POD Patches – Dual Tone Demos (Part 1)

These tones were inspired by the Line 6 dual tone tour. I’m not going to be so pretentious as to claim my tones are better, but I didn’t want to copy their tones. I just wanted to use them as jumping off points to create something entirely new. I approached this exercise by taking the signal paths they used and their descriptions and filtering those through my own experiences and tone preferences. I hope you enjoy the presets (the bundle is available for download at the bottom).

Find the Line 6 versions on my site here.

VescoVoltage (inspired by Dual Voltage)

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Inspiration: “Angus Young of AC/DC often records with a Marshall JTM-45 and Plexi stereo pair. We recreated his dual tone setup in POD X3 using the Plexi 45 and Plexi Lead 100 amp models with a slight touch of chorus feeding just the Plexi 45.”

• Output Mode: Match Studio/Direct, Tone 1 & Tone 2 panned 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock

• Amp 1 Gate: Thresh -60dB, Decay 0%
• Amp 1: 1965 Plexi 45 (Marshall JTM-45), Room 50%, Cab 4×12 Celestion V30s, Mic 57 on axis
• Amp 1 Controls: Bass 10%, Mid 49%, Treble 80%, Pres 82%, Drive 68%, Vol 100%
• Amp 1 Comp: Thresh -20dB, Gain 0dB
• Amp 1 Mod: Sine Chorus, Speed 2.05Hz, Tap Off, Mix 60%, Depth 26%, Bass 14%, Treble 51%, Config Post
• Amp 1 Verb: Dark Hall, Predelay 6%, Decay 24%, Tone 73%, Mix 35%, Config Post

• Amp 2 Gate: Thresh -60dB, Decay 0%
• Amp 2: 1968 Plexi Lead 100 (Marshall Super Lead), Room 62%, Cab 4×12 Celestion V30s, Mic 57 on axis
• Amp 2 Controls: Bass 77%, Mid 90%, Treble 81%, Pres 79%, Drive 83%, Vol 98%
• Amp 2 Comp: Thresh -20dB, Gain 0dB
• Amp 2 Verb: Brite Room, Predelay 17%, Decay 74%, Tone 34%, Mix 33%, Config Post

Vesco Squared (inspired by Chunk Squared)

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Inspiration: “This hard rock duo consisits of a Line 6 Insane amp model paired with a Line 6 Treadplate model. Simple and sweet.”

• Output Mode: Match Studio/Direct, Tone 1 & Tone 2 panned 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock

• Amp 1 Gate: Thresh -35dB, Decay 0%
• Amp 1: Line 6 Insane, Room 30%, Cab 4×12 Treadplate, Mic 57 off axis
• Amp 1 Controls: Bass 71%, Mid 23%, Treble 75%, Pres 57%, Drive 37%, Vol 100%
• Amp 1 EQ: Lo +0.6dB at 65Hz, Lo Mid -5.8dB at 390 Hz, Hi Mid +1.2dB at 2.9KHz, Hi -1.6dB at 3.6KHz
• Amp 1 Verb: Vintage Plate, Predelay 0%, Decay 50%, Tone 30%, Mix 15%, Config Post

• Amp 2 Gate: Thresh -35dB, Decay 0%
• Amp 2: Line 6 Treadplate, Room 30%, Cab 4×12 Treadplate, Mic 57 off axis
• Amp 2 Controls: Bass 92%, Mid 87%, Treble 69%, Pres 43%, Drive 56%, Vol 100%
• Amp 2 EQ: Lo +0.6dB at 65Hz, Lo Mid -1.8dB at 330 Hz, Hi Mid +1.2dB at 2.9KHz, Hi -1.6dB at 3.4KHz
• Amp 2 Verb: Vintage Plate, Predelay 0%, Decay 50%, Tone 30%, Mix 15%, Config Post

Perplexed Vesco (inspired by Perplexed Pair)

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Inspiration: “Lenny Kravitz has been known to combine a Dual Rectifier with a Plexi 100 for gritty rhythms. We recreated this dual tone setup in POD X3 by pairing our Treadplate Dual and Plexi Jump Lead amp models.”

