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→The Elusive Pure Clean Tone
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''If you are not using Input 2: Variax (null), I suggest you start with that adjustment. '' One of its benefits is a lower signal level, which allows clean tones to instantly be a little cleaner. But there are [[Line_6_Pod_HD_Setup#Input_2|other benefits]].
The cleanest amp model is the Blackface Dbl, based on a blackface Fender Twin Reverb. Line 6 modeled it in "warts-and-all" fashion, meaning it can get a little nasty sounding when running modern high-output humbucker pickups into it, rather than the 60's era single-coil pickups it was designed for. Still, there are a number of ways to tame it. Here's a list, ordered by what I prefer to preserve tone, which applies to getting a cleaner tone in general on all the amps.