HX Stomp XL is my all in one rig now. Ive had a big pedalboard, a Helix floor, LT, HX Stomp + pedals....Stomp XL is the goldilocks for me. 4 Snapshots instead of 3, dedicated tap tempo/tuner, enough buttons for every setting, all in one and no need for a power supply or patch cables that can fail.
@user-tf4tv9bj4f The Floor and even the LT are quite large, making them much more difficult to tote around. Stomp XL and Stomp fit in a gig bag, backpack, or messenger-style bag. Less is more, sometimes.
I’ve often toyed with the idea of downsizing my floor to a stomp XL, but not sure if I could easily do without an expression pedal. Maybe a Pod Go might be a better choice?
For simplicity and flexibility, a stomp and a Morningstar mc6 gives me more sounds and options than I could ever need. Preset/snap/stomp switching, tap tempo, and even looper control. Might be too tweaky for many people, but it’s perfect for the size.
I've used that exact rig for live shows for the past 3 years. I set my HX Stomp up in Snapshot mode and use the 2 additional switches for scrolling to next or previous presets. The 3 stomp footswitches select 3 different snapshot options (usually Clean, Crunch, Solo). Personally, I'd like to have the capability to have a expression pedal as well as the Boss F5-6.
YES!! I recently graduated from a GIANT PEDALBOARD to a very small board with only HX STOMP + CloudBurst (connected to HX STOMP effects loop) + a Vertex Boost (which I keep last in the signal chain to clean boost whenever I need it). I'm also using 2 footswitch extension (via TRS cable). This whole setup fits in my backpack, and it sounds great.
@@jamesmc1600 I just set the knobs on the Cloudburst to what I like, and pretty much leave it there. Also, I set the Cloudburst "Dry Signal" to Analog Mode (see page 10 of the manual).
@@Lomoholga2 They should be already.... Best cure for GAS is go fire up your rig and emulate the tones. 99% of the time, you already have them. That said, I think this efficiency, simplicity conversation is kinda valid.
@@Lomoholga2 I am not sure, I feel like the older generations who loved those still use them to buy crap.. and the younger people now are gravitating towards TikTok "infomercials". As long as there is a perceived personal connection people will act accordingly
And a compilation of John putting nice guitars on spinning stools. Always makes me want to scream, that. TPS do it to. Mick will just chuck his nice strat down on a high metal stool, and go for a wander about. Freaks me out.
Great solution, but I would prefer a solution with redundancy. Using the HX Stomp with a Friedman IRX, IRD, or Tonex One, you have an emergency backup to finish the gig should something fail. Also, spare power supplies are a must.
This is exactly what I did with my Hx stomp last month! I love it and it's so flexible. I set up mine slightly differently so I don't lose a block with the fx loop send. At the end of my chain I split the amp off to the right and the direct left signal goes to my amp. Ive always been a pedal guy into a clean platform amp so this set up is very comfortable for me. I love how you set up the different levels and gain staging with snapshots. I always have to have a clean boost so I put a (stereo) gain block before the outputs and use the 3 snapshots for clean dirty and lead. Then I use the snapshots to adjust the amount of clean gain boost needed to take a solo within each snapshot. (or turn the lead snap into a rhythm)
4:44 You can move amp+cab to "send" line and ditch that volume block, inverting your amp/no amp logic. Additionally you can turn phones output into another send in global settings to use it as an output for the "front of the house" situation
@@matthewdortona237 I'm putting the loop block before delays and reverbs, and after stomps. the loop is set to instrument level. I'm not using really high gain Tonex amps though, either clean or medium gain (Fender, Matchless, etc.). If I push the gain I use the Stomp gate. Haven't really had any major hiss issues so far.
This is actually why I bought one of these. I do work with a band that runs in ear monitors, but I pull one halfway out so I can hear my amp. I hate the sound of only in ears, but I understand that's what the sound guy wants. I do have the HX Stomp and an AB switch that fits right on top of the HX stomp. I was planning on running mine the same way as I have a Seymour Duncan Powerstage and a closed back Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Cab loaded with a Celestion Creamback that I'm dying to start using all together. This will help me ditch a lot of stage gear.
