junky_rm Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Hello friends, I bought an hx Stomp to add it to my pedal chain (I leave you a photo of my pedalboard). My goal is to be able to incorporate it and manage to use all the possibilities of this pedal and without leaving out the pedals i already have (I know I ask a lot), and to have all these resources when connecting to record on a PC. However I run into a problem. I understand that the best option is to connect it with the 4CM to the amplifier, so I can use the preamp option, or set the modulation effects to sound through the amplifier's fx loop, however I am already using this option with my switcher Boss es-8, so I only have to connect it to a loop of my switcher. In this way, can I bypass the preamp of my amplifier? If this is not possible, is there a way to connect the switch and the HX Stomp to the fx loop of my amplifier? I know that some of the pedals I have today will be replaced by the HX Stomp, however I want to evaluate them one by one, so in the first instance I want to connect the switcher and the HX Stomp by the effects loop. I appreciate your answers and also your observations regarding which pedals of my pedalboard I can replace according to your appreciations, for example I tried the tube screamer and it seems to me that the HX Stomp does it quite well, and I also appreciate if anyone has other ways or advice. Regards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereoshed Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Hi I have the exact same question. Same configuration with HX stomp and boss ES8. Have you managed to explore and did you find any solution to this issue? Thanks in advance for your reply. Gus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpeacock1 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 If you look at the Boss ES-8 manual it shows you how to set it up for the 4CM. https://rolandus.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/205748545-ES-8-Four-Cable-Method-Connections You need to assign the HX Stomp to one of the loops in the ES-8. I have it set up so that my overdrive/distortion pedals go into the pre-amp of my Hot Rod Deluxe. The Stomp, delay, and reverb go to the effects loop of the amp. Works great and I have everything midi controlled and that makes switching settings very easy. I too have some great pedals that I love to use and don’t want to eliminate, so my Stomp presets are made up of pre-amp models (no cabs), compressors, and EQ. So far, the results have been great. I spend a lot of time experimenting to dial in the right tone. The best tip I can share is to make sure you set your Stomp's global EQ to the following: Low Cut (80Hz - approx) & High Cut (8 - 10khz - approx). I picked this up from Rhett Shull’s YouTube video on making modelers feel more like a tube amp - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J02heFTwEXY. It gets rid of the majority of fizz and mimics a tube amp/speaker’s natural roll-off. I hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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