• Output Mode: Match Studio/Direct, Tone 1 & Tone 2 panned 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock

• Amp 1 Gate: Thresh -60dB, Decay 0%
• Amp 1: 2001 Treadplate Dual (Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier), Room 60%, Cab 4×12 Treadplate, Mic 57 on axis
• Amp 1 Controls: Bass 42%, Mid 39%, Treble 76%, Pres 81%, Drive 56%, Vol 100%
• Amp 1 Comp: Thresh -10dB, Gain 0dB
• Amp 1 Verb: Dark Hall, Predelay 20%, Decay 32%, Tone 59%, Mix 32%, Config Post

• Amp 2 Gate: Thresh -70dB, Decay 0%
• Amp 2: 1968 Plexi Jump Lead (Marshall Super Lead), Room 50%, Cab 4×12 Green 20s, Mic 57 on axis
• Amp 2 Controls: Bass 83%, Mid 67%, Treble 74%, Pres 59%, Drive 68%, Vol 83%
• Amp 2 Comp: Thresh -20dB, Gain 0dB
• Amp 2 Verb: Brite Room, Predelay 27%, Decay 80%, Tone 45%, Mix 34%, Config Post

Double Vesco (inspired by Double Crunch)

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Inspiration: “Joe Perry of Aerosmith is currently using a dual tone setup that combines the clean sparkle of a fender Twin with the grind of a 50 watt Marshall Plexi. We recreated this dual tone setup in POD X3 using the Double Verb and Plexi Jump Lead models with additional dual effects of chorus, delay, tube echo and spring reverb.”

• Output Mode: Match Studio/Direct, Tone 1 & Tone 2 panned 10 o’clock and 1 o’clock

• Amp 1 Gate: Thresh -60dB, Decay 50%
• Amp 1: 1965 Double Verb (Fender Twin Reverb), Room 74%, Cab 2×12 Blackface, Mic 67 condenser
• Amp 1 Controls: Bass 59%, Mid 86%, Treble 72%, Pres 37%, Drive 31%, Vol 61%
• Amp 1 Comp: Thresh -15dB, Gain 0dB
• Amp 1 Mod: Sine Chorus, Speed 1.67Hz, Tap Off, Mix 40%, Depth 19%, Bass 50%, Treble 50%, Config Post
• Amp 1 Delay: Tube Echo (Maestro EP-1), Time 630ms, Tap Off, Mix 26%, Drive 25%, Flutter 19%, Feedback 27%, Config Post
• Amp 1 Verb: Standard Spring, Dwell 18%, Tone 35%, Mix 36%, Config Post

• Amp 2 Gate: Thresh -60dB, Decay 50%
• Amp 2 Stomp: Classic Distortion (ProCo Rat), Drive 18%, Gain 50%, Tone 38%
• Amp 2: 1968 Plexi Jump Lead (Marshall Super Lead), Room 40%, Cab 4×12 Green 20s, Mic 57 on axis
• Amp 2 Controls: Bass 58%, Mid 68%, Treble 82%, Pres 80%, Drive 63%, Vol 100%
• Amp 2 Delay: Stereo Delay, Time 421ms, Tap Off, Mix 27%, L-Feedback 22%, R-Feedback 42%, Offset 50%, Config Post
• Amp 2 Verb: Standard Spring, Dwell 18%, Tone 35%, Mix 36%, Config Post

Gear

I used my ’98 Ibanez Universe to record all of the above sound samples. The X3L was routed through an Echo Layla as the computer interface.

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Line 6 Monkey bundle for POD X3

X3 Bundle
• 28A VescoVoltage
• 28B Vesco Squared
• 28C Perplexed Vesco
• 28D Double Vesco

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