Yep, I have been watching JNC for a long while and wondering when he is going to realise that the HX XL into a Princeton with a 12 is the best rig for him 😂
Yep. HX Stomp and AB Pedal is also what I use. I made my own passive AB Pedal and use it to switch Snapshots. The only thing I miss is a Volume/Controller Pedal that I could use as a Wah, and to control Preset Parameters on the HX Stomp. Maybe there's a way to put a Volume/Controller in the Send/Return loop to do that. But, I so rarely feel the need for it, that I haven't tested that as a solution. I wish Line 6 would do a Firmware Update to make the Send/Return user assignable so I could just plug a Volume/Controller in there.
The only thing that matters on this channel is the playing! lovely stuff brother! Enjoy your playing and subscribe to your channel for the music, the ideas and the lessons that you put out. You should definitely do more of that. Have a good one!
If it's just for amp and delay, I think it's a good idea. I just don't like a lot of the digital modulation. I would need a dedicated Tap tempo for the delay! It sounded good though what you did.
Great tones as always John! I’m a big fan of this kind of pared down/simplified approach to a live rig. As much as we guitar players love a sauntering meander down a side track or two (hell, a lot of us live down those side tracks permanently 😂) the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and this kind of set up is the epitome of that approach. I look forward to hearing how you get on with it.
Working on a quad cortex preset for a cover band that can go stereo, clean Amy winehouse stuff to heavier fuzzier white stripes, kiss. Awesome to see other ideas for cover band sounds and how to implement them. ❤
I just got a morningstar (the one with color lablels) to use with hxstomp. It's not much bigger than the boss pedal. It can be as simple or as involved as you like. I use an amp for my electric and an IR out the FX send to the board for my acoustic. Us ingthe FX send to the board gives me tons of options. I have different patches on the morningstar for electric and acoustic with FX as needed for each going to the amp or the board. With a dozen or so morningstar patches It's ready for anything I want without any last minute changes.
I did this a couple of years ago. I don't use snapshot mode. I use the external footswitch as bank buttons and the three buttons on the HX Stomp to change the patch. Works great.
Love this video! Thanks for doing it! I’ve been using the HX stomp with some pedals….tuner first, drive, HX Stomp, couple pedals through the effects loop, and then out. But, I really need to try this set up. Very practical and makes sense. Cheers, John! 👏🏻
I dig that Del Mar. I don't like Strat vibratos but if I could get one with a Mastery bridge and vibrato and a toggle switch to get neck/bridge together, that could really be a "one guitar to rule them all" type of thing. The middle pickup by itself on a Strat is completely useless to me personally
Why do you have your FS-6 set up for Momentary? I use an FS-6, and set-it-to Latching? I believe it would be Easier on your Eyes if you saw the A or B Stay-Lit ? Great tones and playing in a nice Compact set-up.
I'm seriously considering ditching my pedalboard for one cable between the guitar and amp. I've played many gigs with this setup, and many with pedals. It's just as good (or bad) when I leave the pedals at home.
lol I've been meaning to ask for the presets used in the intros to be shown somewhere in the video or the description. I was hoping JNC's secretary or PA would read the comment since he is now Famous and can't read them anymore - seeing the preset at the beginning was a great surprise.
I was all set to sell my XL on eBay, but then I watched this. I just wish the FX were better sounding. I've got a cloudburst in the FX loop. I had a Tonex going in to the front of the XL, but the sound was being degraded noticeably by the time it got to my headphones. The Tonex sounds stellar on it's own. So infuriating......Great video though..
I have something similar for my Helix. I have the FCB1010 (10 footswitches and 2 exp pedals) becacuse i dont want to step on the Helix pedals because i like touching them to assign. It also can access software plugins on your computer through your Helix too, which is cool.
Did you contemplate using the Ampero II Stage with more available blocks and footswitches? I recall your earlier review of that unit was somewhat favorable. I realize it is 50% larger than the HX Stomp and you probably don't have a second Ampero II Stage for a standby.
Amp. With the copious amounts of compression you use for your sound, adding the amp restored the attack and dynamics missing from the DI sound. Not that anyone would notice the difference when they're screaming Dirtbag at the top of their lungs.
