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Line 6 HX Stomp

#944
Just in case anyone else has an issue, just want to let you know that I sent my HX Stomp to Line 6 to be replaced. In the first few days of having it and using it extensively at home, I had two times where it froze. One time it was completely frozen, no buttons or knobs did anything. Sound was still passing through. The second time there were two footswitch lights stuck on, but the foot switches still performed their function when pressing them. Both times I had to restart it. I opened a ticket with line 6, and they said it would need to be replaced. I just sent it back and waiting for them to send my replacement. Unless they already sent it, I'll be missing it for practice tomorrow and possibly a gig Friday .
 
#949
MDBass said:
Had the Stomp recommended by a few players in another thread, as I was looking for a overdriven B15 in a box for touring work, and after discovering that the newest Glassjaw record used Line 6 for all of their bass tones took the plunge.

Still working my way through and getting patches dialed with various basses for different gigs, but took the time to record this little nugget ;)

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It wasn't until I saw your FB vid that I:
1. Knew you'd converted to a Stomp too, and
2. Knew that Glassjaw were using Line 6.

I heard it on the grapevine that Eddie from Thrice is using Helix now as well. Dustin and Teppei have been using them for a while.
 
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#950
DenisLM said:
Another revamp in my pedalboard:

Got the Morningstar MC6 mkII, brought the MXR Bass compressor back and the X7 and the AOU still in the left and right loops. Even that I think I can get somewhat close in tone with the HX stomp, is just easier have them there and activate a loop whenever I feel like.
The VPjr is now a expression pedal (mainly volume). The L6/Mission pedal have a weird feeling, the Ernie Ball is way superior.

The MC6 is a very powerful controller. the Bank 1 I have the basic features (snapshots on the A/B/C , preset up and down on the D/E, mute/tuner on F, and a few extras like D+E with analog bypass, D+A stomp mode, E+B snapshot mode)
Bank 2 and 3 I have direct preset calls and the combo footswitches remains with the basic features (D+E analog bypass, D+A stomp mode, E+B snapshot mode, E+F tuner)

That give, plenty of options to work with the HX Stomp. Tonight I have a rehearsal and I'm curious with mode with be the more useful under real conditions.


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This! I've been eyeing off an MC6 for a while and wondering if it was overkill for what I was looking to do. You've given me renewed GAS....
 
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been_effected said:
It wasn't until I saw your FB vid that I:
1. Knew you'd converted to a Stomp too, and
2. Knew that Glassjaw were using Line 6.

I heard it on the grapevine that Eddie from Thrice is using Helix now as well. Dustin and Teppei have been using them for a while.
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I wouldn't say I've "converted" quite yet...

It's much faster to dial in a sound from scratch using analog gear, and the front panel UI is pretty clunky compared to something like a Kemper which makes adjusting patches on the fly (without a laptop) a bit arduous.

But, the amount and depth of sounds available in that sized package is really incredible.

Last I talked to Ed at NAMM last year he was still using an SVT and a Rusty Box, if I happen to run into him this year I'll ask if he has converted to something Line 6 based.
 
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PotsdamBass8 said:
How would you describe them? How do they compare to the stock cabs? I'm curious what makes a cab IR "metal bass" in their opinion.
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So it's not just a metal cab pack, it's a metal preset pack, and it comes with 20 cab IRs. So I don't think they are metal cabs persay, just cabs they thought would sound good with metal.

The big difference is I feel they are fuller range. It seems like the stock cabs for bass, especially the 8x10, completely remove the high end. I've found IRs to generally have more natural sounding highs and high mids, which can be important for cutting through the mix in metal.
 
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