Harley Benton FXL8 Pro 5-stars Reviews

INCREDIBLE PRODUCT! GAME CHANGER

I've not had my FXL8 Pro for very long, but I already can't imagine going back to a pedalboard without it!

If you're unsure exactly what this product is, I will briefly explain. It essentially allows you to create and store "presets" from your individual guitar pedals - almost like a multi effects unit would do. You insert your pedals into loops on the FXL8 Pro, all of which can be independently turned on or off in combination with any other loops. These combinations of loops can be saved to banks, allowing you quickly switch between sounds. However if you wished to change the settings on the pedal between saved banks, you would have to do that manually using the pedals controls (unless the pedal has MIDI control, but I'll talk about that later)

It's an amazingly useful piece of equipment, essentially eliminating the process of going from SOUND A to SOUND B and having to turn off two pedals and turn on two more to get there. No more tap dancing, you can just switch banks with one button press! I'm only using this in the studio at the moment and I find it excellent for experimenting with tones and ideas, but using this live would be incredible - for obvious reasons!

Using this loop switcher is really easy. You simply assign a loop to a pedal (or multiple pedals, its up to you) and leave all your pedals on. Programming which loops are active in a bank is really easy and there are plenty of LEDs to give you visual hints as to what is currently active.

Aside from its core function as a loop switching system - the FXL8 Pro is packed full of other features, such as;

- There is a dedicated output for your guitar tuner which is activated through a mute switch.

- The 8 loops are split into two further loops. Loops 1-4 are part of Loop 1 (confusing I know), and Loops 5-8 are part of Loop 2. What's really clever is that Loop 2 (5,6,7,8) have a separate input and output from Loop 1, so that you can run it in your amps FX Loop. So an example, Loops 1,2,3 and 4 could be your Whammy, and overdrive pedals, then Loops 5,6,7,8 could be your modulation, delays and reverbs in your amps FX Loop. Very handy!

- The FLX8 Pro can take pedals before and after it's inputs and outputs.

- Two trigger outputs for controlling amp drive / reverb channels. These can be programmed per bank, which is a really useful function if you want to use your amps drive and reverb channels in combination with your pedals.

- MIDI out! You can output a MIDI signal to MIDI equipped pedals (Strymon Timeline for example) and as you change patches on the FXL8 Pro, you can program the pedal to change patches too!

The FXL8 Pro is also extremely well built and of a respectable size, so you should be able to fit it snuggly onto your board.

This is a fantastic product, and actually my favourite Harley Benton product to date. The price is unbeatable, you simply cannot get anything similar to this with all the features for the price. It's a no brainer. Get one!

Excellent

This is the same device as the Joyo PXL LIVE. I haven't found anything to complain about. I have been making all my cables from scratch and the unit is quiet in operation. The midi output works well for switching an amp channel.The programming is simple and the manual is easy to follow. Here in the States this would cost $220. I saved about $40 dollars even with the extra shipping expense added ( I wouldn't order this by itself though). It easily fits on my ginormous Harley Benton Spaceship 80 pedal board. It has all the features that I need. With all the LEDs it is easy to see what you are doing and what you are switching. The Mute and the separate Tuner output work great. I am very pleased with this purchase.

What I have always wanted/needed

This is great. I have always loved pedals, but hated the tap dance , SOLVED!!! not only that, this little bad boy triggers as well, so it can change amp channel, plus it allow upto 8 loops in front of amp and you can still use the amp drive/reverb (I use it like this). If that was not enough, those of you who unlike me have a useable fx loop can split 4 loops in front and 4 in the loop (my amp sounds great but has line level fx loop so I dont do this). Of course if you use only amp drive you could run all 8 loops in your fx loop. Also has midi but i dont use that. Useful mute/tuner switch. Very easy to program. Gives you multi fx style ease of use/numbers of sounds without being a bunch of presets, with eashy to program features, price is nuts for what this is this just great,

Awesome Looper

I use this for switching between a cleen, ambient and distorted sound with my bass.

