Helix users will love this

Fretwired

Line 6 ahead of the curve again ... ;-)

http://line6.com/tube-sb/

benmurray85

April 1st?

kjdowd

There'll be at least a couple of manufacturers out there where a designer is saying "hang on, though..."

equalsql

benmurray85 said:

April 1st?

I thought that. The idea of a delicate glass tube hanging out of the end of a socket on a lead seems a bit far fetched.

Sassafras

No, it's real.
I helped in trialling the prototype. It adds lovely tubey goodness and warmth to an otherwise sterile sounding digital modeller.

Fretwired

Of course it's April 1st ... :-)

benmurray85

I wasn't intentionally being sassy with my comment btw! This was one of those where it seriously could've gone either way! :-D

TheBigDipper

Sassafras said:

No, it's real.
I helped in trialling the prototype. It adds lovely tubey goodness and warmth to an otherwise sterile sounding digital modeller.

Digital modellers sound sterile? Shurely shome mishtake...? 

RandallFlagg

Does it need biasing?

Sassafras

equalsql said:

benmurray85 said:

April 1st?

I thought that. The idea of a delicate glass tube hanging out of the end of a socket on a lead seems a bit far fetched.

Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit foolhardy.

Heartfeltdawn

Fretwired said:

Line 6 ahead of the curve again ... ;-)

http://line6.com/tube-sb/

Still not as weird as reality. Anyone remember the AOpen tube motherboard back in the day?

https://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4741/9/the-20-most-bizarre-and-innovative-motherboards-1999---2010-aopen-ax4b-533-tube-2002-tube-amp-included

Voxman

TheBigDipper said:

Sassafras said:

No, it's real.
I helped in trialling the prototype. It adds lovely tubey goodness and warmth to an otherwise sterile sounding digital modeller.

Digital modellers sound sterile? Shurely shome mishtake...? 

Hence why I stuck with my Vox Tonelab LE and SE - 12AX7 tube built in, not to merely 'warm-up' but effectively its in the power-amp section where you need it.  Not counting expensive new stuff like Helix, Amp FX, Amplifire, Kemper etc, these are IMHO still the best sounding and easy to use MFX Modellers for gigging use out there and why so many players still swear by them.