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37 minutes ago, soundog said:

So, here we all are ..... drinking heavily until 2.8 comes out.

 Thanks been looking for a reason to drink! Will carry on about sailing, was drinking with ukrainians, were looking for a reason to drink, (no more name days or birrhdays) and finally we drunk for the glass that is square bottom and not round.... 

17 minutes ago, datacommando said:

 

Ha, ha, ha - so that’s what you put in your Retsina (Ρετσίνα)? What goes with the Ouzo?

Lovely one with the retsina!!! Now absolutely seriously, one time that i was sailing, (i am seaman) i brought ouzo with me. I shared it with the crew (filipinos) and they put fanta orange juice. I was shocked, but they insist on me to try it, and honestly it is really a great combination. Now greeks want to kill me though !!

14 hours ago, Inerzia said:

Man, here in Spain people here mix wine with coke, mostly cheap wines, but I've seen atrocities done to our finest Rioja and Ribera del Duero wines 

2 hours ago, datacommando said:

 

That’s insane, what possesses people to do something like that?

They have no taste. 

There should be a law against that!

Crime against wine!

That is crime indeed!!! All people should know by now that wine is better with sprite or soda, not coke!!

1 minute ago, klangmaler said:

Would you like to tell a little more about your absurd prebuberant fantasies? Just no bleating goats near you??

Nah, goats are not my style mate, they run to fast for me :) Could tell you my fantasies, and those things i already done, but they are not relevant to helix, p.m. me if you like.

In synopsis..

Helix :

takes seconds to turn on

is touch sensitive

is black

has many holes 

is economick

Is not complaining

If it could bring a beer, i would be the first man to marry it...

Well done line 6.

6 hours ago, Digital_Igloo said:

 

• First-person shooter video games

 

That is awesome!!! 

Now if youtube turns to youporn, i could do all my favorite things in life (guitar, games and sex) with helix!!! Guys you just made my ideal wife!

8 minutes ago, hideout said:

Bourbon.  Straight, no chaser.

Absinth. 1 cube of sugar. See you tommorow.

7 hours ago, Kilrahi said:

 

I wish more companies could be this positive about their competitors.

 

Except Coke about Pepsi. *?@#! Pepsi.

Now this gone personal... *?@! Coke.

On 6/18/2019 at 10:39 PM, soundog said:

Ingredients

1-1/2 pounds Ground Beef (93% lean or leaner)
3/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
3/4 cup ketchup, divided
1/2 cup minced onion
1 egg
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

 

1) Heat oven to 350°F. Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup ketchup, onion, egg, Worcestershire, garlic, thyme, pepper and salt in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Shape beef into 8 x 4-inch loaf on rack in aluminum foil-lined broiler pan.

 

2) Place upper oven rack in 350°F oven. Bake 45 to 55 minutes, until instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 160°F; brush with remaining 1/4 cup ketchup during last 10 minutes, if desired. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut into slices.

What is these pounds and F' standing for???  I knew cooking was hard, but now with the hieroglyphs, i am pretty sure i will never cook.

5 hours ago, djpgreek said:

So anyone got some recommended settings or which delays they use?

150 to 100 is slap, with feedback set to 5-10, and mix to 11 before amp.

290-300 ms, with feedback to 25-35, mix 11-12, is for lead.  

If you use them after the amp, same settings, just rise the mix to arround 28-37

7 minutes ago, datacommando said:

 

Molly Hatchet - cover art by Frank Frazetta, (famous for Conan the Barbarian comic book covers). Also cover art for Nazareth and Wolfmother.

 

That album always put me in mind of this one from several years earlier.

Still of topic - A blast from the past - It's amazing what we find to do while killing time waiting for a firmware update to go live!

 

 

Didnt know that batman was a vocalist. Nice tunes though.

3 hours ago, spikey said:

“Word, dog!” 

 

Heh, when I first read that I thought it said "bird dog"...

 

And when i read yours i though bird word https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184

1 hour ago, datacommando said:

 

“Word, dog!” 

Or, whatever the term is that the young people use nowadays!

(As long as it doesn’t contain “Like” or “So”- that makes me want to puke!)

 

 

 

Oh man you i loved your comment SO  much, LIKE i love my ex........

No

3 hours ago, Schivosa said:

Thanks! Which do you prefer?

