Using The Line 6 HX Stomp For BASS! | GEAR GODS

[@leetattoo1976]

The HX Stomp is unbelievable, I just got one and it’s the best piece of gear I’ve used in a long time! Great video!

[@brianrush3588]

Took my Stomp on tour with the band i play bass in and it was a huge succes.

[@johnconlon8635]

I don’t play metal or rock. So the bass sound you got is not my cup of tea, but never the less you gave me a good idea of how this piece of gear works and sounds which is cool. I dig bro I dig

[@kaboom6157]

Not even rock???? You wear tampoпs on your gigs bruh???

[@robertwoodcock-valentine9215]

@@kaboom6157 bruh.. respect others musical taste. not cool

[@PaddyLeggBass]

@@kaboom6157there’s this thing called “funk” that real bass players know about 😉

[@teresaravenshaw5477]

@KABOOM Of course, because people who have periods aren't capable of rocking. That was sarcasm, in case you didn't understand. We can give you a list of women who rock harder than you ever will, if need be.

[@JoseAv-tx4yl]

​@@kaboom6157 a monkey with a cellphone 🦧

[@miket2646]

Love that you mentioned running dirt/drive on the upper frequencies but not the lower. I was playing in a black metal band and ran a tube screamer into the high section of a biamped Eden head and got tons of compliments on my tone. Lots of players in other bands mentioned that the drive didn't rob the tone of its nuts. Works wonders with a compressor pedal as well. Get that punch and tightness by really squeezing those upper mids/high while letting the bottom end still thump.

[@poxcr]

This is, IMHO, they key takeaway of this video! The concept of messing around only with the top end is an eye opener!

[@nofuneral1790]

I've never seen anyone talk about that Spit setting. That's giving me something to really check into. Thanks for this.

[@JUNK_ZONE]

I don't know if you coined it first, but "Split N' Grit" sounds like the name of a bass plug in that Nolly would put out.

[@7AKV7]

Line 6 Helix is amazing, I'm using it in my guitars and basses and it's so versatile and fast. Awesome soft and hardware! Totaly recommend it.

[@motionmechanica8927]

Came across your video and followed your instructions for a great grindy bass tone preset. It's the only successful tone I actually like on my new stomp. Thx!

[@Crumsie]

This was a really great tutorial on just bass frequencies and how to set up effects, I learned a lot from this

[@INDAmedia]

4 years later and still a great piece of gear!

[@rosekizin7654]

Is there any better alternative for bass? I intend to use in live.

[@INDAmedia]

@@rosekizin7654For me it still does the job! But by now there are for sure some alternatives for you to check out.

[@gecape1053]

Amazing way to build an insane bass sound ! Will try for sure

[@dogswithglasses]

Awesome stuff! I just got an HX Stomp a couple days ago and I haven't tried it for bass yet. Definitely going to give this setup style a whirl. Thanks!

[@willb3698]

Drive! Drive! Drive! I wanted a clean sound and found that the HX Stomp doesn't really have one. It's ALL drive at some level. Wish I could create a nice ultra clean sound with it - but no. I was extremely disappointed in the Bass dpt. Because I DO play solo bass's both electric and Double bass. However it's loverly for Guitar and I got Native on discount so can look "In the Box". But would love any suggestions on clean HX. Let us know.

[@TheG5Man]

Hey thanks for putting this together. Just got my HX last week and this was a great tutorial to dive headfirst into this beast. Just love the crossover feature. Didn't know about that. Salt and Pepper to taste! Peace

[@grnmindead]

i am now 300% sure that i should get a hx stomp for my home studio. thank you trey 🍻

[@steverolfeca]

The HX Stomp is NOT just for Metal... I have great clean patches for my Dingwall 5 with nylon tapes, Guild ABG with La Bella CB40’s, Motown setting for P-Bass, etc.

[@ElcoWeitering]

excellent pro tip processing the low end seperately. I now do this with my acoustic guitar if I can afford the blocks.

[@basjar2]

Although that default sound was waay better, I like your tutorial ;)

[@tveitmorten]

Wow! Just, wow! This demo was as if it was tailored for my band with the crossover feature! Thanks heaps!

