Line 6 HX Stomp versus Vintage Marshall JMP 2204 amp ll Amp on a pedalboard?

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Line 6 HX Stomp direct comparison to a vintage Marshall JMP 2204. I'm using the same IR on both to level the playing field and see how close they really are!

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[MichaelWWestbrook]

Thanks for watching! Look for a preset pack coming very soon. Presets dialed in from actual amp sounds with custom IR’s!

[joeyfarley]

I think that if the HX stomp gets close to the sound it is amazing, and it totally pulls it off. When a trained ear has to really concentrate on the tone to try and tell the difference its close enough for me. The value packed into the HX is unreal to me. Who cares if it don't sound identical to one particular amp, as someone else pointed out, even the real amps don't sound exactly like one another. I really enjoy your content, you are one of my favorite channels now. I like the way you present the information in your videos, they are always very informative and well made.

[hogblockula]

Man i go back to when i was starting out with guitar and there was no way i'd think something like the HX would get that close to a tube amp. Like, holy shit this is great.

[GrahamPrior]

I'm so glad someone is saying these things about the lack of mid forwardness / in your face sound in the HX. I've been thinking this for ages and too many people don't pick up on it. I get fed up with folk just saying it's user error, it's not. Keep making these great insightful comparison vids. :-)

[SergioAureo]

Another great video. It proves, once again, how solid the HX Stomp is... Looking forward to the Preset Pack!

[GingerLeftyGuitar]

Nail on the head again man. These comparisons are great, and make me very happy that I have my helix.

[xzavior]

Looking forward to many more of these. These are the best matches I have ever seen on youtube thus far.

[patrickgiles]

I realize tube amps are heavy and laborious to carry around but still nothing better than that pure, tube overdrive and warmth.

[culturetrash]

Great video! The JMP is one of my favorite Marshall heads, so its great to see someone do a video of this. I didn't even realize that the HX Stomp had an emulation of this head.

[jaricklosey]

Funny when you were playing I thought “the amp has a stronger midrange while the Helix is subdued which brings out the highs more” and then you stated the exact same observation. Great comparison!

[timfletchermusic]

Rhett Shull brought me here. Looks like I'm staying! Subbed : ) Great work man.

[guitargathering]

Not bad for the HX Stomp. I think you have the 2204 dialed in pretty bright for someone who prefers a darker amp. I'd personally up the bass in on the 2204 and increase the gain to noon to get a thicker sound. If you did that then they'd sound even closer IMO. With the pre-amp that low on the 2204 the bright cap is very much dominating the upper register.

[AndiPicker]

1) you should play Marshalls - you sound so good through this one. 2) quite astonishing how close this model is to the amp - and strange that it sounds closer on chords with more harmonic complexity than it does on single note runs, where the modeler sounds significantly "simpler".

[adamdagosto]

I absolutely love how you showed the HX Edit screen of all your settings. Man it would be awesome if you could do this for a ton of different amps!!! :) But, yeah, very helpful. Well done. And really nice playing btw....I'm trying to copy you!

[TVoltG]

Bravo on that song.. Been learning it. Love the riffs..

[cybrvil]

Nice comparison I think
Thank for taking the time to do this
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[Eventual]

Hi Michael my name is Jim. The Marshall JMP you have closely resembles mine, and I wanted to tell you what I know about it. Unique, the JMP is a non master volume diode rectified 50 watter, a 4 holer. The sound is taylor-made, loud but clean, and has a subtle breakup that gives it character. When I'm recording it, it'll come through multiple mic lines, breaking through noise gates, a natural multi mic experience. None of the other amps do this because they're not as loud. The JMP has tons of bottom end, and I went with an outboard EQ on the mic line to begin to tame it. Now that it's set hot, and firing off on numerous mics, I play a little softer. And she cleans right up. As I play a little harder, it begins to break up. Give a good hard whack, and it's full on rock music. All of the other amps need to be set up specifically for their gain character, and yeah they'll clean up when the volume knob is reduced, they're nowhere near as responsive. The Marshall is special. All of my other amplifiers want to be like the Marshall, but none behave the same. The JMP is more human than most amplifiers, it has a full range of emotions on display, and it changes quickly. Love that amp, but there are so many more versions of Marshall out there, it's hard to keep just one. Enjoy your time with it.

[mfkato]

Great video!! Good job isolating the variables! Helix is as close as another real 2204 would be to the one you were playing....

[void_snw]

The stomp is missing a little bit of squishiness I think, I found the BiasX control to affect that a lot though. Impressive how close they are >->

[michaelmilburn]

Excellent comparison of the Marshall vs HX stomp. The short riff with rapid switching between modeler/amp is effective way to compare/contrast. btw, don't worry about the light drooping - could see fine - call it mood lighting and shoot in the dark! I also wonder if the forward presence of the amps that you mention is something more visceral rather than auditory? I really had trouble hearing much difference and couldn't sense what you were describing as the more in-the-face characteristic of the amp in the video.