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So I've been an owner for the HX Stomp since 2021 and it's by far been one of my favorite pieces of gear I've ever owned. However I was limited by the DSP and what I could do with it. Been playing live with this Emo/Pop-Punk cover band and someone in the band pushed me to trade in my pedals and just get the Helix LT (since the Stadiums were out and these were now super cheap on the used market) I went ahead and made the leap and am super glad I did. no more messing with patch cables, I could configure and arrange my setup exactly how I want, I can tweak all day and find great sounds. I have some feelings about the volume/expression pedal but it still does what I need it to when I need it to. There is a bit of a learning curve to this guy, and truth be told I wouldn't recommend this or any modeler in this realm without having experience with a real amp and pedalboard setup. The more knowledge you have in terms of setup and tone, the more the Helix (and really any other platform) will work with you. My HX Stomp was awesome but it was great getting the extra horsepower with patches I was creating. The effects are world class, the amps sound great (EQ is your friend here) however some of the parameters in certain amps don't react the way you would think, so I would recommend checking out youtube tutorials, they helped me out so much in crafting and getting the tones I want out of my head. Also, IR's are clutch if you want to spend more time playing and less time tweaking. You can get some awesome cabs out of the stock lot and shape them how you want, but for me, I like the ability to drag and drop and IR and use an EQ block to get the sound I want. You end up playing more guitar and less time tweaking in my experience. Good IR's take this already awesome unit and elevates it into the stratosphere in my opinion.

Is it for everyone? No, this is a professional piece of kit and while the UI is intuitive, there's still a learning curve and thankfully this has been out long enough to find some amazing guides online and it helps to know a bit about how amps and effects react to each other to get the most out of it. Good IR's will take this unit over the edge and gigging with it makes life soooooo much easier. This is now thankfully in an attainable price range, a month's worth of plasma donations can get you one of these used and Line 6 is still going to support this thing long term even with the Stadium currently out.

NOTE: There is a known issue with Helix unit's and MIDI. It works great but if too many commands are being sent to the Helix it can stop accepting MIDI changes. A simple reset fixes the issue but this is a known thing. Hasn't effected my gigging experience at all but it's something everyone needs to be aware of.

It covers all my needs and has a unique sound that is almost acoustic like in position 2/3