axxessdenied
Arium Addict
I like the blackface as well for cleans.
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Dmonster that tone sounds badass. Which it from the redwirez did you use?
most of the high-gain models have PLENTY of gain available, so I don't imagine you'd need a boost there. pre-EQ'ing the distortion tone can almost always help draw out some desirable tonal nuances. The Pod HD has EQ's and distortion effects you can place before the amp that can get you there, and they are programmable per patch. Some have claimed the distortion effects aren't good, others have claimed they are incredibly accurate. I can't say, but I do find they work well.
If you have an HD300/400, you may want to consider getting an EQ or distortion pedal to place before the Pod HD, as those models can only use a single EQ or distortion effect, and if you use it as your boost/pre-EQ, you can't use any EQ after your amp.
I have played with using my OD808 and GT-OD in front of the HD500. I like it better sometimes than the built in ODs. It definitely has more of a "the tone is jumping out of the speaker" effect than the built in ODs for high gain sounds. But, it may not be worth the switching hassle if you have a lot of programmed sounds.
I find he ODs in the HD500 to be "OK". They work, but seem kind of flat compared to the real thing.
I tried for two days the Hard Gate and ... naaah! noise on string stop! Annoying as fuck! I tried to increase the Thresh open and closed (they're at the same level). I think I'll tweak it better in the future, today I feel lazyand here the weather is too hot for tweaking! Until that moment...back to the standard gate (that is really good!)
I have never tried it. I will have to. I plan on messing with using the FX Return as an input soon, so maybe I will try the pedal thing also...Is there any difference between putting the pedal physically in front of the POD and putting it in loop and using an FX Block to load the pedal and putting the fx block in the begining of the chain?
I have never tried it. I will have to. I plan on messing with using the FX Return as an input soon, so maybe I will try the pedal thing also...
I think I must be the only person that never uses a gate on hereI guess I have played tube amps so long that some hiss and static doesn't bother me....
I have a Decimator, but it just sits on my desk, lol. I had a NS-2 for a long time also. I guess I just got too lazy to hook them up, lol.I used a gate on every tube amp I've owned so I don't even remember what it's like without it lol
Most of us are using gates for the tightness/crispness of our palm mutes. We don't like our amps to be running off doing whatever they please. Gettin the neighborhood girls pregnant and whatnot.
I have a Decimator, but it just sits on my desk, lol. I had a NS-2 for a long time also. I guess I just got too lazy to hook them up, lol.
I think also, since I have been playing for years I have a very tight pick attack and muting technique. Think Dino Cazaresso, many times I don't notice a huge difference... I like gates, I guess I am just so used to running without them that I dont notice...
The standard gate is garbage and kills your tone as bad as a boss ns-2. My chain is always compressor > hard gate > screamer > hard gate > amp and they work perfectly. Make sure your hold and decay settings are at zero, and your second gate is at a lower threshold.
My $0.02
Also, I compared my isp decimator pedal to the hard gate and it worked the exact same.
I've noticed that the tuner on this POD HD is awful for 7/8 strings.