POD HD Bean Output Issue

[sketterman]

Hello All,

 

 

I've had my HD Bean for about 2 years now.  Today I plugged in to jam and noticed that my normal presets are not playing properly.  My signal chain is Guitar --> Bean --> LA-610 --> Scarlett 2i2 --> PC via USB.  I've been using this setup for about a month (a year or so if you take out the LA-610).

 

Initially I couldnt get ANY tone whatsoever, but then I heard a *little* sound when using a hi gain preset, although I had to MASH the strings, and even then it sounded like it had half the gain of an AC-DC song (this was a dual rectifier tone).  So to eliminate the Focusrite and the LA-610 I disconnected everything and plugged my headphones into my POD, same deal.

 

I just reset both the flash memory AND the firmware back to 1.0, and it's still doing the same thing.  Basically no hi gain tones work at all, they just sound absolutely weak as hell.  Obviously I ensured my guitar tone/volume knobs were all the way up.  It's doing this on my ESP (active pickups) and my SG (passive pickups), as well as my Jazz Bass (passive pickups).  The "cleanish" presets on the POD do produce tone, but it's quite a bit *weaker* than what it should be, and hi gain tones are just garbage.  I'm thinking my POD is dying.  I didnt change anything settings-wise since the last time I played, when everything sounded fine.  Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

***EDIT to add that right now I can use my POD as my interface (USB into PC).  While my guitar tones sound like lollipop, all other audio plays perfect (itunes, youtube, games, etc). ***

 

***EDIT number two to update that I've just attempted to update my flash memory from 1.0 to 2.62 and I'm getting:

 

"Error code 80007211 Firmaware update timed out waiting for response from the device.  Try the update again, making sure the cables are still connected.".   Sigh...

 

 

Shaun

[titchyblackcat]

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