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Hey guys, I dont mean to commit line 6 sacrilege here, just needing some user advice. I play twice a week in church and once out per week. Of course hauling gear is uber-tedious, but Im willing to do it if my tone is pleasing me. Let me start off by saying, I had a POD HD500 back in the day and it sounded ok to me. I still missed my tube amp and pedal though. The warmth, compression and puff of a tube amp moving air is hard to beat. I now have a few options. My old tube amp and pedals, my Fender Mustang Floor, and Tech 21 power engine 60 with Eminence Cannabis Rex speaker swap, and a blackstar ht5rh. My dilemma is I just cant get my ears to full embrace my tube amp on stage due to lower volumes. I also cant seem to get my Fender Mustang Floor through the Power Engine 60 to give me the warmth and fullness needed on my rythm playing as I am mainly a utility player, singer, and occasional lead player. So here is the main question???? Will the Pod HD 500x cover this tonal void better than the pod hd500 I had? I dont go direct to house, I mic my power engine 60 with a Peavey PVM 45IR mic to get the tone a little warmer. I guess Im trying to avoid at all cost going towards Fractal Axe FX stuff due to the $ of it all, but can I get close to where Im wanting to go with the pod? I miss the days when my face peels open with joyous smiles due to my tone. Any help, greatly appreciated, as I am a long time line 6 user in their mics, wireless uints and I also own a jtv59 party wagon! Blessings....