POD HD500X Demonstration Part 2 - Peter Hanmer

The second video in the series Part 2 deals with patch creation as well as some info to help with getting guitars to fit into a mix.

This is the Best tutorial of the POD HD500X

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Thanks Jose. Cheers.

[@hungryguitarstudent]

I agree with Jose ! Very useful and clearly explained. Good job !

[@DoctorMcFarlandStudios]

GREAT VIDEO. The HD500x is invaluable tool for any guitarist.

[@Petersorg]

I don't own a Pod HD, but that parametric eq tip was brilliant! Thanks for sharing!

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Thanks, Pedro. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@robbking68]

This instructional video is awesome. One of the best. Very clear info on how to use the parametric EQ. Thank You!!!

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Roberto Reyes It was my pleasure, Roberto. I'm glad that found it useful.

[@MrPenguinsfan66]

I bought the 500x just to play with and then was overwhelmed by the sheer complexity. This video was the most helpful I have seen save song specific settings. excellent job and thank you.

[@S7320]

This is one of the better Pod tutorial videos I've seen. Thanks bro!

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

J Rex You're welcome. My pleasure.

[@MrStephenlederle]

Ive had my HD500X for over a year now and Ive been using it in multiple was but I'm always looking for better tones, like we all do, but yours have been the best by far! Thanks so much.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Steve L Thanks, Steve. Much appreciated.

[@Andrei.x8]

very nice tutorial. proffesional and to the point. one of the best POD HD tutorials

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Andrei x Thanks, Andrei. Cheers.

[@sergeyavramenko9571]

Mr. Hanmer, thank you very much for such a brilliant explanation of guitar sound control on POD HD! Maybe it's all simle for professionals, but for me it was extremely useful. Great thanks and best wishes!

[@881blur]

Man, im blown away i´ve never heard such tones from a multi FX unit, holy shit!

[@thebarcodestv]

Excellent video....! I have learn more from your videos than any other source on the HD500x...! Thanks a lot Charles

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Glad to hear that, Charles. It was my pleasure.

[@anders2077]

Brilliant video! One of the best pod-videos I have seen. With few tweaks you can get a great tone from pod500/500x.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Anders Persson Thanks, Anders. I agree. It's a great modeller.

[@frankie.d1127]

Fantastic!!!! Thank you!!!! Great tracking at the end!!!

[@anthonycosta2662]

Getting mine in a few days. Gonna use all your videos. Thanks

[@RobTackettCovers]

This was most awesome as I have an HD500x used with a dt50 and a L3t using the L6 for connectivity. The tones I achieve are good but harsh sometimes. The parametric technique you use is most awesome, but now I see I have a whole bunch of work to do as I have patches for 3 different bands I am in, but in the end it'll be worth it.

[@wagnersilva4414]

Great video! Congratulations!

[@BryanDenham]

thank you, this is priceless information to any POD user .you have been a huge help.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Glad to hear it helped, Bryan.

[@rudc7049]

Thank you so much for the info. This helps me a lot. I hope you can have a video about proper setup of the expression pedals; using it as a Wah and as a Volume control. Thanks again.

[@gabrielromano9659]

really good tutorial. Everyone can see that hoy know what you 're talking about, very clear. I Want to get the hd500x

[@rokspodcast2571]

Thank you! There's lots of complaints about these frequencies and bottom end on the line6 forums. Seems easy to fix. Great work.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

+rokspodcast Yes, it's just a matter of finding the frequencies that kinda jump out at you and "smoothing" the freequency curve.

[@rokspodcast2571]

+MarshallMusicDirect helped me a great deal, thanks.

[@ToneEssentials]

Thanks so much...great video. I'm going to revisit my patches again based on this approach.

[@benyxl46]

Best tutorial of podhd500x so far. Explained very fully even for those who are beginners of setting tones.

[@canadianshadowrider]

MY SUGGESTION TO EVERYONE... Peter's patches are unbelievable . I suggest you set your HD500X in the way you're going to use it while you are watching the video. for example, i set my hd500x into the POWERAMP section of my Fender DeLuxe loaded with a Celestian Cream speaker.... CREATE your patch while watching the video here with Peter .. you will notice the sound of your setup as you build the patch with him. I noticed when I added PARAMETRIC EQ my settings were slightly different then Peter's for the sound I WANTED.... it works great..... try it. HIGH 5 TO PETER for sharing his expertise and knowledge.... cheers

[@ashishgeorgemathew8362]

This is exactly what i needed appreciate your efforts immensely! !

