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I honestly preferred the on-stage sound from the DXR10, but I got sick and tired of negotiating with sound guys to run the Helix direct to the desk, so it's easier to effectively run the Helix as preamp/effects and do the rest the traditional way, so the DXR10 is up for sale
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I've have loads who aren't happy about it, but are usually alright if you insist.
I did however have a mono & stereo versions of identical patches for 8 months. Not a single FOH would take a stereo signal, even though we're a 1 guitar band. Gave up asking eventually.
One sound guy actively tried to make it sound shit to make his point - I couldn't understand why it sounded so bad, and then I wandered over to the desk and saw he'd whacked the treble right up and cut the bass.
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after the gig I asked him what he thought. In typical blunt, Yorkshire fashion he said "It was bloody brilliant! Best amp sound I've heard in years and no feedback!" Since then he just drapes an xlr cable over my rig for me to plug in.
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That was 13 years ago, so why is it still a source of ire?
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"Guitarists don't know what they're talking about, all Line 6 gear is shit."
...and, worse...
"I won't be replaced by some cheap Chinese electronics, I can do a much better job"
EV system - 2 mains and 2 monitors.
Sounds ace in a band context - smooth and projects across a room better than a guitar cab
Monitoring is still a pain - either too loud or too quiet. Need to work on the monitor EQ
Maybe one day it will be the norm and the same for guitar....
The decision is pretty much split between the convenience of having everything in a pedalboard weighed against the thought that having most of the value off the floor at the back of stages in a rack case is probably safer.
In hundreds of gigs I've done, my pedalboard has usually been fine but it *has* been kicked and walked on.
One practical question. When you go direct, do you let the soundguys plug their XLRs direct into the unit or do you take a DI box to go between? Just thinking a DI might provide an extra level of protection against wear and tear, broken mixers blasting voltage down the cable and ground loops...
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