thank you...i use a pod xt live direct into the PA mixer.
i have 3 real nice tube amps (super champ, 66 princeton reverb, deluxe reverb) and they sound great with a band, but when i do my solo act, the pod xt does a great job.
one trick i learned on my own was i do not use any of the amp or speaker simulations in the pod xt live. i use the compressor, delay, reverb, and one of the tube overdrive effects in the pedal. the volume pedal controls the amount of tube overdrive i want. then i can dial in just the right amount of grit i need for that song. thats how i got the grit on "rockabilly jam".
on "blue ocean echo", i set the volume pedal to control the amount of delay i needed. during the middle part, i turned the delay down so i dont clutter the melody. then i dial it back in after the middle part.