ZeCastello Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I tried to plug my takamine 12-string on my pod500 this weekend and the sound was terrible. Even with no effects at all. No amps or that "vintage pre". The guitar input was terrible. The aux a little better but far away from the sound plugged on the soundboard. I needed control of the sound and different effects for different songs (floyd songs) and I ended the night very very frustrated. What did I do wrong? I plugged a mic for my saxophone and it worked. Does the pod only works with the variax acoustic models? I'll try some patches from the guys here but where do I plug the instrument? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I plug my acoustic 6-string (Martin D-28) into the Guitar input on my HD500 without problems. One possibility I can think of is an onboard preamp on your Takamine. If there is one on the Takamine (there is not one on my Martin) try turning the Vol down. Perhaps the input of the HD500 is being overdriven? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeCastello Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 I plug my acoustic 6-string (Martin D-28) into the Guitar input on my HD500 without problems. One possibility I can think of is an onboard preamp on your Takamine. If there is one on the Takamine (there is not one on my Martin) try turning the Vol down. Perhaps the input of the HD500 is being overdriven? Hi Uber, i dont think it was the volume cos i remember turning it down. But I will try to bypass the eq. Lets see if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeCastello Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Would you share your patch with me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Here's a dual-path patch I created for acoustic guitar and vocals. It uses both the Guitar and Mic inputs on the HD500. As with everything on Customtone, use it as a starting point for tweaking to your own taste. http://line6.com/customtone/tone/215659 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeCastello Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Thanks a lot!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medbad5150 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I used my Epiphone with acoustic pickup and sounded crap..Variax 700 on acoustic setting..clear as a bell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tochiro Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I plug my Martin HD28 with a Baggs M8 pickup to the HD500 with no amp and the sound is not different from the guitar plugged directly to the mixing desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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