The Steel Guitar Forum

problem posted, but solved!<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Dean Parks on 28 December 2004 at 03:17 AM.]</p></FONT>

The "Line 6 Monkey" program, the program you use to update the POD's also has an option to save your "bundle" with the
"Backup and Restore" function. At least that's the way it works on a Windows PC.

The only issue is, that function will save or restore the entire set - factory and user but with the updates, there are new paramaters, factory programs, etc and the old set may not work, or you don't want to reload the old factory programs.

What happens if you run an XT into an amp that wasn't designed for steel guitar? For instance, I have a fairly new Fender Princeton 65 that is a very nice little guitar amp that puts out about 50 watts. It's plenty loud for practicing with the band, but isn't really voiced correctly for steel. It has a power amp input. Can the XT be run into this little amp, using my pedal steel, with decent results?

Are there any powered speaker enclosures out there that would sound good with an XT and steel guitar?

Lee, from South Texas

In the FWIW dept, I tried out Jack Stoner's settings, and they are killer. I especially like his Steel 2 setting. I added my own chorus to it so it's available to me with only a button push, and that's already my main setting. SHoulda copyrighted it, Jack.

Chick, Thanks. I needed a couple of preamp programs and played around with several different preamps. Another steeler mentioned he liked it. I guess I got lucky with the set up.

I don't remember if I used the Nashville 1000 power amp/speaker or if I used my MosValve 500 power amp and 12" BW speakers when I did the setup.

Jack,
If I remember correctly I think you were using the NV1000 when you demostated the Pod xt to me just before I got mine.
I also use Jack's "steel 2 (no Amp)" setting as my base and he loaded them all in mine for me.
Don

Would the POD XT Pro completely replace the ProFex II in my rack setup?

Yes Jim, that's the way I'd do it. Keep in mind the POD Pro is 2 rack spaces. This is why I wish I'd got the PODxt Pro, so I could rack it, and keep everything clean.

Lee, I get good tone out of both my Twin and my NV400 (before it blew up). I believe your POD patch settings would probably be different for different amps. Maybe even different guitars.

When I was going hot and heavy on six string using the POD 2.0 I had different patches for different guitars, tele, strat, etc.

The thing I like about using the Peavey Nashville amps (and most steel amps) is that they are FULL RANGE. They do a good job on low lows and high highs. If an amp flat out can't produce good lows, you ain't going to add it with ANY FX processor. Some guitar amps can't hang with the lows, especially if your doing the 6th tuning stuff. If you were strictly E9 you might be ok.

Incedently, I do get really good Tele tone using the PODxt and the NV400 (with EQs at zero or in the power amp in).

Ideally, the way I'd set up (if I had the cash) would be PODxt Pro and NV112. Clean, light, easy setup, done! For now I'm down to my Twin and the regular PODxt.

Here I go hogging this thread again.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ben Slaughter on 28 December 2004 at 06:07 PM.]</p></FONT>

Hey Lee B----the purpose of the power amp end of things is to as accurately and neutrally as possible, well, amplify the tonal colors of your Podded signal. This presumes sufficient power (headroom) to get the job done. If you start bumping into limitations, as I imagine you might with that Princeton 65, you will detract from the wonders those guys at Line 6 have wrought. Imagine the greatest steel tone you have ever gotten from any rig. Now imagine miking the speaker and running it through an underpowered PA through undersize house mains. Sort of a similar scenario to feeding your Pod signal into an inadequate (or overly colored) power amp.

You know the best thing about Guitar Center?

30-day, money back, no questions asked. (except mics) So, just about anything is worth a try, as long as you don't break it.

Well said Jon.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ben Slaughter on 28 December 2004 at 06:15 PM.]</p></FONT>

I recorded guitar and steel together with a POD XT plugged directly into the sound card of my computer. I set it for the Marshall JCM 800 head through the Marshall 4x12" cab with 20 watt Celestions and through a condenser mic in a small room. Tons of middle and a nice crunchy distortion.

