pwbeninate Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'm a brand new HD500X user, and I'm looking to re-create a pretty specific tone. Looking for the sound of a Boss DS-1 into a Vox amp with light gain. Obviously the Vox amp part is pretty straightforward, but I haven't found a distortion model that sounds anything like the DS-1. I'm open to any signal path, even another amp model that has the right tone... Obviously, I could just put a DS-1 in the FX loop, but I'm trying to avoid that if possible. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 heres the model gallery.... http://line6.com/data/6/0a06434d408c50904b6a219d8/application/pdf/POD%20HD%20Model%20Gallery%20-%20English%20(%20Rev%20D%20).pdf there is no model based on a DS1, i'm not sure which one would be closest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palico Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Owning a DS-1, I would try the Line 6 Drive. A DS-1 can be picked up used for like $20 most of the time, you might want to just get a DS-1 to put in the effects loop or in-front of the POD. Then use one of the Vox amp sims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwbeninate Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Thanks for the suggestions. I was able to find a tone that's working for me. I should have mentioned, I use a pretty specific setting on my DS-1: tone nearly all the way down and drive at 12 o'clock. That's the sound I was looking to model. I was able to get pretty close using the Classic Distortion model with the Filter parameter at 100% and the treble around 40%. I'm running that into the AC30TB model and it sounds great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott93105 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Way to noodle it... The more I use the HD500x, I look at all the amp models and effects as tone adjusters, rather than the real hardware they claim to duplicate. I often find the tone I'm going for uses a different amp or cab or effect than expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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