Line 6 HX Stomp Helix

The HX Stomp is a ridiculous powerhouse of a pedal. I'm not a modeling expert or guru, but this thing is incredibly intuitive and fun to use. I've previously owned M9s and M5s and this picks up where those left off. If you're a fan of multi effect pedals, and interested in amp modeling look no further. You have to be strategic with what combinations you want since the DSP isn't unlimited, but I don't find that to be too much of a nuisance. Since you can run your analog pedals into it, efx loop or not, you have so many tonal options. I've purchased an external footswitch to add buttons and a dedicated tap tempo which I'd recommend to add functionality and ease of use. Besides those additions and minor gripes I'd highly recommend this unit. *The PolyCapo effect is my ... MoreThe HX Stomp is a ridiculous powerhouse of a pedal. I'm not a modeling expert or guru, but this thing is incredibly intuitive and fun to use. I've previously owned M9s and M5s and this picks up where those left off. If you're a fan of multi effect pedals, and interested in amp modeling look no further. You have to be strategic with what combinations you want since the DSP isn't unlimited, but I don't find that to be too much of a nuisance. Since you can run your analog pedals into it, efx loop or not, you have so many tonal options. I've purchased an external footswitch to add buttons and a dedicated tap tempo which I'd recommend to add functionality and ease of use. Besides those additions and minor gripes I'd highly recommend this unit. *The PolyCapo effect is my favorite! I use it to emulate a baritone guitar without needing to own another guitar and that alone to me justifies the price.

The HX Stomp has become one the most quintessential aspects of my setup board in the three months that I've had it. I really like to experiment with my setup, switching out pedals and amps and trying out new things all the time. The stomp makes this super easy (and cheaper) because I can try out different sounds before I go invest in a bunch of gear that I may or may not like. I love being able to put my favorite pedals in the effects loop of the stomp and experiment with signal path all with a couple of twists of a knob. The other main thing I love about the stomp is the amp modeling. I'm really blown away by the quality of the amps in this thing. Do they feel exactly like having a vintage tube amp in the room? Absolutely not. Do they sound great? Uhhh yeah. Not ... MoreThe HX Stomp has become one the most quintessential aspects of my setup board in the three months that I've had it. I really like to experiment with my setup, switching out pedals and amps and trying out new things all the time. The stomp makes this super easy (and cheaper) because I can try out different sounds before I go invest in a bunch of gear that I may or may not like. I love being able to put my favorite pedals in the effects loop of the stomp and experiment with signal path all with a couple of twists of a knob. The other main thing I love about the stomp is the amp modeling. I'm really blown away by the quality of the amps in this thing. Do they feel exactly like having a vintage tube amp in the room? Absolutely not. Do they sound great? Uhhh yeah. Not waking up everyone in the house when I want to quickly record an idea I have is a major plus as well. There are some downsides to the stomp. The interface takes a few days to get used to, and there are so many possibilities that it can be overwhelming. Not every single model sounds great, and some don't exactly sound like what they're modeled after, but most of them are 95% there. You have to be a little willing to tweak and experiment. The capacative touch footswitches are annoying. I always bump one when I'm messing with settings and have to scroll back over to what I was doing. Overall, I love the stomp. I love going from a modelled heahphone amp setup to my real tube amp with just the switch of a preset. Its fun, and it keeps me excited to play and try new things.

Amazingly versatile, practical, portable and powerful, with great tones to suit any requirements

Amazingly versatile & powerful little unit that fits on my already fairly full pedal board, I am using it as an Amp & Cab simulator straight into a DI box, to replace taking my Orange half-stack to regular gigs/church services and band practices, but know that I can plug it into the front end of my Orange to act as a multiFX if I want to bring the big amp to a gig, or don’t have a PA to plug into.The tone is really excellent, feels dynamic and is so flexible to whatever you want to create, with very in depth controls. At first I was a bit overwhelmed by the sheer choice of options, but just spending a bit of time playing around (in headphones late at night too!) I soon started to get a feel for what I liked best.I’ve still barely scratched the surface of this ... MoreAmazingly versatile & powerful little unit that fits on my already fairly full pedal board, I am using it as an Amp & Cab simulator straight into a DI box, to replace taking my Orange half-stack to regular gigs/church services and band practices, but know that I can plug it into the front end of my Orange to act as a multiFX if I want to bring the big amp to a gig, or don’t have a PA to plug into.The tone is really excellent, feels dynamic and is so flexible to whatever you want to create, with very in depth controls. At first I was a bit overwhelmed by the sheer choice of options, but just spending a bit of time playing around (in headphones late at night too!) I soon started to get a feel for what I liked best.I’ve still barely scratched the surface of this amazing little box, and know it will continue to more than satisfy my needs and requirements as they develop, with future-proof features like midi, additional foot switch & expression pedal ports, FX loops, audio interface recording features, etc etc…Was a bit of a challenge working out the best way to play music from my phone and hear my guitar sound through headphones or one set of speakers, but managed it with an iPhone USB camera adaptor, though adjusting the relative volumes of music and my guitar sound still needs diving into a sub-menu as iPhone volume controls are locked when connected to the camera adaptor…but can control with much more ease from a computer plugged into the HX Stomp’s USB (not always as quick & easy as just grabbing iPhone/iPad though).Also, PMT shipped try whole order incredibly quickly and efficiently, great service!

