Dig it! HD500 Clips

[jaxn slim]

Here is my HD500 going into a Black Lion Audio Preamp straight into my iMac via an Audiofire 16 interface.

I still need some work on my demo video skills, but at least I'm getting a little better.

 

[jaxn slim]

No love for the HD500?

 

[Mark Wein]

Actually I just saw this right now and I'm listening.

 

[Mark Wein]

SOunds good! The Bogner Ubershal is probably the "tight crunch" sound model...

 

[mosiddiqi]

Sounds pretty damn good! I liked the dual Hiwatt/Bassman one particularly...

 

[Tiltsta]

Wow, those models sound amazingly good.

 

[paulskirocks]

Right on! I'm just scratching the surface of what I can do with mine...

 

[Mark Wein]

I can't believe how "present" the models sound in the recording.

 

[Mark Wein]

Just getting to the end of it. I'm really tempted to check this out for my cover gig.

 

[jaxn slim]

Just getting to the end of it. I'm really tempted to check this out for my cover gig.

It's what I'm using now. At $500, it was about 1/4 the price of my traditional pedal board. Then there's the benefit of carrying only a 13-lb board versus a 60-lb board and amp. As I mentioned in the other thread, the whole band was ooohing and aaaahing over the whole first rehearsal. The real trick IMO is to hook it up to your computer while setting it up, so you can use the slick interface. Then run it into some stage monitors and spend a few days dialing in everything, ensuring consistent volume and EQ. I say a few days because you need to overcome the ear fatigue.

We just started doing the Beastie Boys' Sabotage, and I was able to do a pretty good mimic of the turntables using Whammy effect (Line 6 calls it Pitch glide) and the Smart Harmony. It took a while for me to get it right, though.

 

[Mark Wein]

I'm really leery of going this direction but it makes sense for the current gig I'm in. We do all styles of music....what are you currently using for a monitor?

 

[jaxn slim]

I'm really leery of going this direction but it makes sense for the current gig I'm in. We do all styles of music....what are you currently using for a monitor?

I was leery, too. But it's only $500. No small sum, but you could return it within 30 days or, at least, recover $400 of it on CL if you decided to sell it later.

I got a pair of JBL PRX612Ms. But your Mackies would work really well, too. My first inclination was to use a guitar cab, but that really didn't work nearly as well as the powered monitors IMO.

I've been reading the Line 6 forums, and it seems folks are really happy with whatever they get their hands on. A bunch of guys swear by those cheap Kustom powered speakers.

 

[Mark Wein]

I just sent this the band to see what they think. I might do the GC test drive

 

[jaxn slim]

I really like it . But to be honest, I still haven't told a few of my friends here in Nashville that I've gone this way. It's seriously like blasphemy to some people.

 

[Mark Wein]

I really like it . But to be honest, I still haven't told a few of my friends here in Nashville that I've gone this way. It's seriously like blasphemy to some people.

Like that fat girl thats fun to hang out with but you don't want your friends seeing you with?

 

[jaxn slim]

Like that fat girl thats fun to hang out with but you don't want your friends seeing you with?

Exactly. They just wouldn't understand. They don't know her strengths like I do.

 

[Mark Wein]

Exactly. They just wouldn't understand. They don't know her strengths like I do.

lol.

I'm going back and forth on this one myself. I'll keep thinking about it for a few days....

 

[jaxn slim]

Another benefit is that it has done wonders for my pedal GAS. We'll see whether that lasts, though.

 

[Mark Wein]

Another benefit is that it has done wonders for my pedal GAS. We'll see whether that lasts, though.

Thats another thing. the $2400 worth of pedalboard I own.