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5 hours ago, rosskoss said:

Folks it's got nothing to do with Input pad but the -6dB reduction. Whether that happens before or after the AD converter makes no difference to me. I've never used a gain block before and I prefer to run my guitar volume full and I learned about the input pad so I used it that way. In this configuration, I noticed that the input pad on had a very positive effect. Previously, even at very low amp drive volumes (on non-MV), everything was distorting way too early in my estimation compared to the actual amps (even accounting for different volume pot tapers). Now, it sounds and plays much better. Seriously, is this so hard to understand? 

Yes, we know it’s the gain reduction that makes the difference and not some pad magic. After liking the pad on, I went ahead and dialed in a gain block to reduce the gain at input to use with one of my guitars. Turned off when using another. 
 

The input pad is a tool. 

“Yes” to the love for the input pad. Only with the pad on did I enjoy the more classic amps Helix had to offer using an Ibanez AZ2204. That’s also how I learned the pickups are much hotter than I thought. It made me realize that I enjoy low output pickups. Thanks pad!