devices · HX Stomp XL · learn · 02 of 08 · 6 min

making a sound, correctly

Plug in, hear something, and get the cab block right. Set wrong, the whole thing sounds broken.

the one thing

Cab block ON into anything full-range. Cab block OFF into anything that ends in a real guitar speaker.

start with headphones

Before you wire anything into an amp or a PA, plug headphones in and load a factory preset. That proves the box works and gives you a correct sound to compare against later.

the cab block rule

A cab block is a simulation of a speaker cabinet with a microphone in front of it. It belongs in the chain whenever you listen on something with no guitar speaker of its own: headphones, a full-range powered speaker, the desk, your computer.

Leave it out when the signal ends in a real guitar cabinet. Two speakers stacked on each other sound muffled and small, and EQ will not rescue it.

plug it into your rig

Once you know what right sounds like, work out what your setup needs. The setup tool covers each case with the cabling and the settings.

rig setup

What are you plugging into?
cab sim

turn it off

There's a real guitar speaker at the end of this chain, so it must not supply a second one.

the simplest way to add it to a rig you like.

no amp models. your amp stays the amp, and all eight blocks are effects.

Hook it up
  1. 01
    Guitar INPUT L/MONO
  2. 02
    OUTPUT L/MONO Amp input
Set it up
cab block
Off
amp block
None
start from
A preset named FX

real amps, each read from its schematic, ready for your HX Stomp XL.

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