Empty board soon to be Helix-ed

stickyfiddle

I've had a productive week. As well as buying a Martin I've sold half my pedals. I've lost the timefactor (again..), whammy, meteore, univibe AND polytune, with a couple of homemade fuzzes and a modded DS1 still on the block. Plus I now have a redundant PP2+ and Pedaltrain Jr.

To replace all that will be a Helix, at which point we'll we'll see how I get on with the onboard drives and start shifting some of those too...

I guess my only question is whether to buy a new board to put the helix on with a drive or 2, or just leave it for now until I know what I want to run alongside it. 

What does everyone else do?

guitarfishbay

I'd wait and see. My preference if using a digital pre is to use it for everything, then you get total recall and the smallest footprint. But there are loops for adding things so you can still integrate pedals too if you want

dindude

Oh dear, we lose another one. I mean enjoy the Helix.

Sporky

Even though it's got the loops, I get the impression that most Helix users use the onboard drives.

John_A

^ I do, you would have to be particularly attached to a specific sound to bother as the on board ones are really good and cover a lot of ground

stickyfiddle

That's what I thought. I will keep a handful whether I use them with the helix or not (Rats,  liquid sunshine and Hotcake) but I can imagine I'll use the onboard for the most part. Might make a mini board with just those I don't use.

Cabicular

https://flic.kr/p/SpKx9f
Here is my board on a temple duo 24
its pretty light and useful
to be honest I could replace the Elektron with a Tumnus or live without it entirely 

Teetonetal

Mobile won't let me add a picture.

I use a home made board and lots of pedals in the loops.

Roland

guitarfishbay said:

I'd wait and see. My preference if using a digital pre is to use it for everything, then you get total recall and the smallest footprint. But there are loops for adding things so you can still integrate pedals too if you want

This. Why go for a multi FX, and then start adding outboard pedals? It might take a bit of effort to configure it, but you should be able to get most drive pedal sound.

Bridgehouse

Roland said:

guitarfishbay said:

I'd wait and see. My preference if using a digital pre is to use it for everything, then you get total recall and the smallest footprint. But there are loops for adding things so you can still integrate pedals too if you want

This. Why go for a multi FX, and then start adding outboard pedals? It might take a bit of effort to configure it, but you should be able to get most drive pedal sound.

I have a Helix. I keep looking at pedals and going 'oooooh!'


Then I remember I have a Helix, and think 'er, why bother.. I'll try and recreate the sound there first..'

stickyfiddle

It's purely because I already have several drives that I love and have had for years and don't ever intend to sell. Entirely possible I'll find that the Helix does all I actually need between its Rat, OCD and Klon models.

Bridgehouse

stickyfiddle said:

It's purely because I already have several drives that I love and have had for years and don't ever intend to sell. Entirely possible I'll find that the Helix does all I actually need between its Rat, OCD and Klon models.

What about a flight case for the Helix, and then a small 'child' board for the drives that you can power separately and keep in a separate bag? Helix when you know it's all you'll need, and extra board if you think you'll need it?

stickyfiddle

Bridgehouse said:

stickyfiddle said:

It's purely because I already have several drives that I love and have had for years and don't ever intend to sell. Entirely possible I'll find that the Helix does all I actually need between its Rat, OCD and Klon models.

What about a flight case for the Helix, and then a small 'child' board for the drives that you can power separately and keep in a separate bag? Helix when you know it's all you'll need, and extra board if you think you'll need it?

Nah, sod that - that would also be even more faff to setup with loops and stuff every time I wanted to use it. I'm not even gigging atm! I'll go no-board for a while and see how often I actually plug stuff into loops and take it from there. 

Bridgehouse

stickyfiddle said:

Bridgehouse said:

stickyfiddle said:

It's purely because I already have several drives that I love and have had for years and don't ever intend to sell. Entirely possible I'll find that the Helix does all I actually need between its Rat, OCD and Klon models.

What about a flight case for the Helix, and then a small 'child' board for the drives that you can power separately and keep in a separate bag? Helix when you know it's all you'll need, and extra board if you think you'll need it?

Nah, sod that - that would also be even more faff to setup with loops and stuff every time I wanted to use it. I'm not even gigging atm! I'll go no-board for a while and see how often I actually plug stuff into loops and take it from there. 

Personally, I think that's the right answer...