HXFX durability ?

[xuoham]

Hi,

 

I have a chance to get a HXFX used for a great price, i am told everything works perfectly,

but the unit  seems to have been handled rather roughly, judging by the scratches.

 

Seller (shop in Japan) says Line 6 JP has replaced the power switch and the footswitch base

but i would like to hear some long time users opinion before firing the credit card.

 

So, how has been the durability of HXFXs that are from 2019 or so ?

Any long time users, 4+ years,  without problems so far ?

 

Would love to know.

 

Thanks !

[silverhead]

I think what matters most is the condition of the specific HX FX device you are considering. Overall durability of the device in general doesn’t really matter if the one you get is defective. I expect there are lots of 4+ year old devices that are working perfectly. Hearing about that won’t improve the condition of your device.

 

Personally I would keep looking until I found one that has not been roughly treated and repaired.

[xuoham]

Thank you for the advice !

 

Comes with 12month warranty. Bargain price so i'll consider ...

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[theElevators]

If there's warranty, then go for it and buy it.  Otherwise, all these Line 6 products have very questionable build quality.  The buttons/micro-switches start misbehaving after a year of regular use.  Lots of Line 6 fanboys will say "I've had my Helix since 2015, and 0 issues".  But in reality, I own 2 Helixes and the buttons always start going bad after about a year of regular sensible use. 

[xuoham]

On 1/20/2024 at 10:39 AM, theElevators said:

If there's warranty, then go for it and buy it.  Otherwise, all these Line 6 products have very questionable build quality.  The buttons/micro-switches start misbehaving after a year of regular use.  Lots of Line 6 fanboys will say "I've had my Helix since 2015, and 0 issues".  But in reality, I own 2 Helixes and the buttons always start going bad after about a year of regular sensible use. 

Wow ... then if it's the case, good for me since the footswitch base just got replaced.

 

Thank you.

[theElevators]

To give you yet another example about these garbage switches... I have a Pod GO in addition to 2 Helixes.  I decided to deliberately use a Pod GO for my next gig.  So, created 14 presets, and I'm using snapshots.  I have not yet played a single gig with it yet, so I'm just practicing at home.  During the practicing, I'm switching my sounds, not every second, but maybe 5-6 times during each song. 

 

Yesterday I noticed one of the buttons stopped engaging properly.  You click the button, no change happens, until you push it all the way down.  I pressed the button a bunch of times, pressed it in and turned it, and it started working properly. 

 

So there you go.  Not a single gig yet, and the buttons are already not working properly. 

[xuoham]

Funny, in my research i just came about your YT video about that. Great explanation ! Thank you.

[theElevators]

Made a video this morning btw.  The footswitch was driving me nuts, so I had to clean it.  I just hate it when you are about to play a show, and your buttons are working 85% of the time. 

[cruisinon2]

I crack walnuts with mine...