Andi
New Member
Hello everyone! As stated in my signature, I hope my English is decent enough 
I would love to pick your brains on the way I should use a multi-FX.
I've always been a player that prefers "simple" sounds, also because of the genres I enjoy playing (classic rock, blues, etc). For this reason I tend to have very few pedals - an overdrive, a wah-wah, and a tremolo and a delay I use very rarely.
I recently bought a Line6 HX Stomp for several reasons; on one hand I would actually like to be "more literate" on effects (let me put it this way: using effects correctly requires time and a sort of learning curve, and I admit that my very simplistic approach is not only due to a "philosophical choice", so to speak, but also to my "ignorance" and laziness on this front), and in general I like the idea of getting acquainted with home recording - even simple stuff with Garage Band - so that I can put together ideas in a structured way, improve the way I practice, etc, so having amp and cabinet simulators is useful.
The thing is: I always end up with sounds I don't like.
Let's say that I want to define a sound I like for a song we play with my band. I imagine something with a bit of distortion, a little bit of chorus or flanger, and maybe a bit of delay. I start from scratch on the HX Stomp, I start tweaking each effect, and the end result, when plugged into my Mesa amp (naturally without any amp and cabinet simulation) is basically a sound that would be perfect for an Italian disco song from 1986 (and I'm Italian, so I know what I'm talking about
).
Did this ever happen to you?
I know that this thread sounds a bit idiotic, and - rationally speaking - the answer is likely simple: "simply turn down the levels of each effect, so that their impact on the overall sound is more discrete".
But maybe the solution is more articulated... it could be about "technical" aspects (example: I always wonder whether I should use my amp's FX loop - I currently place the HX Stomp between the guitar and the amp input), or more importantly it could be something wrong about my approach.
It almost feels like there's some aspect or "trick" missing in my approach, but I'm not sure what it is.
All suggestions are absolutely welcome, especially from fellow players that faced a similar issue but ended up with a satisfying sound
Thanks a lot!

I would love to pick your brains on the way I should use a multi-FX.
I've always been a player that prefers "simple" sounds, also because of the genres I enjoy playing (classic rock, blues, etc). For this reason I tend to have very few pedals - an overdrive, a wah-wah, and a tremolo and a delay I use very rarely.
I recently bought a Line6 HX Stomp for several reasons; on one hand I would actually like to be "more literate" on effects (let me put it this way: using effects correctly requires time and a sort of learning curve, and I admit that my very simplistic approach is not only due to a "philosophical choice", so to speak, but also to my "ignorance" and laziness on this front), and in general I like the idea of getting acquainted with home recording - even simple stuff with Garage Band - so that I can put together ideas in a structured way, improve the way I practice, etc, so having amp and cabinet simulators is useful.
The thing is: I always end up with sounds I don't like.
Let's say that I want to define a sound I like for a song we play with my band. I imagine something with a bit of distortion, a little bit of chorus or flanger, and maybe a bit of delay. I start from scratch on the HX Stomp, I start tweaking each effect, and the end result, when plugged into my Mesa amp (naturally without any amp and cabinet simulation) is basically a sound that would be perfect for an Italian disco song from 1986 (and I'm Italian, so I know what I'm talking about


Did this ever happen to you?
I know that this thread sounds a bit idiotic, and - rationally speaking - the answer is likely simple: "simply turn down the levels of each effect, so that their impact on the overall sound is more discrete".
But maybe the solution is more articulated... it could be about "technical" aspects (example: I always wonder whether I should use my amp's FX loop - I currently place the HX Stomp between the guitar and the amp input), or more importantly it could be something wrong about my approach.
It almost feels like there's some aspect or "trick" missing in my approach, but I'm not sure what it is.
All suggestions are absolutely welcome, especially from fellow players that faced a similar issue but ended up with a satisfying sound

Thanks a lot!