bjnette Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 WARNING: Owning a POD HD could have you buying the hardware equivalents of your favorite amps and FX.Anyone going from a POD HD to hardware; should only stand as a testment of how well modeled the HDs are.What would be an interesting poll question to find out ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 kind of worked that way for me... had the pod HD and because of that i bought a Roland JC-120 of course... i don't think that's what you meant :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnette Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 No that is fine. The JC 120 indicates you like clean and most likely into jazz. It is all you need. I think the Roland Cubes have a JC120 clean channel. Lets face it some players don't need toys to get a great tone. it is in their style and choice of voicings. I am able to manage to get pretty good clean tones when needed from the HD but usually just go in direct via a valve preamp. I record my style is usually a clean rythmic guitar but as I like to get down a dirty for soloing the HD just lets rip in FX and Amp high gain and verbs(nice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 actually, i just always liked the JC-120 model, in the XT/X3 and there is not one in the HD so it was due to the pod's that i wanted one. not really into jazz etc... just like that brush in my sonic palate. the SLO Clean model did go a bit towards adding that flavor in though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewolf48 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Steve Rothery uses a JC-120 and he isn't exactly Jazz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel_brown Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I already owned Marshall tube amps and cabs since 1990. Well before buying anything from Line6. Sure I could plug in a TS9 into the preamp and connect a delay into the FX return then dial in a little spring reverb and it sounds really good - been there. However I like the PODHD studio output into a pair of Marshall power amps and stereo effects I can get live. Plus the total control I can have over every detail of tone. It's amazing what the PODHD has, not just in tone but how configurable it is. The downside to this is, it can be difficult and frustrating for new users until they learn how to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondancer Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 JC 120 = Jazz Chorus 120! This is the only correlation. It's true, some Jazz guitar player my use the JC, the most of them I know and ever seen in a live show don't use the JC 120. Sound is too cold, weight too heavy. Back to the subject. A modeled musical equipment will never ever hit the sound of a real amp or instrument! But the state of the art is breathtaking! It is much better than pumping money in boutique amps and handling tons of equipment (if you don't have your own roadies) :lol: I'm 57 years old and broken-backed. I like to to take my HD and some cables in my bag and my JTV gigbag over my shoulder and travel to my shows :wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnette Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Okay fair enough a Jazz Chorus can have pedals in front and even a rack of FX. I'm 54 and have had the HD 500 for about a year now and still love it. I have a few Amps and simulation software and while you can get some good tones from them I really like the HD amps and FX and midi change capability. Great box. Very creative. If I hook it up to my Fender Amp power amp and mic the result it sounds good enough for a record. I have been seeing some HD 300s go for silly money here used, About $220-$250. Less than a new Pocket POD. Gee one of the FX modeled hardware units comes in close to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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