Line 6 announces HX One compact multi-effects pedal

October 31, 2023 · 3 sources

Line 6 announced the HX One, a compact stereo multi-effects pedal, on October 24, 2023¹. It is the smallest unit in the company's HX family and runs a single effect at a time¹. MusicRadar reported that the pedal was available to pre-order and would ship in November¹.

The pedal draws on the HX family library, with 267 effects in total: 59 gain and distortion, 26 dynamics and EQ, 56 modulation, 45 delay, 23 reverb, 29 pitch and synth, 25 wah and filter, and 4 looper varieties². It holds 128 preset slots²¹. An OLED display shows the effect or preset name with parameters listed underneath, adjusted by three dials¹. A Tap/Flux footswitch sets tap tempo on time-based effects and automates parameter changes¹. Guitar Pedal X described Flux as "Line 6's take on Alexander Pedals' ramping"².

Connections include stereo inputs and outputs, MIDI In and Out/Thru, an input for an expression pedal or two external footswitches, and USB-C for firmware updates and the HX One Preset Librarian². Input impedance is adjustable, and bypass can be set to true or buffered DSP²¹. The pedal runs on 9V DC at 500mA, and a power supply is included². It measures 96 x 125 x 62 mm and weighs 450g².

The US list price is $299²¹.

Reviewers questioned the one-effect design. Gearnews' writer called it "a bit of a let down" and asked whether players would pay the asking price for only one effect at a time³. Guitar Pedal X wrote that the pedal was "slightly coming across to me as a stripped-down and cut-back unit"².