glideman

Australian, yes?

Silverchair - Tomorrow

Owwww... Near death by dog p@$$... ACk!

Voted it up!

You may never get that response... at least not from the guy that posted it. LoL!!! :P As I've said a few times, I have both now (and owned Axe FX II XL+ and Kemper Rack), there is nothing about that AX8 at this point that makes me scream put the Helix on the shelf. I would actually have to lean the other way now. I could live with either one, but I just can't stay off the Helix. I went through every amp model on the AX8 and played around with each one. I've got the fabled Fremen presets ($40 USD) on the AX8. While it's a badazz piece of equipment, it in NO WAY SMOKES THE HELIX... If Helix adds some more amp models, it will even more solidify the value and ease of use with even more amazing tones. I just don't hear what the Fractal fan boys tout is "superior tone" coming out of the box. I've owned a CRAP TON of tube amps and digital boxes over my 48 years on this earth. As far as I'm concerned, Line 6 is definitely batting 0.997 with the Helix! It responds to my picking, volume knob, etc... If I had to choose one out of the two right now, I'd have to go Helix (hands down) every time as they both stand now. However, don't take this as a fan boy contest for me and a hate fest on AX8... It's great, but it is in no way superior to the Helix for me. The ease of use of the Helix just pushes it over the top, with excellent tones coaxed out of it for me! As I said before, if they came out with a Kemper Floor Pedal model of the profiler, I'd be all over that, too. I'm not a fan boy of anyone's products. I like having them all in my greedy little hands (need a change of pace sometimes, don't want two of the same unit for a backup, etc...).

I usually pay mine off in chunks, but it's always nice to have a low minimum payment.

Yeah, biggest thing is to get them all assigned to turn on/off and in the state you want them, as well as the ones where you min/max a parameter.

You need to save the preset in the normal state you want it to call up in. I'm assuming the regular delay on, the other 3 things off. If you've already assigned control for the other 3 to that button, you have to add control for the original delay to that button as well. Get them in the state you want them in by highlighting them with the joystick and using the bypass button. If they're all assigned to that footswitch, they should be toggled between whatever state you have them in. I'm not very good at explanations, but I think the only thing you're missing is to assign control of the original delay to that button as well and getting it in the bypassed state when the others are on. Then the button should toggle back and forth.

Gotta agree 1000% on that one... LoL! If they run a 36 month interest free financing, they won't have one in stock that's not claimed already for months. LoL!

About time for one of these 36 month deals so I can buy a Studio Live 32 channel mixer... hehehe. Want a 2nd one...

I bet they don't last long. Sweetwater is still showing out of stock.

If I'm not mistaken, 50% on the mids is the stock setting on amps with no mid control in real life.

Used to have all 3, too... you're going to have a LOT of fun!

@jroseberry , I wouldn't count on the AX8 being live/tweak friendly as far as the tweaking ease. While it's learnable, my AX8 is nowhere near as easy to edit on as my Helix. The ONLY thing that is easier (just because you click the "amp" button first on the Helix) is the amp edit knobs always being available on the fly. However, you're bending down for both live. hehe. :) The more I play with the AX8 since it came in, the more I feel like it will be the "backup" that sits in the studio the most, setup for walk-in recording. I'm finding the Helix to be my prefered weapon of choice, and less and less enthralled with all the extra amp models on the AX8. By the time I tweak cabs/mics, etc. on the Helix, I can pretty much change the face on every amp in the Helix drastically. It's about like having more amp models. After having owned Axe FX II XL+ (sold), Kemper Rack (sold), Helix (still own), and now AX8 (still own), Helix is one heck of a major player. When they get all the bugs and kinks worked out, plus add a few more amps for the amp fiends, I don't see how anyone could ignore Helix. I've owned a crap ton of tube amps and digital modelers from tons of brands... Helix convinces me more and more every day why I just love the dang thing. It's why I spend more time playing than tweaking... I tweak and then play for an hour or more. By then, I'm left saying to myself "wasn't I supposed to be building presets??? Where the heck did the time go??? That was fun..."

I wish I could answer MIDI tempo question on delays, but I don't use it and don't really know how to set it up. :(

I'm with PeterHamm on this one. I have both now, and it boils down to a few features and layout to me. If you can't get good tones, be they heavy metal, cleans, crunches, hard rock, classic rock, then you probably haven't spent enough time on it.

Nice tone and playing!

I use AKG K240 mkII headphones and they sound almost identical to my FRFR rig. I can actually tweak around and build presets on the headphones and it comes out sounding well through my rig.

And me grabbing an AX8 us in no way a knock on my Helix... I just don't want two of the same exact box, and the Tonelab LE and SE laying in the closet don't excite me as a backup anymore. LoL! Helix will most likely remain #1, but the AX8 will get use as well. I agree that if Helix ever gets to around 75-125 amps, it will be a good balancer against the lure of the million models craze.

LoL! Nah, I'll actually use both. One will probably live in my studio and my drummer's professional studio for session work... I would have kept the axe II or the Kemper for that, but I want my backup as a single pedal.

It'll be worth the jump to Helix from the Pod HD!

They're probably waiting for the inevitable slowdown... LoL

If Kemper came out with a pedalboard version, I'd probably have to save up for one of those, too! Hehe.

I'll post some updates once it comes in. I had gotten rid of some "junk" out the garage and music room, so I decided to put the extra cash to good use. I needed a backup pedal to the Helix anyway, so I figured why not have the main competitor... LoL! I had the Axe II XL+ and the Kemper rack. Liked them both but just got tired of the separate pedalboard and rack. I figure this way, I'll keep one in the studio and one on the road. If I get tired of one, they swap up for awhile. We all know guitarists never swap toys like their underwear... Haha!

...I just bought an AX8 for $1400. I couldn't resist... I had to have both... I'm a guitarcrakhead...