Routing Pod HD Pro X through Vetta FX loop

[Akiradesign]

Hi, long time line6 user here, first time poster.

 

Dusted off my old Vetta 1 combo and I want to use it, however the internal sounds are about 13 years outdated ;)

 

I have a pod HD pro x and want to loop it through the fx loop of the Vetta. I setup 2 y-split cables on the send and return of the units. (The 4 cable method). The problem is, no matter what I do the guitar isn't coming through. What should happen I think is plug the guitar into the Vetta, have a 'blank' patch with bypassed amps and only the loop on, with appropriate mix levels. Shouldn't I hear the pod through it? I'm not hearing the guitar at all, just a feedback of sorts from the fx in the pod. I tried plugging the guitar into both devices just in case. Ultimately I've seen many guitar players loop an fx unit like this, so I know it's feesable.

 

Does anyone have experience with this setup? I read a couple of similar threads but the suggestions did nothing for me.

 

Any help would be appreciated!

[cclement]

I used my HD500x with my Vetta 2 for a while before I switched to a FRFR rig. I used the L & R outs of the HD500X, into the Return of the Vetta. This bypassed all of the Vetta's modeling and it basically became a powered cab. I also turned the Cab Modeling OFF on the HD500X so I didn't get double speaker/cam sims going on. You do need to enable the FX loop on the Vetta to get this all to work right. I just created a patch that had nothing on except the FX loop.

 

The only odd thing with doing this, is you need to plug a 1/4 cable or plug into the input of the Vetta, or it doesn't work. It wasn't to see a "connection" there I guess.

 

It worked well for a while... but moving over to a FRFR rig gave me better tones, and MUCH less weight to haul around to gigs.

[Akiradesign]

I figured out another way to do this. L/R of Y splitter out of Pod fx send to the guitar input (hence y cable) like you would a pedal.