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  1. to get the most out of a modeler, don't use a guitar amp the modeler provides guitar amp/cap/mic tone, you don't want to put virtual tone on top of physical tone you said the word "clean" but don't confuse a guitar amp's clean tone with the type of clean you need. you actually need a clear tone. So, instead of buying any of what you listed.... Buy a flat system, such as one would use for listening to music (i.e. a commercially available cd). A PA system. A keyboard amp. Studio monitors.
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  2. Make sure HX Edit is not running. Try annother USB-port. Reinstall HX Edit an all included drivers.
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  3. Are you taking the time to tweak the overdrives after you insert them, or are you judging them solely by the default setting? IMO.... I find the majority of the overdrives I insert are set too aggressively by default, either too loud, too much drive, or both. As soon as I tweak them in the manner I would tweak the real pedals I find them "often" remarkably close to the originals. Also... have you created your basic amp/cab tone prior to using the overdrives? You need to start with a good tone (ie: a tone you like) before adding anything to it. Although I don't own a Fractal and have no experience with one, I do see a trend of users suggesting the Fractal presets sound better than the Helix presets. If you are relying on presets, then that "may" be what you are experiencing.
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  4. What kind of sounds are you after? And could you please use a different text formatting?
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  5. Totally agree.. I am just starting out playing Electric Guitar (up to recently only accoustic), and i tried some used amp's i bought cheaply, just to figure out what amp i like best. Now i obtained a spider v60 , and i am having a ball trying out all the possible presets and tweaking them to sound the way i like and i must say that up to now i can tweak most of them to sound a lot better than the factory presets, but this takes time and patience..
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  6. Good thread and great information throughout .... I echo what many have said in response here. I've had a bit of history with these Line 6 Spiders and personally, I feel that with these modelling amps you NEED to learn how to build your own patches to suit your personal taste buds. The tools are in there. It takes a combo of skill, practice, plus trial and error. Not for the faint of heart. It comes with the territory. Like painting a picture, there are lots of outcomes that are possible. I, like others here, have ALWAYS been able to get "something useful" out of these amps. You just have to work at it. I think the key (imho) is if you just plug in, try a few presets and hate everything you're hearing, it doesn't mean there isn't some really good sounds in the amp, it just means you haven't figured out how to get them (or more importantly what you want to hear) yet. You know the old saying "don't blame the tool" although the right tool for the job makes everything a lot easier. I enjoy the challenge of tweaking these amps, it is empowering to make something that I really like with them and I have always managed to do it.. Currently evaluating a Spider V 30 MKII, I like it but will probably get the 60 instead. A bit more appreciated bang for the buck over the 30 imho. The others upstream are too big/heavy for my needs.
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  7. The toe switch is an opto-electric switch inside the pedal itself. You need to STAND on the pedal to activate the switch - trying to do it with hand pressure or while sitting will not exert enough pressure to do it.
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