Full Tone GT500

[replayboy]

Just caught the Fulltone pedal due for release in the UK guitar press, GT 500 Looks good quality etc,looking for some advise?, at the moment i play a Pod XT live into a PA as a duo doing covers but i find the XT live a bit too complicated?. So, if i am looking for just a couple of distortion/ boost settings will this work direct into a PA or will i need a amp simulator? advise please???? Bryan Adams/Bad Company/Rolling stones/Beatles...... :confused:

[tom]

have never heard pedals straight into a pa work.

[replayboy]

Still looking at the Fulltone GT500 pedal and wondered if the pocket pod would be a good easy to use add on for amp/cab simulation for playing into our PA when playing live? at the moment i find the Pod XT live to comlicated and dont use that many different effects anyway.
Anyone use one ina similar situation?
Thanks. :confused:

[kurt1981]

I get some grief about it, but I've had good results with the sansamp stuff, either the rackmount preamp or the pedals. Otherwise, there's nothing that redally sounds natural running straight into a board. You tend to get a raspy type of sound, when there's no speaker coloration. As for the fulltone pedal, it looks cool, but I bet it's pricey. Maybe a vox tonelab is another option too.
Hope this helps some,
Kurt

[replayboy]

Still on the Fulltone GT500 or maybe Seymour Duncan twin tube classic pedal but i need an amp simulator to go through our gigging PA? I have just watched a demo and some sound clips for the Boss Fender Bassman pedal which where quite impressive, question is, can i use this pedal as my amp simulator direct to PA ??.... anyone?:confused:

[crash]

It's probably worth your time (and costs nothing) to dig and learn the XTLive. There are good sounds in there to be found, you'll just have to tweak.
I used to use a POD (2.0) for fly dates and some recording. It was fine, you just have to get to know it. Same with the XTLive.

Otherwise, a Hughes and Kettner Tubeman (which has the Red Box cabinet simulaiton built in) would get you to a direct setup. That, or a used POD 2.0, which are much simpler to use than the Pod XTLive.

But both of those have some serious overdrive options built in already - can't imagine the GT500 being that much better when NOT run into an amp.

And that's my $.02

[kurt1981]

The main thing is you gotta find a good speaker simulator, one that appropriately rolls off highs, and gives you that natural type of sound, otherwise any pedal's gonna sound like a buzz saw. As I said, the sansamp stuff is cool, but since you've got the pod, give it a shot, and dig into the speaker options. Pedals always sound a bit weird into any solid state device, so be forewarned on that. The H&K suggestion is a good one, they sound pretty good. There are other options, it all depends on your budget too. I'd say find the best simulator first, then worry about overdrives.
Kurt

[replayboy]

Thanks guys, your input is much appreciated.:)
Anyone else....