HX STOMP XL

[anthoninhosantos]

2 NOOBY QUESTIONS (sorry if they've been asked before)

1) is it ok to have 2 amps+cabs in my signal chain? Both amps+cabs WILL NOT be on at the same time. I'll have one amp+cab on for a lighter/cleaner sound, the second amp+cab I'll have on for a dirtier/gainy sound (I usually have a compressor block, overdrive block, EQ block, and a modulation block in the HX's signal chain)

 

2) is there a difference between using an amp+cab block and a separate amp block and cab block?

 

Thanks in advance

Edited Thursday at 06:37 PM by anthoninhosantos
Forgot to say it's an amp+cab block for my first question.

[silverhead]

1) Yes, and there’s no problem if you want them both on at the same time. Sonically that might not sound good if they are in the same signal path, but a dual path preset with both amps on can sound great.

 

2) Yes. One difference is signal routing. With Amp+Cab you can’t place FX blocks between the two. With separate Amp and Cab blocks you can do that, simulating an FX Loop in a real amp.

[anthoninhosantos]

On 3/26/2026 at 8:18 AM, silverhead said:

1) Yes, and there’s no problem if you want them both on at the same time. Sonically that might not sound good if they are in the same signal path, but a dual path preset with both amps on can sound great.

 

2) Yes. One difference is signal routing. With Amp+Cab you can’t place FX blocks between the two. With separate Amp and Cab blocks you can do that, simulating an FX Loop in a real amp.

Hi, I appreciate your help. But tor my first question, I meant to say 2 amp+cab blocks not just 2 amps. I won't have them on at the same time. Is that fine? Like I've heard ppl mention something about using a lot of blocks uses a lot of DSP, or something..idk

[silverhead]

Yes, two amp+cab blocks can be used in a preset. Depending on the block choices they may not be able to be placed in the same path due to the DSP constraints that you mention. As I hinted earlier you should consider using a dual path preset. That will ensure you can do both. 

 

Using two amp+cab blocks in serial with both on will probably sound terrible. If placed in serial you will need to toggle them on/off oppositely. It is very common for two amp+cab blocks to be used in parallel, blending the levels as desired. I’m not sure but there may be a factory preset in the Templates setlist that demonstrates the setup.