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Has anyone replaced the stock speaker with the Celestion F12-x200? Curious if can be done and if it has been done, how it sounds compared to the stock?

I just got the chance to try out my acoustic preset/snapshots this weekend and they were better than I was expecting but the down sides were where I expected as well. I designed via headphones, then quality controlled via my powered wedge (all through my mixer to take its color into consideration as well)..... 1) I used a combination of 2 IR's. 3Sigma Martin 45 2b position and Also the 3c. I split the signal before, and then as they are the last blocks in my signal flow they each run out to the outputs. 2) I run the Red Compressor > Acoustic Sim > 10 Band EQ > Dimension Chorus > IR's as my signal path essentially. The Red Compressor is still a trial thing, It helps hear the attack a bit more (like a thin pick on an acoustic) but it needs work as its a bit too much right now. I found that the EQ really helps adjust some areas that the Acoustic sim block doesnt touch EQ wise. I had the Acoustic block providing some low end and bite/presence, but it sounded better to turn those up a bit more than I would on its own, and then dial down some of the frequencies in the EQ. It really benefited (to my ears/preset) boosting the 500hz band about 3-5db. I also boosted the 125hz, while bringing down the 60/250hz bands. Again the only thing I really heard 'wrong' with my preset (for my needs) was to bring down the highs/presence a bit

I do use Midi Designer Pro 2 for my iPad. I do control my entire rig with it. You just need to setup your own interface and setup commands and controls as you like/want/need.

Tone is a very subjective matter. What doesn't sound good to you might sound fine to me and tons of others using the same gear. Words like "glassy", "harsh", and "thin" only go so far in describing what you're hearing. You might want to consider posting an audio clip of what you're hearing, and maybe even an example of the kind of tone you're looking for, like a YouTube video or something. Anyway, beyond that, "high-gain" to me starts with the Mesa Boogie Mark IV Lead Channel model. Both Gains at full, treble at full (treble full on a Mark IV will almost negate the Mid and Bass controls, so I wouldn't worry too much where they're set). That will start to give you tight palm muting, but if you want it tighter you can put a Tube Screamer model in front of the amp, Gain 0, Tone at 5, Volume full. Then use the built-in parametric EQ on the Mark IV to beef up the low end and maybe scoop out some mids. That's a good "basic" high-gain "thrash metal" tone to me. Might not be anywhere near what you're looking for. No way to tell unless you post clips. There are a number of other good high-gain models also.

There are plenty of good MIDI control apps for the iPad. Some a free/cheap and provide basic button layouts. Some are spendier and more customizable (MIDI Designer Pro ‪2 comes to mind). With a good app, you basically assign a button or control to any of the MIDI commands that the Helix device will understand (refer to your manual). Use with an Apple CCK (preferably the kind that also charges your iOS device). There are also "song list" apps that will send a selection of MIDI commands when you select a specific song title. Those are very useful to send presets...

I have a custom 1x12 cab. I have a Stomp. I read that Celestion offer a F12-X200 speaker which is for modelers. Can I go directly from my Stomp to my custom cab with this speaker in it or does it require some way to power the speaker other than the Stomp? If I use a power stage what one would be a good idea that doesn't need a rack?

One problem I am thinking about right now is how much these power amps distort and when they start distorting. I would think distortion on distortion would be mud. So the power amp needs to have clean headroom for my Line6 profiles to sound as they do. Basically the power amp needs to deliver a flat type response at good volumes. Headroom.

Oh I just had a thought, if you're using Send/ Return blocks is Dry Thru set to -120dB or if FX Loop is Mix set to 100%? A friend fell foul of this at the weekend with phasing issues on a loop pedal.

Using an acoustic IR as others have mentioned is actually what is recommended in Line6's release notes for the "acoustic sim" block. Also echo the sentiments that adding a bit of compression, delay, chorus, and/or reverb, can help the sound along. I personally have found it difficult to get a natural sound with all manufacturers' acoustic modeling efforts designed to be used with an electric guitar. They can absolutely get you through a show without an acoustic, especially in a crowded mix, and if dialed in well can actually sound fairly convincing when used with fingerpicked passages. But... it is almost always on playing chords where they fall down on the job. There must be some very complex harmonics going on when an acoustic guitar is used for playing chords that just doesn't seem to have been modeled that well yet by anyone. At least not in a way that the average user can quickly(or even slowly) dial up. With that said I have heard some wizards manage to eke out some good chord strumming with an electric through acoustic modeling but I have found their results to be almost impossible to replicate and most still fall short to my ears. I think that Jason Sadites video datacommando posted is a great place to jump off. He does a fine job there. Maybe I just need to spend more time working with this; every time I try I find myself happier returning to just packing an acoustic guitar along with my electric(s). Hats off to those who are able to pull it off and thanks to Line6 for adding this block. It is a great addition. I know it will come in handy one way or another.

Hi, This is covered in this video, you may wish to check it out. https://youtu.be/HMaCTIB9hx0

No, restoring your backup is not necessary but as stated above it is helpful to restore your global settings to your preferred state which, presumably, was immediately before the firmware update. You can choose to restore only the global settings if you wish. However, the factory presets are not updated in a firmware update so there is no ‘retrograde’ by restoring your backup. If you want to have the latest factory presets you need to perform a factory reset after upgrading the firmware, and then restore your backup - select to restore everything except the Factory 1, Factory 2, and Templates setlists.

I wouldn't recommend it. The speaker models in Powercab are designed to work with the stock speaker. Using a different speaker might not necessarily sound bad, but it probably wouldn't sound like the speakers that were modeled.

What I did for this was use CC52 and CC53 which emulate FS4 and FS5 (page 49 in manual). I then set FS4 and FS5 in the HX Stomp settings to bank up and down. This lets me keep the Stomp in snapshot mode and use external midi to bank the presets up and down.