Rain
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New toy on its way :P
Just ordered a POD HD 300 from Sweetwater. Thanks to my lovely lady. :)
I guess they've been discontinued or replaced, I don't know. Seems I grabbed the last one - a demo at that.
The 400 and 500 didn't do anything I couldn't live with. The rack version is too expensive for my purpose. I have a love/hate relationship w/ the classic bean. For over $100 less, and with the expression pedal and footswitching, the HD 300 looked like my best bet. I'm guessing that I'll do most deep tweaking via the computer, anyway.
I've been recording more and more guitar tracks recently and I came to the conclusion that my best bet was to mix and match. Throw a mic in front of a low wattage small amp and beef it up with an overdub using a POD or the Spider. One thing I know is that I really prefer not to rely on software. Personal preference.
Anyway, I sort of came to the conclusion that I probably won't ever be able to get the sound I want w/o cheating a bit. There's no way I can record a big Marshall amp or Mesa Boogie w/ a full size cab around here. I simply cannot generate the kind of volume I need to record something that really sounds like what it should sound like: loud guitars.
That being said, I'm still planning and budgeting the tube amp - most likely the Marshall DSL or a Blackstar HT-5R.
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Leadfoot
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/10 00:30:01
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Congratulations on the HD Rain. :) You'll enjoy it. I run mine into my Marshall Class 5 head and also direct. I'm happy with the sound and the software is cool too.
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Rain
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/10 00:56:45
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You have a Class 5? I wanted to try one of these because they're budget friendly but, by itself, I wasn't so sure a Class 5 would be versatile enough. You make me realize that the new POD HD could be used in conjunction with it - and that would potentially make the little Marshall a much more serious contender. :)
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/10 01:04:07
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☄ Helpfulby Rain 2013/10/10 01:11:07
Yep, it's a one trick pony by itself, but that HD opens it right up. It's a nice sounding little amp, and definitely budget friendly. I couldn't afford a DSL or anything like that. I'm happy with the Class 5. It's a lot louder than I thought it would be. :)
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Rain
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/10 01:10:51
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I've used PODs since they first came out but never made it past POD 2. I'm still using that one, but most of the time, I disable cab emulation and run it through RedWirez impulses or others. It does help with clarity but obviously it doesn't do a thing for dynamics - which is always the biggest problem.
A while ago, I downloaded the POD XT cabinet impulses some fellow created and tried them w/ my old POD and liked the results much better, so my first idea was to simply "upgrade" to an XT, grabbing one on eBay. But then again, that's older technology - might be a bit better than old POD 2 obviously, but HD has got to be a bit better.
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/10 05:07:19
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I got a Pocket Pod years ago and thought it sounded pretty good considering the money spent. But the HD is definitely better, clearer, and is way more versatile than the Pocket Pod. I definitely think you'll be happy with it. :)
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/11 11:55:34
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I think the PODs have come a long way in the last several years. One thing I like about the HD series is GUI when you connect it to a computer. Makes setting it up much better. As it turns out I am doing a similar thing to your idea Rain. Occasionally combining the POD and computer amp simms. I still have a tough time finding "the tone" no matter what I'm using.
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/11 15:19:37
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I have one third of the dream rig......I have the Variax, now I need the HD500 and the Amp.
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/13 12:22:43
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auto_da_fe
I have one third of the dream rig......I have the Variax, now I need the HD500 and the Amp.
JR
I have two thirds; the Variax and the HD500 (sad footnote. I've had the HD500 for over 9 months now but I have not even opened the box yet  ). Since I'm not really a guitar player I'm not sure I want/need the Amp.
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/13 12:23:35
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BTW Krist. Congrats on the new toy.
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/13 15:35:04
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Thanks Ed. I can't wait to try it. Unfortunately, it probably won't be here before Wednesday, which is the first of our day off, meaning that I won't get to work with it before Friday.