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

+ASHISH George Mathew I'm glad it helped, George.

[@bogatibokorakos]

This video helped me fall in love with my HD500x again :)

[@j.wl.8081]

mir auch

[@RaphaelNano]

This video is why I'm getting this Multi FX

[@aleibus]

I've seen thousands of videos of hd500 and this one of the bests, really great job, thanks a lot !

[@ryanslauderdale]

Who would've thought that an amp modeler could produce such monstrous guitar sounds? Good show, dear boy!

[@mickhill6972]

Just seen your Video demonstration on the Line 6 Hd 500x pro version - Excellently explained and easy to understand demonstration due to your great expertise & knowledge of its use! Looking forwards to your videos with the latest firmware updates! A great helpful tutorial.Easily the best on youtube! Thank you VERY MUCH!! Mick Hill.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Thanks for your comments Mick. Cheers.

[@PaulT08]

There is gold here Peter. I purchased this unit so I could run direct without an amp live. I was worried about whether I would be able to get a tone similar to my current tone, but your demo and advice has convinced me that it will be great.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

No reason why it shouldn't be great, Paul. The HD500X is still a very good modeler.

[@julianbenedict9720]

I was very frustrated with my HD500X, because I'm not an expert and no one ever suggested the Parametric eq....this has inspired me.

[@briangormley3778]

Wow, its brilliant how you achieved that sound. What a difference it makes.

[@BluesOverdrive]

Thank you so much! I can't wait to try it out at home. I also hope this will help with the awful distortions when using pedals with the Fender amps.

[@vextract4662]

Great playing and excellent tutorial on the hd500. Thanks Glenn Peter! May I suggest to all the players out there that clean playing (present company included) no matter your style or interface is the best way to produce a tight and in your face guitar sound. The more polished the guitar part the louder you can turn it up in the mix (within reason) without hindering other instrument tone. EQing is blast with quality playing and tone.

[@mayhem4830]

Got this today. And I must say your settings are spot on. Amazing sooo glad I found your channel!

[@martinprimicias100]

Im very glad there is a people like this guy who shares their experiences which helps a lot. Thanks a bunch and a much and a lot :)

[@sjsphotog]

You rock Peter. Great playing. Great tutorial video. Keep em coming

[@MrBostechman]

Absolutely brilliant! This opens up a whole new world and gives us average musicians the key we need to open the door to meaningful and usable tones. Thanks!

[@kckess]

Thank you so much for this series.I understand much more about how to create my own tones and what makes for bad tones.

[@pbenn53]

Fantastic tutorial!! I've been dorking around with my HD500X for a long time. This helped clear up a couple of nagging problems for me. Much appreciated!!!

[@paddyhayes3198]

Your a ledgend Peter, thanks for such great vids👍👍🤘

[@thebarcodestv]

Now what are you going to do on part 3? How long will it take to see part 3? I'm hooked... lol! Thanks again Charles

[@sjsphotog]

Yes part 3 please

[@johanndaart7326]

I was beginning to get frustrated with HD500X, all I was getting were muddy, boomy, unusable tones. Plexi mud was making me crazy. Then you picked Plexi. It sounded muddy the same as for me and you made it sound like a beast... Thanks! I will use your tones and methods as a starting point.

[@eblue25]

Really good video! I have been using the hd500x for years, never thought of this particular application of the parametric eq and always cringed at the irritating high frequencies of the amp sim! thanks a lot!

[@waynemiller6070]

Thanks for sharing your approach. Very helpful.

[@julianbenedict9720]

What a great job. Best demo out there!

[@Hellijazz]

Best tutorial of podhd500x on youtube! Thanks a lot!!

[@jst4curiosity704]

Very helpful - I'm a lead player in a worship band and really needed those tips. I have an old POD XLT big metal beast that wasn't too shabby for it's era, but that was over 18-yrs. ago.

[@sebassanchezc-1379]

EXCELLENT video. I have the X3 live and it helps a lot to understand how things work

[@redskullz1249]

Superb tutorial! My work with my HD500 is still a work in progress, but this is definitely a super helpful tutorial in getting a usable tone for live performances.

