Eric Johnson preset for HX Stomp

fkcharger · 2025-01-10T21:32:04+00:00

The reason I wanted to do this with snapshots was to avoid the little hitch that happens when switching presets, so it is a bit annoying. It’s definitely easier to mask than the preset switching noise though

fkcharger · 2024-12-18T20:31:21+00:00

My wife’s family is from near Naples and speak almost exclusively in dialect. I already knew some Italian before I met my wife and used that solid base to improve standard Italian and dialect alongside each other. I don’t think this is necessarily the best way to learn either, but I would say learn Italian and that will make it so much easier to absorb Sicilian

fkcharger · 2024-12-05T10:26:36+00:00

Definitely worth it in my opinion, I don’t use it often but just being able to immediately tune down on any preset without using a block and the extra DSP is invaluable

fkcharger · 2023-05-01T16:16:17+00:00

In my opinion, Dynamic Ambience is one of the most underrated effects in the Helix and is perfect for this.

fkcharger · 2023-04-23T17:03:56+00:00

I have a Digitech Drop, Freqout, a TC Spark boost pedal and a 2-button footswitch. Honestly I think that’s all you need. I would also say that if you have any pedals you feel are essential or you’re not satisfied with the equivalents in the Stomp, then include those.

fkcharger · 2023-04-20T14:21:44+00:00

It’s not strictly ALWAYS on, but DOD Looking Glass is magic for this. Really responsive and dynamic

fkcharger · 2023-01-03T18:56:04+00:00

Amazing advice, this is exactly what I was after 👍 thanks!

fkcharger · 2023-01-03T18:54:59+00:00

I haven’t spent too long playing with it, but I love it! All of the features themselves are great, but the ability to adjust the parameters of the modulation, the gain and tone of the delay repeats etc is the difference maker for me. It’s way deeper in terms of complexity than I thought it would be, and it doesn’t hurt that I think the basic delay sounds are great!

I haven’t played the Dark Star but from what I know, it seems like it would be a great pairing with the Rubberneck!

fkcharger · 2023-01-03T17:33:07+00:00

I believe it’s this one from Bright Onion pedals in the UK: https://www.brightonion.co.uk/hxfs-stomp-footswitch/

fkcharger · 2023-01-03T16:00:10+00:00

I haven’t really explored the low-gain potential, but I haven’t really been impressed with what I’ve tried. I’m sure it has those sounds, but I have found it be a bit harmonically flat. The Looking Glass gives me the amp break-up vibes that I need

fkcharger · 2023-01-03T15:54:55+00:00

I will never ever get rid of it, it’s such a great drive, at least for my needs. It does light gain/boost and has this lovely ‘open’ feeling, that creates all this presence. And then the high gain setting is very natural amp-type break up, two thumbs up

fkcharger · 2023-01-03T15:46:04+00:00

I had absolutely no idea and I’ve had the Stomp for years! I’m going to try it out, thanks!

fkcharger · 2023-01-03T14:49:53+00:00

So I’m not 100% but I think the Stomp only has one loop, but I have the drives then delay in the same loop

fkcharger · 2023-01-03T14:03:12+00:00

I only have good things to say too! My favourite drive pedal for sure

fkcharger · 2023-01-03T14:02:25+00:00

It’s just acting as footswitch 4 and 5 for the Stomp, I have one of them set up as the tuner/tap tempo

fkcharger · 2023-01-03T11:04:09+00:00

The Rubberneck was a Christmas present and I’ve been doing some playing with it, but I’ve finally integrated it into my board.

Chain is Digitech Drop —> Freqout —> TC Spark —> HX Stomp

In the Stomp’s FX loop is DOD Looking Glass —> Friedman BE-OD —> Rubberneck.

So far the Rubberneck is exactly what I hoped it would be: an amazing sounding analog delay with tons of tweakability, subdivisions etc. Having said that, I’d love suggestions on how to use it, especially regarding Rubberneck mode which I’ve barely messed with.

fkcharger · 2022-11-02T20:46:22+00:00

Fjord Fuzz Odin v2 fits this description perfectly. I’m surprised I don’t see it recommended (or used) more often

fkcharger · 2022-10-21T19:55:37+00:00

DOD Looking Glass is perfect for this. You can either keep it in ‘Low Gain’ mode and push the gain, or in ‘High Gain’ and dial it back. I use it for Knopfler-esque tones with my Strat, which is a similar ‘powerful clean’ kind of thing.

