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I've bought, traded, rented, and tested hundreds of pedals over the last few years. I just assumed that these multi effects units could not produce the same quality of sounds as a single pedal built specifically for the task. I bit the bullet here and went ahead and ordered one, and Im wildly happy that I did. The rig sounds absolutely amazing. I'm now able to get rid of my old style SKB box and lighten the load buy 25 some odd pounds. Within 30 minutes I had already recreated my board, and with the ability to run 9 effects in a patch, I actually got to add an always on drive! The tones are incredible, the quality of construction is very solid. I haven't even got to dig deep into it yet, but I'm more than satisfied already, anything else is just a plus. Do your back a favor. Go ahead and buy it. Amps tested through ML Signature Fender Hotrod Mess Lonestar Sounds killer on both!

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The HX Effects is a absolutely great pedal. This device works best when you already have a tube amp that you love. I find the best sounds come from when you run the 4 cable method and arrange your reverbs, delays and EQ in the FX Loop. The only real bad part about this device is that it had made me want the full Helix pedal board even more.Buy the HX Effect if you have an amp you love playing through and you just want more out of it.

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To be honest, I was a hesitant to purchase this effects processor. I have always used analog pedals. But I took a leap of faith and tried it out, after all If i didn’t like it I had 45 days to return. After trying it I was immediately blown away with this thing!! I fell IN LOVE with it! I loved how easy it was to change presets on the fly! It replaced all my drives, compressor, and modulation pedals! My only complaint with probably be the reverb. It’s not horrible but I think it could use some tweaking. It still beats most verbs on the market. Any way once I plug this thing in I never looked back. I highly recommend this!

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I've been a bass player most of my life and for the most part the only effects pedal I used was my Boss multi effects and I didn't use a lot of settings on that. I got more into playing guitar about 9 months ago and once I picked up a Blues Jr amp I started trying out different pedals and building a board. At one time I had over 30 pedals on the board. (I know, I have a problem, but if you stick around and read further, you'll see how Line 6 saved me.)Of course managing all those pedals was impossible and gigging with that board was out of the question so I began looking at different pedal switchers. The Boss ES 5 and 8 looked great and I nearly went for one but after a lot of Youtube reviews and articles I decided to take a chance on the Line 6 HX Effects. So glad I did. Built like a tank. Sleek and attractive enclosure. Good size for integrating into my existing board. Simple to program. The presets? Mostly great without any tweaking at all. I'm so impressed with this little powerhouse. Buying the HX Effects has nearly cured my pedal addiction. I've built a couple of extra pedal boards from my collection, even made some money by selling off one of the boards and a few other pedals that were no longer needed. My main board for occasional gigging and recording now consist of only 10 pedals including a volume pedal and a wah pedal and the HX Effects, of course. I have a few different drive pedals that I love, the HX Effects loops allow me to stack them in multiple ways. I was told some of the drives in the Line 6 left a little to be desired but I do have to say I quite like some of them and use them on many of my presets now with my other drives. I also have a Whammy V4, much to the dismay and irritation of my bandmates, and I'm keeping my Mobius in the loop for now because I have had sever presets dialed in on that for a while and I'm not ready to give them up. My board is now uncluttered, easy to use and I can easily switch out pedals whenever I want with out hassle. I'm still buying the occasional OD pedal (just because who doesn't love OD?) but my wife is quite happy to see that I'm not buying two or three new pedals every month. In fact, since I've owned the HX Effects, I've only bought one other pedal. (Overdrive, of course.) However, I'm now seriously consider the Line 6 Stomp, for the amp modeling. I know even with the slimmed down set up I now use it's overkill. I'm confident that I could do a show with just the HX Effects and my good amp. Very handy if you ever have to hop on a plane or are in a super small venue. Normally, I'm a pretty picky guy, but I can find nothing to pick on where the Line 6 HX Effects is concerned. This one is a winner.

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I really like this box and am very pleased with its performance. Can it replace your entire pedalboard? Absolutely! However, if you are like me you have some favorite pedals that you don't want to part with just yet. Knowing it plays well with your existing set up is a huge plus and make this an ideal multi FX for any pedalboard out there.

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This is the third HX Effects I've purchased over the last 4 years. Why all the churn? Well the easy answer is I change my mind a lot lol. So after owning this 3 times I would have to say that most everything in my original review stands, but I've learned a few lessons along the way. Let's start off with things I still wish were different and how I worked through them.. First, the size. If you plan on integrating with existing pedals this takes up a ton of real estate on the board. After trying various shapes, sizes, and styles I found the Pedaltrain Novo series was the best for me. I use a Novo 18 and with the Pedaltrain Riser kit I am able to put this on the bottom row and have 3 other effects above it that I can easily reach and still have room for 4 other full size pedals and a couple micro pedals. Second, the PSU. I don't know what the @#)$ L6 was thinking when they spec'd out this transformer. The design is, well, stupid. The transformer is back in the box and I'm using a Truetone CS12 PSU that powers this and the rest of my pedalboard with MA to spare. Truetone and Strymon PSU are switching power supplies. Check out Vertex Effects on YouTube to learn all about powering the HXFX and Stomp with a pedalboard power supply. Lastly, the reverbs. They don't suck, but they don't sound great either. There's just something about them that I don't care for. They are too in your face vs how other big box reverb pedals sound full and ambient but leave room for your natural signal. I've found that setting the FX mix to max and pulling your reverbs down to a parallel path and using the Split A/B to mix them gives much better, more Strymon-ish results.

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Bought this with high expectations! Out the box I thought it was going to be my holy grail. I thought this was going to end my days of lugging my monsterus pedal board to gigs. I thought this was going to end my pedal tap dancing days for effects and amp channel switching as advertised BUT WAS I WRONG!!!I have owned and still own several line 6 effects products over my 35 years as a musician. I have always thought highly of line 6 until now. Line 6 advertises the hx unit as it works with most popular amplifiers. It should be advertised as works with most amplifiers If you’re lucky! The unit functions as it should ALL except for one little important thing and that thing that it doesn’t do is the most important thing I bought the unit for. Channel switching my Marshall Jcm 2000 DSL and TSL ampsOOOOH it will switch the channel but with a HUGE unmistakable ANNOYING BUZZING NOISE that does not go away!!! It’s not a ground loop ... if that’s what you’re thinking as I have contacted Line 6 support with not much help or willing to admit it’s an issue.They told me this is the first time they have heard of this issue. I then provided them with several links not only from line 6 forums but all over google complaining of the exact same issue. After 3 different support conversations via email. Support told me I would need a special cable made with a resister built in and they would provide me with some cable companies in my area to contact for me to have a THIRD PARTY fix my issue. Of to which I’m still currently waiting for the cable making companies name they were supposed to provide! Yeah Thanks line 6!!! WOW!!! Line 6 “Really” the shuffle off to a third party company to fix my issue that I’m having with a line 6 product that cost me half a mortgage payment on my house. Shame on you line 6. You have received the last of my money you’ll ever receive from my pocket! As well as the last prop for any product you have!!! In the long run will my money and negative props affect your business...... maybe not... but being in the musical world and gigging I come across many a musician. And guess what bitter taste will be at the tip of my tongue...... The short of the long. Your support team sucks and are of no help. For a $600 unit it should do everything you advised it to do. Wether you like Marshall amplification or not it’s an industry standard. So next time line 6 says it works with the most popular amplifiers.... think again!!!! Say No on the Hx effects!!!!! I definitely would not recommend this product!!!! Nor line 6 for support. Line 6 took my money and ran. Next time you think of buying a line 6 product I suggest you do the same!!!!

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