[@SlinkyT82]

Fantastic video dude, thanks! Was wondering about bass for the Stomp. It's such a killer little unit. Cheers!

[@silvo305]

The crossover feature is almost a MUST for bass players who use effects but want to preserve the low end. Seems more effective than a “clean” blend on its own. Thanks for this!

[@IndyRockStar]

i bought a HX Stomp XL. Fell in love with it immediately. Took it back to guitar center 2 days later, and bought the full Helix. Love the Helix, but I just ordered a Quad Cortex, so we'll see.

[@UrsaFXTrading]

so... which one do you like better? the quad cortex or the helix?

[@DavidMacVicar]

I followed this patch verbatim and I can barely hear the Obsidian model...what could I be doing wrong? Its almost as if its not there!

[@GregVasquez777]

Thanks great tutorial for someone looking at bass features!

[@jimmcdougall9973]

Probably one of my biggest gripes about the bass guitar is that they get lost in the mix, no matter what genre of music. Your examples are excellent, thank you. And I’m a six string slinger, not a bassist.

[@eveythingthatsadam]

That's just down to how sound engineers work these days, very few give love to the bass. Nothing to do with the instrument itself. Look for power trios for a decent example of how bass should sit in the mix. Something like the first biffy clyro album or something like Kings X

[@merqury5]

Evert time you start playing I think you are starting "Into the arena" by Megadeth, that is a klanky tone og you ever heard one. Nice video, well explained and great sounding.

[@hjcasella]

Thanks for this video. Awesome sounds and teaching

[@RyoCanCan]

I'm using this vid to get a bass tone on an old Axe fx standard. Really helpful.

[@DavidGomez-ph4yn]

Hi Trey, love the channel

[@alexledford4747]

Are you able to do biamping bass with the HX Stomp? Like putting a LPF on a bass IR/Sim and a HPF on a guitar IR/Sim? I have 2 amps, I'm not worried about the power/cab portions of the setup. I'm just trying to figure out if I would be better suited to go with an ABY and 2 EQ pedals to create a crossover for HI and LO signals.

[@alexskibicki2262]

Sounds pretty cool.

[@GAZZA1960]

I agree with a previous comment. That I'm interested in using the Stomp WITHOUT programming via computer/laptop. I would only use for weekly gigs in different venues. I'm old , I don't have a laptop 24/7.. I don't even have a mobile 24/7..

[@treyxaviermusic]

You can do everything by navigating the menu on the unit itself, it’s pretty easy

[@hamijam1]

Great teaching, thanks 🤟

[@WarrenPostma]

Your bass looks and sounds so good.

[@mortonfrankfire5400]

Hey! I’m about to get into a Hx Stomp. I’m not tech savvy and I’m pretty new to bass. It’s going to be used live via an amp and cab. Would you still aim to include a cab sim in the chain?

[@rockbasskicker]

How do you guys like this unit for its love rig potential? You get a good thick tone that sounds like analog pedals?

[@rockbasskicker]

This is what I’d like to know as well 🤘🏻

[@jimlambie5419]

Very helpful vid! Thanks for sharing!

[@olliethemagicbum1]

Can anybody explain why he's only using a CAB and not a full amp+CAB block?

[@kerikousanschaise4848]

Is there other brand doing the same kind of device for bass?

[@guillermopenagosgallegos4405]

Great vid!!! you explained everything so well thanks!

[@KryZehk]

Would you give some advice to do this even better after 5 years?

[@Garrett-In-Canada]

So if you were going to use this on a bass head that has a preamp would it be best to just run it to the return on the effects loop?

[@zacharymiller7763]

Does the pedal do more than just amp sim and drive?

[@UnearthArkansas]

Rad sounding

[@dannynicholson6195]

So how would I run this with a cab? Like, do I need to take the cab sim off? Would I be better off hooking it up to a monitor?

[@treyxaviermusic]

Yeah you just turn the cab sim off

[@dannynicholson6195]

@@treyxaviermusic so trying to get it into my practice amp, I'm not able to hear any overdrive with the obsidian. Am I doing something wrong?

