Using Revv G4 as a Preamp?

[thomasparker1]

I just bought the POD HD Pro x and I'm wondering if I can use my Revv G4 pedal as the preamp. Also I've been hearing the term Cab IR in videos on youtube and from what I understand they are just simulated cabinets. If I'm running the POD through an actual cabinet, do I need to use one of the preset Cab IRs? Is there a way to bypass them and strictly use the FX in conjunction with my Revv? Please excuse my ignorance I'm a complete newbie to the tech side of guitars, and any help at all would be appreciated.

 

[hurghanico]

Certainly you can use your Revv G4 as the preamp, probably the best place for it would be in the FX LOOP of the POD, so you can place some FX models also in front of it eg the wah and/or compressor. In this case you will need also to put a FX LOOP block (which basically will represent your Revv G4) in the virtual chain of your patches, and you can move it where you like between the other FXs (models).

 

All the cab models included in the POD are based on IRs but they can bypassed (since you're using a real one), actually if you don't enable the amp models (since you are already using your Revv G4 for the amp tone) you don't even have to worry about the cabs as they are tied always to the amp models (in few words: "no amp" means automatically "no cab" in the POD).

 

You didn't say if your cabinet is already powered or not, if not you will need to add a power-amp between the POD and your cab, otherwise your cab will not work, even something very small and practical like this one:

https://www.ehx.com/products/44-magnum

 

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