It's easy to program, super sturdy and very affordable.

Read the desciption or check Henning's review videos of this on youtube, if this suits your needs BUY IT.

This can switch amp channels, turn on effects loop and turn off pedal in front of the amp all in one click.

Awesome.!!!

Everything you need

The FXL8 Pro is really a nice looper. I bought it after a quick look to the manual and a few video on youtube.

Maybe is not as standard as the other loopers on the market, but every detail is well designed and the "Bypass" mode is just amazing.

Moreover is really compact and takes little space on the pedalboard.

The only con is the programming, if you are not familiar with midi programming could result a little triky, but once you understand how it works and you follow the manual nothing can go wrong.

It does the job

The switch works very well and is very transparent. I don't have any additional noise, hum or clicking sound.

It is easy to program and enables switching from a set of pedals to another very easily.

It helps to focus on playing instead of thinking about how many pedals you have to activate/deactivate.

Just be very careful when choosing the jacks to connect this unit. The space between jacks is very small (less than 1.5cm), so you need the smallest possible jacks. As the unit ius also very low, you need the cable part of the jack to be pretty short, or else mounting it on a pedalboard might become difficult.

Brilliant!

How have I gone this long without one of these loop switchers! There are many models out there, with outrageous prices. This does the job brilliantly, no noise, seamless switching. For half the price.

Awesome product!

Why haven't I bought this sooner? My tapdancing days are over! As someone who uses a lot of effects live, this device was a must have. I can switch effects both before the amp and in the FX loop on and off, switch channels or reverb on my amp all simultaneously and all by pressing one single button! Device feels really sturdy and is quite simple to operate. Worth the price and then some !!

perfect choice

The FXL8 is a work horse,simpel to use and the sound is pure through all

the way to your amp,great switching options and easy to operate, no noise

and as a bonus you get midi out to control external devices,such as a multieffect,

add channel switching of your amp to all of this and split secktions og the loops

and you have yourself a complete rig controller.

Harley Benton FXL8 Pro review

Wow what an INCREDIBLE PRODUCT.

I had switched from analogue to digital a while back (Boss GT100) as i was tired of doing the pedal tap dance and I wanted the versatility of having several combinations of effects on at once.

I DID NOT NOT KNOW a system existed which would allow me "store patches" using analogue pedals! This FXL8 Pro allows you to save combinations of pedals and recall them at one tap of a button!! (e.g. you can save you overdrive, reverb, delay) and at the tap of a button recall all three effects! This product has 4 banks of 8 allowing 32 sounds!

It also has the ability to store one bank of 8 OR two banks of 4 patches (one bank of 4 - for effects in front of the amp) and (one bank of four - for modulation and time based effects) into the loop of your amp. This is one of the primary benefits of the pro version.

You also have the ability to program two "triggers" - You can trigger anyhting which uses a quarter inch jack (e.g you can switch the channel of your amp using the pedal OR as i am doing i use the pedal to switch my drum machine on and off)

I now have the warmth and headroom of a valve amp with vintage analogue pedals and the ability to access my analogue pedals in various combinations at the tap of one button!!

BEAUTIFUL!!

Upgraded my pedalboard, now easier to manage

Decided this product, with 8 loops, remote amp switching and two midi chanels was what I needed to make the most of my conventional pedals and midi delay and multieffects in a 4 cable system.

It works really well, easy to set up, quiet, and it now means I can switch compicated patches really easily. It's got a sensible set of features that most of us in the real world need, without the extra features and expense of high-end systems at 5 times the cost.

The unit is sturdy and fits across the bottom row of my pedaltrain, I'd recommend using only elbow connectors to save on board space. It took me a little time to get used to the menu options (only a 2 digit LED to tell you what's going on), but I really like the fact now, that you can stand up and programme it with your feet, once you're familiar with the menus.

Any complaints? Not really, only I wish I'd bought it ages ago!

Go on, tame your unruly pedalboard!!