Diminished 7 Workout - Part 2

Muris,
hello.....i am new to playing and i was listening to this perticular lesson and i really liked the tone of the lead solo
i have a pod xt pro (red face)
is this something that you use to create your tones.....if so would you have a good patch for this solo sound
or normally what do you use to achieve this sound (pedals,settings,etc)
im sure this is very basic to you......but new to me, so any help would be appreciated

there is a song by rush called "big money" do you know how this clean,reverb (i presume) or delay is used to obtain this.
i have become very fixated on tone settings lately.

is it reverb that gives it the haunting tone or is it acheived thru delay

hope you can help

thanks
john

Sustainer For Opeth Song

are there any opeth fans here

if so .....take blackwater park for instance
in the beginning of this song and many other opeth songs ......i don know if its a sustainer,ebow,keyboard
but how do they play those notes that seem to ring like a note being player by an violin bow
the note is played and for 4 bars it seems to sustain the entire length.

ive tried to get a guitar with a fernandes sustainer......but cant find one

any help on this would be appreciated

jbm