Line 6 HX Stomp Review

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Review - Line 6 HX Stomp

#Line6 is pretty much synonymous with digital guitar gear these days and since #Yamaha took over, they seem to have got even better. Now, I know not everyone is a digital fan. Lots of people will still only buy and use analogue pedals with true bypass switching and not even consider a digital delay let alone a digital amp 'modeller'. However, most of us realise that all these different products are just different tools to get the job done. Oh and that's also true for true bypass switching by the way, which is not better than buffered - it depends on your needs and your pedal board layout. Anyway, lets get back to Line 6 before people start throwing things at their screens in protest:)

A Bit of History

I started using Line 6 gear back when they first had the Pod farm products out. And although they were handy (and still are) for a cheap solution when you just want to lay down some ideas in your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), it really never won me over in tone or feel.

Then came the HD500, which I was happier with. I still hadn't sold off my tube amps, don't get me wrong, but the simple floor format and practicality of the unit was hard to beat back then. And this is exactly the point of the HX Stomp too, which I'll get onto in a minute.

From the HD500, I then went on to buy a Kemper and have been extremely happy with that since I bought it. I've used it for everything from small festival gigs, weddings, local pub gigs, recording and everyday practice. It's just amazing. However, I still love my tube amps and have one I just can't get rid of - my Two Rock Studio Pro 35. This is a beautiful amp by itself and an amazing pedal platform too. And I love pedals. It's just great to able to get something that changes the feel of the amp or provides you with new and exciting tones without breaking the bank. A nice new second-hand pedal off ebay is always fun! And this leads me to the Line 6 #HXStomp.

I was looking for something that I could use as a backup if my gigging amp packed in, and I also wanted it to be able to fit whatever it was on my pedal board so it didn't mean carrying any more gear around. I could have bought the full sized Helix but I love some of the pedals I use, like the Tchula and #ChaseBliss Tonal Recall, and didn't want another piece of kit that I'd have to lug somewhere 'just in case'.

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