[@wayneanderson2866]

Do I have to modify my tones on computer or can I do it on the helix itself? I’d rather not be constantly plugged in to edit personally.

[@dannynicholson6195]

@@wayneanderson2866 you can do either although without the editing software, it gets tricky to navigate. I didn't have mine for long before it started giving me trouble, just decided to build my own board instead...

[@BassBaseBerlin]

Thanks very much! Thats just what I wanted to know before buying ... it works just as I hoped - nice video! Maybe one question: I think in the "merge point" - you could pan Hi and Lo left and right so you got hi and lo on different outputs? That would be another cool thing to provide this to the FOH for more flexibility ...

[@Patriot6669]

What do you use as a monitor?

[@aleksclayborn1677]

I don't know if I'll get an answer here, but I figure it's worth a shot. I'm planning in doing basically this on my current pedal board, but I was looking to put the Stomp into the FX loop of the preamp on my board. (Everything runs through the pre/di on the board then out to a power amp and cab.) Could I get the same, or similar, effect if I were to run it that way? Also Thanks for the awesome video.

[@marcohernandez9674]

Where would you place this on the signal chain?

[@johnmulholland8630]

What are you using for speakers? A FRFR PA speaker like a headrush? a bass amp set as flat as possible? Just laptop speakers?! Thanks.

[@Free_Ukraine_2014]

I have an other Line6 device, but seems I can use any mode or template, that is uploaded to Line6 cloud DB, can you upload your one plz (I cannot recreate it: my device, Amplifi TT, doesn't have dividing function)? I need just a preset for a bass, where signal is spitted: one signal clean, other distorted. In my metal-band there is only one guitar and one bass.

[@sirpeterhuberts1431]

hey there, i would like to use the hx stomp exactly like tray showed us in this video, but in combination with an amp. Does anyone know if it`s possible with the stomp to send a signal without cabsim straight to the amp and a second signal with cabsim to the FOH? The helix stuff is new to me and i`m a bit confused... Thankfull for every help

[@f.artemenkov]

It's possible with SEND-block in chain. Place SEND-block between AMP-block and IR-block. See factory presets starting with "BAS", for example.

[@Zepp.1980]

Hy i will ask if the parralel Processing easy to create only use the hx stomp without any pc...only the knobs on the stomp? Cheers from vienna Zepp

[@rugrat1965]

Nice review!

[@adamrushka8096]

Are you limited to one path and one sub path on the stomp ?

[@blankvrs]

Can I do all this if I'm running it into my amp?

[@driftless7134]

Is it possible to use this unit to run a simultaneous clean and dirty channel ala Dug Pinnick and Justin Chancellor?

[@EvilBlakey]

That's pretty much what he's doing. Although you could set it up with just a Y-split in stead of a frequency split, that should do it for simultaneous clean and dirty

[@driftless7134]

@@EvilBlakey thanks!

[@rmccain99]

Sounds good.

[@lartensgrill6106]

Is this a good value for money preamp?

[@cptncanela]

Does it come with default presets or will I need to absolutely buy them all?

[@RevenantZer0]

It has presets built in but if you check the line6 site you can find free presets made by other users.

[@rom4486]

How many blocks per each path ??

[@jobbo89]

Why is there overdrive when there's no effect present?

[@tedham708]

Why don't you put this exact custom patch up here for download. You know, I just bought this Line-6 HX Stomp for my bass yesterday because of your video and this exact sound you dialed in. It could be one in the collection of the Gea rGods artist presets!

[@philfort7886]

It is possible to use the HX stomp with a powerstage 700 or 170 (or any other poweramp) with a bass cab to get a crushing bass tone?

[@treyxaviermusic]

Absolutely! Those are mostly aimed at guitar so you’d probably want a bass type of power amp but yeah should work great

[@philfort7886]

Thanks for the answer. What would you suggest me for an bass type power amp for live?

[@Thompsongs]

@@philfort7886 , Quilter Bass Block, the Gallien-Krueger MB800 and MB800 Fusion, or actual PA power amps like the Crest ProLite, Crown, QSC are all options you could check out.

