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HX Stomp or GT 1000 Core, and why??

#21
Even though it's my current go-to, the Stomp has one MAJOR drawback, IMO. It's that while you CAN split the path and have the split based on crossover freq, dynamics, etc., each path is mono when merged; meaning, when you merge the paths, it merges back to one stereo path.

I was hoping to have a crossover split, add some stereo effects to the lower path that didn't touch the bass frequencies, and then merge the paths to a single stereo output. But nope. Can't do that, and not all mod/delay/verb blocks have high pass filters, so if I want to do that I'd need a different unit, OR just send the second path out the stereo FX loop and require THREE channels on our mixer, which is a little impractical.
 
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BassFaceJase said:
Even though it's my current go-to, the Stomp has one MAJOR drawback, IMO. It's that while you CAN split the path and have the split based on crossover freq, dynamics, etc., each path is mono when merged; meaning, when you merge the paths, it merges back to one stereo path.

I was hoping to have a crossover split, add some stereo effects to the lower path that didn't touch the bass frequencies, and then merge the paths to a single stereo output. But nope. Can't do that, and not all mod/delay/verb blocks have high pass filters, so if I want to do that I'd need a different unit, OR just send the second path out the stereo FX loop and require THREE channels on our mixer, which is a little impractical.
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The Core is wonderful for doing some more complex routing on a pedal board. With the 3 splits (that have a huge amount of options) and the FX loops give so much flexibility. Even if I wasn't using any effects from the Core it had a lot of utility.
 
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Derek Williams said:
The Core is wonderful for doing some more complex routing on a pedal board. With the 3 splits (that have a huge amount of options) and the FX loops give so much flexibility. Even if I wasn't using any effects from the Core it had a lot of utility.
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Yeah, I just really like having a tiny rig. I haven't written anything nor do we play anything that has the type of effects that complex routing the Core is capable of that would make it worth dragging more gear to rehearsals and gigs.

Can the Core do what I mentioned above? Can you route just the mid/high freqs to their own path, apply time-based effects, and then mix them back in to the main path so the bass stays intact but the stereo effects still work?
 
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BassFaceJase said:
Yeah, I just really like having a tiny rig. I haven't written anything nor do we play anything that has the type of effects that complex routing the Core is capable of that would make it worth dragging more gear to rehearsals and gigs.

Can the Core do what I mentioned above? Can you route just the mid/high freqs to their own path, apply time-based effects, and then mix them back in to the main path so the bass stays intact but the stereo effects still work?
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Absolutely!
 
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With the Boss Core I use the 4 available paths to have 4 different sounds in one patch. This gives great overview. If I want to edit/tweak something I need to scroll through more fx-blocks compared to having 4 sounds in 4 patches, but for me there is one really big advantage: if I tweak something I don't have to save the patch (click-click-click-click..or, forget to save before switching to next preset>tweak is gone..:rage:).

On stage I find this a big deal, to me this feels much more like a stompbox pedalboard with a pedal switcher. This perhaps is only an advantage if you are somewhat old, ..old school.
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BEADist said:
With the Boss Core I use the 4 available paths to have 4 different sounds in one patch. This gives great overview. If I want to edit/tweak something I need to scroll through more fx-blocks compared to having 4 sounds in 4 patches, but for me there is one really big advantage: if I tweak something I don't have to save the patch (click-click-click-click..or, forget to save before switching to next preset>tweak is gone..:rage:).

On stage I find this a big deal, to me this feels much more like a stompbox pedalboard with a pedal switcher. This perhaps is only an advantage if you are somewhat old, ..old school.View attachment 4979540
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Or just old, like me! How do you set the dividers?
 
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Johno Dunn said:
Or just old, like me! How do you set the dividers?
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I set the dividers to single so I have 4 separate paths/sounds. Switching between those 4 paths/sounds is not as straight forward as having just 4 footswitches/4 presets of course. One of the paths I select with a momentary switch (that path delivers pearcing feedback for intros to some of the songs of my sludge/doom band :))

(Me too I am old. If I really were old school I would not have this digital abomination ;). And I have a class D amp..)
 
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You are already using Line 6, so stick with Line 6, it will make life much easier, unless there is something you must have that the Boss platform provides and the Line 6 does not. I'm not going to buy Makita or DeWalt tools because I already use the Milwaukee platform, I use Cannon cameras so I don't even look at Nikon stuff. And I have used Line 6 since the old Red Bean, so I have stuck with the Line 6 platform.
 
#29
My 2 cents - I’ve owned 2 hx stomps and 1 boss gt 1000 core. Gigged and recorded both a bunch… amp experience is better on the hx stomp I think but that’s where it ends for me really the hx stomp is more a guitar unit imo. Now boss gt 1000 core I kept because I’ve never had to plug it to a computer to create patches and or work on stuff with it immediately which is key when you are always a musician on the go that plays a bunch with different genres and people everywhere. The effects work great on bass better than hx stomp imho but ymmv… I still have the core and got rid of my stomps. All that said though I prefer zoom products over them 2 though lmao any day hands down… now before you @ me hear me out first Imma just say that the most sought after studio preamp for bass is the neve 1073 and both zoom b6 and b2 four have this emulation that sounds amazing and also have DIs as well… the might not look as pretty or be as popular but they just work better on bass tbh the boss I kept but I prefer my zoom products any day hands down.
 
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