POD HD500 should I get it?

[J.custom]

OK I got my POD HD300 on thurs, and it's pretty damn good! Lived up to my expectations. The cleans are so so, but the on the edge of breakup tones all the way to hi gain tones are really excellent. I'm blessed with the patience to tweak everything, including the different mic and cab models etc. created about 8 patches so far. You should definitely get the HD500 then. but IMO it sounded better through my earphones compared to the front of my amp

 

[habba1]

Lol. I thought the cleans on the 500 was pretty sweet. haha

What do you think if I ran this monster through a Kustom 12?

Anyways, is there a acoustic simulator effect within the HD series?

Thanks

 

[J.custom]

I guess it'll be ok. There's no acoustic simulator

 

[17wil]

any way to make a patch to sound like an acoustic? I dont think we can do a really exact 'acoustic' sound unless we have a piezo bridge right?

 

[carboxymoron]

Some compression, a lot of EQing, and a touch of reverb, with the right picking technique, might get you in the general direction, but don't expect anything convincing.

I didn't search in depth but this guy did an X3 patch, you could try to do something similar on the HDs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh4kl09lSKU

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

if you don't have a problem with budget, go with the pod hd500, you won't regret the lil extra power it offers. it'll also open up to you the world of stereo routed dual amps which is a whole new level in terms of live tone goes

 

[habba1]

So any recommendations for amps or studio monitors for this pedal? Or will the Roland cube 15 do just fine?

Thanks