I know they are commonplace on touring band stages now for practicality, convenience, reliability, consistency etc, but seeing a Helix on stage with Blackberry Smoke has really surprised me I have to admit.
To me, the Smoke are the very definition of an old school, spit 'n' sawdust, plug & play rock 'n' roll band - cranked tweed Fenders, non-MV AC30s & Plexis all the way, at least that's what their stage set up and guitar tones suggest, so I did not for one minute expect to see a modeller and nothing else at Paul Jackson's feet.
Now it could be that he only uses it for a few effects and tuning etc as he has always struck me as a simple, volume rider kind of player, or maybe has a guitar tech doing his switching, but still, even those deep South vibes aren't immune from the allure of the mighty Helix's noughts and ones.
Interestingly, no mention of it in their Premier Guitar rig rundown from earlier this month -
https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundowns/blackberry-smoke-2023
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(formerly miserneil)
(formerly miserneil)
Expecting it to be a fairly different vibe to Haken who I saw in Manchester at the weekend... Travelled over with a mate who loves them. I'm a bit of a Haken noob. It was...intense.
Thanks for the heads up
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