shredjsx Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I got irritated too with my HD500x But I trust in Line 6 so I did this One thing I love over my old X3 is having multiple banks bank sets... It sounds like you are a tone head like me So I'm gonna make a suggestion... Do what I finally did... Take one full bank set and just set each one up with all of the amps, no effects... Then play with the amp, cabs and mic settings... Get basic good tones then add in effects... I did set up a basic effects line to work with including a volume pedal, a noise gate in front of the amp, a graphic eq set to flat to boost signal on lower volume amps, and a noise gate after... And just play with the amps.... Then transfer tones/amps to your other set list banks to add and tweek effects... It really opens up so much, gives you an idea on what wonderful things this unit can do without coloring your tone with effect first.... Gets you to understand your amps better... Get the upgrade package amps too... I found that I ended up using Amps that I normally wouldn't even consider... I KNOW it was because we tend to default to the amps we know... I found myself using the Engl, and Bogner patches over the Soldono and JCM 800 and 2204 I would normally use... Also I used to HATE distortion pedals, I want sounds out of my amp... After I set up basic amp patches, I tried the effects into each one and found that the Roland Jazz amp and the Bassman sound great with different distortion and drive pedals in front... I would also suggest getting a Line 6 L3t or L2t.... And the smart cable to attach the unit.... The options I have now, and versatility is incredible.... Don't give up, it's there... Every time I go into guitar enter and like an amp I'm playing through, I come home and get that tone out of my HD500x... The global EQ is also a life saver if you have a tone you love but have to play at lower volumes... Or do a quick cut or boost of a frequency without wanting to mess up your patches... I might eventually post all of my basic amps on the custom tone... It was a lot of work But well worth it Would you guys like me to post my basic amp setups? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianrock2020 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Yes please post !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexKenivel Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Of course you should, in fact, why haven't you? :) Learning to understanding is fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunedinDragon Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I guess this might be convenient as far as quickly grabbing a basic amp setup. But I know for myself no matter what the amp I tend to have to play a bit with EQ and basic amp settings to get what I want depending on the guitar I intend to use with the patch. Personally I don't add any effects to a new patch I'm creating until I'm satisfied with the basic sound. I guess what I'm saying is I'm not sure if this would really be much of a time saver for me. Especially since there's probably a number of amp models I doubt I'd ever use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredjsx Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 I guess this might be convenient as far as quickly grabbing a basic amp setup. But I know for myself no matter what the amp I tend to have to play a bit with EQ and basic amp settings to get what I want depending on the guitar I intend to use with the patch. Personally I don't add any effects to a new patch I'm creating until I'm satisfied with the basic sound. I guess what I'm saying is I'm not sure if this would really be much of a time saver for me. Especially since there's probably a number of amp models I doubt I'd ever use. True for me at first, but I found that I now use amps I never would have even considered before.... I'll get it setup and load my basic patches over the next couple of days and let you guys know as soon as I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarplaya2000 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I got irritated too with my HD500x But I trust in Line 6 so I did this One thing I love over my old X3 is having multiple banks bank sets... It sounds like you are a tone head like me So I'm gonna make a suggestion... Do what I finally did... Take one full bank set and just set each one up with all of the amps, no effects... Then play with the amp, cabs and mic settings... Get basic good tones then add in effects... I did set up a basic effects line to work with including a volume pedal, a noise gate in front of the amp, a graphic eq set to flat to boost signal on lower volume amps, and a noise gate after... And just play with the amps.... Then transfer tones/amps to your other set list banks to add and tweek effects... It really opens up so much, gives you an idea on what wonderful things this unit can do without coloring your tone with effect first.... Gets you to understand your amps better... Get the upgrade package amps too... I found that I ended up using Amps that I normally wouldn't even consider... I KNOW it was because we tend to default to the amps we know... I found myself using the Engl, and Bogner patches over the Soldono and JCM 800 and 2204 I would normally use... Also I used to HATE distortion pedals, I want sounds out of my amp... After I set up basic amp patches, I tried the effects into each one and found that the Roland Jazz amp and the Bassman sound great with different distortion and drive pedals in front... I would also suggest getting a Line 6 L3t or L2t.... And the smart cable to attach the unit.... The options I have now, and versatility is incredible.... Don't give up, it's there... Every time I go into guitar enter and like an amp I'm playing through, I come home and get that tone out of my HD500x... The global EQ is also a life saver if you have a tone you love but have to play at lower volumes... Or do a quick cut or boost of a frequency without wanting to mess up your patches... I might eventually post all of my basic amps on the custom tone... It was a lot of work But well worth it Would you guys like me to post my basic amp setups? Thank you for your suggestion! I will definitely try what you've suggested. And, by the way, please post your basic amp setups...that'll be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredjsx Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 I'll work on it today... Home with the twins all day by myself (4 year old boys...) Pray I survive....:( Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistrp13331 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 You are the man for doing this brotha!! Many thanks from someone who gets frustrated too trying to get that tone that is just right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredjsx Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 My wife's dad is visiting and we are using my PC to do studio work, as soon as I can I'll load my patches and let you all know bros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashcraaft Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Can't wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexKenivel Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I think I'm going to do the same thing more or less... It'll be interesting to hear your takes on the models compared to mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredjsx Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Tonight... No kids, wife will be in the studio recording with her dad... ( studio meaning Ipad ) So I'll get it done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexKenivel Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I'm slowly chipping away at mine whenever I can find time. you don't really realize how many models there are in this thing until you sit here and start to make presets out of all of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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