layering guitar tracks with a Line 6 POD

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I have a Line 6 POD and I can't seem to get good layered guitar tone when I record. I want that big charged mesa boogie rock sound (think Foo Fighters, Deftones, Everclear, A Perfect Circle). I usually like to have 4 to 6 layered guitars in the same time. Can anyone give me suggestions for tone settings using the recitified and rectified2 amp models ?
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i would think that 4 guitars would be a bit much. especially if they are the same guitar going thru the same processor.. i would use the pod for one trac...maybe double it. then try a different axe, then another with a different mic , placement, room , etc. the parameters on the pod (delays, chorusing--and the parameters within each effect )are exactly identicle...these are the things ,plus eq, that need to be tweaked in order to hear each instrument within the mix.
 
I use a Triple Rectifier for my live guitar sound a lot, so I'm very familiar with it. I've also used the POD to record a lot. I find that the Recto patch is a bit thin for recording. When I go to tape I tend to use the old marshall sounds more often. Also, when it gets thin, try pulling the drive BACK, which I know is counter intuitive. it's just that sometimes too much drive starts to take the edge off things.

Also, when I layer, I make sure that I play the same part through two DIFFERENT tones!! (and then pan hard right and left.) A typical 4 guitar track scheme I might use with the POD: Part 1a/hard left/AC30 patch...Part 1b/hard right/Marshall Plexi patch...Part 2a/hard left/Marshall JCM patch...part 2b/hard right/Bassman patch.

It's just that the more vintage-y patches seem to work better for layering...and remember: I'm a dyed in the wool Rectifier user!!
 
Thanks for this info guys, it's really helping ! I'm turning down the drive and things do sound clearer and edgier
 
I got into a habit of always recording the Line 6 POD in stereo (i.e. both inputs plugged in separate tracks) to get a fat sound. A techinque that I discovered that I think sounds cooler is to record one track in mono, then double it with a different amp setting on another track in mono as well. Mix the tracks hard left/right. My favorite amp settings I use in this method are the Brit Blues and Modern class A. Not only do I like the unique results you get, but I find it alot easier to mix. Other than that, I would stay away from the reverb on the POD. I find the sound quality somewhat cheap, but of course this is a matter of preference.
 
I'm not sure if you're panning the different tracks, but that pretty much standard procedure. I like to use different pickup configurations, different guitars, different amp settings, different EQ, etc. when layering. If all the parts sound the same, they're just fighting for the same frequency space in the mix. Sometimes it just gets louder and a little thicker... but not what I'm after. Even "ugly" tones sometimes blend in nicely when everything else is in the mix.
 
Right, pglewis. It's the differences that make the difference (think about that). But really, that's exactly right. Think about it like this. If you recorded the same part twice with the same settings, same guitar, same everything, and panned the two tracks hard right and left then where it's really gonna shimmer is where your performance was DIFFERENT (like a finger squeak or a glitch). In fact if you could play it exactly the same under the above conditions you'd have....MONO! So you can see that the more you change between right and left the bigger it's gonna sound.
 
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