Actually, I came this close to grabbing an older Variax in a local pawn shop, but these days, I'd probably use it only to emulate a Les Paul so I figured it made more sense to save the money for the Gibson I want.
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/13 16:06:25
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I still have and use a POD 2 and often use a Flextone II for playing at low volume along with songs. I have noticed that the POD plugged int the loop of a Crate Powerblock>1x12 open back cab with Emi Texas Heat noticably kills the Flextone in every way. It sound's MUCH better that the Flextone... of course the PB sounds really good by itself or with most any pedal. I like the alternate amp on the JCM 800 setting, I don't remember what Marshall it models but using it with the speaker emulator OFF... sounds great, to me. With the POD and the Flex I sometimes get out the manual and refresh my memory of what the knobs do and get better tones than I do by just tweaking what I think needs tweaking. I tend to use both dry most of the time though I sometimes add a little reverb or delay but not much, I am pretty much a guitar>cord>amp player... unless I am doing some Trower stuff. I remember when the LINE6 line forst came out. I kelp a catalog by the porcelain throne and ookked at it every day... that or the newest Carvin catalog... I never bought anything from Carvin but I have come close to ordering one of their small single ended class A amps and the SX amps have always intrigued me. I figure the Bel Air is basically the same as a Peavey Classic 30. I have a fondness for a good SS amp, some of them kill but I have a pile of tube amps too. I need to do a family portriat one day of my guitars and amps. I am still looking for a mid 60s Jordan Boss and Boss Satellite. If you every find a good deal on a Jordan J-700 pedal.. get one. It goes from dist to fuzz and absolutely cops the Joe Walsh Rocky Mountain Way sound. It is a great pedal, not metal but a wonder.
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/13 16:10:06
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I'd have to do some serious remembering to even count how many different POD's I've owned (let alone all the other Line 6 gear I had). Now I only have Variax guts inside my custom guitar, the rest is all gone...
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
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Rain
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/13 17:17:59
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A friend of ours who visited a few weeks ago strongly recommends that I check out Line 6's DT 50 212. Considering all the amps he could be playing and all the choices he has, there must be something to it. That being said, if I were to invest that much in an amp, I'd most likely go with something simple - Marshall, Blackstar or Laney. No modelling.
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/13 17:30:08
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Rain
.... there must be something to it.
It's his newest toy? Wait until he gets a new amp.
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/13 17:39:40
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That's too bad that you have to wait till Friday to try it out. I'm sure you'll make up for lost time. :)
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/13 17:40:14
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Rain
.... there must be something to it.
It's his newest toy?
Wait until he gets a new amp.
Nah, he's had it for a while. Says he did try to get back to his other classic amps but that he keeps returning to the DT50.
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/13 17:56:27
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Leadfoot
That's too bad that you have to wait till Friday to try it out. I'm sure you'll make up for lost time. :)
I'm sure I will. I've already read all the manuals. :P Funny that it should arrive precisely on my wife's birthday - considering it's a gift from her. :s But at least we'll have plenty of other cool things to do, so it's not like I'll be sitting here and waiting to open the box, or waiting for the weekend or such...
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/16 23:54:01
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I've only had a bit of time to mess w/ it but - that thing is fun! I didn't try all the models that much - after a quick round through the presets, I went back to manual mode, selected the JT-45 model - a likely candidate to get the kind of tone I like - and tweaked from there.
Loved it, loved how dynamic it was - there's even that sour transient at the beginning of the notes, that little surge that's so often missing from amp models.
And I'm glad to see that I can do my tweaking w/o the need to use software - switch cabs, mics, browse through reverbs, etc. Having read the manuals in advance and being familiar w/ the Spider line of amps helped me feel at home w/ the new POD I guess.
Overall, a dramatic improvement over my old POD 2 (obviously) and better than the Spider, which tends to sound more like a bunch of static presets than actual amp models.
Anyway, cool new toy.
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Re: New toy on its way :P
2013/10/20 09:56:27
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Great stuff rain.. and the audio clips are in the mail?.. :D
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