I assume that you meant Yamaha DG stomp, there was cut out just when you said it, but yes, I bought DG Stomp half a year ago, never bought it when it came out, should have. But yes, it is still great pedal, i have used it just by itself, nothing else on stage. Then again, i still have DG amp with lovely motorized pots 😀, But it is in Finland.
Bro check out the Pedalnetics footswitches! I've got one on top of my Stomp at all times (and it's nonexistent, space-wise, on my board). SUPER clever and convenient. Also, been running a Tonex One in the FX Loop as my amp (still use HX cabs and effects) and could not be happier. Such a powerful little portable setup. Literally can fit everything I would ever need inside my guitar case now.
I am just constructing the same set up:) the only thing I would be missing is an expression pedal for wah this way I loose the 5th stomp on the switch. So need to choose having 5 stomps or 4 stomps and the expression pedal 🤷♂️
Need a momentary switch with latching leds?.....you avoid changing patches because of the dropout??.......I use 2 switches to select presets up and down with 3 snapshots on each..
Nice tones and setup. It looks like the Stomp+FS-6 take up about as much space as your HX Stomp XL. Is there a reason you're not using that? Maybe you got rid of it? Or maybe you want to be able to swap in your 2nd Stomp for backup? -Tom
Former Hotone Ampero One user here. I started with this unit for bass and guitar before moving on to the Stomp XL. Best decision I made. The support updates with new amps and effects from Helix blow Ampero out of the water. That and the amount of presets available from the Helix and Stomp user community in my opinion make the case for going with the Stomp XL.
I've been doing the same kind of portable hybrid set for a while, but I think in a more versatile way. I'm using an HX Stomp XL, so I don't need the external extra footswitches (in fact, with the XL I get 3 more footswiches that are also color coded and touch sensitive instead of just 2 regular ones). Also, with the XL I get the benefit of having 4 snapshots instead of just 3. And, since I don't have to use any external footswitch, I can use that port to plug in an expression pedal. So wah and those volume/reverb/delay swells are pretty easy to do when needed. The only other pedal I use besides the HXSXL is a Digitech Drop, for those rare songs that require tuning everything down a couple of steps. The HXSXL and the Drop are powered by individually dedicated power banks, and both can be plugged to regular wall wart adapters while still running, if necessary. Just the perfect fly rig. The only thing better than this would be a FM9, but it would be much bigger, heavier and more expensive. And it would require spending some valuable time learning about it's features and interface, which is much less user friendly than the Helix stuff.
I also need to drop a pitch sometime so there is no option in the hx stomp to drop it with an expression pedal? And that is why the digitech drop is needed!?…
Hx stomp, amps, hx stomp amps, amazing new pedal, hx stomp, random video on hx stomp, “we need to talk about ‘insert pedal’”…. Sheesh just a lot of noise and static about nothing but I’m sure you help sell a lot of these pedals for the manufacturers. You are a very good player though.
HX Stomp XL is my all in one rig now. Ive had a big pedalboard, a Helix floor, LT, HX Stomp + pedals....Stomp XL is the goldilocks for me. 4 Snapshots instead of 3, dedicated tap tempo/tuner, enough buttons for every setting, all in one and no need for a power supply or patch cables that can fail.
XL fits in a laptop bag. The floor is just too big to transport to a gig.
@user-tf4tv9bj4f The Floor and even the LT are quite large, making them much more difficult to tote around. Stomp XL and Stomp fit in a gig bag, backpack, or messenger-style bag. Less is more, sometimes.
Yes, I wonder why he wouldn't just use an XL? One device, no need for the extra switches, etc.
Yeah I kind of regret buying the stomp instead the XL..... still a pretty cool piece of gear though
I’ve often toyed with the idea of downsizing my floor to a stomp XL, but not sure if I could easily do without an expression pedal. Maybe a Pod Go might be a better choice?
Tomorrow: We need to talk about the importance of pedal boards
You read my mind my friend!!Lol
Hahahahahha
For simplicity and flexibility, a stomp and a Morningstar mc6 gives me more sounds and options than I could ever need. Preset/snap/stomp switching, tap tempo, and even looper control. Might be too tweaky for many people, but it’s perfect for the size.
