Line 6HX Effects Multi Pedal Black

With 200 plus top quality effects built in, the HX Effects unit is incredible value, especially if you want to simplify your pedalboard without sacrificing on sound. This unit is for those who still prefer to plug into the front end of a regular tube amp. The price on Amazon is a real bargain compared to any other vendor.

Es un muy buen pedal, excepto por la ausencia de amplificadores, tiene toda la línea de efectos y la calidad de sonido de la familia Helix. Puedes procesar hasta dos instrumentos de manera independiente creando un split en la cadena de efectos, aunque con las limitaciones de 8 o hasta 9 bloques, dependiendo del uso de DSP. Me encantó la disponibilidad de pantallas para cada footswitch como en la Hx floor. A pesar de ser un pedal pensado para usar con un amplificador físico, a mi parecer queda un poco complicado el tema del uso de efectos en estéreo, quedando reducido a elegir aquellos en mono. El HX editor es muy bueno para agilizar la edición, pero a mi parecer debió tener la posibilidad de funcionar como interface. En fin, no es mejor ni peor que otros pedales de la misma familia, es un recurso diferente y cada quién elije qué necesita para trabajar su sonido. Muy recomendado para sustituir una gran catidad de pedales y aplicar el "menos es más" en una pedalera convencional, tienes muchísimos efectos a elegir en un solo aparato, por otra parte no está dirigido a personas que trabajan a través de interfaces o para practicar en casa, ya que necesitas obligatoriamente un amplificador físico para sonar, lo que aumenta el uso de aparatos en uso, volviéndolo más complejo.

I used to be a Line6 user a while ago, but as many others, couldn't get convinced on the sounds getting from their units (POD, Toneport, Firehawk), some people loved and still use these units, but a common consensus is in the Drives (OD/Distortion) side. Delays, Reverbs have been for a while easy to get warm/good sounds from digital devices, but Drives are the issue.So let me share to you that this unit /generation (Helix, Helix Lt, HX Effects, HX Stomp & their Rack and Native versions) are quite in a different league, and the Drives do work very well. PArticularly the Minotaur (Klon) & the Teemah (Paul Cochrane's Timmy). Now you can boost and drive your amp with a nice crunch tone and sound degradation, not that fizzy-signal dying we (or at least I) used to listen on old digital units.Of course, if you are into more heavy gain use, it is somehow easier to get a full sound, but when you try to get a just crunched amp, with that somehow transparent driven sound it gets quite harder with old digital drives. Now it's all good.It's relevant to understand that this unit ios for those who have an Amp they love (Tubes, SS, Emulation, don't care) and the HXFX is the unit to have your ceffects and even control some features of your amp (if applicable).In summary, I have several analog pedals (RC Booster, Wampler Dual Fusion, TC Flashback, Keeley Monterrey), and haven't A/B'd with the HXFX, but I was able to dial a good sound without any hassles and time. Now it's as real as tweaking pedal knobs (but, for instance, it's great being able to adjust volume on a wah, which in real life it's not possible), and the great feature that is changing pedal orders just with a drag & drop (HX Edit) or just two knobs. With my pedalboard in order to experiment (not all wahs work well as first in an FX Chain, try it with a fuzz and see the struggle) .So, if I sell my 8 pedals, I can get more than what I paid for the HX Effects, but I have all effects in there. It's a good trade, and if you are more puritan, you can use your favorite pedals in the FX Loop. It's a nice little nifty unit that had solved the following issues: Portability, weight, programming, less noise (try to use a whammy or an EHX picthfork and get the über frequencies), when you power up there are no *pops*, neither when you press a switch, impossible to mess settings on knobs when you are transporting and handling. It's a good tradeoff, imho.Best is that every update you can expect a better working environment & functionality, but the plus are the new pedals they include (and amps & cabs for the Helix series).So, you have the amp you love and wanna keep it simple or complement your pedalboard with all dem pedals, Go for it.

最初に説明書を読んで理解するのが大変でしたが、いろいろな部分が考えられていると感じました。仕組みを理解できるとかなりシンプルな感じ。以前はHD500XとM5を使用していましたが内臓エフェクトも以前のものより格段に進歩してます。PCと繋いでEditするとさらに便利ですね。

To start off, I'm old. I started playing guitar well before the turn of the millennium. I've owned a real Uni-Vibe, a real Octavia, and many other crazy effects the HX Effects models.I've also tried over and over to like digital models, but have consistently failed to do so - they never sounded right. Only recently - maybe the last few years - have I really begun to hear effects and amps modeled in a highly realistic manner. The HX Effects pedal is one of the pieces I now recommend.With this pedal, I have the old BOSS Compressor I lost, the TS-808 I never could afford, the Octavia I sold years ago, the Uni-Vibe that was noisier than a wind tunnel, and a Crybaby I never have to stomp on to activate. And that's just one preset!I am so impressed by the sound of this pedal - never would I think a Uni-Vibe model could sound so real. You can even mess with internal settings like voltage sag. Truly amazing...and all the models are about that flexible!I very much recommend the HX Effects pedal. I'm so happy with it. The only complaint I have is the power cord, and that's rather minor. Otherwise, a great buy that was totally and completely worth it. You will never afford all the effects in this package...and if you do? They still won't be this quiet!