Best piece of equipment I've ever had.

Overall:For years at my church I went from my guitar, to my pedal board and then into the FOH.I did not know anything about the importance of amps and how they are the TONE. For years I was searching for the warm, edge of break up tone but I couldn't figure it out. Then I started researching amps and I released what I was missing, an amp... I started out with this Vox amp modeler. It was great but still not at all the tone I needed. I've known about the Stomp for a while yet I could never pull the trigger. But then one day I decided that I needed it... and since that say I have not regretted it. The best purchase I've ever made. I couldn't imagine playing without it. I've been able to find that tone I was searching for, for many years plus hundreds of more. The ... MoreOverall:For years at my church I went from my guitar, to my pedal board and then into the FOH.I did not know anything about the importance of amps and how they are the TONE. For years I was searching for the warm, edge of break up tone but I couldn't figure it out. Then I started researching amps and I released what I was missing, an amp... I started out with this Vox amp modeler. It was great but still not at all the tone I needed. I've known about the Stomp for a while yet I could never pull the trigger. But then one day I decided that I needed it... and since that say I have not regretted it. The best purchase I've ever made. I couldn't imagine playing without it. I've been able to find that tone I was searching for, for many years plus hundreds of more. The amps, cabs and the ability to use IRs to fully customize your tone is absolutely crazy. Now if you've never used this type of modeling tech, there is a learning curve. It can be tedious as you have to learn how to EQ but trust me, it's so flipping worth it. Also a really fun part of it is you can download presets based on your favorite artists and sound like them. The stomp truly is amazing and now that I got the hang of it I'm looking into buying a Helix LT soon!

Big things come in small packages

I have been an amp and pedal guy for over 15+ years. I've owned several amps and pedalboards over the years and always wanted more out of my sound. I play bass and my typical rig consists of a split signal with a deep low end and some nice grit on top, which can be hard to achieve.Enter the HX Stomp. This robust unit lets you create signal chains that would otherwise be impossible to implement in a live situation. The amp and cab emulations are amazing and sound huge. From the SVT and G&K to the older Sunn and Acoustic amps, everything just sounds great. Very impressed with the hundreds of effects as well. The compressors, overdrives, flangers and modulation pedals all sound spot on, with little to no noise at all.The only aspect that I haven't been 100% ... MoreI have been an amp and pedal guy for over 15+ years. I've owned several amps and pedalboards over the years and always wanted more out of my sound. I play bass and my typical rig consists of a split signal with a deep low end and some nice grit on top, which can be hard to achieve.Enter the HX Stomp. This robust unit lets you create signal chains that would otherwise be impossible to implement in a live situation. The amp and cab emulations are amazing and sound huge. From the SVT and G&K to the older Sunn and Acoustic amps, everything just sounds great. Very impressed with the hundreds of effects as well. The compressors, overdrives, flangers and modulation pedals all sound spot on, with little to no noise at all.The only aspect that I haven't been 100% impressed with is the synth/octave sections of this unit. They track well, but just sound a little off. I suppose that could be user error as there are so many parameters that can be adjusted within this little box. Overall I highly recommend this product to anyone looking to consolidate their live rig or just add to an existing pedal board. You won't regret it.

HX stomp convert right here!

This unit is amazing value for money, so many tones available through the choices of effects amps and cabs it is almost overwhelming! There is however an amazing online community of HX Stomp users who share a huge amount of expertise so it was very easy to get up and running with the pedal. Brilliant. Only thing you should be aware of is that sticking it on a pedalboard isn’t the easiest thing in the world, it’s quite highly powered and the connector is non standard so you would need an adaptor to run it on a pedalboard. But again a quick search online will provide all the information you need.