Big shout out to the intro jam. I come for the jam, stay for the yap.
I've used that exact rig for live shows for the past 3 years. I set my HX Stomp up in Snapshot mode and use the 2 additional switches for scrolling to next or previous presets. The 3 stomp footswitches select 3 different snapshot options (usually Clean, Crunch, Solo). Personally, I'd like to have the capability to have a expression pedal as well as the Boss F5-6.
YES!! I recently graduated from a GIANT PEDALBOARD to a very small board with only HX STOMP + CloudBurst (connected to HX STOMP effects loop) + a Vertex Boost (which I keep last in the signal chain to clean boost whenever I need it). I'm also using 2 footswitch extension (via TRS cable). This whole setup fits in my backpack, and it sounds great.
I’m putting this together now without the boost. Just the stomp and cloudburst. Do you use the midi to control the cloudburst? Or just turn the knobs?
@@jamesmc1600 I just set the knobs on the Cloudburst to what I like, and pretty much leave it there. Also, I set the Cloudburst "Dry Signal" to Analog Mode (see page 10 of the manual).
Next week.. why I am ditching my HX stomp for a custom pedalboard and a Mesa Boogie
When do you suppose that people will view these infomercials on TH-cam the same way people viewed infomercials on TV back in the 80s and 90s?
@@Lomoholga2 They should be already....
Best cure for GAS is go fire up your rig and emulate the tones. 99% of the time, you already have them.
That said, I think this efficiency, simplicity conversation is kinda valid.
@@Lomoholga2 I am not sure, I feel like the older generations who loved those still use them to buy crap.. and the younger people now are gravitating towards TikTok "infomercials". As long as there is a perceived personal connection people will act accordingly
We need a compilation of John forgetting to turn on his mic.
Lol 😆
And a compilation of John putting nice guitars on spinning stools. Always makes me want to scream, that. TPS do it to. Mick will just chuck his nice strat down on a high metal stool, and go for a wander about. Freaks me out.
Great solution, but I would prefer a solution with redundancy. Using the HX Stomp with a Friedman IRX, IRD, or Tonex One, you have an emergency backup to finish the gig should something fail. Also, spare power supplies are a must.
Err don't you have a stomp xl which would do this better with the extra switches?
This is exactly what I did with my Hx stomp last month! I love it and it's so flexible. I set up mine slightly differently so I don't lose a block with the fx loop send. At the end of my chain I split the amp off to the right and the direct left signal goes to my amp. Ive always been a pedal guy into a clean platform amp so this set up is very comfortable for me. I love how you set up the different levels and gain staging with snapshots. I always have to have a clean boost so I put a (stereo) gain block before the outputs and use the 3 snapshots for clean dirty and lead. Then I use the snapshots to adjust the amount of clean gain boost needed to take a solo within each snapshot. (or turn the lead snap into a rhythm)
4:44 You can move amp+cab to "send" line and ditch that volume block, inverting your amp/no amp logic.
Additionally you can turn phones output into another send in global settings to use it as an output for the "front of the house" situation
Why not just use your helix with scribble strips? Seems like not a huge size difference with the extra boss switches?
Hey John, thanks for being an inspiration to continue picking up the instrument. I wish I could influence others like you do.
Just use the stomp xl?
I wonder if he’s let that one go??
For smaller space, look at the pedalnetics 2 button with cable that sticks to the top of the stomp.
The HX Stomp with a Tonex One in the loop is working out great for me.
What's the tonex doing for you?
@@IscariottActual primarily more amp options
Where are you putting the TONEX in the chain? Are you getting lots of hiss?? Already tried changing the Stomp input levels.Thanks!
@@matthewdortona237 I'm putting the loop block before delays and reverbs, and after stomps. the loop is set to instrument level. I'm not using really high gain Tonex amps though, either clean or medium gain (Fender, Matchless, etc.). If I push the gain I use the Stomp gate. Haven't really had any major hiss issues so far.
