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Great Vid thanks for sharing!

+1. Yep do the same.

I didn't find a model number but the pics below appear to be the same case. Fits the 500x. I just push the back foam down a bit to plug in the back plugs.

Should be the first link. I see it says it doesn't fit a HD500x but the one I have fits with no issue, doesn't have room for a expression pedal but the other fits. I'll check tonight when I get home to verify the model number and upload a picture.

Take a microphone plug it into the board and make sure you have signal out of the PA first. Then try the POD. Set your "PFL" on for the board or "solo" or whatever you have to check the incomming level, adjust POD Master volume as need to make sure you getting line level or close. The POD is outputting based on the normal amp working with it. So you will need to use the meters on the mixer to find where your losing signal. I would guess it's either not getting out of the mixer itself or just not getting to the mains. As hurghanio said the ONLY THING YOU HOOK a power amp output to is A SPEAKER.

I use the Roadrunner bag below. My HD500x fits comfortably. I used a custom made hard case before but switch to this for the easy of carrying around and I'm not out tour where you really need sturdier cases. https://www.amazon.com/Road-Runner-Pedal-Board-Black/dp/B002N19O2Y

Generally I use just a digital delay on my leads with mix down to as low as 15% but I have used the ping pong before some some tracks I wanted to sound really shred type tones, but again just way down in the mix. Never used them for a real out front sound.

Always wondered why we didn't just build a small compressor into T.V. to bring up the shows level and tame the ads. That explains it. Learned something new today.

Sounds like you are not using the POD for anything but source devices and the gain levels hitting the Scarlett is fine. So the problem is the interface to the DAW. I don't have a Scarlett but I would look in the driver or software for the Scarlett and see if there is a boost. Also what level is hitting the DAW? Saying the Volume is low may or may not be a problem. You can always just bring up the level in the DAW itself for the track. If you getting anywhere around -18 to -12 on the DAW for recording level, that's likely not a issue. Plus check the DAW playback on the Scarlett for any knob or setting for Direct or Monitor mix or level. When you play back from the DAW it's signal coming from the PC to the interface. When you coming from the POD, you most likely (again don't know the Scarlett just true for most interfaces) getting direct payback level from the interface. This prevents latency issues. On the POD USB you don't have "mix" of monitor vs. direct but on most dedicated interfaces you do.

cruisinon2 is likely correct with the string stretching being the source of the problem. Other things to consider. Make sure the locks on the nut are working and tightened (don't over-tighten them, you can over do it). If you referring to the string not holding tune WHILE you bend it, that is side effect of floyd rose floating bridges, a tremolo stabilizer can fix that. Make sure it's setup correctly with the bridge floating almost even to the body once it is tuned correctly. If it's sunk in or lifted up too much it will cause issues. Floyds can be b**ch to get setup properly but once setup correctly are actually hard to throw out of tune even with the wildest dives. Since you are not even getting to the variax side of the guitar yet, I would recommend looking up some videos etc... on getting the floyd setup first. Might check with graph tech(bridge manufacturer) to see if they have any information, I've contacted them before and they have awesome support.

Yep this forum usually stays quite. That is good testament to how good the amp is. Mostly people post about problems. Get this up and running and it doesn't seem to have many.

Nice! Yea I'm still tweaking mine. I think they key to controlling the mid range is going to be the EQ. The original poster indicated a taper EQ from 6k to 10k using his DAW tools. I could not find any EQ in the POD that would do that exactly. Might just take some playing with it to find exactly what you are after. Tweaking this one myself still some.

I tend to use the guitar volume knob for that purpose most of the time. On the old analog rigs I never really had much of use of volume pedal, but the difference between patch volume on these make it a necessity for me to have post amp, so I can adjust during a show when I didn't get the patches level right.

FYI. the location is the chain for volume pedal is very important. If you put it before the amp it will act like the volume on your guitar, it will clean up more than turn down. If you put it after the amp it will act more like a master volume knob where it turns down the overall volume without affecting the tone. Which is best for you depends on how you want to use it. I like to set my patches up with a volume pedal after the amp but right before my delay and then reverb. So when I turn down the delay and reverb tails hold on for a bit.

It was pretty clean for me as well with the setting mentioned, that is likely just differences in the guitar and connections. Turn up the output (not drive) on the tube driver first. That will hit the front of the amp model harder. Then adjust the drive between the drive on the tube driver and/or amp to taste.

Finally got around to trying this one this weekend. Gotta say this is a really great tip to nail that tone. I setup amp settings as described other that getting a bit more gain for my guitars. The tone wasn't that good UNTIL I went back and reread the bit about the EQ high end roll off. So I wanted to do it all on the POD directly. I got a studio EQ and rolled off the lows below the 75hz setting, something I normally do with most of the amps. Then rolled off the highs at 8k (highest setting on the studio EQ) and bam their it was. Great basic rock tone. Also tried this high roll off on several other amps and on most it worked really good. Thanks for the tips. Now to try this when I get time on the DT amp and see what kind of difference it makes there. I wonder if part of the reason I really like my DT is some sort of high roll off that is occuring naturally.

I can second this! I use my JTV89F in 1/2 down tuning physically and the modelling and alternate tuning do not work as good as they do in standard. For me I just live with it as I really don't use Alternate tuning very much.

Correct.

