daddydoodles

Thanks theKennyG. I will try it. I am sure I was trying to make it more difficult than necessary. Linc's use of the HD was what sold me on mine. Saw him in Fort Wayne and was blown away with his tones. I would bet that he will make the jump to the Helix. Of course, he is such an incredibly nice person, I can see him using something the common man can afford. He is incredibly humble and an AMAZING player.

Years ago, 38 Special had an endorsement arrangement with Peavey. They appeared on tour with Peavey amps that were gutted with Marshall inerds. LOL. Heck I would appear playing a Zimgar guitar for enough money and the guitar actually being a LP with a different logo.

Product endorsement is somewhat of a joke. Lincoln Brewster is one of the only artists that I have encountered that noted that Line 6 does not "give" him the equipment. He purchased the HD500 simply because he loved the way it sounds. I am guessing he will jump onto the Helix wagon too. I am hoping that Line 6 will provide at least some tutorials on how to link the second DSP. I have tried to create some patches on my own that use the second DSP path but with no real success. The Full Editor will be very helpful for "visual" folks like me. I loved the HD500 editor. The HD500 was pretty cryptic for deep setting changes. Much of the interface for the Helix is pretty straight forward. As noted above, if you work for Line 6, you probably won't need the Full Editor. I am sure the foks at Microsoft and Apple don't use half of the easy user interfaces that the rest of us rely on ( i.e. keyboard shorts etc). As for better or not than the Axe-FX or the Kemper, that is found in the ear of the beholder. Some folks liked the GT-8 and 10 and 100 better than the HD series. Some preferred the HD. It is all about how each individual "hears" the tones respectively. I love my Helix.

https://www.glenndelaune.com/patch%20downloads.htm He has a YouTube video about the 12 Helix patches that he created. I love them all but one. Didn't care for his "Early Van Halen" patch but the rest are VERY useful. His video explains his logical way that he laid out the patches and control. Excellent stuff. Don't know much about the production run. I pre-ordered mine from Sweetwater back in July. Got it in the middle of October. I ordered a really nice hardshell carrying case for it from Rondo Music. Less than $70! The carry bags for the unit are running over $100! Use my Helix for worship setting for which it is awesome. It like having a whole stage full of different amps and a massive pedal board.

Got mine mid-October. Knew it would not be August. Well worth the wait. Hoping someone can create a Joe Bonamassa patch with it. The Glenn Deluane patch set for $9.99 is BARGAIN. He really nailed some GREAT tones with it. I am delighted with mine. I run it direct into house PA and monitor with a L3T. Wow!

I saw the post on adding a Gain Block for volume boost. I am a Helix newbies so can someone provide steps on how to execute? The more rudimentary the explanation, the better.

Will Line 6 be creating any Helix tutorials that guides the new user through setup and operation?

But WHEN is it going to ship??? At Gearfest they toted August 28 as the release/shipping date. It is now October 1 and still no Helix.

If I get one AND continue to use my DT25, I will most likely just use the DT as a straight input amplifier and forget about the L6 Link. I will be able to do channel switiching on the DT with a old fashioned footswitch. I worship settings that I play, I will probably just take the Helix straight into the board and relay on foldback for stage sound. The abandonment of the DT L6 Link concept by Line 6 is a little disappointing. Tends to remind us Apple when the changed their OS format several years ago. Apple users were upset but got over it.

Saw and heard it Gearfest at Sweetwater yesterday. All I can say is AMAZING! The most realistic Marshall plexi tone that I have heard in a modeler. According to the spokesperson, they are targeting August release. MSRP of $1499 is a bit salty. I am guessing the street price will come in at about $1199 but that is just a guess. The big plus will be not toting big amps etc around. It sounded great through the PA rig that they had set up. We all have to admit that Line 6 has been on the cutting edge of realistic modeling albeit I am not all that impressed with there version of a Marshall Plexi in the HD500. Takes a lot of tweaking to get a good Marshall type tone with the HD. Passable but nothing like the Helix. Just MOHO.

My HD500 connected to DT25 intermittently loses sound output to be replaced by a low level high pitched squeal. If I cycle power on the DT25, it fixes it. My DT25 is only about 4 or 5 months old so should still be under warranty. I have noted this problem to Line 6 but have not heard anything back from them. I am wondering if it is a software issue or something in hardware that is dithering due to a weak component or latent failure looming. Not very happy about the situation.

I too have a HD500 running into a DT25. Intermittantly, there will suddenly be NO sound except a low volume high pitched squeal. The only way to resolve it to shut the amp off and turn it back on (presumably rebooting the amp). This is unacceptable since I might be playing along live and suddenly have no sound. Advice? Suggestions? I have only had the amp about 4 months. I have retubed it thinking that it might fix the problem. It does it even with the new tubes.