Replacement model for HD500X

[rcarroll360]

Lost my HD500X in a flood. What is the new replacement model equivalent? 

[pianoguyy]

The HD500X is still sold in stores... although, supplies are limited as the product was recently retired (as well as supply chain issues). 

A good insurance agent (good for the company, not the client) might force you into the same product since it is still available, or might say "you had it 10 years, it is not worth the same amount" and force you into a used one. 

 

 

Beyond that, "new replacement equivalent" is a tough one to decipher. 

Some would say The Helix, because it is the top of the line which L6 has to offer in 2023, the same as the 500 was in 2010. But that, to me, is hardly fair because technology has advanced so much, you can get free phone apps that do what the 500 can do. 

Others would judge price range, which would make it the Pod Go. But that, to me, is hardly fair because $500 in 2010 money is not the same as $500 in 2023. 

 

 

[hurghanico]

On 1/24/2023 at 8:53 PM, rcarroll360 said:

Lost my HD500X in a flood. What is the new replacement model equivalent? 

 

The Helix LT has all the features of the HD500X (double chain, a fair number of footswitches, onboard expression pedal, Variax connection and powering) and even more, the less expensive small brothers in the HX family (including the POD GO) all have something less (of the things mentioned above) than the HD500X, but their modeling engine is newer and more evolved, and they offer impulse response (IRs) loading for greater tonal variety.

 

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