@@tonyhills2112 im doing the same, definitely more noise from the loop than in the front or rear but not a deal breaker
This is actually why I bought one of these. I do work with a band that runs in ear monitors, but I pull one halfway out so I can hear my amp. I hate the sound of only in ears, but I understand that's what the sound guy wants. I do have the HX Stomp and an AB switch that fits right on top of the HX stomp. I was planning on running mine the same way as I have a Seymour Duncan Powerstage and a closed back Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Cab loaded with a Celestion Creamback that I'm dying to start using all together. This will help me ditch a lot of stage gear.
the tone in front of the amp was such a level up....and the direct tones weren't bad! but this is an interesting and telling comparison.
Very interesting. Two questions, 1) tuner? 2) back to the XL?
Yep, I have been watching JNC for a long while and wondering when he is going to realise that the HX XL into a Princeton with a 12 is the best rig for him 😂
Yep. HX Stomp and AB Pedal is also what I use. I made my own passive AB Pedal and use it to switch Snapshots. The only thing I miss is a Volume/Controller Pedal that I could use as a Wah, and to control Preset Parameters on the HX Stomp.
Maybe there's a way to put a Volume/Controller in the Send/Return loop to do that. But, I so rarely feel the need for it, that I haven't tested that as a solution. I wish Line 6 would do a Firmware Update to make the Send/Return user assignable so I could just plug a Volume/Controller in there.
Hi John. You should get an OXU Aux Switcher for your HX Stomp.
I switched to the gt1k core paired with tonex and an fx pedal. Been working great for me.
The only thing that matters on this channel is the playing! lovely stuff brother! Enjoy your playing and subscribe to your channel for the music, the ideas and the lessons that you put out. You should definitely do more of that. Have a good one!
If it's just for amp and delay, I think it's a good idea. I just don't like a lot of the digital modulation. I would need a dedicated Tap tempo for the delay! It sounded good though what you did.
Great tones as always John! I’m a big fan of this kind of pared down/simplified approach to a live rig. As much as we guitar players love a sauntering meander down a side track or two (hell, a lot of us live down those side tracks permanently 😂) the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and this kind of set up is the epitome of that approach. I look forward to hearing how you get on with it.
Love that Eric Johnson style lick at 11:33
Working on a quad cortex preset for a cover band that can go stereo, clean Amy winehouse stuff to heavier fuzzier white stripes, kiss. Awesome to see other ideas for cover band sounds and how to implement them. ❤
Next video... why I am using pedals on a small board for gigs, "I think."
I just got a morningstar (the one with color lablels) to use with hxstomp. It's not much bigger than the boss pedal. It can be as simple or as involved as you like. I use an amp for my electric and an IR out the FX send to the board for my acoustic. Us ingthe FX send to the board gives me tons of options. I have different patches on the morningstar for electric and acoustic with FX as needed for each going to the amp or the board. With a dozen or so morningstar patches It's ready for anything I want without any last minute changes.
I did this a couple of years ago. I don't use snapshot mode. I use the external footswitch as bank buttons and the three buttons on the HX Stomp to change the patch. Works great.
Thought to start doing the same:) is any delay noticing when you switch between banks or patches?
@@Mstopmaster no.
i do this too but with a full helix and hxfx when i need to be smaller, great results with real amps
The Paint Audio MIDI Captain has a TON of switching capability with a relatively small form factor for only $159. Would pair great with an HX Stomp.
Bro changes his mind every week, switching from hx to amp cab to helix to pedals to hx again with extra foot switch 💀
guitar youtubers are reliant on new gear to be relevant and make content, I guess
Yeah, so??? I do too 🤷🏻♂️. This is not a polar option. You don’t have to pick a side of the fence and stay there.
It’s called “tone chasing” and it’s an art
They need to keep producing the infomercials
And I live vicariously through his whims.
Love this video! Thanks for doing it! I’ve been using the HX stomp with some pedals….tuner first, drive, HX Stomp, couple pedals through the effects loop, and then out.
But, I really need to try this set up. Very practical and makes sense. Cheers, John! 👏🏻
If you really want to expand the capabilities of the HX Stomp, try one of the Morning Star MIDI pedals, like the MC6 Pro.