Potentially very complicated, but worth the effort

This is an amazing little device. Always a little scared to look at pedal/footswitches since there are so many options, I didn't know where to start and what to get. I got the Stomp because I realised you could download (free) and try settings that clever people have already created, and then I could just amend them as needed.Unfortunately the Line 6 videos are no use as a starter guide. I found myself looking at many videos online, and eventually the terminology and controls starts to make sense. Initially I found setting up via the computer the easiest option, and more intuitive.After a week, I now have about 4 presets that will be my base for most things, and a couple of other downloads that I might use for particular bands/songs (e.g. Queen). Because these ... MoreThis is an amazing little device. Always a little scared to look at pedal/footswitches since there are so many options, I didn't know where to start and what to get. I got the Stomp because I realised you could download (free) and try settings that clever people have already created, and then I could just amend them as needed.Unfortunately the Line 6 videos are no use as a starter guide. I found myself looking at many videos online, and eventually the terminology and controls starts to make sense. Initially I found setting up via the computer the easiest option, and more intuitive.After a week, I now have about 4 presets that will be my base for most things, and a couple of other downloads that I might use for particular bands/songs (e.g. Queen). Because these devices are so flexible, I don't think there is a right or wrong way to setup the foot switches, so I am still contemplating how best to setup the snapshots and/or stomp mode. But I think Snapshots are the easiest way to go.One of the big advantages is that I can adjust all the levels of the different presets to be the same, so my idea is that in the end I should never need to touch the volume control on the guitar.I have also now Brough an FRFR speaker, which means the Stomp can generate sounds from all sorts of different well known amps, and I can sell my old amp, and would never need to look at other amps again.I’ve gone from being scared of it to really looking forward to our next band practice. Well worth the price, and the free bag was a good bonus.

Swiss Army Knife of effects pedals and Modelers

I replaced my trusty and awesome T.C. Electronic Nova System which so faithfully served me on my pedal board for more than 10 years and 100's of shows, with this beast of a machine. I'm loving the HX Stomp as the effects brain on my board. And would recommend it for any musician who wants to do more with less and downsize their effects pedal board. Now while this is a fantastic amp modeler and IR box, I'm using with my Marshall Jubilee 2525H and Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab with V30's. This mostly serves as my effects machine, but every so often I do run a preamp amp into my FX loop to get the Fender, Vox, Friedman BE or Soldano preamp sound thru my Marshall's power section, keeping tubes in the mix. In the future I plan to use the modeler + IR config for anything ... MoreI replaced my trusty and awesome T.C. Electronic Nova System which so faithfully served me on my pedal board for more than 10 years and 100's of shows, with this beast of a machine. I'm loving the HX Stomp as the effects brain on my board. And would recommend it for any musician who wants to do more with less and downsize their effects pedal board. Now while this is a fantastic amp modeler and IR box, I'm using with my Marshall Jubilee 2525H and Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab with V30's. This mostly serves as my effects machine, but every so often I do run a preamp amp into my FX loop to get the Fender, Vox, Friedman BE or Soldano preamp sound thru my Marshall's power section, keeping tubes in the mix. In the future I plan to use the modeler + IR config for anything theater-based or in a touring rig where I have limits to weight and size when traveling.

This is an excellent simple solution, or pedal board brain

I currently use this as the main brain of my pedalboard. Reverb, Delays, Modulation as well as amp/cab sim.My current setup is JHS Pulp n Peel>Dunlop mini volume>TC Elec. Brainwaves>HX - > (FX Loop: Special Cranker > Tumnus > JHS PG 14 > Walrus Slarp). For amps I run into either AC10, Fender Acoustic jr go, or to FOH.This pedal is amazing. It does everything. In fact, I have it removable from my board with patches to run it on its own. There aren't really many more versatile stomps than this. I use to have the Zoom G3, which was great, but this is miles better, in an even smaller footprint. I will probably keep this thing around on any pedalboard due to its amazing versatility.

Transformational for beginners and home playing!

For someone who has recently started learning guitar and not in a position to own a classic or boutique tube amp yet, HX Stomp has transformed my learning experience.While not a cheap pedal to buy its much cheaper that its direct competition but with equal sound quality and flexibility. Its also much cheaper than buying a proper tube amp.Being a new player, it allows me to explore all manner of different amps to find a sound I like so when I eventually do buy a tube amp I’ll know exactly what I like.The size of the unit is just perfect for fitting onto a pedalboard and sounds amazing along with my existing pedals before it in the chain or in the Stomps FX Loop.Matching the tones of the songs I’m leaning is both fun and just amazing how close I can get in a few ... MoreFor someone who has recently started learning guitar and not in a position to own a classic or boutique tube amp yet, HX Stomp has transformed my learning experience.While not a cheap pedal to buy its much cheaper that its direct competition but with equal sound quality and flexibility. Its also much cheaper than buying a proper tube amp.Being a new player, it allows me to explore all manner of different amps to find a sound I like so when I eventually do buy a tube amp I’ll know exactly what I like.The size of the unit is just perfect for fitting onto a pedalboard and sounds amazing along with my existing pedals before it in the chain or in the Stomps FX Loop.Matching the tones of the songs I’m leaning is both fun and just amazing how close I can get in a few simple steps. It also lets me experiences how different the guitar feels to play through different style amps. With just simple fretting techniques I’m sounding like I’m an 80’s rock star which is something my small practice amp couldn’t even begin to reproduce.The sound quality and variety of tones available from sweet and clean to pure filth is a complete joy to use.My wife also loves it as she can no longer hear my daily practicing as now playing through headphones is so simple.