Line 6 POD HD Thread

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

For anyone interested in the HD Metal Pack I've just uploaded a shootout vid of all amps included:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA0nt7_K7sw

I loved the hell out of the Variac'd Plexi and the Aggro model, but wow those X3/XT models didn't sound good.

 

[that short guy]

ever since I got the HD I've focused on mainly high gain/modern sounds because that's 90 percent of what I play but last night/this morning I was inside because of the rain and and the HD actually is able to produce some fairly decent acoustic tones.

I did this within about 15 mins after getting the tone dialed in to my liking.

what do you think of the Acoustic tone. (please be gentle with any comments about the singing lol)
[SC]https://soundcloud.com/i_get_bored/change-in-the-house-of-fliesacoustic-cover[/SC]

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Very cool bro.

 

[that short guy]

Thanks bro. I'm glad you liked it

 

[Alfother]

Does anybody know if/when they're going to open 'em for the last gen Pod HD's? I have the bean and its says "support coming soon!"

I want the 5150 so I can really dial in my Gojira tone :3

 

[Ericjutsu]

what do you mean? I have the regular pod HD500 (non X) and I was able to get the new update and add on pack

 

[InCasinoOut]

Does anybody know if/when they're going to open 'em for the last gen Pod HD's? I have the bean and its says "support coming soon!"

I want the 5150 so I can really dial in my Gojira tone :3

Ericjutsu is right. The website says it's still coming, but I updated my regular 500 floorboard and got the metal pack an hour ago.

 

[Hertz32]

Can anyone help me out with a rough and ready guide to the HD500? Just got one and I'm still getting used to getting a nice tight Djent out of it. Is the Metal pack worth getting? Does anyone have any presets for a Bulb esque tone they could send me? Cheers

 

[MozzoSemola94]

In the line 6 custom tone there's a nice preset called Djentals, you can try it and tweak it a bit as a starting point (;

 

[MozzoSemola94]

Can anyone help me out with a rough and ready guide to the HD500? Just got one and I'm still getting used to getting a nice tight Djent out of it. Is the Metal pack worth getting? Does anyone have any presets for a Bulb esque tone they could send me? Cheers

In the line 6 custom tone there's a nice preset called Djentals, you can try it and tweak it a bit as a starting point (;

 

[MF_Kitten]

I loved the hell out of the Variac'd Plexi and the Aggro model, but wow those X3/XT models didn't sound good.

the Octone is an octave fuzz sound, so obviously it's not gunna work that well

Generally though, the HD amp models are REALLY nice, so I'm not surprised that the old XT amps don't hold up. Good for backwards compatibility though.

 

[that short guy]

the Octone is an octave fuzz sound, so obviously it's not gunna work that well

Generally though, the HD amp models are REALLY nice, so I'm not surprised that the old XT amps don't hold up. Good for backwards compatibility though.

I never had the old XT so I wish someone would/could do a comparison to the old XT models to the versions of them that are on the HD using the same settings.

 

[Alfother]

what do you mean? I have the regular pod HD500 (non X) and I was able to get the new update and add on pack

I must have been looking in the wrong spot, I've found it. How do you like it so far?

 

[Alice AKW]

Hopefully getting the expansion pack soon.

Prepare your earholes!

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

the Octone is an octave fuzz sound, so obviously it's not gunna work that well

Generally though, the HD amp models are REALLY nice, so I'm not surprised that the old XT amps don't hold up. Good for backwards compatibility though.

I actually liked the Octone. Sounded like a ....ed-up HM2.

The worst sounding were the Insane and Big Bottom. Still really like how the Plexi sounds. Probably the most natural-sounding of the bunch. Aggro sounded pretty sweet, as well.

 

[MASS DEFECT]

The Insane was just digital fizz all through out. Reminds me of that Line6 Uber Metal pedal. The Big Bottom is pretty ok. I tried one of the suggestions here of putting mids on 10 and highs on 0 then have the presence knob control brightness. I had good results actually. Got a Chaosphere sounding patch in 5mins.

 

[Pan3optic3on]

Can anyone help me out with a rough and ready guide to the HD500? Just got one and I'm still getting used to getting a nice tight Djent out of it. Is the Metal pack worth getting? Does anyone have any presets for a Bulb esque tone they could send me? Cheers

I started off downloading presets from the Line 6 website by searching band and amp tones. They are hit and miss as some are for live use and others for recording but can be useful to start of with.

There is a band called Coat of Arms on you tube and the guitarist gives quite a good run down fir a djent tone using the rectifier and xxl cabinet although he uses a Two notes torpedo caninet box for his main recording. He uses the Hd Pro, same diff.

The screamer pedal and recto amp go hand in hand for gain, I find this the most versatile amp of the bunch for metal tones. The screamer can shape a lot of tones when used right with different amps. Some use a mid eq before the amp to give it more balls, and is used by many for djent stuff but you have to work with the screamer or itll sound like gash.

Usually I do a low cut up to 120 or more in the amp preferences, it takes a load of mud out.

The clean solando amo is grest for matching up to the recto amp imo but everything is personal preference.

Some peeps get incredible metal tones from all the heavy amps, it helps to know your stuff when eqing.

My tips are using one cab model in the chain other than two to start off. Set the inputs to Guitar and Variax (dont ask, just do : D), centre the mixer to 100% on channel leave the mixer at 0db and mute channel 2. This will keepnit basic until you want to experient with the stereo aspect. Put all effects in front of the amp except delay, studio eqs and reverb.

When doing firmware updates, unplug everything and factory reset it afterwards. Youll have to recalibrate the expression pedal. Make sure you save a bundle of all your tones before doing this as its best for the firmware to remove all patches. You can load in you patches with hd edit afterwards.

This unit is going to do your head in searching for those holy grail tones but there are some beauts on there.

The hd is a very complicated unit if you are unfamiliar with studio eqs and amp characteristics like bias and tubes which are more detailed in the edit but it make the hd interesting. I would argue that the tube selection makes sod all difference to the tone compared to what it should and what you can hear on other modelers but the bias options are good.

Have fun, I hope it was helpful

 

[MozzoSemola94]

Hopefully getting the expansion pack soon.

Prepare your earholes!

Hey Alice! I listened to your soundcloud and your patches are awesome, especially the mid gain tone, what have you used to achieve such a good tone? i tried putting an overdrive or colordrive in front of the amp with low gain but it sounded a bit harsh and muddy /:

 

[anshulkarn]

Just recorded this with the pod hd...the new firmware update is just what we needed,the global eq definitely helps in getting a good balanced tone. Too bad IR's cant be worked out for the pod hd...maybe Line 6 could come up with a cab pack.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153231462708970&l=7581666985260883823

 

[Innervision]

For those of you who won a PODHD and PODX3, do the Insane and Big Bottom models sound the same in the 2.6 update as they are in the X3?

What makes me hesitate to update is the possible tonal difference introduced with this update. Has any of you really noticed it?