What do you get when you combine over a decade and a half of effects-creation experience and three years of cutting edge amp modeling research, plus 16 incredible guitar amplifiers and over 100 modern and vintage guitar effects? Give up? It's the incredible Line 6 POD HD500! This amazing guitar amp-simulator and multi-effects processor is in a class by itself. By combining breakthrough amplifier modeling methods (10 times as accurate as previous technology) and some of the best amps in history, the POD HD500 doesn't just deliver the sound of these great amp, but the feel, behavior, and dynamic interaction of each as well.

Colorful clean tones that sparkle and sing with dizzying levels of detail. Dial back your guitar volume to get sweet-spot breakup from warm, earthy crunch tones. Line 6 HD amp models feel, behave and sound like no others. They contain up to 10 times more amplifier DNA than our previous modeling for a playing experience that can only be described as HD.

Behind the full-bodied tone of every HD amp model is a story that’s just as rich.

POD HD500 has a bright display that shows recognizable gear icons in their signal path. Easily choose and move things around with the 4-way button, and access almost every setting without ever leaving the homepage. There's no end to the tweakability, but you never have to wander too far from “Home.”

A big sonic palette.

POD^® HD multi-effect pedals are full-featured looping, pitch-shifting, harmonizing machines. With upwards of 100+ effects, you’ll have even more ways to find your tone and sculpt it to perfection. The built-in expression pedal controls wah, volume and pitch effects.

M-class FX.

Made famous by Line 6 M9 and M13 stompbox modelers, M-class effects include popular delays, reverbs, mods, pitch effects, and more. Each POD HD multi-effect pedal boasts a whopping collection that is easy to dial in, save, and sync with universal tap tempo. Now you can sound like anyone under the sun, or no one but you.

Specifications:

• 16 HD Amp Models
• 100+ Effect Models
• Up to 8 Simultaneous Effects
• 512 Preset Locations
• 48-second Looper
• 1/4" Guitar Input
• 1/4" Aux Input
• XLR Input + Microphone Preamp
• Variax Digital Input (VDI)
• MP3/CD Input
• Unbalanced 1/4" Outputs
• Balanced XLR Outputs
• 1/4" Stereo Headphone Output
• S/PDIF Output
• 1/4" Stereo FX Send/Return
• 5-Pin MIDI Input + Output/Thru
• Expression Pedal
• Aux Expression Pedal Jack
• Chromatic Tuner
• Tap Tempo
• Assignable MIDI Footswitch Controls
• USB
• L6 LINK™
• Software Editor/Librarian
• Metal Chassis, Pedal and Footswitches