Why Aren't There More Pedals Like This? The HX Effects

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[JohnNathanCordyFactBot-bris]

Before becoming a regional guitar legend, John grew up on a farm in rural Devon which inspired his songs “That’s a cow” “Eggs again for dinner, mother?” and “Sister = Resist Her.”

[bikergeekgd]

I have settled on an HX Effects with a Tonex on my pedalboard and couldn't be happier.

[jammer]

The HX FX has been a staple on my board for a long time. It is so versatile. I use it with Iridium and other pedals.

[TheMusicalSchizo]

Scribble strips rule. Whenever they get around to making new hardware for the Helix series, it'd be awesome if they worked in customization of the backlight to match the colors of the footswitches. But as of now, it's wonderful to have customizable labels for every switch. It's the main thing I miss when I run my HX Stomp XL on my bass gigs. HX Effects is completely slept on by most people - it's POWERFUL.

[aristocaster]

For live use, Line 6 HXFX and Bluguitar Amp 1 is my entire pedalboard, so effects and four channel amp in a board that weights about 6Kg
(At home too)

[mkdawson]

The HX Effects is the single best purchase I have ever made. It is a stellar midi/rig controller with scribble strips - second to none, on top of being a studio quality multi-effects unit to rival most rack based units. I gigged it initially with a tube head and mic'd up cab up until 4 or 5 years ago. I then paired it with a Tech21 Flyrig v2 for a while and eventually moved to pairing it with a BOSS IR-200 3 years ago and that combo has stuck as the most compact, versatile, and honestly best sounding rig I have ever used. Sometimes I use external drives and sometimes the built in drives, but everthing is controlled from the HX FX and all my time-based effects are run in the HX FX, as well as Compressor and volume pedal (external expression pedal). Having effects, midi and full rig switching lets me plug and play with real amps or modellers for any situation I might encounter. I have not been able to find another unit that does everything it does, and does it as well.

[jbmock]

I bought an HX Effects by mistake, though I was getting an HX Stomp... but clicked the wrong button. Best mistake ever...
I use the HX Effects with my Dream 65 or Twin when I don't want to use the helix. I love it

[eskilseter]

Love the HX Effects. I ran mine with an Atomic Ampli-Firebox amp modeler in the HX loop (so I could run effects before and after it), and it was an extremely powerful rig. Moving the modeling to a dedicated pedal allowed me to make much more powerful presets compared to the HX Stomp, and the ease of editing on the unit is really great.

[PedalPlayer]

Been running 2 HX effects on my board for over a year, endless possibilities and love having stereo loops. Very looked over units!

[ironblast]

Hx fx is still the best pedal I've ever bought i run a tone x thru the effects loop and its pretty much been a game changer

[jonathanwapner]

Billy Corgan started using HX Effects a few years back and ditched his analog and rack effects. He went into some detail about he was hesitant for years to get into a multifx, but the HX had the sonics that he required and other units lacked.

[babtanian]

The HX Effects is fantastic. I use it with a Mesa Mark VII and it's a great marriage of real amp tone + digital convenience. I have the Mark VII in loop # 1 and two real drive pedals in loop # 2 with a midi loop switcher to switch between the two drives, and the HX Effects runs everything via midi seamlessly.

[handyc]

One of my favorite intros of yours, JC. Nice voicings. Very tasteful. And yes as we all know the HX Stomp was not created by Line 6. It was created by God.

[newyeareves]

Loved owning the HX Effects when I had it. Sounded really great and I made most of the same arguments you made as to why it is really competitive as a "Great" effects solution and not just as a "good enough" one. Ultimately sold it to switch to a HX stomp that I paired with an external reverb plus analog drives. Over time I started comparing the digital drives to their real pedal counterparts that I owned and I really couldn't argue that analog was better once you put time into dialing in the sound. Sold the Stomp and am all in on a full Helix as of this last year. Thanks for all of your videos on this stuff John!

[mattbrillhart]

I picked one up for $300 and it’s been fantastic! I prefer the HX Stomp paired with it vs a Helix (I had the LT). The addition of IRs helps now as I can use it for acoustic guitar.

[Lerock]

I bought it a month ago, and it is really cool... I use it as a midi controller too, switching amp channels, awesome

[en_ray]

The HXFX is the brain of my little gigging pedalboard, and has been since 2019. Fjord fuzz EMBLA in one loop, and the Chasebliss Mood in another, and a PDF 2.0 into the front of it. Super flexible and sounds great

[xlilxillx]

hx effects is the coolest thing line 6 makes rn. i've found a couple for $300 secondhand here in the states. deff gonna pick one up! the effects loop makes it so versatile!. put a ik multimedia X-Drive in front, an ampero 2 or tonex in the loop for the amp/cab sim and u have the most goated and compact rig ever for under 1k if ur thrifty

[johnpasch]

This song is so relaxing and beautiful (3:43) that it soothed me to sleep. Awesome!

[glyman]

Please always share your signal path in the notes. I am a faithful watcher.