[@philfort7886]

Thank man I would defitively check this out

[@PushSueAside]

I know my question is probably stupid but...Do I need a computer to access everything the hxstomop does? Or is it possible to “tweak” everything on the unit alone?

[@patrickmcpartland1398]

You can do it on the unit itself. It's actually pretty easy to use that way. It can be a little tough just because of screen size, but nothing is stopping you from doing everything that way at all.

[@PushSueAside]

@@patrickmcpartland1398 Cheers Patrick. I just saw this response. Thank you so much for taking the time out to answer my question, that is very kind of you. It’s been the one thing holding me back from picking one of these up. I only have a phone and ipad. So thank you again. Have a great day

[@aaronl7669]

Awesome video!! When using this split and grit setup is it still possible to assign one output with a cab sim and the other output without a cab sim so that i can send one path to my bass amp and the other path to the FOH? I am assuming that is not possible when you use the split for the compression.

[@zgreatorex]

i would also like to know

[@himadrishil5085]

What's the bass you r using? Plz share the details

[@teresaravenshaw5477]

Looks like a Dingwall to me.

[@Lazz..]

shouldn't the amp/cab be added after the two separated frequencies are joined again?

[@daleonov]

The idea is to keep low end as clean as possible rather than being distorted by an amp, so I think that's why he joined them after the amp. And the cab isn't important for that part of signal.

[@stephenfell4338]

Can IRs be dropped onto a track and then use an amp from the HX stomp?

[@ohms7896]

Yeah!

[@wayneanderson2866]

Do I have to do all the tone editing on pc or can I do it on the helix by itself? I’d rather not be connecting to pc all the time.

[@treyxaviermusic]

You can for sure do it on the unit itself, it's easy and intuitive too

[@FynnFTW]

god damn. seeing this i kinda regret buying the Orange Bass Butler. Since i whould love to use something for my guitar AND Bass. I allrdy want some kind of reverb/echo Stuff for my Bass. And all that Cab sims ... and i whould finally have a cab sim for my guitar.... damnit....

[@npinero1]

Can you give us the patch? That sound is awesome and I LOVE my HX Stomp!! If you add a Mooer Baby Bomb amp pedal you can have most of your rig on a Pedaltrain Nano!!

[@its_lucos]

that would be nice

[@romeou4965]

Anyone use helix and bass on the tech21 power engine deuce deluxe 1x12” with switchable tweeter, wood build, rear ports, HPF/LPF, 3-EQ?

[@endlessv0yd]

The Trooper

[@wilfredoriverajr.]

wow parallel possessing!

[@8Junio76]

You should show how to do this without a computer.

[@hectoreduardofuentealbapel7830]

They changed the amp naming a lot rn!

[@mattjaramillo79]

someone needs to make a 400+ watt pedal sided modeler amp now so i can power my ampeg 8x10 and GK 4x10!

[@jasonfifi]

carvin redline 600 watt stereo heads are like under $200 used, and you could use a stereo pedal as the front-end with that. i prefer using 2 heads for stereo rigs, but theoretically you could get away with that. you could also cop one of those new behringer 2k watt stereo power amps for like 300 bucks, and that'd work fine if you're preamping it with a pedal anyway.

[@rockwriter9054]

Your bass tones are great can you do the two down loads, as presets, so they can be used in our recordings please?

[@gmartinezm]

LOL damn, I'll ask... why the blue tape?

[@its_lucos]

did you watch the video?

[@gmartinezm]

@@its_lucos yes, he mentioned at the beginning. I was asking because you can also take a picture of your settings as well if they have an indicator or something. But I guess those knobs don't have one.

[@clintn6677]

How would it do with a 5 string?

[@M2Mil7er]

pretty good judging by the video. lol

[@garrettmentel9663]

What is that Tuck n Go model?

[@treyxaviermusic]

Probably a Kustom

[@ethantrimble4823]

Literally the only thing that has me more willing to spend the extra dough on the upcoming Fractal FM3 is the lack of a DI...

