I would love to hear some effects through it as well, this head has piqued my interest.
Well, I have played my PodXT live in front of it, and while it DOES work (and quite well), I have a feeling modelers like the POD and equivalent don't do the tube amp justice.
As in the couple samples, I used an EHX Memory man. The regular memory man pedal sounds WAY better then the modeled one in the PodXT. I can straight up hear a distinct difference in clarity. For harsh distortions through this blackheart, I am using the Killer-Z effect model in the pod (which supposedly emulates the Boss Metal Zone). Once again though, I have a feeling that placing this digital technology in front of this tube amp creates a loss somewhere, I'm just not "feeling" it.
Also something to note, the Pod I guess doesn't have a true bypass. I turned ALL modeling and effects off on the pod, everything and simply had my guitar routed through it to the amp. It did NOT sound the same as if plugging straight into the amp. So there's something to be said about that.
I'm going on a little business trip this weekend into a bigger city. I'm hoping I get to take advantage of a guitar center gift card I got for Christmas and maybe buy a Metal Zone
Would you guys like some samples with the PodXT although?