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Check what sources you hear via USB. Read page 56 'USB Audio' of the current manual for details.

I doubt that. The main reasons are tradition, cost efficiency and the industrial standard (guitars with simple electronics) - a balanced signal would need a more sophisticated amp input stage and guitars would need a balanced out and therefore active electronics. I get your point - it's not the cable by itself that sounds better - but if one signal contains RF interference or ground hum noise and another doesn't which one of them sounds better?

From the manual: A solution for the OP problem would be setting Global Preferences > Preferences > Auto In-Z to Enabled. Another is to change the input impedance via snapshots.

Your amp's return path probably is faulty. Connect a cable from amp's send to return left/mono directly to confirm that.

This is an echo chamber - you already know you want to buy the HX Stomp so do it already. (or the Pod Go if the form factor suits you better)

The mic distance influences volume - just like in real life.

According to the MIDI programming manual for the EVH head it reacts to PC messages not CC messages. Maybe this thread helps:

No they are not isolated. So you have a ground loop in your setup, but 50/60 cycle hum is not an issue. Electromagnetic fields can be induced via ground loops though.To minimize the risk of that the two cables to the JC-120 should be laid next to each other with no distance between them. You could even twist them a few times.

Yes, there are multiple ways: Solution 1 Put a fx return block 100% mix in parallel (signal line B) near the end and a cab block behind that. Then the mixer after that with signal A pan 100% left and signal B 100% right. A) O--- FX blocks------------------------------o-----O B) \_Return L --- IR--/ Putting the loop send of the amp in the return of the HX Stomp. Now Out L contains the signal for the amp and Our R contains the IR signal for PA. Solution 2 A) O--- FX blocks----------FX LOOP ------------ IR-------O Put the send signal from the Stomp into the amp input and the amp send signal into the Stomp return. The outs now contain the PA signal. Solution 3 A) O------- FX blocks----o-----O B) \--- ---- IR------------/ Put the loop send of the amp in the right input of the HX Stomp and guitar in the left input. Use a Split Y with BalanceA L100 and BalanceB R100 in the beginning. At the end a mixer with signal A pan 100% left and signal B 100% right. Now Out L contains the signal for the amp and Our R contains the IR signal for PA.

Have you excluded the guitar as cause?

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I'm sure that problem is caused by the magnetic field of a too close pickup.You should be able to hear it even without any amplification.

You can open .hlx files with a text editor of your choice. It's a text file following the JSON syntax. And there is a great online tool called HLX View

The Amp1 has a four channel solid state preamp section and a hybrid classD/nanotube power amp.

My 2 HX Stomps both came with the DC-3g power supply.

My quick and dirty Hetfield setting: L6 Bandonk amp stock settings, 4x12 XXL V30 w/ 57Dyn, 1.0".

Obviously the big difference between PA/monitors and headphones is the added room sound. Since you like the headphones sound, you probably should decrease reverb mix amounts and play close to the Bose speakers. Also taming walls sonic reflections helps, but that's a topic on it's own...

Is it about making the switch? Otherwise search for Mosky Tab Switch or Mosky Dual Switch. There are other manufacturers of course, too...

If the buzz does decrease when you put your finger on the guitar's jack, but not when you touch the strings then there is no ground connection between strings/hardware and the Stick's electronics.

You didn't mention whether the HX's FX Loop block's mix is set to 100% which it should.

You can also emulate switching between both inputs of a real Princeton by switching In-Z between 1MOhm and 136kOhm using snapshots. That's an option to make up for the difference in level of humbuckers vs single coils.

Classic bug - off by one. Classic means expectable. Expectable means unit testable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equalization_(audio)#Shelving_filter

I'm very impressed with the Benzin models as well. Especially the Mega is a fireworks of touch sensitive articulation while the sound is still resting on a nicely compressed and thick - but never boomy or muddy - bottom end. The mids are so musical and complex. That VH4 channel 3 is legendary for a reason, and Line6 captured the mojo, imho.

I've not read the word tone pot in this thread so far.