Can the Line 6 HX Stomp XL Replace My Entire Rig?!

Can the Line 6 HX Stomp XL Replace My Entire Rig?!

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In this video I am looking at the Line 6 HX Stomp XL and seeing it it can replace my entire live rig! A lot of the gigs I do at the moment are gigs that don't require any backline on stage, so it's typically a pedalboard into the PA with the whole band playing on in ears. I've always been a fan of taking a bunch of different pedals to these gigs with me as options, but my buddies at Line 6 challenged me to see if I could re-create my entire rig with just the HX Stomp XL.

The footage is from a corporate show I played with some friends of mine in Oxford Town Hall, we had to do a very wide range of music from pop to rock so I needed a versatile set of tones to get me through the gig.

In the video I am using my Jackson Adrian Smith SDX and recording the HX Stomp XL direct into my DAW. In the live footage I am playing my Stanford Guitars Crossroad Thinline 30 and Marquee, along with my Shergold Masquerader. The live guitar is being recorded from the HX Stomp XL headphone out into my Tascam DR60 and blended with the live camera audio.

Can the HX Stomp XL Replace my Entire Rig? - 00:00
How I Recorded the Live Clips - 03:30
Live Clips 1 - 04:11
Background on the Gig - 07:35
Other Gear Used in the Video - 08:26
Clean Tone - 08:48
Footswitch Assignments - 10:47
Drive Tones - 12:32
Lead Boost - 16:20
Delay - 17:18
Chorus - 18:26
Delay and Chorus - 19:10
What I Learnt From This - 21:40
Live Clips 2 - 23:56

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Enjoy!

Leigh

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[ghazwanaltimimi]

I’m using HX Stomp only for gigs it’s enough for me

[sumgui]

You can save a block by using the global eq settings or going further into the amp settings and using the eq in that.

[xjimmyleungx]

this is a great and helpful video. im really thinking of shrinking down my entire rig to just the HX Stomp XL (or a neural Quad Cortex). Having only 4 snapshots in the XL is a dealbreaker for me (instead of 6 - as the XL as 6 footswitches)

[gbhgbh]

great info on the stomp mate.... and the live stuff was great, seeing a few hangovers in the making there....

[mickyj]

Mate your playing is just insane! Sound from the Stomp is brilliant

[KyleCanessa]

Thank you!! I have a Kraken V4 Amp + Helix Effects. Now, I’m sold on Stomp XL for gigs (Might keep Kraken for actual valve preamp for studio recording)

[ShadamAran]

i don't even need the xlr out. every venue I play at nowadays has a dedicated DI for each instrument when needed, and when we bring our own sound i just go quarter inch onto our in ear rig. I don't know what it's like other places, but in TN it's perfectly safe to assume every venue will not require an xlr out.

[michaeldombrowski]

I've recently integrated the Xl into my P&W pedal board rig. I have dirt and compression before the stomp and then use the stomp as my amp/FX. One suggestion- you could develop a patch that utilizes the send/return for patching in some pedals on an "as needed" basis. I do that for bringing in some of my prized pedals and you can program the bypass to bring the loop in. Works great! This is a great pedal and the best thing is that if forces you work with what you've got on hand which can lead to better playing/musicianship. At least it did for me :).

[lcwatts]

Thanks for the post. This is exactly the "crossroads" I'm at! 👍👍

[sboy]

Looking for a backup to my 7 yr old Helix floor, just in case. Pretty sure this is the way I’ll go. Thx for the video, good job 👍🏽

[dendyadiluhung]

Awesome guitar tones in those indoor stage
That was a Good performance man!

[yannlavigne]

Thanks for your video. I just order it and want to try. I plan to sell my friedman amp, cab and pedals. We’ll see!

[Stratman]

Cool video! I have a Pod Go which I love and thinking about ditching the tube head and cab. What are you using for monitoring? Just a floor monitor? I’m also thinking of getting an IEM but not sure yet.

[cbaten]

Nice, use the xl too. Very functional (gain stacking) approach. Curious for your gain stage and Amp settings as well. BTW the difference with the regular stomp is mostly in the number of switches and connections, not in the amount of dsp (nor Nr of blocks in the latest update).

[mslenthall]

Leigh, any reason you didn’t use snapshots on the Helix? Would save tap dancing and allow you to turn on/off different effects, amp settings with one button.

[clipsmasterproductions]

Really helpful overview, thank you, sir!!

[SirThomasJames]

Hey Leigh, great video. From the clips of the gig, I didn't see you use the footswitches much within songs. Do you think you could have even have gotten by with just the small HX Stomp? I'm on the fence about which one to get and seeing you use this one gave me the confidence that I can pull my gigs off with only a Stomp, I'm just not sure which one. Seeing you not use many different tones within the songs veered me slightly towards the smaller Stomp! Did you think you could have gotten by with just that one?

[joxe]

Hey, great and informative video! But say I want to bring my own monitor/frfr on stage + go front of house as you do. Is that possible, and is it possible to go stereo foh and still have free outputs for my on-stage-monitor? Cheers!

[virtualreality]

You shouldn’t need a DI-box, because it has balanced outputs that only need an adapter cable „TRS to XLR“!

[daynenichols]

What piwer unit did you use to power the XL and xlr? Many thanks