[@bbender76]

I know this is from months ago, but you don't need a DI. The 1/4" outputs on the Stomp are balanced so you can just get a 1/4" Male to XLR Male adapter and run directly out of the Stomp to PA.

[@justindarden5998]

Can you split the frequency with conpresison on the hd500x?

[@Melody-hj3gc]

😂 hd500x owner here. watching this and considering buying the hx stomp for that ability alone

[@MrFullCake]

"Low end laser beam "

[@kane6529]

Bass toans dirtier than my bunghole after a wet shart

[@polarbear3427]

I only hear strings, no amps.

[@cmath8577]

My Sansamp Bass D.I. with a comp works well for me..analog..knobs... and is less $ and has an XLR , ,,,.nothin against the Helix,, might be too much just for bass only with all of its capabilities.

[@Free_Ukraine_2014]

but can you split signal or use it with distortion?

[@1okanaganguy]

Good piece. Sub/bell. You have one guitar?

[@Bcwilderness]

too much saturation on the rat model will shit it up in a mix, clean up or vanish in the digital mist, or get a tube amp and leave line 6 in the dust, music has value

[@XiyuYang]

john sandberg Yep, wait until you have to haul a tube amp on the road and worry about having it stolen night after night lol. I would pick a digital stomp box every time when I'm on the road.

[@Bcwilderness]

@@XiyuYang i dont need to wait ive used tube and modelling amps for thirty years esp on road, you gotta keep an eye, but in the mix as i said a tube amp kills all models, trick is dont leave an expensive tube amp on the road, always get it inside the venue is best :)

[@EvilBlakey]

@@Bcwilderness And there it is folks, that classic tube amp elitism. Why is it that tube players need to let everyone know how much "better" tubes are? Sunk cost fallacy? I swear, tube amp users are the bass equivalent of vegans.

[@Bcwilderness]

@@EvilBlakey may be the equivalent of a sense of humour bypass, to get on point a tube amp has more harmonic richness in a pro studio or record without need for trying to impeach shitty saturation plugins to mimic the effect, you run along and salt on something with sharp teeth now meat lover and il record my mk5 boogie, splat

[@hazrod13]

yeah the Helix is small and easy to use, but it's also more expensive than a full size POD500X, like wtf

[@WankFrest]

That's because Helix technology is far better than that of the POD. A decade separates both of those technologies.

[@Ghost17110]

the POD HD series are by far the worst Line 6 has put out in a LONG time, even the older X3/XT/Farm/Vetta series was leagues ahead of the HD The Helix takes all that to a whole other level, being actually competitive with Axe FX/Kemper/etc

[@SOHCGT96]

@@Ghost17110 I had a great bass tone dialed in with my Bass XT Pro that I'd used for years live until it died mid-gig. I replaced it with an HDX and I have to tell you, as a bass player, this unit is meant for guitar. Bass is a complete afterthought. Its taken 5X longer to dial in a decent sound with it than it did an XT. It seems to be cleaner and brighter sounding, no doubt from having more CPU, but only having 4 bass models and no sansamp, no darkglass, and all pedals for guitar has made it an uphill battle.

[@tuiso]

because the small size of the Stomp is actually an advantage, while the sound is actually miles better than the POD500X. Stomp has 6 block limit but with just 1 or 2 block u likely already had a better sound than the POD with the whole signal filled up, and that actually also saves u time. The edit on everything is faster too. All in all it's just in a higher league, hence the higher price.

[@alembicguyridesagain9428]

Sorry but your bass tone sounds weak in all the demonstrations.

[@TheRezus35]

I was hoping to hear some normall bass sound, but this guy is crazu about freakin distirtion, so every sound was just horible.

[@Free_Ukraine_2014]

there is a "normal" sound at the very begin

[@myles4167]

He’s a metal artist. What do you expect?

[@Bierce88]

I like the headrush board better. That screen makes all the difference in the world, and if you look around you can find them for not much more than the hx stomp used.

[@Enzoheavenly]

Under that logic... just buy a full sized Helix lol

[@PK08-86]

So much talking!