POD X3 Patches: Bass into keyboard amp live

The TouchyFeeliacs is the band I play bass with. For our last show we had a cramped stage so my full bass rig was not an option. Instead I played my POD X3 Live through a Roland KC-500. The stage was so cramped I couldn’t even put the pedal board on the floor, I had to stack it on top of the amp! The KC-500 is a full range keyboard amp with multiple inputs. Here is the POD X3 preset I used on my bass and some video clips of the show where you can hear a bit of the tone I got.

TouchyFeeliacs live patch with keyboard amp

• Output mode: match studio/direct
• Amp Model: 1972 Amp 360 (Acoustic 360), Room 0%, Cab 1×18 California, Mic 112 Dynamic
• Amp Controls: Bass 77%, Lo Mid 83%, Hi Mid 52%, Treble 66%, Drive 50%, Vol 100%
• Compressor: Thresh -10dB, Gain 0dB
• EQ: +2.0dB @ 60Hz, -2.0dB @ 125Hz, +2.0dB @ 300Hz, + 2.0dB @ 2.5kHz

TouchyFeeliacs live video clips

TouchyFeeliacs live bass rig for cramped stage

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