BigRalphN
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Try some Gold Bond Cream!
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It definitely makes sense if you have a bunch of other stuff hooked up. With me it just the Helix and my wireless. It takes me 2 minutes. I am going to start using an external expression but it shouldn't add more time.. I wouldn't want the weight of it all in another board I am getting old
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I am just fine with a lot of the built in stuff.. Just listen to Glenn DeLaunes stuff! All stock and sound great.. I haveca couple irs I use for 60s Marshall Cabs and a Cox with Blues.. But I also love some of the built ins
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I love surf. I have been trying to get a patch I like for it. I have come close with the various fender amps but not quite getting what I want. I use spring reverb obviously . The best I have had was also using the simple delay always on for a real slight slap . I have been so close but not quite there. Any ideas? This should be simple. Everything else I wanted to do happened real quick.
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I feel effects and AMPS are vastly improved. It just takes tweaking and time. And coup,e irs I bought are incredible.
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I get that.. I use a wireless and an expression pedal as well. If I were doing frequent gigs I can see where having that pre wired would help. Lime I said, I think the back pack is a generational thing. It isn't just with gear, I don't get pack packs period except for the army and camping.
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I am new to iOS so some of my questions are similar. GarageBand is a fine starter though I think someone said you can't reamp on it. On my IPad Air I got Auria Pro. It was a fairly inexpensive option with a decent amount of ad dons that can be purchased if you need them. I want an iPad pro for the extra horsepower but for the price I could probably get a decent Windows laptop with daw software that would work better
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I am not totally understanding why people are putting the Helix on another board. It's like putting a board on a board. Maybe I am just missing the application.
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I have a Mission exp but so far I have not taken it live. As I get more into using it for way and other effects I am sure it would easily n the Mono Side zipper. I haven't tried to see if it would fit along side in the main compartment but it might. I should add that the Helix Backpack looks nice but it doesn't look anywhere near the construction of the mono bag. That isn't actually a knock against it. Mono is sort of the extra tough bag company but you pay for it also.
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Ok.. Thanks. I understand. It has been awhile since I have done something like this. I will figure it out tonight.. The combination of being a new iOS user (former android only and Windows) and a different forum format are taking me a bit to get used to.
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I was going to post a photo for you but I realized I have no idea how on this forum.
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I understand man. I saw the design and it looks cool enough. I hope to see lots of pictures on here. I just wonder about the overall build. I bought a Boss bag for my old X3 because it was much better quality than the line 6 offering at the time. In the past I found their bags and such a little lacking but this does look nice at a glance. I will not wear anything on my back though. I will make two trips to,the vehicle first. I can't imagine trying to,walk around with two full arms and something on my back. Just a personal thing. Heck, I knock stuff around with my guitar in one arm and the Helix bag hanging on my other shoulder. And I was basically a roadie from 1983 to 1990...lol
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I ended up selling it pretty cheap. The guy that got it enjoyed it. It seemed better after the latest firmware up date, or maybe I just never recreated the instance, but I was never real happy with it. As a straight up Strat type of guitar it was decent and it felt nice. But I guess I still don't like guitar modeling even though I love the Helix and find it amazing. I just didn't think any of the settings were great. It was, if you will,pardon the over used reference, truly like a Swiss Army knife. It did had tons of features but none of them sounded great to,my ears. They were just ok at best . I was real disappointed with the acoustic sounds. I had a Roland/Fender VG Strat that sounded pretty nice with acoustic tones. This never approached its level. Everyone has their own tastes though. I freely admit that I have heard some great sounding recordings with Variax guitars so many make them work.
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I will be curious to see pictures of people's Helix loaded in the backpack and some close up pictures of the construction.
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I bought a padded slip cover for mine since I get a lot of dog hair here.. From Studio Slips. I actually put it on the Helix in the bag. It takes up extra space and adds more padding.. I thought it was fine without it but it took up the space. Next time I pack it up I will try to remember to take a picture.
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I guess my age is showing but I don't understand why people would want to carry this heavy thing on their back. 😀 I think it's a generational thing. My son said he would get one when he gets his Helix. I will stick to my heavy duty mono bag... To each their own. 😀 I watched a kid walk into my friends guitar shop with a backpack gig bag on. He snapped the head stock off of his Strat as he walked through the door casing.
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Also, if you have the opportunity, look at some of Glenn Delaunes patches. I realize they are not free but he has some good use of amps and seems to get a lot more out of dsp than I do
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To add a little I too have had much more than this following the templates. If you you third party IRs I have noticed they will eat up your DSP in a heart beat if you use more than one in a patch.. Stock it's are much more efficient, though I may be using real high quality irrs
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Is it saving the proper file name extension?
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One of my favorite guitarists is Lindsey Buckingham. No one ever does artist sets of him. Sort of a shame.
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I have the L6 EP1 in black. It is an outstanding pedal and works fantastic. Very well built and smooth.
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I have used Sweetwaters warranty with other products. They are good to their word. They will get it repaired or replaced for you.
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Pretty much my thoughts as well. We have an HD400 at church. The congregation always thought it sounded nice but I was constantly tweaking and just never could get what I would call a great tone. When I brought in the Helix that all changed. When we have two electrics one is the HD400 and no one wants to use it now. I can get stuff that sounds ok with the HD400 unless I compare it to the Helix. Then suddenly it doesn't sound as good.
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I doesn't come through in typing but I was being a smart a$$
