Line 6 HX Stomp XL Helix Effects Processor Pedal Overview
The Line 6 HX Stomp XL Helix Effects Processor Pedal is essentially the original HX Stomp with 5 more touch foot switches (8 total), and all the jacks are on the back. Line 6 took into account what customers wanted, which was more switches, so they added them to create the HX Stomp XL to provide a more functional and versatile experience.
The Line 6 HX Stomp XL is a “super stompbox” that can perform as a backup or travel rig, an add-on tone expander with other modellers, an audio interface with 8-ins and 6-outs with re-amping and a portable guitar/bass rig.
Helix 3.60 Update - New Amps, Cabs & Effects
The Helix 3.60 firmware update and Helix Native plugin software update bring new additions to the Helix and HX hardware devices. Three new amplifiers, including the Grammatico GSG, seven new guitar speaker cabinets, two new bass cabs, and two new effects are included in the update. These updates add to the already extensive range of sound options available to guitarists and bassists using Helix and HX hardware devices.
Hands-Free Control
Other upgrades and additional features include a hands-free Pedal Edit mode, letting you adjust presets with your feet, 128 presets (compared to 126 on the HX Stomp), 4 Snapshots per preset (versus 3), and you can access the 6 switch loop without needing a MIDI controller. Aside from these, it has the same high-quality components, sounds, and features you come to expect from Line 6.
Flagship DSP
The Line 6 HX Stomp LX has a SHARC DSP chip found in flagship Helix products, accurately recreating the sounds of classic and modern amps and effects in high quality, and the chip also lets you run up to 8 processing blocks at the same time on two parallel stereo paths.
Footswitch Modes
The 8 footswitches have 5 different modes available - Stomp, which makes it feel more like a traditional pedalboard, as well as Preset, Snapshot, Looper, which has a 6 switch looper option, and the hands-free Pedal Edit, so the HX Stomp XL gives you more immediate control of your tones without the need for external footswitches.
Simply touch a footswitch to jump to any blocks and quickly adjust a parameter or assign controllers, and the colour-coded LED rings allow you to easily see which footswitch is in use, as well as any assignments. The TRS expression pedal/footswitch jack lets you connect up to 2 external footswitches or expression pedals for real-time control.
Snapshots
Snapshots let you create multiple versions of a single preset and you can easily switch between them without any audio dropouts. You can also you can send up to 6 commands per Preset or Snapshot, and if you have an expression pedal, MIDI, or computer hotkeys, these can be used as the command centre for any rig.
The HX Edit software lets you easily create complex signal chains, adjust settings and parameters using dedicated sliders, customize footswitch labels, and edit and move tones between different devices, making it ideal as a travel rig.
Stunning Amp and Pedal Models
HX Stomp XL comes with more than 300 amps, cabs, and effects, with 128 factory presets, including a range of vintage and modern sounds, and it’s ideal for bass players as it includes official Ampeg amps and cab models. You also have the ability to load third-party impulse responses (IRs) and can use up to 2 external pedals in your preset.
The switchable analogue bypass routes the signal at the input directly to the output without the A/D/A conversion. It allows 4-cable amp integration, which provides a pre-routed template from which you can create custom patches.
- DSP Processor: (1) SHARP ADSP-21469 @ 450 MHz
- A/D/A Converters: 24-bit/192kHz
- Chassis: Cast Aluminium
- Colour Main Display LCD: 2.4"/6cm
- Footswitch “Scribble Strip” LCDs: N/A
- Capacitive-Touch Footswitches: 8
- Bypass: Relay or DSP
- Power: DC-3
- 1/4” Inputs: 4 (Main L/R, Return L/R)
- 1/4” Outputs: 3 (Main L/R, Stereo TRS Send)
- Headphone Output: 1/4" Stereo
- Effect Loop(s): TRS Stereo Send, 2x Return
- Expression Pedal In: EXP 1/2 (TRS; Shared with Footswitch 7/8)
- External Amp Control Outputs: N/A
- MIDI Controls In, Out/Thru
- USB Audio Interface: 8-In, 6-Out with Re-Amping (4 Physical Ins/Outs)
- Input Pad: Line/Inst(rument)
- Variable Impedance: Input L (Mono), Right
- Dynamic Range: 123dB
- Preset Locations: 128 (32 Banks x 4 Presets)
- Snapshots: 4 Per Preset
- Custom Snapshot Names/Colors: N/A
- Signal Flow Paths: 1 or 2 Stereo
- Third-Party Impulse Responses (IRs): 128x 1024 or 2048-Point Mono
- Looper Type: 6 Switch, 1 Switch, Shuffling
- Looper Memory (Full-Speed): 60 Sec Mono, 30 Sec Stereo
- Looper Memory (Half-Speed): 120 Sec Mono, 60 Sec Stereo
- Global EQ: 3 Fully Parametric Bands + Variable Low/High Cut Filters
- Footswitch Modes: Stomp, Preset, Snapshot, Looper, Pedal Edit
- Custom Stomp Names/Colors: N/A
- Pedal Edit Mode: Hands-Free
- Number of Controllers: 102 (8 + 94 via MIDI CC)
- Command Center: Yes
- Remote Control of External Amp: N/A
- MacOS/Windows Editor/Librarian/IR Loader Software: HX Edit
- Dedicated Dry USB Out Channels (for Reamping): 4
- Country of Origin: China
- Product Height (in/mm): 2.7/68
- Product Width (in/mm): 12.4/316
- Product Depth (in/mm): 4.7/120
- Product Weight (lb/kg): 3.3/1.5
- Display Box Height (in/mm): 4.5/115
- Display Box Width (in/mm): 18.3/464
- Display Box Depth (in/mm): 7/177
- Display Box Weight (lb/kg): 5.1/2.3
- Master Pack Quantity: 2
- Shipping Carton Height (in/mm): 5.3/135
- Shipping Carton Width (in/mm): 18.7/476
- Shipping Carton Depth (in/mm): 14.6/372
- Shipping Carton Weight (lb/kg): 12/5.4
- AMPS:
- - GRAMMATICO GSG - BASED ON* THE GRAMMATICO® GSG100
- - LINE 6 ELMSLEY - LINE 6 ORIGINAL
- - AGUA SLEDGE - BASED ON* THE AGUILAR® TONE HAMMER
- GUITAR CABS (SINGLE AND DUAL VERSIONS)
- - 1x12 Blue Bell - captured from* a 1×12“ Vox® AC-15 Blue Alnico
- - 1x12 Open Cream - captured from* a custom 1x12“ open-back cab G12M-65
- - 1x12 Open Cast - captured from* a custom 1x12“ open-back cab EVM12L
- - 2x12 Silver Bell - captured from* a 2×12“ Vox AC-30TB Silver Alnico
- - 2x12 Match H30 - captured from* a 2x12“ Matchless® DC-30 custom G12H-30
- - 2x12 Match G25 - captured from* a 2x12“ Matchless DC-30 custom G12M-25
- - 4x12 Greenback 20 - captured from* a 4×12“ Marshall® “basketweave” G12M-20
- BASS CABS (SINGLE AND DUAL VERSIONS):
- - 1x12 Epicenter - captured from* a 1x12“ Epifani® Ultralight series
- - 4x10 Ampeg Pro - captured from* a 4x10“ Ampeg® PR-410HLF
- EFFECTS:
- - Dark Dove Fuzz (Mono, Stereo) - based on* the Electro-Harmonix® Russian Big Muff
- - Triple Rotary (Mono, Stereo) - based on the Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker (used by Pink Floyd)
- * All product names are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or affiliated with them. These trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development.
