jackzucker

why do you need to use both? What does the bergantino do that the HX does not do? The HX has a ton of EQ options as well as better overdrives and time based effects. I guess I'm not seeing the point.

how do you clear this? I somehow have multiples assigned to various footswitches but when I scroll through the blocks in "assign block" mode, nothing else shows up as being assigned to the switch. If I clear all assignments and come back to that footswitch, the switch remembers it's assigned multiple.

These instructions do not work for me. It works neither in the LT itself or HXEdit. I can clear the footswitch setting in either place by setting it to none but as soon as I reassign the block to a FS (FS2 in my case), it remembers the multiple setting. Furthermore, on the device, if I go into bypass assign and scroll through every block, the original block is the ONLY block assigned to a FS. Nothing else shows up as being assigned FS2 so there is nothing else in the preset to set to "none".

picked the stomp because originally i was looking for a backup to the FM3 but also wanted something portable for traveling.

I got my hx stomp yesterday. A few impressions. It blows away the rig I was previously using for bass. I had been using a heavily modified JC120 along with a graphic EQ for bass and a custom Aguilar SL112 IR but using the HX Aguilar amp and the same IR, i'm getting way better tones that sound less processed to me. For guitar, i like the fractal clean amps a little better fractal reverbs and delays are better but I actually like the tape mod in the HX a lot though I didn't a/b it with the fractal. One annoyance on stomp is that i was unable to add a 2nd parallel branch to the HX and I was unable to find a mix control on a per block level so it appears that flexibility there is way in favor of fractal. HX Mutes the outputs when you turn it off/on. So tired of the fractal clacking loudly when I turn it on through my phones and my amp even with the outputs turned off. In fact, the fractal's behavior in this regard blew out the diaphragm in my studio headphones! I have complained about this many times but received ridicule on the fractal forum from folks who told me to just unplug the outputs every time. Sorry but not a good solution! helix overdrive pedals so far didn't knock me out but I need to do some more playing. Many of the fractal overdrives are also uninspiring though. And after playing through a real gladio sc, the fractal zendrive sounds toy-like. Not sure if helix has a zendrive... Having only 6 blocks on the Stomp is somewhat limiting portability-wise, it's hard to beat the hx. headphone output sounds really good. I think the fractal sounds thinner/brighter The power switch on the stomp feels cheap... inputs and outputs are obviously in favor of FM3 compared to the stomp... I need to spend some more time with it but when my fractal comes back from the usb port repair, i'm considering selling it and getting a helix LT because I'd rather spend my time with one user interface. I wish line6 made a form factor similar to the FM3, i really love the FM3 size for studio use...

The problem with kemper is the way the samples are captured that include the speaker. Was never able to get great results with their speaker cab swapping technology. Additionally, with the single CPU, kemper is extremely limited in processing power for time based delays, reverbs, etc. And then, because the captures are dependent on amp settings, it's really hard to find good captures that capture the amp the way *YOU* would play it. I once bought a fender twin preset from a well known preset vender and after trying it and it sounding awful, I contacted the vender who said he captured it with all the tone controls on 7. I don't know *ANYONE* who plays a twin like that. Most people I know have to set the bass to 2 just to get rid of the "woolyness". And I never liked any of the reverbs because of the CPU compromises they've had to make. I felt like even a boss reverb pedal sounded better.... I've kind of given up on them , particularly for the clean bass stuff I like. Sorry for the digression, lol. Yesterday my Fractal FM3's usb port stopped working so I have to send it in for repair. In the meantime, I bought an HX Stomp to tide me over and to use as a backup. It'll be a good introduction to the line6 world. Should have it by friday with any luck.

Thanks guys. Has anyone compared the headphone output of the 2 units? I'd like to be able to use it as a practice/headphone amp for travel. The FM3 headphone output is a tad bright and thin sounding with my ATH-M50X headphones.

any thoughts? Also, does it always take a full day to get a post approved?

Mainly because fractal has such poor support for bass but I'm also a guitarist. Over on fractal forums, this is considered a "downgrade" but I wanted to get an unbiased (or at least the other formum's bias) view on this. I spend most of my time playing clean or with a small amount of overdrive (guitar only, rarely overdrive on bass). Here's a clip I did on the fractal with bass and guitar to give you an idea. Seems like a used LT can be had for a little over $800. Any issues I should know about in terms of reliability for used items? Obviously there's no way to tell if it was dropped or abused... Thanks in advance, Jack Zucker www.youtube.com/c/jackzucker