Yes it includes a preamp, knob for gain for it specifically on the back of the POD. Yes using the USB driver it functions as a interface, providing a channel to the DAW, work fine with others. I've recorded vocals over it before, although that's not my normal method for vocal interface but it does work. It does NOT provide for phantom power (needed for condensor mics).

:D Personally I think the tubes in the power amp section of the DT make all the difference! Glad you are enjoying your DT!

Add one more vote your fret likely needs some polishing. My 89f had 3 high frets when I got it, which was frankly a bit disappointing for such and $$$ guitar. Took it out to very good luither in my area and had him level a repolish the entire fretboard.

I've had a similar problem of basically what appears to be no input on using the HD500x to the DT25. It happens pretty rarely but just switching to a different patch and right back solves it for me. Never had it happen once I have a patch up and going. I always figured it was bug in the HD500x software as it always happens using the variax, never any of my normal guitars. To me mine is like it just forgot which input to use.

I'm not a bass player per say but I do play a bass a bit when needed. So I'm not expert in this area but maybe my thoughts here can help. 1. Will it make noise? Yep. Plug a bass guitar in a guitar amp and it will make noise. Maybe even usable if nothing else is available but will often not be voiced correctly. A bass guitar roll often is to fill in the bottom end so that typically calls for larger speaker or at least one voiced lower depending on how you like your bass to sound. So hook a POD to a 4x10 cab with a good high output power amp and yes it will work. Likely to find one in "typical" setup? Not unless there is already a bass rig there. Most Bass players want high wattage amps for clean overhead and for strong signal. Not sure you will get that with what is "typical" but I can say most open mic etc... where backline is provided typcially do have a basic bass rig provided. So you could could run into that. 2. For something for your self, If looking for something personally. I would look a good PA power amp and Bass cabinet. I know a local Bass player that great and sound great. He takes a pre-amp (forget the model but not a POD and lower just rack pre-amp) into a Carvin power amp to a 2x10 or 1x15 (seen him use either) and it sounds great. I would image the POD would do okay in that as well. PA power amps are typcially designed to be high output and clean so they won't color the sound much. The cabinets will, but all of us face that same scenerio, speakers always color the sound some. You could look at PA cabs and sub cabs for more flat "true" FRFR sound for the rig but personally I think I would go with just really good bass cab and work with it to taylor my sound if it was me.

+1 exactly. I use two guitars on stage for most shows and entire banks that are almost exactly duplicates, except for volume etc.. for each one. Actually a huge advantage of the digital world. If you were using pedals and traditional amp, you would have to make the adjustments on the amp itself quickly when you switched guitars. No problem if you have a guitar tech like the big acts for but the rest of us that meant spinning knobs on stage real quick like.

Basically the DT25 an DT50 are a digital preamp and configurable power amp section. Yes the preamps are the same as the "pre" versions on the HD500(x) roughly. The real kicker power of this amp is it is configurable real power amp section. You can go from as real (AB) power section to Class A. Like swapping out a Marshall for a Vox amp. Yes both great amps but really very different beasts. And as spaceatl points out the DT-50 is a 50 watt version and DT-25 is 25 watt version so you will need to pic you poison based on how much clean overhead you want in the amp. Basically if you want really clean clean tones the the DT-50 is likely better but if you want to get real tube break up sooner without as much volume the DT25 is a better choice. Although I will warn you I have DT25 combo and rarely get it over master volumme 5 even outside. That little thing is LOUD. The DT amps are indeed designed to work with the HD500(x) to give you more options of digital preamps and effect but of course the DT works standalone as traditional amp just fine. Pro: REAL POWER TUBES. Configurable power section. Only amp, I know of that change it's "stripes" in a instant. Well built. I can say that for at least the DT25 combo I have. It's quite heavy and been knocked around a pretty good bit with no issues. Works like any other amps. Pedals in front, in the loop etc... all function as would be expected for any amp. On board reverb (kind of standard these days but a nice to have thing). It's a digital "Room" verb I believe. You can change a good bit of the digital side using a MIDI interface and third party editor. So you aren't exactly "stuck" with all of the exact factory setting. You have a bit of room. Search this forum for more information on what is possible with that. Cons: Pretty much NO support. It breaks and it's likely just done. No one in almost any area is going to know how to work on it. It's a hot rod even on the tube side and does not seem to follow traditional conventions. Also Line 6 indeed appears to be focused on the FRFR solutions so I doubt they will be of much assistance, other than if you have warranty during the warranty period . It's still have active product but most of us don't expect to be for long. Channel volumes: Some of the clean setting can be pretty quite. Not that it's unworkable for that. Just need adjust channel and master volume accordingly. Do wish they were a bit more balanced. Since I used a HD500x with mine I adjust these on that to match. Lastly before you look at DT amp or modelling etc.. in general you really need to know. Why do you want modelling or any amp for? If your after one or two specific tones, you may be better off just getting that amp/rig or a close approximation that is in your budget. I say this as you mentioned having trouble with getting a satisfying experience with modelling. In my case I did as well. I could get "good enough" tones but it just lacked the feel of an amp and the slightly spongy compression of real tubes. To a DAW for recording I think modelling works great but live it seemed to just lack something. Putting some real power tubes in it made it much much better. The DT looking and physically feeling like an amp and of course with the configuration section completed it for me. Going forward from here I can say I really don't use a whole lot of different tones and the future supportabilty of the amp concerns me.