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I had a 513. I like the 509 switching better. :)

Like the 408 so much I'm probably buying this 509...

I can't remember the cost for the whole thing, but I bought every bundle he had a good while ago, then got him to help me figure out what I needed to complete the collection a couple of months ago. He gave me a discount on the last sets I purchased to complete the set. Mike's a standup guy. I would say it was between $300 and $500 for all of them.

Brazilian is sweet!

I see blue around the edges for the burst.

That is one crazy guitar, man!!! Wow! Cool!

Thanks, guys! It's a 408. Bought it from a guy in Nebraska for a great price. I've owned a bunch of PRS guitars over the years. After playing it all afternoon, it's becoming one of my favorite models. My wife may let me spend my leave check on a Private Stock when I retire in a year and a half!

Wooohoooooooo!!! Came in today!

Been there, done that! I have everything he's put out up until about a month or two ago. I have complete, or nearly complete, collections from a few of the profile peddlers.

I get great recorded material from both. In a mix, it's hard to tell. Live and solo in my house? I very slightly prefer Kemper. And it could all be in my twisted little head. LoL!

I own and use both equally... Helix is usually for church and gigs I want a minimal setup for. Kemper is when I want to Cadilac mode it and don't care about the extra pedal and head unit. I slightly prefer the amps I have in my Kemper, but it's mostly a wash once you learn to tweak Helix and make tones. Effects slightly favor Helix. They're both awesome units and if you can afford both, it's really worth it!

I'll pick the Archon model over the 800 any day of the week... JMHO...

I get plenty outta my Xitone MBritt convertible open/closed back. A 2x12 Xitone with the class D Matrix amp panel built in should knock your d@ck in the dirt... LoL!

I never use my Helix and Kemper together. Effects are good enough for me in Kemper to not need Helix when using it. Helix is my compact rig, and Kemper is my Mac Daddy rig.

Cool. I checked it out on a Google search a little while ago. Fender looks like a nice powered PA speaker... they're about as proud of it as JBL is of theirs... hehehe.

Never seen the Fender Fortis thingy before.....

Bottom line, with Helix, you can tweak the tone to sound whatever you want it to sound like within reason...

You've also heard from people that have not heard just how "fizzy" a lot of real amps can be...... especially higher gain ones... Whatever is there that I don't like, I can dial out with Helix. I love my Kemper, too, and I liked the Axe FX II XL+ I had (owned the AX8 as well for several weeks). I sold all the Fractal and kept Helix and Kemper. I'm just as happy with Helix as I am/have been with the others.

Xitone MBritt model 1x12 coaxial (Celestion with Matrix amp module built in) with open/closed back convertible option. Screams in all modes and configs!

There is actually a mode on the Xitone MBritt that cuts off the horn driver/tweeter if you want to load some patches that are built for guitar cab. There's also a DSP mode on it where the Tweeter is cut off, but it's still FRFR (just a little warmer since the horn driver is off). It's a VERY versatile cab for $1000.00 shipped to my door. Throw in the convertible open/closed back option and you can use it for all kinds of different feels/sounds. and it can be LOUD (or soft).

I use the same patches I would pump through any other FRFR into the Xitone. There's some new stuff I've programmed since it came in, but I pretty much use the same philosophies I did with other patches, regardless of whether I use Low cut/High Cut.

Xitone is probably more optimized for guitar. Still think I could run anything through it, though. Has 5 dsp eq modes. Seismic Audio is a coaxial monitor. You can run anything through it.

If you can swing $1000 range, Xitone makes the MBritt model powered coax speaker that has a built in Matrix amp. Ask for the open/closed back custom hybrid version. You can run it open or closed back with an easily removable rear panel section. It's killer!

There's a global setting for the volume/expression pedal(s) that makes it's value "global" or per preset. The global, I believe, will retain the current position of your expression pedal even when switching presets.

Seismic Audio makes a powered 15" coaxial monitor that does a great job! Bass and treble controls, too, in case you feel the need to shape the tone a little.