Line6 HX Stomp

The firmware has some weird bugs which made my band second guess whether it was fit for live-playing.
We experienced random cut outs of the audio that sometimes does not return until it's been rebooted a few times and we can be in the middle of rehearsing when it happens.

I bought two of them, because we needed two. But now we can use the second one as an emergency backup, but it doesn't feel reassuring.
So before buying check the forums on line6 to see what's up and what bugs have been fixed recently.

Other than that its a great little box and I've managed to fit two of them on a rack shelf with some velcro for easy transportation to live shows.

Also if you do buy this one, buy some impulse response packs to get the most out of the sound!

Alle de fede lyde fra de store Helix, i en (meget) lille kasse. Købte den for at bruge den til små duo jobs, hvor jeg ikke vil slæbe et stort setup med. Den har et nemt og overskueligt brugerinterface. Og evt. suppleret med et par IR's, så er den nem at få til at lyde rigtigt godt. Der kan downloades en super fed software, så man kan lave lyde på PC/ Mac. Det gør det endnu nemmere at få overblik. Den kan kun håndtere 6 moduler (effekter, amp, kabinetter osv.) af gangen, så hvis man skal have et større setup er det nok en Helix man skal have fat i. Men til mindre setup er den helt klart et godt valg.

I bought this to make my setup smaller and easier to transport for touring, and while I do absolutely love it, I still feel like it does need a little bit in the sound department. I still prefer my analog gear, but this does get a long way there. A lot of it can be remedied by using the editor and built in EQs, compressors and so on, but that takes up blocks and DSP, that makes it less versatile.

Editing on the unit is also a bit of a hassle in my opinion, but using it with the computer makes it much easier, and has become my preferred way to edit my presets and snapshots.

But I still absolutely love my Stomp, and I've been using it as a stand alone rig for most of the live shows I play these days, and while I feel it has it's quirks, I still absolutely love it, and how easy it has made playing live.