Megaphone, it is easier to setup.

Bitcrusher, or megaphone! Both on distortion.

Still missing a variax though.

Back then line 6 made piece of art... 700 was a remarkably beautiful guitar. Not like jtv and standard that are one of the same...

10 hours ago, phil_m said:

For whatever reason, Sweetwater’s site seems to do this sometimes. They made it seem like the Stagesource speakers were discontinued a few months ago nd they weren’t. It just seems like they need to put some more orders in. I don’t believe there are immediate plans to discontinue the Variax Standard.

Too bad... that means no new variax gen 3 in near future :(

15 hours ago, btbed said:

Hey guys ... I was just wondering if anyone has tried to bring up Axe Fx presets using free edit software and emulate to Helix? I've seen a guy named Edo Sound do a ton of good U2 sounds in packs for sale wondering if it would be possible to copy at least? 

Very interested in that. Have you found a freeware to read the axe format? I want that too.

This update is 1.10 from 2004. Nothing new.

Since we are on fuzz, i wonder after which fuzz face was the arbiter. Suppose to be the same with the legacy, but they are so different. And of course the legacy is more hendrix.

Just now, tahiche said:

Yes, it's guitar-Mammoth-Helix. I get extreme feedback this way. As I said, it's setup very mild. I had it to always-on at the beginning of my pedal chain. Going into helix even a simple compressor will cause feedback. Could it be impedance?. Should I set path input impedance at 250k?. Doesn't sound like impedance would cause the feedback. I'll try it in the loop but really I wanted to leave it on all the time.

In general, would you say pedals before helix are a no-go?. 

Great help. Appreciate it!. 

Yeah, better avoid the before helix stuff. I don't believe is the impedance problem for feedback though, and yes better put it at 250, or what impedance is your pedal 

But general advise is put on the looper everything, even if you leave it always on.

Just a wild card, but does your pickups have covers on top,?

5 hours ago, tahiche said:

HI, I'm intrigued by the impedance thing. 

Couple of questions. 

What happens when the pedal is not first in the chain as would be the case with the Cosmos echo?. 

If you put a phisical pedal BEFORE the Helix. Does it affect impedance?. I tried an "always on" Mammoth clone just to add a bit of grit and it causes bad feedback. Wondering if it might be related. 

I couldn't tell the difference in the case of the fuzz muff pi when changing impedance. 

First of all you are welcome! Legacy has also some great distortions and fuzzes that are missing from the new versions (example heavy distortion).

Regarding impedance, it changes as per 1st effect on chain, no matter if it is on or off (if you set it to auto). So if you put a volume pedal first(1ohm) and a cosmos second, the impedance will remain 1 ohm, resulting in an anutural sound of the effect. (Not bad always though)

If you put your mamoth clone in the loop, the impedance changes, depending in the position you place the effect, for example guitar to heli, first block volume pedal (1ohm) second the mamoth, impedance goes to 250k (random number) IF you pedal is buffered and not true bypass. If it is true bypass, it goes 250k when on, 1 when you turn it off.

If the mamoth is after the guitar and your mamoth goes to helix, then the signal starts 250k, and by putting it to helix, you force helix to convert it, which will sound unatural (and mostly bad) 

Another thing you can do, is change your impedance with snapshots, saves a lot of work like this.

Best advise, use the loopers with your effects. 

17 minutes ago, tahiche said:

I'm a very enthusiastic fuzz advocate. As such I'm fuzzy with fuzzes.

im trying real hard but I just can't get the sound of my BigMuff (USA 90's) in Helix. Triangle fuzz is very, very close but I find it lacks harmonics... there's something definitely missing in the high end. It just doesn't cut through that well. Very noticeable when it's the basis of your sound. I play 3 string CGB, so it's more thick power chords kind of thing. The real BigMuff just fills up the space a lot more.

Ive been reading about putting it in an FX loop, some say it doesn't sound right. Impedance, responding to guitar ... big issue for me.

Another thing I might try is adding some mild OD after the Triangle , see if it helps with the high end/harmonics. I tried a dual shifter to add highs before the fuzz, it sort of helped but wasn't quite right. 

I obviously tried all fuzzes, and none cut through quite like my real BigMuff, I'd say they lack high end in general, they sound a bit muffled IMHO. 

Did you try the legacy? It has a treble knob that will give you high end.