A near immaculate, boxed example of the incredible Line 6 Helix HX Effects Multi FX Pedal. Every guitarist should own one.
Line 6 HX Effects brings the power of the Helix to your pedalboard with over 100+ Helix effects all put into one small package.
Helix 3.50 Firmware – What’s New?
The Helix 3.50 firmware update for Helix® and HX® hardware devices and the 3.50 software update for the Helix Native plugin introduces an entirely new IR-based speaker cabinet engine. It includes 20 guitar cabs and four bass cabs with a choice of 12 microphones, and you can change their angle, position, and distance in relation to the cabs. You can even drag the mics around in space for easier and more exact placement when using the HX Edit 3.50 application. Despite their increased power, however, the new cab models only utilize roughly one-third to one-fifth of the DSP as the cabs in version 3.15 and earlier due to the improved Helix Core, freeing up additional DSP for other purposes. There are also five new amp models, seven new effects, a Dual IR block, and other improvements.
Helix is amazing and has found it's way into the rigs of guitarists all over the world. But if that was a bit too much or you only really wanted the effects side so you could use your own amp and other pedals this is the answer. Even without the amps you are still left with over 100+ HX effects and additional legacy effects from the M series of pedals along with the DL4, MM4, FM4 and DM4.
Easy To Use
Like all of the Helix units the HX Effects is incredibly easy to control and use. Things like the capacitive touch buttons and scribble strips make it so easy to see and feel what you are doing when changing effects and adjusting them on the go.
No big LCD screen here, all the information you need is now displayed on the scribble strips so even if you have never used a multi effects unit before this is easy to get up and running with.
The Hub
One of the great things about the HX Effects is the connectivity, it becomes the hub of your rig without you even really needing to think about it. Stereo in and out, dual effects loops, two external control outs and MIDI operation means that if you have other amps and pedals, this is incredibly easy to get plugged in and working.