I dig that Del Mar. I don't like Strat vibratos but if I could get one with a Mastery bridge and vibrato and a toggle switch to get neck/bridge together, that could really be a "one guitar to rule them all" type of thing. The middle pickup by itself on a Strat is completely useless to me personally
Nice one John, great way of showing people how they can keep it simple. ;)))
Why do you have your FS-6 set up for Momentary? I use an FS-6, and set-it-to Latching? I believe it would be Easier on your Eyes if you saw the A or B Stay-Lit ? Great tones and playing in a nice Compact set-up.
I'm seriously considering ditching my pedalboard for one cable between the guitar and amp. I've played many gigs with this setup, and many with pedals. It's just as good (or bad) when I leave the pedals at home.
This is exactly the setup i use, I find it perfect for what I want
lol I've been meaning to ask for the presets used in the intros to be shown somewhere in the video or the description. I was hoping JNC's secretary or PA would read the comment since he is now Famous and can't read them anymore - seeing the preset at the beginning was a great surprise.
Why not use HX Stomp XLs?
I was all set to sell my XL on eBay, but then I watched this. I just wish the FX were better sounding. I've got a cloudburst in the FX loop. I had a Tonex going in to the front of the XL, but the sound was being degraded noticeably by the time it got to my headphones. The Tonex sounds stellar on it's own. So infuriating......Great video though..
try as I might I just can't get nice sounding amp and drive sounds out of the Stomp. Great for mods and delays tho
I have something similar for my Helix. I have the FCB1010 (10 footswitches and 2 exp pedals) becacuse i dont want to step on the Helix pedals because i like touching them to assign. It also can access software plugins on your computer through your Helix too, which is cool.
Did you contemplate using the Ampero II Stage with more available blocks and footswitches? I recall your earlier review of that unit was somewhat favorable. I realize it is 50% larger than the HX Stomp and you probably don't have a second Ampero II Stage for a standby.
Amp. With the copious amounts of compression you use for your sound, adding the amp restored the attack and dynamics missing from the DI sound. Not that anyone would notice the difference when they're screaming Dirtbag at the top of their lungs.
I assume that you meant Yamaha DG stomp, there was cut out just when you said it, but yes, I bought DG Stomp half a year ago, never bought it when it came out, should have.
But yes, it is still great pedal, i have used it just by itself, nothing else on stage.
Then again, i still have DG amp with lovely motorized pots 😀, But it is in Finland.
Dude, If I can play like you, when you are just noodling around, I will be extremely happy 😜!
Pretty sweet what you get out of that hx unit!
Would the Line 6 Pod Go not solve any issues for you. More buttons for snapshots and an expression pedal built in
Pedalnetics makes a 2 button that fits on Stomp, you'd only have to take the Stomp and ditch the fs6
That super reverb on 10 kills every other tone you have used in any video.
Bro check out the Pedalnetics footswitches! I've got one on top of my Stomp at all times (and it's nonexistent, space-wise, on my board). SUPER clever and convenient. Also, been running a Tonex One in the FX Loop as my amp (still use HX cabs and effects) and could not be happier. Such a powerful little portable setup. Literally can fit everything I would ever need inside my guitar case now.
I am just constructing the same set up:) the only thing I would be missing is an expression pedal for wah this way I loose the 5th stomp on the switch. So need to choose having 5 stomps or 4 stomps and the expression pedal 🤷♂️
The intro song sounds like Keith Urban and Owl City wrote a song together. 2010 vibes and I love it
Need a momentary switch with latching leds?.....you avoid changing patches because of the dropout??.......I use 2 switches to select presets up and down with 3 snapshots on each..
Great soloing mate!
Why not use two extra footswitches through midi and an expression pedal? (for example One Control Gecko MKIII or Ampero Control )
Don't you own a Stomp XL, and wouldn't that be even more convenient than this setup? Am I missing something obvious?
What amp were you running the HX Stomp into?Did you use the Effects Return and also did you have the IR's turned off in the HX?
Nice tones and setup. It looks like the Stomp+FS-6 take up about as much space as your HX Stomp XL. Is there a reason you're not using that? Maybe you got rid of it? Or maybe you want to be able to swap in your 2nd Stomp for backup? -Tom
I heard that sneaky Matteo lick ❤
Yay…another HX stomp video…
Have you seen the pedalnetics buttons?
