Cannot connect Wah Pedal to HX Stomp XL

[Dweinin357]

Hello everyone.  

Brand new to Line 6 and my HX Stomp XL.

 

Overall, I think I've picked up on it pretty quickly and it's been working great.

 

However, I've been trying to connect my Wah Pedal to the HX.  And I cannot do it.

 

I've read up on the manual and been watching You tube videos but I'm still struggling.  I thought I would be able to hook up my wah and use it as a expression pedal, but maybe that is incorrect thinking?

 

My wah is a Signature Slash Series.

 

I have the Wah plug with a mono 1/4" cable directly into the Exp1/2 FS7/8.  I have power running to the Wah.  It has a on/off switch built into the wah when I press down hard with my toe it turns on.  I have no input coming into my Wah.  My input from my guitar is going straight into the (L)mono input jack of the HX.

 

Here are my settings on my HX:

Global Settings: Exp Pedals: 

Exp1 = Snapshot and Exp2 = Preset

 

Footswitches:

I feel like I need to set something here but I don't know what it would be, this what I have.

FS7: ToggleExp

FS8" TogglEXP

 

Preferences: 

I don't know if I need to change anything here.

 

For the block... I used the Weeper

in the Manual it says to switch

Bypass Assign: to None

 

Controller Assign: 

Param = Postition

Controller = Exp1

 

When I turn my wah on/off by hitting the toe, I get a warning on my HX, That toggles between Exp1 Activated and Exp 2 Activated.

 

I hope this is enough information for everyone.  Let me know if I can give any other descriptions.  Would love to get my wah/expression pedal working.

Thanks.

 

[phil_m]

It looks like you’re trying to use the wah pedal as an expression pedal - that’s not going to work. You can use the wah pedal in front of the XL as an actual wah pedal between your guitar and the XL’s guitar input. But if you want to have expression functionality, you’ll need to get an actual expression pedal.

[Dweinin357]

Ok.  Thanks. I thought that might be the reply. I was hoping it would work.

 

THanks!

 

[Dweinin357]

Ok. So I'm still struggling.

I've bought a line 6, EX-1.  It comes with a 1/4" cable.  I've run it from the out of the pedal to the EXP1/2 slot of the Helix.

 

I've set 

Controller assign for the block to 

Param = Postion and Controller = exp1

Bypass Assign:

Switch = Exp 1

Position 5%

Wait: 300ms

 

Global Settings;

Preferences: EXP/FS tip - exp1

 

However just now the I set EXp/FS Ring to EXP 2... and it started working.

 

Why is this?