Dowi wrote:Besides the multiple switches thing, and all the extra functionalities, how do the patches sound compared to the zoom? Are they more realistic? Just curious.
Like a friend said: the HX Stomp is like an hifi version of the Multistomp. Soundwise it's the very same hi-end quality you'll find in Strymon, Meris, Eventide, etc...
For example the Particle Reverb: the Line6 original sounds brighter and wider than the Zoom, which is a bit dull in comparison. But they do both to very same job!
In some ways you can compare the HX to the MS (presets are a chain of multiple FXs), whereas the HX gives you a lot more possibilities of switching, control, and setup.
For example I've prepared a preset for a gig I'll play this very week: a 45 minutes live soundtrack for silent movies. I created this preset so that the 3 footswitches can turn on/off different blocks of FX (mostly reverbs in this case), which I can also combine together to achive more sounds, plus I'm using the snapshots to access 2 additional presets of reverbs (a synth ambient pad one, based on the particle with 100% wet mix, and a huge super long almost infinite reverb), the FX chain is the very same, only the setting on the FX are different.
This ways I can spare a lot of time, which would lose on the MS70 scrolling thru all the presets.
Also the idea is to use the HX in case I need a very minimal setup (for example: HX, SS20 preamp, Drop, and maybe 2 more small pedals, which can easely fit on a Metro16 frame for example).
But I'm keeping the Multistomps: these are still wonderful/powerful tools, depending on the situation/needs, and to be honest... from an audience point of view (or listening): who'll tell the difference in a live setup/mix?