My Evans does not have an input for the power amp. Can the XT be configured so that I could run it directly into the front end of the pre-amp and not overdrive it? It looks like that is possible, when using the f/x's; however, what about when you start using the various amp models and speaker configurations? Can you just run it into the pre-amp section and set all the tone controls "flat" and get good results?

Lee

disclaimer: when I was using my Pod regularly, it was the 2.0 (actually 2.3). This is my only area of experience.

The overdriving the input thing is not an issue. The Pod has a master volume pot that you can use the same way you would use the level control on a stomp box.
Going into the front end of a combo amp is the least desirable of all options because "flat" is a relative and pretty inexact property on an instrument preamp. You will tend to be adding some front end color to the Pod's color. However I have done this and it can be done. Some amps want all tone settings at 5. Others may be at 0. Some will want bass & treble at 0, mids at 10---or is that the other way around? Depends on the amp and the tone stack style. Maybe somebody can chime in on how to "zero out" an Evans.
<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Jon Light on 30 December 2004 at 03:18 PM.]</p></FONT>

Question on foot-controllers for the POD XT:

I visited a local music store today. I left there more confused than when I first got there (not unusual for me!).

Do the foot-controllers allow you to select a variety of effects - or - are you limited to a "set" group? For example, with the "four-button" model, do you have access to just four specific selections?

Lee, I've done that with success, but Jon's 100% right, you'd need to figure out how to get the amp settings "zeroed" out. On the Peaveys, 12 o'clock is ZERO, on a twin it's High and Low at 0-2 and Mid at around 8-10. (Someone had some exact numbers on the twin, I don't recall but there's a thread somewhere). I don't have a clue on the Evans.

Jack, I have the 2 button foot pedal and it allows me to scroll through the different or channels in a single bank. Like if I'm on channel A1 and pust the right button it goes to channel A2 and so on. I would immagine that the 4 button foot switch does something similar except that maybe the four buttons are for the four channels in each bank. So your buttons, from left to right, would select channels A1, A2, A3, A4. To change banks you'd have to do it on the unit itself. I don't believe you can use the "stomp box" feature with that foot controller. You'd have to go to the more expensive and larger foot controllers to do that.

Does that clear it up?

Ben:

Thanx for the info ... just what I was wanting to know. I appreciate your help.

I acquired a POD XT Live about 2 weeks ago and am extremely pleased with it. Skeptical at first after major disappointment with the original POD Pro. I found it impossible to get a decent clean sound, plus it had reliability issues.

With the XT Live, I was able to take the included country and jazz patches and with constant tweaking and editing on my PC, was able to quickly get usable patches.

After trying Digitech, Alesis, Roland, Boss, Lexicon and Rocktron products over the last 20 years, I believe I have found the "Holy Grail" of good-sounding user-friendly processors.

I owe a debt of gratitude to you Forumites for critically describing the XT Live in such detail that I felt confident to purchase one.


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David Spangler

Hey you guys,

For those of you using the POD XT and POD XT PRO....if you had gain problems.....try using tip ring sleeve (stereo) to mono cable.
The reason being the 1/4" outs on these units are Balanced...so use the tip/ring/sleeve cables and have LESS noise and more volume.

By the way.....I have just resigned my position with LINE 6 after six years to play music full time again.

If any of you have questions regarding LINE 6 gear....drop me an e-mail.

Thanks,

b

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MSA Millennium D10, Walker Stereo Steel, Stone Tree Custom Tele, LINE 6 Vetta II and POD XT PRO

Billy.

How would that translate to using Bll L cables? Would I use a stereo to mono adapter on each plug?

Whassup with this and why are they that way? Why does using a stereo tip jack improve it?

I've noticed a little less signal than I would expect sometimes.

Nice to have someone that's been on the inside.

Been using mine hard for a year now, and like it overall.



EJL