Acoustic guitar HD500X

[marcoluten]

Hi all.

 

I just got my self a new HD500X since a few days. I really like the sounds (using without amp sim.)

 

But is it also possible to use a acoustic guitar on the HD500x and send it to the amp and still keep my sweet acoustic tone ? Maybe there is a DI/Preamp preset that can work ?

 

AC guitar -> HD500X -> Fender Twin amp.

 

 Regards. 

Marco

[cruisinon2]

11 hours ago, marcoluten said:

Hi all.

 

I just got my self a new HD500X since a few days. I really like the sounds (using without amp sim.)

 

But is it also possible to use a acoustic guitar on the HD500x and send it to the amp and still keep my sweet acoustic tone ? Maybe there is a DI/Preamp preset that can work ?

 

AC guitar -> HD500X -> Fender Twin amp.

 

 Regards. 

Marco

 

No... but the problem is not the POD, it's the Twin. Electric guitar amps have a very narrow frequency response, far too narrow to accommodate the range of frequencies that make an acoustic guitar sound like what it is. No matter what you do it's gonna sound like a clean electric. 

[pianoguyy]

I have never had a "sweet acoustic tone" through an amp. I get that through a mic. 

This doesn't mean that acoustic guitar pickups aren't nice sounding. It just isn't what I think of when I think of when I think of "sweet acoustic tone". 

 

 

But to answer the question; yes, you can use your acoustic guitar with the pod and can send it to an amp the same as you would an electric guitar. 

Getting specific tone... that is a totally different issue.

 

If you look, there is an entire setlist devoted to acoustic, bass, and vocals.  I am sure it can give you some ideas where to start. 

[marcoluten]

Thanks all for the replies.

 

Yesterday I tried some of the acoustic presets and with some tweaking it sounds acceptable for me. My twin amp is at the studio so i'm making the presets with a vox amplug headphone on. It sound good now.

 

But.. is it also possible to connect 2 guitars(1 electric and 1 acoustic) to the POD.. and have the electric presets go to the electric amp and the acoustic to the mixer?(maybe with the balanced xlr?) They do not have to be on at the same time. I just have to switch between them.

 

Regards

Marco 

[marcoluten]

Ok thanks. Would it sound better if i connect it to the mixer or my amp? Or makes it no difference ?

[pianoguyy]

People have their favorite amps and I can understand that. Especially when one is new to modeling tech, not knowing what it is capable of or how to fully exploit it. 

 

I didn't use acoustic amps. I didn't use keyboard amps. I didn't use "microphone" amps. 

So, in my head, I was always wondering why I used a electric guitar amp. But I could never make it work. So I quit trying. 

Fast forward a few decades, the technology now exists. There is no need to use amps anymore; which is exactly how I do it - no amps. 

 

If possible, I always suggest going direct to pa. 
And if it is not possible, I suggest trying to make it possible, 

[marcoluten]

5 minutes ago, pianoguyy said:

People have their favorite amps and I can understand that. Especially when one is new to modeling tech, not knowing what it is capable of or how to fully exploit it. 

 

I didn't use acoustic amps. I didn't use keyboard amps. I didn't use "microphone" amps. 

So, in my head, I was always wondering why I used a electric guitar amp. But I could never make it work. So I quit trying. 

Fast forward a few decades, the technology now exists. There is no need to use amps anymore; which is exactly how I do it - no amps. 

 

If possible, I always suggest going direct to pa. 
And if it is not possible, I suggest trying to make it possible, 

I was asking this for my acoustic. I totally do not agree with you about using no amps for electric. But I will not go off topic :-) 

[AusMakka]

On 5/12/2019 at 2:09 AM, marcoluten said:

I was asking this for my acoustic. I totally do not agree with you about using no amps for electric. But I will not go off topic :-) 

 

Yeah, run your acoustic direct to a PA if possible and use the POD for effects. Sounds so much better than trying to run through an electric amp. 

 

And yes, you don't need to use amps for electric anymore if you don't want to. Run it straight to the PA with the POD. I use it that way with my Gretsch. Even Mark Knoppfler's latest concerts are done using sim amps. 

[pfsmith0]

An alternative to using the FX LOOP for 2 guitars into 2 amps is to configure the signal chain for 2 distinct signal paths. Input 1 goes to path A. Input 2 goes to path B. Put whatever FX blocks you want in either path. At the very end, pan path A fully L and path B fully right. Now you have each guitar on it's own output half of the stereo output. It's basically 2 mono signals. This is a much more straightforward way to do it IMHO. The main thing you lose is the tuner for Guitar 2. It's only available to Input 1.

[jeffsoble]

As stated previously, a lot of people, if not most, will run their acoustic straight to the PA, however, there is an acoustic amp in 1 of the expansion tone packs (I can’t remember which one off hand).  An acoustic amp is really just a pre-amp that helps to boost your natural signal, which you can tweak if you have an acoustic/electric.  I use it and I love it. I set up a small signal chain and use the same one for all of my acoustics; 6-string steel, 12-string steel, 6-string nylon and ukulele.

 

guitar : noise gate : tube comp (just a wee bit of compression to give it something extra) : graphic EQ : acoustic amp.

 

Incidentally, the acoustic patches that come with the pod are fun to play with for effects.  I’ll plug a tele in and run it through “steel strings” for example and you get a neat sound.  I’ve recorded using the “guilded choir” patch with an acoustic and a strat, using an E-bow. It created an awesome double tracked lead sound that I’m using on the album I’m recording.