glideman
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Should I make the move from “real� gear to a Helix?
glideman replied to Sebaileyus's topic in Helix
I play at church, in a band, and at home. I have both the Helix floor and have now purchased a Helix LT for backup after selling my Kemper. I've owned all 3 big dogs, Fractal, Kemper, Line 6, plus other names like Vox Tonelab series, etc... I have probably cut my custom built point to point wired tube amps and pedalboard on 5 or 6 times in 2 years... I don't miss them. I've owned tons and tons of tube amps over the years, including a Mesa Boogie Road King II head. If you dive deep into Helix, you'll probably never miss the heavy weight rig! If you want to really have a great stage volume for a band or have a home FRFR monitor, I highly recommend the Mission Engineering Gemini 2!!! My Xitone MBritt is almost as good. -
Thanks!!!
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Bipolar here, bro... Feel your pain. Ever since 2007, I've gotten much better each year! All I take is a little lithium now!
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Vox used the preamp tubes in the early Tonelab series well (SE and LE). The preamp tube did actually warm it up. You could even hit the secret buttons and eventually get to a "bias" setting for the preamp tube that was used in a little mini "power amp" circuit. I still have a Tonelab SE and an LE. Had they done what Line 6 has done with Helix with the Tonelab concept (they went cheaper with the Tonelab series and have practically killed it), who knows what might have been. Even though Tonelab made it more of a simulated power amp tube section with the tube preamp, you could probably get the same effect with Helix running it through a really nice studio tube preamp... but it would probably be overkill at this point with Helix.
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Like butter, man.... like pure smooth butter!!! (Sounds and plays better than it looks!)
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I buy em to play em at home and out and about. If I could afford a Private Stock or an antique Les Paul, I might keep it at home... However, these guys get played wherever... :)
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Wood Library Artist McCarty 594... Korina body and neck, Cocobolo fretboard, Artist maple top... https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/24294224_10210689467856863_2380158928487194267_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=1646886beee0ffcdb8ee331f311d6f16&oe=5A88E314 https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/24312482_10210689468296874_2835756180799039476_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=789d5c5fd8d9da88469524a9c970a394&oe=5ACBEF6F
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Just ordered... always liked your presets on other devices!!! I’m forever burnt into the 80’s guitar world! Yeah, I like the other eras, but there’s nothing like that 80’s hard rock crank!
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Just bought a Helix LT to backup my Helix Floor... If my Xitone MBritt open/closed back convertible FRFR goes out, I just jack my level up in my side fill JBL EON615 monitor. They're on speaker poles and sound really good as FRFR as well!
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Now she matches the 2+ year old Helix floor. I think I'm going to gig the LT and just use the full Helix for hot spare and studio duties. Finally got rid of the Kemper and now have an identical hot backup/spare. Jumped off the Helix cliff 100% now. :P
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I think it took me a whole 10-15 minutes to do the upgrade... well worth it!!!
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Easiest update ever since release!!!
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Interesting choice of amp models... Guess the Diesel and other high gainers are at the back of the line. Good update nonetheless...
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LoL!!!!!!!!!!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!! :P
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With this extensive of a re-write plus lots of new goodies, I'd say the length of time we've had to wait is not that bad... I'm assuming a knockout update here of course. :) :P
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polyphonic pitch shifter... Eb baby...
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Mogami
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Dang... you sold your Kemper, too? LoL! We're sychronized...
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All I have left from the GLiDE Ming Dynasty is a couple of custom built/mod amps in the Fender circuit family that I used to pump with pedals galore, and a handful of cabinets. I haven't fired them up other than occasionally the last few years. One is a 50 watter head with a tube rectifier... the other is a totally gutted and point to point rebuilt Plush 3000G tube monster. That thing will melt paint off a 1968 Buick... Dust collectors and museum pieces now... :P
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Alternate settings for Para EQ in lieu of Cab/IR block
glideman replied to jroseberry's topic in Helix
I going to try it with a duplicate set of my presets this Friday. If I don't like it during sound check, I'll switch to my original setlist. Sounds good when I'm playing by myself, though. -
Helix in 9 different styles (clean, crunch, rock & metal demo)
glideman replied to GuitarjonSDS's topic in Helix
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Sweet song, playing, tone, and video! Excellent and haunting!
