There are big threads for the HX Stomp and HX Effects, but no organized collection thread for their big brothers that I can find. Maybe there's not enough interest for it, but here's my attempt nonetheless.
I've been a longtime HX Stomp and HX Effects user, and I use Helix Native for recording sometimes (though I mostly use my HX/Helix hardware units).
As much as I think the HX Stomp is the best small multi-FX and modeler on the market, I recently finally got tired of the DSP limitations and the compromises I had to make. I'm also playing more guitar these days, where the HX Stomp really shows its limitations in terms of building anything more than bare-bones guitar rigs.
So I moved up to a Helix LT, and I love it. The increased DSP power and routing options, the expression pedal, extra switches, extra snapshots, and so on just really lets me build much more flexible sounds and presets.
I find that I can combine 3-4 of my HX Stomp presets into one LT preset, which means less preset changes on stage, less hassle when I want to change a block that's common to more than one preset, and much more.
At the moment, I tend to set up snapshots for amp settings (one for clean, one for grit, one for DI, bypassing the amp/cab blocks, and so on). I stick to only using four snapshots at the most, so that I can jump between full stomp mode, and snap/stomp mode for my footswitches. My main four effects are always accessible on the front four switches, while the back four switches can jump between effects and snapshots.
Here are my two current Helix units (Helix Native not pictured). I'm usually really bad about keeping gear that's not part of my main rig, but the HX Stomp really needs to stay with me. Such an increedibly powerful compact rig. Looking forward to continuing my tonal explorations, and hopefully learning from others here.
I've been a longtime HX Stomp and HX Effects user, and I use Helix Native for recording sometimes (though I mostly use my HX/Helix hardware units).
As much as I think the HX Stomp is the best small multi-FX and modeler on the market, I recently finally got tired of the DSP limitations and the compromises I had to make. I'm also playing more guitar these days, where the HX Stomp really shows its limitations in terms of building anything more than bare-bones guitar rigs.
So I moved up to a Helix LT, and I love it. The increased DSP power and routing options, the expression pedal, extra switches, extra snapshots, and so on just really lets me build much more flexible sounds and presets.
I find that I can combine 3-4 of my HX Stomp presets into one LT preset, which means less preset changes on stage, less hassle when I want to change a block that's common to more than one preset, and much more.
At the moment, I tend to set up snapshots for amp settings (one for clean, one for grit, one for DI, bypassing the amp/cab blocks, and so on). I stick to only using four snapshots at the most, so that I can jump between full stomp mode, and snap/stomp mode for my footswitches. My main four effects are always accessible on the front four switches, while the back four switches can jump between effects and snapshots.
Here are my two current Helix units (Helix Native not pictured). I'm usually really bad about keeping gear that's not part of my main rig, but the HX Stomp really needs to stay with me. Such an increedibly powerful compact rig. Looking forward to continuing my tonal explorations, and hopefully learning from others here.
