POD HD500 demo patches #4/4 | VOX AC-15 & AC-30

2012-05-27 (日)

Demo with AC-30

Detail of settings of POD HD500 – Part 4

I’m explaining my settings of POD HD500 about the movie at 4 articles.
“POD HD500 & Variax demo – 16 clean & crunch tones”
I’ll show you 2 amp models that was made by VOX in this last article.

My Customtones :
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Previous posts :

POD HD500 & Variax demo movie

I made 16 patches for this demo.
I’ll explain each of the 4 patches in the 4 articles.
I introduce 4 tones below in this post.

#13 AC15 Rtm
#14 AC15 Lead
#15 AC30 Rtm
#16 AC30 Lead

07_AC15

#13 AC15 Rtm

Amp Model :: Class A-15 (Vox AC-15)
Variax Guitar Model :: Telecaster | Bridge Position
Customtone URL :: http://line6.com/customtone/tone/218602/

Amp Parameters

Drive: 52
Bass: 75
Cut: 78
Treble: 87
Pres: 20
CH Vol: 100
E.R.: 20
Mic: 421 Dynamic
Cab: 1×12 Blue Bell

This is a modeling of VOX AC-15.
This crunch tone that has crispy attack and rich mid-range is good for the chord cutting.
I emphasized the feature with telecaster.

#14 AC15 Lead

Amp Model :: Class A-15 (Vox AC-15)
Variax Guitar Model :: Les Paul Standard | Neck & Bridge Position
Customtone URL :: http://line6.com/customtone/tone/218603/

Amp Parameters

Drive: 69
Bass: 70
Cut: 69
Treble: 75
Pres: 0
CH Vol: 100
E.R.: 10
Mic: 421 Dynamic
Cab: 1×12 Blue Bell

Effects Parameters

Tube Echo (FX Type : Delay)

Tempo Sync: 8th (dot)
Time: 489ms
FdBack: 20
WowFlt: 31
Drive: 21
Mix: 12

This is a lead tone for AC-15.
I used “Tube Echo” as delay and the kind of treble booster.
I made a lead tone that has rich mid-range and edge with Les Paul.
This amp model can amplified clearly the nuance of fingers and the rustle of strings, so I played being conscious of these features.

08_AC30

#15 AC30 Rtm

Amp Model :: Class A-30 TB (Vox AC-30 with Top Boost)
Variax Guitar Model :: Stratocaster | Bridge Position
Customtone URL :: http://line6.com/customtone/tone/218604/

Amp Parameters

Drive: 56
Bass: 78
Cut: 90
Treble: 62
Pres: 0
CH Vol: 96
E.R.: 20
Mic: 421 Dynamic
Cab: 2×12 Silver Bell

This is a modeling of the classic amp VOX AC-30.
This model has broad width of range and gain than AC-15, and more brighter and crispy tone.
I played by finger picking at the first time, then switch from finger to pick and played single note, and played chord at the last.
It has high sensitivity to these nuances.
I love the clean tone of this model too, but I didn’t use it in the movie.

#16 AC30 Lead

Amp Model :: Class A-30 TB (Vox AC-30 with Top Boost)
Variax Guitar Model :: ES-335 | Bridge Position
Customtone URL :: http://line6.com/customtone/tone/218605/

Amp Parameters

Drive: 84
Bass: 53
Cut: 90
Treble: 77
Pres: 0
CH Vol: 100
E.R.: 10
Mic: 421 Dynamic
Cab: 2×12 Silver Bell

Effects Parameters

Boost Comp (FX Type : Dyn)

Bass: 50
Comp: 5
Treble: 50
Drive: 50
Output: 65

Tape Echo (FX Type : Delay)

Tempo Sync: 1/4 (3)
Time: 217ms
FdBack: 30
Bass: 50
Treble: 50
Mix: 11

This is a lead tone for AC-30. The guitar model of Variax is Gibson ES-335.
I’m familiar with this combination because I used real instruments of both models as my main gears.
I don’t have strange feeling in these modeling tones.

I used “Boost Comp” as a clean booster, and “Tape Echo” as the delay / pre-amp.
This is a most high gain setting in this movie, and it’s a great drive tone that makes me want to play hot as well as “#8 Gibson EH185 Lead“.

I completed the explaining of 16 tones that I used in the demo.
I hope my articles become useful to you.