Zhorell Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Hey All, Bought a new HD500x, without plugging the unit first thing I noticed are the plastic control knobs, they feel very fragile? worried this would easily break or come loose? Anyone experience trouble with these knobs? probably have to use this unit very gently lol, for the price point I wonder why Line 6 did not focused a bit more on this part, I can only imagine if someone step on it by accident.. Good thing I'm loving this tone machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhorell Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Btw I'm referring to the edit knobs on the HD unit not the amp knobs (tre/mid/bass etc...) on the hd500x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 They seem fine to me but I don't intend to step on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhorell Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Boss units have sturdy knobs that can withstand heavy handed users in comparison.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akeron Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I have a POD HD500. After 2 years of use the knob 3 and 4 started to malfunction. As you go forward, the time you reach certain numbers everything move backwards and you have to move 2000 times forward to go to that desired number as the display continue to go backwards on every number past a certain point, which varies. Sometimes it happens a few times but others it happens all the time and that's really frustrating... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innovine Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 My old yamaha sampler does something similar, goes backwards if you twist it forwards too quickly. It's dirt and oxides in the encoder. Have you tried spraying some potentiometer cleaning spray into it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akeron Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Well it's not always high speed, but no I haven't thought of that! Thanks for the idea. Let's see if that works :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhorell Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 I have a POD HD500. After 2 years of use the knob 3 and 4 started to malfunction. As you go forward, the time you reach certain numbers everything move backwards and you have to move 2000 times forward to go to that desired number as the display continue to go backwards on every number past a certain point, which varies. Sometimes it happens a few times but others it happens all the time and that's really frustrating... That's what I'm afraid of've.. I don't think it's built to last for years, "enter" & "4 way nav pad" (poorly constructed) are probably the first one to go before the "multi function knobs" which feels very soft like a toy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrybacki Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 That's what I'm afraid of've.. I don't think it's built to last for years, "enter" & "4 way nav pad" (poorly constructed) are probably the first one to go before the "multi function knobs" which feels very soft like a toy.. This is just the way things are built these days. I don't like it either. I have a POD HD500 and when they came out with the 500x, they said there was better footswitches. Didn't make me feel that good about mine lol... With a product like these, you have what 6 knobs, 4 switches and one 4 way "hat" switch doing roughly 2,257,659 possible things between them to program a machine as complicated INSIDE as an HD POD is....something is bound to break with that kind of use. I use the POD HD Edit as much as possible and one of the reasons is saving wear and tear on the moving parts. Seriously. Yeah, it's easier to see and deal with as well, but I have no particular usage issue using the machine itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhorell Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Buddy of mine has Boss GT10 and comparing it with Line 6 on built quality (NOT the TONE) Boss are much rock solid and will last longer.. I'm not bashing Line 6 but for price point with these units they could have done a much better job on the hardware construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrybacki Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Buddy of mine has Boss GT10 and comparing it with Line 6 on built quality (NOT the TONE) Boss are much rock solid and will last longer.. I'm not bashing Line 6 but for price point with these units they could have done a much better job on the hardware construction. Well, consider this as you go though; Boss only gives you the interface on the machine itself to make patches, right? By contrast, Line6 gives us a very nice HD Edit program to tweak our patches without ever touching the POD once it is connected by USB, so the build quality isn't as much of an issue. remember, once you get your patches worked out, or more specifically once you are playing a gig -- you won't be touching anything but the footswitches anyway, right? Not saying Line6 gets a pass on flimsy switches and knobs but I'll bet the cost of developing the companion spoftware (neither cheap nor easy BTW) is factored into the cost of the POD itself, hence the tradeoff being less robust knobs. Make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhorell Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Well, consider this as you go though; Boss only gives you the interface on the machine itself to make patches, right? By contrast, Line6 gives us a very nice HD Edit program to tweak our patches without ever touching the POD once it is connected by USB, so the build quality isn't as much of an issue. remember, once you get your patches worked out, or more specifically once you are playing a gig -- you won't be touching anything but the footswitches anyway, right? Not saying Line6 gets a pass on flimsy switches and knobs but I'll bet the cost of developing the companion spoftware (neither cheap nor easy BTW) is factored into the cost of the POD itself, hence the tradeoff being less robust knobs. Make sense? I guess I didn't thought about the HD edit software? Yes! it does help a lot with that tool, thanks for the help! So #noob here lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrybacki Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Downloads are here:http://line6.com/software/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Well, consider this as you go though; Boss only gives you the interface on the machine itself to make patches, right? By contrast, Line6 gives us a very nice HD Edit program to tweak our patches without ever touching the POD once it is connected by USB, so the build quality isn't as much of an issue. remember, once you get your patches worked out, or more specifically once you are playing a gig -- you won't be touching anything but the footswitches anyway, right? Not saying Line6 gets a pass on flimsy switches and knobs but I'll bet the cost of developing the companion spoftware (neither cheap nor easy BTW) is factored into the cost of the POD itself, hence the tradeoff being less robust knobs. Make sense? Yep...there will always be a corner cut somewhere. They could make the knobs bullet-proof, but then we'd be paying $650 for he thing, and we'd all be bitching about that instead, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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