James Tyler Variax: Solidbody Electric Sounds | Line 6

[seanhalleyguitar]

Sorry for the NAMM lag. Yup, I definitely turn the speaker emulations off - I'm not a fan of multiple speaker stages for guitar (I'll use them when mixing though, on instruments that need help, using something like McDSP's Futzbox though). I don't do the second thing you mentioned as a matter of course, if only because I sometimes use dual input paths in the HD500 to process the magnetic pickups and Variax separately. Hope that helps!

[troymkennedy]

@seanhalleyguitar Thanks bro. Much appreciated.

[troymkennedy]

Hey Sean, how would you say the DT25 plays into the final sound of these demo's? And, are your patches posted anywhere?

[seanhalleyguitar]

@troymkennedy

Hey Troy. 97% of what you're hearing in these videos is one ribbon mic on the bottom speaker of a 4x12 cab, which is coming directly off the DT25 head. The HD500 went direct as well, but it's literally only providing that small amount of reverb you're hearing, so that's the other 3%. The only time on these where the amp isn't the whole sound is on the acoustic examples. On the Overview vid I think I used a Tube Driver on the intro example, but that's the only one with a pedal :-)

[troymkennedy]

@seanhalleyguitar That's what I thought. I have a DT25 coming. So that should be fun. These sounds on this video are the best Line6 patches I have heard in terms of "authenticity." I had to ask if I could get the patches.:)

So, no preamp models from the HD500 just effects. And the breakup is all DT25. Correct?

Hey, tell Rich I said "hi!" We are bro's from way back. He used to play for me when I was a worship pastor in L.A. I am now a a great church in Kansas City. - Peace, Troy

[seanhalleyguitar]

@troymkennedy

The preamps and tone stack in the DT25 are done with modeling, and they're the same as are in the HD500. I run the HD500 into the DT25 with L6 Link (one cable), because then I can mix and match guts from different amps. So whether or not you're running the DT25 standalone, or running it with the POD HD, the preamps are the same models. The difference is the mixing and matching that's possible when you link them, which is awesome.

[troymkennedy]

@seanhalleyguitar Ah, thanks.

[troymkennedy]

@troymkennedy Hey Sean, sorry to bug. I am getting my DT25 dialed right now. On the HD500 pre amp models do you turn off the cab speaker simulations to they don't compete with the real cab?

and 2. Do you do the input trick where you turn the input 2 to aux or mic so it doesn't sum the inputs in the HD500?

[TheEternalLeader]

Two questions: Why does he keep switching guitars?

How do you get a fourth position sound if you have a 3-way toggle? Or does it just look like a 3-way toggle and is actually more, or is there something else going on?

[seanhalleyguitar]

@TheEternalLeader

I keep switching guitars so that you don't listen with your eyes :-)

The three-way switch is still a three-way, but pressing the tuning knob gives you access to the other positions (2 and 4). Hope that helps...

[777olk]

well, he could make anything sound good!

[OfficialMikeMotter]

1:57 sounds like the love child of "Let It Be" and "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room"

[TSRThom]

Great sounds and awesome playing! Sean is a great inspiration for my own sounds. Is there music from Sean Halley to buy Out there??

[epikoh]

awesome player, it's just amazing

[kurukq]

man that was awesome

[afnannn]

man this guy is an awesome player..

[dmckay91]

i like that i could tell the models before i could see the names. great work guys

[Mastersonics]

Great guitar player and the Variax sounds awesome...

[komobabo]

Irony uses LP shape to play Fenders and Fender shape to play LPs. 

[RiveGuitar]

are those the factory presets on the pod hd500??? sounds amazing!!

[claudia31413]

have to buy myself one of these some day!