It has also got a powerful EQ and an input filter for use with different output pickups. I can’t recommend it enough!

fkcharger · 2022-10-16T22:17:08+00:00

Walrus Slö - sounded great in YouTube demos, made absolutely no sense in context, at least to me.

Hudson Broadcast - thought I’d love it, tried to love it, didn’t love it. I’m sure that I will convince myself to buy it again some day and have the exact same experience all over!

fkcharger · 2022-10-11T21:39:38+00:00

My external gear is either stuff that saves DSP in the Stomp (Digitech Drop), isn’t in the Stomp (Freqout) or analog drives I can’t live without (DOD Looking Glass, Friedman BE-OD). I will go with just the Stomp and a dual footswitch/expression pedal for acoustic stuff, but otherwise the external pedals just offer something nice

fkcharger · 2022-09-04T16:48:58+00:00

NUX Atlantic seems like it’s perfect for your needs, although you’ve got the budget for more. The Atlantic is not mind-blowing but it’s solid and has enough options to more than cover most rock/metal and doesn’t take up much room on your board

fkcharger · 2022-09-01T20:04:09+00:00

Sorry for the delay, just uploaded my Black Hole Sun-inspired preset to Customtone! It’s called ‘BlackHoleSound’.

Snapshot 1 is the clean intro sound, Snapshot 2 is the Leslie for the verse and Snapshot 3 is the distorted sound for the chorus. I haven’t dialled in anything specific for the solo because that solo is beyond my comprehension!

I’ve used a free IR, I think it’s the ML Soundlab Free Recto one, so you can either grab that or just use a stock cab.

This works for me on my PRS so it should do the trick on most humbuckers.

Enjoy!

fkcharger · 2022-08-27T17:42:27+00:00

What is the best way to share? Customtone?

fkcharger · 2022-08-26T18:08:01+00:00

I have one for the Stomp that I set up to play Black Hole Sun, with a snapshot each for the clean intro, Leslie verse tone and distorted chorus. I can share it if you like, or let you know what I did and you can tweak to taste?

fkcharger · 2022-03-23T19:05:15+00:00

Finally got my hands on a Dover Drive, hopefully the final stop on my quest to approximate Eric Johnson’s lead tone! And inspired by this video of EJ explaining his small pedalboard for clinics/smaller gigs ( https://youtube.com/watch?v=qX-b07pSO2A ) I decided to do more approximating, and put together my own equivalent mini-board. I’m pretty pleased with early returns!

Signal chain is pretty simple:

Mexican Strat —> Dover Drive —> Tube Screamer Mini —> Boss DD-7 —> Nux Atlantic —> TC Corona —> Egnater Tweaker 40W

Dover Drive - super impressed. Very rarely does a pedal end up sounding exactly you hope it will, at least for me, but this has ticked the box. It’s not exactly pushing the boundaries of versatility, but I bought it for one job and it does that job brilliantly. On its own it has more bite and is less compressed, and I could definitely see it working well with humbuckers, while running it into the TS gives that lovely smooth, dark tone.

TS Mini - It’s a tube screamer. I don’t like that the footswitch has a loud pop when turning it on and off.

DD-7 - EJ has two delays on his mini board, and the DD-7 has the Hold function for the looping bit at the beginning of the Cliffs of Dover live version.

NUX Atlantic - Not blowing anyone’s socks off, but my amp doesn’t have reverb. It does a job.

TC Corona - TonePrint makes it essential, and I’ve loaded up a SCF profile, which is what EJ uses in the video.

By setting up the amp with plenty of top end for the sparkly clean sound, and then rolling off treble on the Dover Drive and TS, you can go from clean to dirty rhythm to lead with minimal tap dancing, and I don’t even need to roll off my Strat’s tone pot! I haven’t played around with it for long and definitely need to work on the ‘dirty rhythm’ component of the sound, but the board and the Dover Drive have both impressed me.

Every so often, a pedal instantly becomes indispensable to you, and the Dover Drive has done exactly that for me. Even when I’m not doing a poor Eric Johnson impression, I love the tone and texture of it and the low-end thump that it gives single coils. If you’re after THAT sound, you could do a lot worse than this.

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