Prizefighter wrote:Thats a nice way to utilize that pedal

What are your thoughts on the hd500? Or do you even have a realistic experience going since you are sweetening the thing with the sbeq and a dirt pedal?
i have used the HD500 for MANY gigs just by itself - it is the BEST sounding modeler i have ever used, and it has sounded good in the studio as well as at gigs.
i know there are many purists who will say that it can never sounds as good as the "real thing" - and i agree - it's not EXACTLY like the real thing.
but for $499, one easy to carry piece of gear that can plug into the PA system with an XLR out, and into any full range monitor for onstage sound -- and REALLY good editing software for the computer --- the HD500 is a MUST HAVE piece of gear FOR ME.
i am a WORKING musician who has to play a LOT of gigs, and many of them are LOW STAGE VOLUME gigs, where bringing a nice tube amp and pedalboard would be a WASTE OF TIME.
the HD5oo sounds INCREDIBLE at these sorts of gigs -- the M-class effects are quite good, the 20 HD amp models are the best Line 6 has ever done, and the functionality of thye unit, ease of use, and GREAT tones make the HD500 a WINNER for any working guitarist.
but yes -- i like to use the SBEQ after it to "sweeten" the tone, and also stick a BJFe drive pedal in the loop for more organic tones. use the best of what you have for whatever gig you are doing and HAVE FUN!