guitarbloke1980

Thank you so much for this! I think I got myself into a bit of a muddle when I tried to introduce the boost pedal and wound up messing up my chain big time. I'll give it a try tonight :-)

Trying in vain to add an external boost pedal (TC Spark Mini) to my HX Stomp rig. But I just can't get it working properly. I'm running in 4CM, into my tube amp and I have an FX loop block in my HX Stomp's path (FYI my block path is pretty simple : FX Loop L/R - Noise Gate - Delay - Reverb) A few of things to clarify - My goal is to get a clean volume boost - no added gain - and I want to use an external pedal, not the HX to boost the signal. WITHOUT the boost pedal plugged in, everything works absolutely perfectly. Plugging just the boost pedal into the front of the amp (and not using the HX at all) works perfectly This is how it's wired up - Guitar --> HX Stomp IN HX Stomp OUT --> Volume Pedal IN HX Stomp Send --> Front of Amp Amp FX Send --> TC Spark IN TC Spark OUT --> HX Stomp Return L/Mono Volume Pedal OUT --> Amp FX Return What happens is I get absolutely no signal - UNTIL I switch on the TC Spark Mini. If I turn the Spark off, then I once again have no signal at all. Have I wired things up incorrectly, or do I need to use a different type of FX block on the Stomp maybe? Thanks in advance! PS - I know I can set up a boost within the HX, but I want to use an external boost that I can tweak on the fly if necessary - I can just nudge the control with my foot whilst playing.

I've got an HX Stomp and would like to use my Boss FS-5U to give me a 3db boost - is this possible? I'm not really sure how to set it up. I already have a simple 2-button latching Mosky switch which is setup to activate the tuner and to bank up though the presets - that was pretty easy to set up, but I can't seem to fathom out how to give myself a simple volume boost using the Boss FS-5U. Also, the FS-5U is a momentary switch - will this be a problem? Any assistance would be really appreciated! Thank you in advance

Aaah Ok when you put it like that, that actually makes a lot more sense to me and sounds a lot less scary! =) Out of curiosity, where did you find out that you need #71 and value 2 & 3? Or is that just a case of RTFM lol?

Unfortunately, the word MIDI fills me with fear and dread!! :D

Is there any way that I can configure the Stomp to just flick between Preset and Snapshot? i.e I don’t want to have to press the button again to skip past Stomp mode. I only use the Preset up/down and Snapshot modes., so I want to lose the Stomp Mode option. If it helps, I have a Mosky dual switch – currently this is set up to go between Preset Up/Down - SnapShot – Stomp Mode

Aaah now I feel pretty dumb LOL Thank you so much for this info!! :-)

Stupid question time - I wasn't planning on using the Send or Return on the HX Stomp - I was thinking I could that the Stomp's Output would go to the Amp's Send, and the Stomp's Input would go to the Amp Return. Have I got that totally wrong?

So after a good 8 months or so of trying and tweaking, and tweaking and trying, without any real success I’m finally on the cusp of going back to using my amp for my main sound and ditching the modelling altogether. I was thinking of sticking it into my amp’s effects loop and just having the following blocks: Reverb Delay Chorus Boost (to give me a volume jump for solos) Is it as simple as that? Or would I need to do something else to configure it for use in the amp’s loop?

Just a bit of feedback on this - Last night I tried replacing the amp block with the equivalent pre-amp instead. There's not a huge difference to my ears in the tone - the pre-amp perhaps sounds slightly warmer. What I did notice is that (aside from the pre-amp block being waaaaaaaay quieter,) the pre-amp blocks are missing some of the controls that are present on the amp blocks (most noticeably the presence control). I had no idea until last night that presence was a power amp control only! The volume difference between amp and pre-amp is enormous, so I'm having to redo all of my patches to try and match the levels. One thing that has made a big positive difference is adding a parametric EQ block at the end with a low cut of 110hz and a high cut at 14k. This has added a lot more clarity to my sound, so I guess it's a step in the right direction. I'm going to give it a go at my gig tomorrow using the pre-amp blocks and see how it sounds :) Fingers crossed!

Aaah ok I'm with you now! Thanks Kilrahi! :o) I will try messing about with some pre-amps in that case - I have a gig this weekend and it would be great if I can get my sound sorted by then!

Oh no no no, I'm not using any cab or IR blocks - just the amp block. I use an Amp block, a Delay block and a Reverb block. I'm using it with my real amp and 2x12 cab. Sorry I should have been clearer!

Ooh sorry yes I should have mentioned this!! All I'm using is an amp block (full amp, not just pre-amp), delay and reverb on the stomp (in that order).

It doesn't sound great - it's really hard for me to describe, but it's like there's something missing (or perhaps extra something masking my sound). I know I have some work to do with EQ'ing, but I wanted to check if my chain seemed to be laid out in the right order, just so I can eliminate that from the equation - I'm not used to sticking everything into the FX return, it all feels a bit strange to me still :)

Could I get some advice on my chain please? I’m running my Stomp straight into the FX Return of my amp, in conjunction with a few other pedals. This is my current signal chain: Guitar – Digitech Drop – Digitech Mosaic – Overdrive Pedal - Stomp – EP Booster – Volume Pedal – Amp FX Return Does that look about right? The volume pedal is at the end because I want to use it as a Master volume. I guess I could remove the OD pedal from the chain as the Stomp probably has that side of things covered.