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Definitely in agreement on the Michael Britt Helix pack. I ended up re-working my entire live setup on the Helix, switching over to his amp blocks exclusively - even though he doesn't use any of the newer amp models. He definitely has golden ears (and hands). The difference in tone and touch sensitivity has been quite noticeable. Thanks, Michael!

Those are all good tips actually. In reality, any one guitar tone would probably have three potential versions, one for playing just on it's own, one for a studio mix, and one for a live mix. I've recently gotten more into using compressors in my presets, I think the main problem is that most people don't really know how to use them or how to get the best settings out of them, but they do make a difference.

Ya know, I bought the Michael Britt Helix pack over 5 years ago, and still love it. The presets include his bundle of 30 IRs. The presets have none of the newer amps, no snapshots; it's simply tasty meat-and-potatoes clean tones and mid-lead gain overdrives. I bought a bunch of third-party presets before I learned to roll my own, and I think his pack may be my favorite. Michael hasn't done any updated packs for Helix, 'cause he's a big Kemper fan. But I highly recommend both his Helix pack ($30) or just his IR pack ($20)

I recently had an issue with my out of warranty Helix LT when the expression pedal broke. After searching for solutions I came across this thread. I contacted Line 6 and quoted your post in my e-mail. They replied within a couple of days with details of my nearest repair centre. I contacted the repair centre, E&M Electronic Services Ltd Milton Keynes and they sent me instructions on how to send it off to them. After a few days I called then to confirm they had received my unit. They confirmed they had and checked the progress of the repair. Imagine my surprise when they advised that instead of a repair, Line 6 had authorised a new replacement unit to be delivered from Germany. I have just received my new unit today so thanks to Line 6 and E&M for fantastic service and a big thanks to you for this post.

No. This is hard to explain, but I'll try. If you plug, for instance, a Guitar into L/Mono Input, and a Bass into R Input, then, at the split, pan A (L/Mono Input) hard Left and B (R Input) hard Right, then, at the MIX Block, do the same, you'll get totally isolated Guitar and Bass signal paths. You cannot, however, Pan EITHER to one output OR the other. Whatever comes down the A/B Paths is going to BOTH Outputs, in the balance set by the Output Block Pan slider. IOW - you can get MORE/LESS of one or the other, but it's going out BOTH Outputs. By connecting your Amp2 Input to the R Main Out, you're routing the Amp1 signal into the Amp 2 Input. You're also possibly routing the Path B signal into the Amp1 Return, depending on how the upstream Pans are set. That's why I suggested that you use a Send R Block on Path B with the MIX Block's B Level OFF and the Right (RING) Send to Amp2. That totally isolates Path B from Path A, preventing Amp1 from hitting Amp2 via the Right Main Out. Make sense? No? Trust me on this. As I type this, my guitar is on L/Mono In, my bass is on R In. I have Path A set up with guitar FX, Path B with bass FX. Path B is routed out the SEND to my bass amp, Path A is routed out the Main Outputs to my Mixer (with input from my laptop for backing tracks) and on to a stereo amp. And never the A/B twain shall meet!

Hi, Yes it does. As noted by “PerS” in the post above - Page 28 in Hx Edit Pilot's Guide. https://line6.com/data/6/0a020a3f137e660b4f6a285cb7/application/pdf/HX Edit 3.11 Pilot's Guide - English .pdf Hope this helps/makes sense.

It does, used it last week, I run 3.11. Page 28 in Hx Edit Pilot's Guide /Per

I recently bought a Line6 Relay G30 to connect my bass and I am very happy with it, it is such a fun to have total freedom to move around! Two issues though with the transmitter (from many forums out there, looks like common issues...) : after only a couple of utilization, one of the two plastic parts that holds the belt clip is already almost broken & the side cover for the batteries is looking like it's going to break soon... Fortunately, I know a musician craftswoman in the Swiss Alps - see https://www.blackdust.ch - she crafted a super custom leather case for me (see photos), my G30 transmitter will most likely last for a lifetime now! Hope this post may help other Line6 Relay G30 users in Switzerland! @Line6: maybe an area to consider for future improvement?

Open up a support ticket. Line 6 will send you a new one. Here is Line 6’s official statement regarding the pedal, for the record: Line 6 has determined that a very small percentage of the expression pedals in the Helix LT guitar processor have broken during use. Although they have made adjustments to the manufacturing process that will eliminate this issue going forward, if you own a Helix LT and encounter this problem at any time (in the past, now, or in the future) please know that Line 6 has your back! In order to fix the problem as quickly as humanly possible, they have decided to simply replace the entire unit free of charge. Just let them know if you encounter this issue by opening a support ticket at https://line6.com/support/tickets/ and they will take it from there.

Since the 2.10 version of the Helix firmware you have been able to change the LED ring colors for snapshots but only from the Helix device, not the Editor. The instructions were under the release notes for the 2.10 'Flash Memory' (not Helix app) download. From the 2.10 Flash Memory release notes: Snapshot footswitch LED color—You can now choose a color for each snapshot footswitch. Press the PRESETS knob and then Knob 6 (Rename Snapshot). Turn knob 5 (LED Color) to select the desired color. “Auto Color†is the default red. NOTE: There is currently no way to set snapshot footswitch color from the Helix application.

This seems to be a very common problem as many others have posted the same thing in many forums....Line 6 needs to acknowledge the problem and offer a replacement motherboard to its customers instead of telling them to have the usb port replaced at their own expense after one year of ownership...I am currently awaiting a response form Line 6 to this regard....

yeah its so common you saw less than 10 posted in an internet forum dedicated to problems. of the 10,000+ they've probably sold. :rolleyes:

oh wow you've doubled my estimate... it surely must be a massive conspiracy by line6 to deploy defective usb ports throughout the universe. i'm sure that none of them happened because of someone stepping on a cable or something... surely not a single one. :rolleyes: it's perfectly fine to be unhappy because it happened to you.... but to project it out into the world as some sort of epidemic issue is flat wrong. have you tried contacting them... pickup the phone... there may have been a problem batch and they may be willing to help you. to my knowledge that's not the case, i'm merely pointing out that the issue isn't as widespread as you would have the world believe.