd500x...too far to the nearest musicstore.
I have a pod x3 pro and I'm running it through a marshall 8008 power amp into a 4x12 marshall cab.
The sound is ok I guess and I suspect that the biggest problem is the marshall 8008. It is kind of weak and doesn't have much power in the low end. I'm thinking of replacing it with a tube amp head or another power amp but tube amps are expensive. I did borrow a Bugheera head and tried through that but I didn't think that it was that big differance.
Anyway. To the big question. Should I get a Pod hd500x instead of the x3 pro? It seams to be worth it soundwise and I would really like the harmonizer and looper. And of course the floorboard is a big plus.
The plus side for the hd500x seems to be:
Well, better sounding amps.
Harmonizer and looper
The pedalboard
The plus side for the hd500x seems to be:
Direct out (clean unprocessed signal) for recording (fixable by using spdif on hd500x)
Multi out..I mean I can have one signal to my amp and another to my mixer.
Lots of amps ..but I prefer quality before quantity
Bass amps. Somtimes I use my x3 for playing bass. The hd500x seems to have 2 bassamps though.
I'm thankful for any idéas and suggestions.