finding "my" sound

[cvd]

Hello folks,

I have one of those fairly newfangled POD 2.0's I use to record into a Fostex FD-4, which, I'm just giving for all you gear freaks to have a reference point

However, my big question is...how do I get my "sound". I mean, from the beginning. I have no idea how the effects really play together, what happens when I set the eq a certain way, and so on. Should I just turn all the dials to 0 and go from there? Is there any kind of book that could help me with this rather odd question?

I do feel stupid for asking this, and I will admit that I haven't completely went through the manual to go over each and every thing this machine can do. I just know I want to get it to sound like the demo CD line 6 put out with this thing, and I ain't close to that!

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Chris

[Richard Monroe]

CVD- Gee, RTFM! The Pod is an amplifier simulator, and it is already programmed with a bunch of presets, 8 banks of 4 presets each. Because you are going DI (direct), use studio setting, live setting disables the cab model. First, run through those and don't touch any buttons. But do switch from the bridge to the neck pickup, and both pickups together, and try the tone controls on the guitar in every possible position on every preset. Keep notes, and check the ones you like.
Then, set it on manual. Put the EQ flat, everything at 12:00. Disable the effects, and click through every amp simulation, including the tap/simulation combinations. When you hold down tap and change the amp model, you get a different one than if you just turn the amp model dial. Again, play with the tone control and the pickup choice on the guitar. Again, keep notes. Start with the reverb at 12:00 and move it up and down. Try every amp model with varying amounts of gain, from zero to max.
After you have done all of that (a month or so). Then take the models you like best and play with chorus, delay, flange, etc. There are an awful lot of available sounds there. Then, switch to live mode, plug the line out into a good power amp. Plug the power amp into a cab, and mic the cab. See how much better it sounds when you move real air ?-RTFM.-Richie