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They all double up as audio interfaces so best of both worlds
Mine is honestly one of the best bits of gear I've ever bought.
Of course, that's a double-edged sword...if you do end up at the gigging stage, it's really annoying to have to disconnect the modeller every time you have rehearsals/gigs, rather than just grab-and-go.
Final consideration is...you can get much more for your money in terms of profiling plugins these days, if you're willing to go down the audio interface route. IK ToneX is less than £100, and combined with any old interface it will sound fantastic.
I'd strongly consider whether you have decent monitors, though, if you're planning to go down the ampless route (whether with an interface or a modeller). Headphones don't really cut it. It's easy enough to do that on a seriously low budget - I use a pair of Tannoy Reveal 6 passive monitors (£60 on eBay) with an old Denon mini hi-fi (about £20 on eBay, they go cheap because they've always got knackered CD drives, but work perfectly as a fairly flat amp).
I did have a Focusrite interface but I just don't need to use it as the Helix does it all. I have Yamaha HS7 monitors connected directly to the helix so I can use it without turning the PC on. When the PC is on all PC sound goes that way too. So I get the benefit of the HS7s for Netflix / music listening as well. I have my Bass Station 2 and mics all connected all the time too.
Helix USB into the PC works the same as any other interface so I imagine the PodGo would do the same
My Helix is the rack version and I don't take it anywhere. It's in a rack unit with my PC. I have no interest in taking it all apart every time I want to play out, and when I gig I almost always gig on bass. It's been a good 7 years since I did a gig on guitar.
If I did gig on guitar again I'd probably be happy with a PodGo. I'm not particularly needy when it comes to live sounds.
So it really depends on your personal use of it.
Do PodGo buyers get a discount on Helix Native or is that just for Helix buyers?
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
I got truth 2031's for £60 the pair. Guy even chucked in xlrs
For the record I also own an amp and Kemper for live use but plug-ins at home all the way.
I had a choice between Helix Native plus amplification and a preamp pedal plus amplification.
For me, I ended up going the preamp pedal route for 99% of my bass playing. I found that I'm more likely to play if all I have to do is turn on a speaker, rather than boot my PC, log in, open a DAW, find a preset, etc. I also found that the preamp pedal gave me exactly the sound I wanted - no fannying around with EQ shelves, IRs, compressors, etc etc. Its just much simpler.
I obviously do still have the plugin route for the days i do want to fanny around with sounds, but those are few and far between.
Admittedly my stuff is pretty low-end: Focusrite Scarlet Solo gen 1 into an 8 year old Dell laptop
But just wanted to mention it as no-one has yet