[@dougharrison3843]

That was a master class, i received my pod 3 days ago and with your insightful instructions have manage to create some usable tones.Many thanks.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Thanks for the feedback, Doug. Enjoy your POD. Cheers.

[@dcstar7994]

Thank you. This is awesome information.

[@MeTuLHeD]

Great video! Proper use of EQ is the key to getting rid of the dreaded 'fizzies' in any modeling device, not just the POD series. I have found that the use of a de-esser plug-in or a tube 'saturation/softener' type plug-in also works in this kind of application as well. Especially if you are looking for a more subtle comb filtering type of effect.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Thanks, MeTuLHeD, I have to say that "fizz" doesn't really bother me that much. I should imagine that using a "de esser" would work very well though. . If you stick your ear in front of a real speaker cab when an amp is set for a fairly high gain you'll hear a fair amount of "fizz" too. I like to call it "sizzle"

[@MeTuLHeD]

Ummm...really? By fizz I mean the frequencies you are notching out. The ugliness around 3K. The harsh frequencies you are using the EQ to remove. I'm not sure what some people mean by 'fizzy', but that's what I'm referring to. And it's what most of the players I know who dislike modelers say they hate is that digital harshness.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

MeTuLHeD I think everyone's idea of "fizz" is different. I see it as that high frequency component about the 5kHz area. Sometimes you can remove it completely without changing the tone but more often than not you can also lose a lot of the "sizzle" from a high gain amp.

[@klasewiberg]

Great vid Peter!

[@hlawnthuan7952]

the best tutorial ever

[@matsnilson7727]

I must have watched this video 20 times over the last couple of years. Very inspiring. It's actually one of the reasons I finally bought a HD500X last year. Sadly I haven't come around to using it yet, since I - oddly enough - started to get some decent tones out of my old Boss GT-10 pretty much at the same time I bought the POD. I don't doubt that the POD will improve things though. Thank you for taking the time to make these informative videos!

[@PjhSA]

It was my pleasure Mats. Even though you're using a GT10 the same principles will apply.

[@germanmu84]

You helped me a lot, thanks you! Greetings from Argentina

[@frankie.d1127]

Wow!!!! Amazing!!! Thank you for the education!!

[@StudioChimps]

Would like to see more tutorials like this 👍

[@rosszpenz]

God bless you for this man!

[@ahmedalnajjarofficial]

thank you so much for this useful series!

[@omarhagag8252]

A very useful tutorial! Thanks a lot!

[@sakhileskthabethe5593]

When you said “the sound engineer thinks you loud”.....it was like you heard my cry😅😂thanks for the awesome video Mr Peter...very much helpful!

[@ryanslauderdale]

We're guitar players. We're supposed to be loud.

[@Jeepjones85]

Thanks so much for explaining the eq settings, I really think the eq can make or break a good tone.

[@brunoduarte5230]

Thank you som much! I got my HD500X to sound just like i wanted!

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Hi Bruno, I'm glad that the video helped. Thanks for the feedback. Cheers!

[@monkeyrobotsinc.9875]

dude you rock! those 2 songs at the end

[@ishbon9807]

Thanks Peter !!! Awesome tutorial!!!

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Thanks, my pleasure.

[@geirk.markussen4114]

Love it, thank you so much:)

[@PabloSanchez-fr9lw]

Thank you so much for the tips. You're so helpfull as I haven't be able to product a decent sound so far.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

I hope this helps you, Pablo.

[@AntonioCavicchioni]

Very useful and interesting video. Thanks!

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

My pleasure. Glad you liked it.

[@guitarman2471]

Brilliant !

[@raulcepero4810]

Thank you Peter !!

[@jeremybnz]

Epic video, your tips are excellent, been struggling with getting a good sound in a band situation!

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

+jeremybnz Thanks, i'm glad the videos are helping.

[@garyavans70]

Holy geez. I'm always complimented on my tones when playing live. It's always a... "Dude, what kind of amp is hidden back behind those backdrops? Tone is killer!" (None of course) But DANG...... this dude just made it look so easy and man.... Those tones were great. Nice job and nice explanation. Looks like I'm gonna work on some new patches! Thanks brother

[@alanrick12]

thank you Peter very helpful info :)

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

You're welcome, Alan.

