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That said, you may have success using these controls regardless of how you actually connect the Pod to your amp (or if you are using external speaker simulation/IR's). There has been an expressed desire for a global EQ, so that the Pod's tone can be adjusted to a room once, and all the patches are dialed in. I believe these controls are too limited to perform the fine-tuning necessary for that application, but you may find that it works. Unfortunately, they are not available if you plan to use the Pod's onboard cab/mic simulation in Studio/Direct mode.
→Global EQ
=== Global EQ ===
''Note: FW 2.6 provides a full-fledged global EQ that applies to all output modes.''
The combo and stack front modes use a kind of global EQ at the end of your signal chain to EQ the sound going into your real amp. This was designed to neutralize the coloration that a real amp's pre-amp will have on the tone coming from the Pod; however it can also be used a general Global EQ if you like.
Note two things here. First, the EQ options here are helpful, yet insufficient to completely neutralize the EQ shift. Second, a pre-amp will do more than simply shift the EQ, compressing the tone (not equally at all frequencies) and maybe even distorting it. Bottom line - bypassing a real amp's pre-amp completely is the only method to guarantee it is not coloring your tone.
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