Hi Guys I have received A LOT OF HELP from a number of members (DunedinDragon, Cruisinon2, redmonda) and to you i say... THANK YOU... I think i'm making some headway with this thing and I have attached a JPG of how i have decided to run my pedal board.
I am using a Gibson Les Paul into a Mesa Boogie Mark IV and i'm using the 4CM or sometimes i will just plug my POD into the effects return of my amp and bypass the pre amp section depending on the gig.
I think this is one of the easiest ways to get a consistent tone for whatever sound your trying to get.
I would set banks ABCD to whatever pre amp i feel like playing that day (I ONLY USE THE "PRE AMP" MODELS if i'm gonna go into my Mark IV TUBE AMP.)
A- Blacface 'Lux.
B- Tweed B Man,
C- JCM800 or Plexi 100.
D- Treadplate
I use FS 1234 as standard pedals to stomp on or off as i see fit
FS1- Screamer
FS2- Chorous
FS3- Delay -short
FS4- I have left blank so i can assign any pedal i need/want for specciffic tones like a V-troUnivibe, since i dont use regularly
FS5- Tube Drive
FS6- Phaser
FS7- Delay - long
FS8- Solo boost (i use a jumper cable from the POD's Effectls return and send and set the Return level to 6 or 10 DB. (It's like a clean boost)
So on any given day if the band i am playing with is a blusey kinda band, I'll use the Blackface or Tweed amp and if i'm playing metal i'll use the Treadplate or JCM 800 bank
I hope this helps someone.
If anyone has any questions just drop me a note.