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=== Using a real amp as a pre-amp ===
You CAN run a real amp as a pre-amp and still output "direct"; but I do not recommend it, unless you are running an external IR. ''The problem is that in order to enable cab and mic simulation, you have to select and turn on an amp model. '' All the amp models in the Pod HD will color the tone. So you are essentially running two pre-amps.
That being said, if you really want to do so, run a cable from your guitar to Guitar In on the Pod, then the Pod Effects Loop Send to amp's Guitar In, then amp's Effects Loop Send to Pod's Effects Loop Return. You will have to put the FX Loop effect before your amp model on the Pod's signal chain.