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I'm preparing myself to order one but still concerned about getting a unit that needs repairing.
He did. On top of that, he gave me a free licence for Helix Native "for the inconvenience"
Absolutely stellar and faultless customer service. Chances are that any units bought now will be fine but if not, you'll be looked after.
I am on my second HX Effects. I've tested it out with a few different amps (Laney AOR, Orange TH30, a couple of Marshalls).
The first one I had was faulty or had the issues that have been documented because there is NO noise at all, except a ground loop in four cable method, but that is not the fault of the HX.
Some people have mentioned problems with amp switching but it switches all mine fine.
One thing I didn't really try at first were the legacy models, I just quickly skipped past them thinking "they sound alright but the HX models must be better". Well, it turns out some of the new models are great. Klon, Timah etc but I actually prefer some of the legacy modulations, the legacy script phaser is very good.
The signal routing is a real bonus. I have a parallell loop in one amp which causes phase issues. If you have a delay on with mix at 100%, all is good. Turn the delay off and the FX send signal is mixed back in with the original amp signal causing phase issues with a loss of bottom end. BUT with the HX you just program a volume block with the level all the way off to turn on when you turn the delay (or any other FX loop effect) off. Voila, all is good. It sounds complicated but it isn't really.
You can still fanny about putting other pedals in a loop as well. I was apprehensive about it being all digital and lacking 'analog dry through' and all that but honestly, I think this proves, to me at least, that were beyond that.
I've seen another thread where they're now £399 which I don't exactly think is pocket money but is far more realistic.
Genuinely great effects, looper, Impulse responses, amp switching, 4 cable method.
If I could make one request of line 6, I know they cannot reduce the power requirement but change the adapter. It is awful to fit on a pedalboard!
Are any of the HX owners using the drives as their sole source of overdrive? Talking to a few people, the unit seems to be part of a system, as a controller for a board, or for their delay and modulation stuff, which is cool, but I'm still not hearing too much about the drives in this thing. How do they hold up to the real pedals their modelled on and any standouts?
Cheers
I still use my own drive pedals as Helix doesn’t yet have a B.B. Preamp, Zendrive or ODR1 but I’m pretty confident if they ever do model these pedals I will be more than happy.
I'm now using the SLO crunch on a mid-gain setting in the Helix, with the OCD in front for my rhythm tone. For the lead tone, I put a Timmy in front of the OCD with a bit of extra gain and a bit of a level boost. It sounds just as good as any real-amp-based tone I've ever had. To say I'm happy would be a significant understatement.