[@PedroPrando]

Amazing job!! Very helpful , tks🙏🏻

[@ylevane]

Thanks for this very useful video!

[@PjhSA]

You're welcome!

[@acecomet]

Great video!

[@felixmolinaconcha]

Gracias!!! muy bueno tu video explicativo.

[@zyonero]

nice tutorial ... amazing tones ... \m/

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

+CHE ARAÑA Thanks, much appreciated.

[@kenmasters007]

Love to see a video on how to use IR impulse response files with the POD.

[@carabidus]

Super tutorial! It helps to have a really nice Gibson as your input, too 😉. I think a lot of the salt against the POD comes from the fact that virtually all of these cabs and amps need tweaking, and in some cases, a LOT of it. You have shown that with a little patience and tips, the POD is capable of some terrific tones. Geeze, I may actually forego the Helix and see about polishing some of my POD patches instead...

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Don't write off the POD just yet... It's still great value for money.

[@waynemiller6070]

I have found that over the years whether I was using an amp with pedals, a GSP-21 guitar processor, a line 6 XT Live or the HD 500(x) I usually try to get the same sort of sound that I'm used to. Although the HD 500(x) has got so much fun stuff to fool around with.

[@cesargutierrezyion9344]

THIS TUTORIAL IS GOLD ... \m/ ...

[@swaffy101]

Wow!

[@martindalesio]

Amazing! Thank you so much!

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

My pleasure.

[@jorgemm1000]

Great, I'll suscribe and hit the bell (Great, GREAT)

[@johnjenin1978]

nice bro! tqvm

[@SoilentGr33n]

I have an X3 and this helped me a LOT. Trying to make densely layered but heavy music similar to oldish Cloudkicker is a hell of a challenge, production wise. Very difficult to maintain clarity.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

I'm glad it helped.

[@djenk12345]

Plz make a video to get a good sound using a poweramp and a real 4x12 guitar cab. But will try the eq tip next time at practice. An great video BTW very helpfull.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Djenk O I hope to cover playing the POD into a tube amp for live use in my next video.

[@Lawless33]

This is so very helpful! Would you be able to post how you have the HD500x's internal mixer and also how you have your inputs set? I see some guys that have Input 1 set to guitar and Input 2 set to same, while others will have Input 2 set to Variax or other or even mute the right channel path in the mixer. Thanks! Wes

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

I set my inputs the same.

[@hlawnthuan7952]

you make me buy it

[@nicodemusdanang829]

Hi Peter .. loved you video, I have question, how to put boost for lead. I can't really find a good booster on POD HD500x. and from dynamic they just give me a color. it will really nice if you make another video of that. Thanks.

[@emfloresrx]

OMG THANKS YOU

[@Boombergtastic]

This is a great series of videos...could you explain how you "sweep" the EQ to get rid of unwanted tones and frequencies a little more in depth? Thanks

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

+Boomer Hi Boomer, I'm not sure I'm understanding what you're asking. I suggest that you send me an email and we can talk about it. I'll try and help where I can.Cheers.

[@mikezikfogg510]

Awesome video. I thought the noisegate should be put at the end, just before reverb and delays. Have I been wrong all these years? I haven´t watched all your demos yet, hope there´s one where you use it in front of an amp.

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

Michael Jensen Thanks, Michael. I don't think that there's a right or wrong way. If it works then it's right.Part 5 deals with plugging into an amp.

[@lila_jams]

what would you recommend for settings to give a good tone in the mix

[@iriadibusra283]

great demo...i have plan to buy this effect, but i have not knowledge about sound output, can you tell me like in your here demo what is speaker output is better if need too ? i've only marshall valvestate 275 can i use for line 500 hd ? thanks for your suggestion.

[@vettehemi]

Peter, this is an excellent video. What software are you using to monitor the frequency response?

[@MarshallMusicDirect]

I used Adobe Audition.

[@malandrinadegrosso5193]

Simple and clear, very helpful to me. Thank you very much !! Could I ask you which setting r u using for Input 2 ( Guitar, Same, Variax.. ) ?

[@PjhSA]

Thanks for the comment. I'm sorry but it was a while ago and I don't remember. I'm sure that it was a default setting though. I hope this helps.