berntsson34 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Hi. Picked up a used HD 500 a year ago but it doesn't sound good. The tone of the guitar get messed up through the pod, and the effects doesn't sound great. It's connected to my orange Jim Root amp with the 4 cable method. My guitar(Ibanez Jem 7) sounds so much better running just through the amp. Have I missed something that will make it sound better? Cuz when I listen to other people's pods it sounds much better than mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfsmith0 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Be sure your two inputs are set to Guitar and Variax. The default is Guitar and Same, which doubles the signal and can cause all sorts of nasty digital distortion. This made a HUGE difference in the out-of-the-box sound for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel_brown Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 The PODHD also several different output types such as Combo-Front or Studio Direct and a few others. Try different settings for this too. It can make a huge difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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