Line 6 HX Effects : Toujours dans la course ?

After seven years of use, Benoît provides a detailed review of his experience with the Line 6 HX Effects. Is this multi-effects unit, dubbed the guitarist's Swiss Army knife, still relevant now that all recent processors offer advanced interfaces with touchscreens and increasingly diverse sounds? What does the machine do well, and what does it do less well? https://line6.com/hx-effects/ 00:00 Why now? 02:32 What is the HX Effects? 03:08 A bit of history 04:48 Wave Shaping? 05:23 The Modelers 07:22 The M Series 09:27 Launch of the HX FX 10:16 The HX: Operation, Ergonomics 11:48 The Ergonomics Have Outdated 12:23 Stereo In/Out 13:18 Always-On: Interesting Noise-Gate 14:32 Clever Footswitches, Snapshots, etc... 15:10 The Connections 16:09 The Need for Additional Pedals 16:51 Power Supply 17:45 The Built-in Looper 18:23 The Boss's Selection 18:45 The Reverbs 24:50 The Delays 28:20 The Chorus 29:40 Tremolo 30:18 Auto-Wha 30:32 Compressors and EQ 31:00 Still in the Game? 31:30 Understanding the emulated gear 32:43 The charm of vintage Line 6 Docs 35:00 Docs included in modern machines 35:32 Final verdict 36:05 Any alternatives? 39:04 Is multi-effects yet to be invented? 40:18 What successor to the HX FX? 40:43 A Tone Master Pro type? 41:48 What about you?