Gabeson86

Thanks for the welcome @MayPRS! And thank you for sharing your thoughts so well - absolutely see where you’re coming from. And actually reading your points, this makes a lot of sense! I have seen some folks pair their HX Effects with the small HX Stomp, and that’s perhaps best of both worlds. still, would love to see some of the effects ranges expand, but I see that Line 6 is doing that steadily. thanks again for your input!

Hi, Always keen for a healthy discussion, and would love to also hear from Line 6 experts like @Digital_Igloo ! Its always so exciting when Line 6 drops a new update, reading through the new features and updates, etc., But as a HX Effects user, I have noticed that every update brings less and less for HXFX users. I am loving what Line 6 is doing in the Helix range, new amps and cabs, etc., and often I wonder… wouldn’t it be wonderful if HXFX could offer some amps and cabs? My setup has changed over the years, where I was using an amp, but now I go direct with Simplifier for amp models, but using the HXFX for its IR capability. I love my HXFX, for me it’s the perfect size and form factor, and often I think it’d be amazing to use some amp modelling on board the HXFX, and I don’t want to downsize to a HX Stomp or upsize to the big Helix range. Understanding that Line 6 is maybe not able to comment or indicate future ambitions for the HX Effects, do you guys think that we will see some new effects and capability/functionality come to the HXFX or has the attention moved away to all the other HX/Helix products instead? There’s lots of exciting new FX coming out to the wider (non Line 6) market, some from Strymon with new reverbs, lots of other quirky and cool mod/filter effects, I wonder if Line 6 could explore expanding the effects range inspired by what’s coming to the market. As a caveat, I think the HXFX is awesome, and we should purchase a unit based on its current capability, not on potential future capability, and even if Line 6 never added anything further to the unit, I’d still love it and recommend it. Always keen to hear everyone’s thoughts!

I’m in the exact same position @apico1. Did you find a solution?? I have a RockBoard with a Line 6 HX Effects and the padded gigbag presses down on the top most knobs. Not happy with that, I see some issues with that. A company called Black Raven Designs used to make some great Carbon Fibre knob guards for Helix/HX! But seems they’re out of business :( and I can’t find any alternatives. at this moment I’m think of buying some plain acrylic strips and creating some kind of knob guard/overlay by bending it (kind of similar to what Stormguard knob guard by Stormguitar do, but more suitable for HX Effects. They’re on Etsy. Did you find anything or think of anything? Would love ideas/photos, etc :) thanks! Gabe