talwilkins

Mostly all of it for me but for you it kind of depends on the music you like already.

It's the guy who invited Sting to the stage to sing the best rendition of Murder by Number ever played with some of the best musicians ever.

Maybe he should!

Amen to that! Wow, you actually met the guy, I'm jealous but happy for you! Zappa has been my musical hero and example ever since I got introduced when i was around 16. I was a Hendrix fan at the time. A schoolfriend said "You like guitar, well listen to this " and put on Yo mama. I was completely blown away and that's when the journey started. Now I started a Zappa tribute band and we're rehearsing like hell to get ready for our first gig. We're really not that good but we have a lot of fun! Trying to play Zappa songs is a fantastic learning experience and when a song starts working it's just so great to do. We're called Absolutely Frank. Take a look at absolutelyfrank.com and tell me what you think. Don't hesitate to be critical either, I value your honest opinions.

Actually he kept singing and playing almost all solo's till the end. Except of course with the Yellow Shark Project which was orchestral and had no singing or guitar solo's

You're welcome! It's always nice to meet a fellow Zappa fan! There just ain't enough. "Music is my religion. It's the only one that delivers the goods" Frank Zappa

Now that's another tone you won't match!But who cares? Just make a tone you really like and rock on! If you wan't to sound the same-ish (that's as close as you will ever get) make a close-ish tone and enjoy!

I am using the Helix to process my vocal sound. I have the mice goin through it's own seperate path (path 1A) and the guitar is using 1B, 2A and 2B. The vocal signal is going through the mice pre amp first and then goes through a few effects when I want it to (phaser and/or pitch shifter). It works fine generally but I do have some feedback issues sometimes when using the effects.

I started using the Helix with the stock cab IRs and loved what I was getting. After several months of reading posts of people saying they were terrible I decided to try a few 3rd party IRs. Every one I tried was terrible to my ears, couldn' use them. I think they were some RedWire, Ownhammer and others. So I stayed with stock. Then several months after that, after reading coment after coment about the "bad" stock cabs, I decided to try again. This time my first reaction to some Ownhammers was: WOW, this is really even better than the stock cab IRs. But after A-B ing for a while I found the OH IRs were quite a bit louder than the stock IRs. Knowing that often louder suddenly sounds a lot better, I compensated on the stock IRs (+3db!) and the magic of the OH seemed to melt away. They really just dind't sound better. Different but certainly not better. Actually I tended to like the stock IR's a bit more. This was all on headphones and I haven't tried the OH at rehearsals yet, although I have made patches to try. At the moment I still haven't found any reason to switch to 3rd party IRs but, who knows?

I'm using the Archetype with stock cabs (WhoWatt 100 with 121 ribbon + Cali V30 with 160 ribbon). Sounds great to me. I've tried a few Ownhammer ir's but wasn't that impressed. Sounded good but didn't seem worth the trouble. Could very well be my 'wrong, I don;t know. The ir sounded much better at first but I found out it was quite a bit louder than the stock cabs. After compensating for that the magic went away imho.

Also take a look at the new Archetype Clean

Used my Helix first with my DT25 throgh Line6 Link. Did no topic switching with MIDI. Just turned off all modeling on the DT. Sounds great! Then decided to exchange my 3rd faulty Variax 89F for a Firebird1500 (same price) one word: WOW! Never had such a great, transparent, defined, detailed, room filling sound (OK, a few more words). Now wondering if I'll ever use the DT25 again. I was sceptical at first, was convinced nothing could beat real tubes but now I really believe FRFR is the best (not the only) way to go with modeling. Of course that's my opinion, any other opinion is just as valid to the person having it ;-)

Not so sure if it's really a Windows 10 thing. Windows clearly supports these formats (and higher): but doesn't show them on the Helix driver: So maybe it's something for Line6 to resolve? Case maybe not so closed?

I'm sure you can but I haven't tried anything like that. As far as I can tell, the Firehawk can amplify anything through the monitor in. And since it FRFR it should all sound great!

Great idea for Ideascale

What spring add-ons are these?

I agree about the amp the pushing air Behind me. With the FireHawk I have that, even though its FRFR. Best of both worlds?

It's funny because I have the exact oposite experience. I was using tube amps before, ending with the DT25. I absolutely loved the tone but wasn't quite satisfied with how it sat in the mix and filled the room. In recordings at the rehearsals using a Zoom in the middle of the room the DT was barely audible. Also the other musicians often complained that they couldn't hear me. Now I switched to a FireHawh 1500 and WOW!!! This beast filled the room like nothing I tried before. Everyone is happy now and the recordings are fantastic. The definition of my tone is much more detailed.

I started using my DT25. I loved the tone and feel but it lacked clarity and didn't cut through the mix very well. Went for a Firehawk 1500 and was blown away. It;s amazing with Helix. Cuts through like butter. I have no problems with noise and I play pretty loud. Actually the DT25 did make a lot of noise. I've never had such good tone and I've never had such a quite setup. I am also thinking of getting the Floorboard for the Firehawk as a backup but since I probably will never use it (I hope) I guess I'll use my HD500X as backup. Not sure yet.

I also have one of the first Helix (in Holland anyways). I have never heard any click. Wonder what you guys are hearing, sounds a bit off.

I used a DT-25 at first and was very satisfied. Now I am using the Firehawk 1500 and I can tell you it blows the DT out of the water! The tone I'm getting now is totally awesome and cuts through the mix like nothing I have experienced before. Volume is no issue, this thig can be LOUD! But it can be quiet as well still sounding great. Do yourself a favour and go FRFR and if you have the funds look at Firehawk 1500

I have to say, I am absolutely overwhelmed by the Helix in combinatination with Firehawk 1500! At first I used my DT-25 and was very happy with the sound but had trouble cutting through the mix in the recordings made at rehearsals with a Zoom. I had trouble with my Variax 89F again and was about to get my 3rd new one and decided to trade for a Firehawk 1500 (had the same price). Bax music shop agreed. The sound I'm getting from this setup is really increadable! It's really very transparent and cuts through the mix unlike anything I've tried before. Now, looking back at the sound from DT-25 it was pretty smudgy actually, although I was very satisfied at the time. So, if you're thinking about Firehawk or another FRFR, don't hesitate. It really is the way to go with Helix and probably any modeler. Anyways, that what I think.

Yes, this is irritating. I found I could rename by just using the space bar. After that I can rename to whatever I want. That's my workaround.

You wouldn't need to mic the Firehawk. Just go directly to FOH. The Helix will have a mic sim anyways.

Fantastic! You really are incredibly talented. Thanks for sharing!