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We are so busy these days we hardly get a chance to catch up. He's playing with the plug in at the mo
I gravitate towards that basketweave 4x12 and roll off all the highs
I take them down to about 4.5k
But it changes
No really method
its different model to model
I also like the sag down
Bias is worth a fiddle too
Usually high setting in that for me
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You can download a lot of his patches from the custom tones site for free
for the floor unit more or less any exp pedal will do
The inbuilt one on the floor unit has a toe switch
Folks have reported odd behaviour (kind of 0-100-0 sweep iirc) using normak Exp pedals.
Others say they easily rewired the jack to work with Helix.
not managed to work it out for myself tbh.
Apparently the Line6 EX1 works (the cheapish plastic one)
https://missionengineering.com/shop-2/products/expression/specific-use-exp/ep1-tc/?v=79cba1185463
So yes, it'll work with Helix Floor. The switch won't work with Helix LT.
Then it's just a case of setting up the controllers.
Funnily enough my headphones didn't really like them until I changed the IR (now @Sporky will be laughing at my AKGs) and then I did. I tried different IRs as I didn't want to tweak the patch EQ settings for this experiment.
Then I tried them with no IR or cab and ran them into my Zilla 2x12 and they sounded very good.
What struck me was that they seemed to have been created at high volume - less gain, more dynamics than I would have set for an at home low volume sound where I usually just go apeshit.
As I turned the volume up they got better and more (I don't want to use the word but I'm too tired to think of an alternative) realistic.
Im particularly enjoying the Brownsound cranked loud - It's quite handy that I'm a walking cheesefest of cliche 80s rock licks!
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
I've been learning a lot by playing around with other people's patches from the Line 6 website. which gets me thinking, with so many users on here, shall we start a Fretboard Helix Patch sharing thread with links to our patches, IRs, etc?
FbHelix or summit
mine are all pretty utilitarian but I've done a couple to do twin harmonies with toggles etc
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
Didn't find many lead sounds that inspired me and only had a quick play with the settings for cabs. Would be interesting to hear your actual presets tho Cabicular. Oh, and Paul H gave Rob at GG in Glasgow his Helix presets so maybe have a wee chat with him
Partly thanks to @cabicular ( ) I have a stereo amp set-up that I'm very happy with and don't really want to change, so is it possible (via the the Helix's multiple Send/Return ins and outs) to do this;
Guitar > Helix pre-amp/overdrive/distortion models > Both amps front ends > Amps FX loops Send > Helix time-based effects > Amps FX loops Return > (power amp, speakers, etc, etc...)
All help gratefully received...
A lot of cables and worth getting a couple of isolators (bright onion) just to deal with any ground loops that are introduced
Coming over to the dark side mate ?
Potentially.
The integration / simplification of gear was already a massive draw - but now I've caught-up with things like amp-blending via the expression pedal, I'm as good as sold.
It's quite a good argument too....