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Lone_Poor_Boy

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  1. 52 minutes ago, amsdenj said:

    Now since that is the guitar I tend to pick up 90% of the time to play, even though I have a Strat, Les Paul, and Tele that are “much better instruments” should say something.

     

    So please help me.  I have my amazing main Strat and other top-notch guitars, and I keep going back to them because of this issue;

     

    Here is one perfect, acute, example:  When I play my JTV-69 via the VDI doing Hendrix's version of 'Come On', and do the E-A bass run that leads to the chorus, the 'digital' just stands out.  If I play it via 1/4" out, it sounds natural.

     

    Both into the Helix.  And I'm not bothering if I can't use the VDI with it.

     

  2. One of my greatest moments was a long time ago on the phone waiting on tech support because my fairly new CRT monitor had no DOS prompt showing(yes, that long ago).  While on the phone I'm fiddling around and found a knob that would stretch and shrink the screen vertically.  Yes, the DOS prompt was just stretched down off the bottom of the screen.

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  3. On 9/5/2020 at 1:46 PM, themetallikid said:

    It's Maloney's in Kaukauna

     

    Prime Rib Saturday!  Walleye Sandwich!  Looks like a fun place. Wish I was nearby, just for a visit.  That's pretty far up there. My brother lives in Milwaukee.  I went there once in January when I was living in South Dakota.  The cold on Lake Michigan made me yearn for South Dakota.

  4. 6 hours ago, cruisinon2 said:

    Otherwise, a Variax behaves exactly like any other guitar on earth... setup adjustments (bridge, truss rod, nut, whatever), r

     

    Agreed, and I have done neck adjustments etc. on it.  'Changing out' a component is where I stop at pickguards and pickups, and maybe a few minor items I'm not thinking of.

  5. On 9/2/2020 at 11:43 AM, cruisinon2 said:

    Patience, common sense, a screwdriver, and 20 minutes of your time are all that is required...

     

    Changing the pickguard is probably the ONLY thing I would take on with changing out on my Variax, other than the strings.  I happen to have one I got from 'Greasy Groove' I'm planning to put on my JTV-69.

     

    That said, I'm certainly going to heed psarkissian's feedback and approach it very cautiously.

  6. 2 hours ago, cbeattyjr said:

    Update.  Got the knob from British Audio today.  Fits perfectly.  Kudos to PierM and British Audio!

     

     

    Always good to see when things work out!  This board and all its 'experts' are amazing.

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  7. So I accidentally ended up with a brand new, and free, Alesis Strike Amp 12.  No, it's not 'hot'.  It's the result of an unusual shipping issue.  Since I had no purpose for it I was curious if it could pass playing the Helix, or mirroring my Fishman PA.  Of course I'll be testing it but in researching info in the meantime I realized it looks exactly like the Headrush FRFR-112, including the I/O and controls on the back.

     

    Anyone know if the electronics are the same?  Both are shown as 12" 2000 watts.  I doubt they are any different, and Alesis just charges $30 more.

     

    Update 1: I edited the post as I had it way wrong (Gearpage article was comparing 108 to Alesis Amp 12).  108 is 8", so the Headrush 112 is likely exactly the same as the Alesis Strike Amp 12, but $30 less. (I think the 8 and 12 in the names indicate something, but what???).

     

    In the end, I'd love to play the Headrush 112 and Alesis Amp 12 side by side, on both guitar and electronic drums, just to see if there is a difference.

  8. 16 hours ago, tappistrt said:
    On 8/19/2020 at 3:50 AM, PierM said:

    Also not even sure it's doable just with DSPs...

    I have a FreqOut pedal and I'm quite sure it's digital.

     

    I'm assuming Tap thought that Pier meant by the comment "Also not even sure it's doable just with DSPs..." that the Helix couldn't do an analog pedal.  What Pier MEANT, I'm pretty sure, is would it have the DSP capacity to do the 'FreqOut' without eating up too much?  Like the Looper addition issue.

     

    Could be wrong on one or all of my assumptions.

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  9. 15 hours ago, tappistrt said:

    Line6 doesn't seem to be all that motivated to add the effect in at all

     

    There's a LOT more to it than 'motivation', such as those pesky lawyers, for example.  And figuring out how to do it.  I'm just commenting based on past feedback here on this topic.

     

    I mean, look what they have built and included.  You think they saw the FreqOut and just said "Naw"?

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  10. That was a nice read.  Thanks.  I liked this part as it summarizes the Helix and how to approach using it.  A lot of work upfront so it simply does what you need it to when you need it to.

     

    "I like to press one button and radically change my sound. I just press a button and it all happens at once. That is heaven, you know. Performing is all about preparation. It took me a while to get into programming, but the [Line 6] Helix can do everything I can possibly want and, therefore, that’s all I want to use."

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  11. On 8/1/2020 at 5:50 AM, firehawkkwah said:

    On Helix will I be able to have two completely separate chains, with foot switches as well? Can I be running an acoustic Variax chain and her using a normal amp setup?

     

    Don't need tons, a few (delay, mod) would do it, but having even more variables we can split would be nice.

    And each having our own switches makes a difference.

     

    Lastly, can I save all that as a snapshot so whenever I play with her it's one simple selection?

     

    Simple answer is yes.  You can have two independent paths on a Helix floor, each with their own FX, amps etc.  The footswitches can be assigned to whatever, and this can all be saved as one or more presets, also with snapshots within the presets.  People sometimes, along with a guitar on one path, use a second path for vox, bass, harmonica or another guitar.

     

    EDIT: I haven't tried this one but, to get an idea of basic setup, here is a video with a preset that has guitar and vocals processed on two paths.

     

     

  12. On 3/2/2019 at 10:42 AM, Verne-Bunsen said:

    There are three tracks here: one with the Malekko, one with Helix’s Spring Reverb, and one with Helix’s ‘63 Spring Reverb.

     

    Definitely the Spring Chicken.  It seems the Helix reverbs, to my ears, are not as 'open', like they are more restricted and die out quicker, almost like it has only so much DSP it can afford so it cuts off the verbs sooner than natural.

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  13. 6 hours ago, actdmusic said:

    my studio PC is a critical machine

     

    I get that and also keep a PC as clean as possible based on experience and all those things that are supposed to play well together but sometimes don't.

     

    Have you considered imaging software and/or dual booting?  Keep one utility image/drive that has all the drivers on it and keep the other clean? 

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