That guitat is so 🔥🔥🔥
Looking at what you have set up & I don’t own HX platform yet, do I just buy an Stomp XL?? What about the Pod Live??
Is there a cover band preset for fractal? (Fm9)
@johnnathancordy when and where did you play in Israel??
Hi Cordy! Is this included to your preset pack for hx stomp?
You can justify getting a HX Stomp XL
That does sound really good.
So, if you had an effects loop on your amp, would you connect the HX Stomp to the Return on the amp?
Is there a Klon type sound in those presets?
How many times you ditched your board ;-)
Why not Hotone? Just curious since I am looking to get either HX Stomp XL Guitar or Hotone stage ll. Any thoughts?
I believe he has videos covering these
Former Hotone Ampero One user here. I started with this unit for bass and guitar before moving on to the Stomp XL. Best decision I made. The support updates with new amps and effects from Helix blow Ampero out of the water. That and the amount of presets available from the Helix and Stomp user community in my opinion make the case for going with the Stomp XL.
@@stemmers Thanks. I was actually
concerned about the firmware updates and the robustness of the entire system.
Sick tones.
I've been doing the same kind of portable hybrid set for a while, but I think in a more versatile way.
I'm using an HX Stomp XL, so I don't need the external extra footswitches (in fact, with the XL I get 3 more footswiches that are also color coded and touch sensitive instead of just 2 regular ones).
Also, with the XL I get the benefit of having 4 snapshots instead of just 3.
And, since I don't have to use any external footswitch, I can use that port to plug in an expression pedal. So wah and those volume/reverb/delay swells are pretty easy to do when needed.
The only other pedal I use besides the HXSXL is a Digitech Drop, for those rare songs that require tuning everything down a couple of steps.
The HXSXL and the Drop are powered by individually dedicated power banks, and both can be plugged to regular wall wart adapters while still running, if necessary.
Just the perfect fly rig.
The only thing better than this would be a FM9, but it would be much bigger, heavier and more expensive. And it would require spending some valuable time learning about it's features and interface, which is much less user friendly than the Helix stuff.
I also need to drop a pitch sometime so there is no option in the hx stomp to drop it with an expression pedal? And that is why the digitech drop is needed!?…
I tried this for a while. It’s great until you need to turn down reverb / delay etc in a bigger room, or want to turn off individual effects etc
Why? This is perfectly doable with the HX Stomp.
yeah, wicked
Hey JNC, is there a way to DM you?
I am not
Alt #3...but then again I'm a tad prejudice...they were a former employer of mine in the 70's. Really, no one makes better signal processing gear !
It would be annoying having the footswitch light not being lit for on and off for off
So that’s going to the amp with the amp and cab sim still switched on in the preset? How are you dialling the amp’s EQ to get that to work?
Don’t give it too much thought, this is just for content and in a week or two there will be another video making this one obsolete.
@@admbrnk3665 Why do you watch content made by people who clearly annoy you?
Who made that guitar?
Next week ... Im ditching my HX for this amp ..............
Just take the Helix and keep an HX Stomp and your extra Boss foot switch in the car.
Hx stomp, amps, hx stomp amps, amazing new pedal, hx stomp, random video on hx stomp, “we need to talk about ‘insert pedal’”…. Sheesh just a lot of noise and static about nothing but I’m sure you help sell a lot of these pedals for the manufacturers. You are a very good player though.
Make up your mind.
Which Fender amplifier?
It’s a dumble amp
luv the hx but the compressors are crap
How long before he's back to pedals? Lol
Next video
Some folk are saying on YT that nobody's buying pedals at the moment. Any truth to that? BS or Wot?
I was just hanging out with Colt Westbrook last night (walrus audio) and he says his company is doing well!!
Pedals are super cheap on eBay. It’s a good time to buy, bad time to sell.
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First! Haha. I’m thinking of the same thing! :)
I dunno seems kind of clunky. Surely a big Boss GT makes more sense?
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Just.....uh....use a quad cortex??? what are you doing man????
You changed your opinion to much in everything stick to your idea stay in it don't let companies change you