pdkellett Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Line 6 team - I just wanted to congratulate you all and say what an awesome piece of kit this is. I used to use a G-System but those days are now dead and buried. The versatility and flexibility and transparency of this unit is phenomenal - especially when using this in 7CM with two Friedman Brown Eye's in Stereo where Loop 1 goes to left BE pre-amp section, Loop 2 goes to right BE pre-amp section. The tone of my Friedman just oozes through wonderfully. And all of this at this price point too! Its so much better than the G-System in terms of tone and transparency its amazing. Not to mention the flexibility and ease of use. I did a lot of research online before buying and couldn't quite find enough reviews about using it as an FX unit only - so thought I'd post this for others looking for info. I considered the FX8 too but made the plunge for this and will not be looking back. The FX8's routing flexibility is a long way behind the Helix. I hear its FX are better - if so they must be mind blowing as I can't really fault the Helix. The amp modelling is not as important for me - but I do think these can be made a little better. I have a Kemper too and in my opinion it's still superior - the amp tones just sound less digital. But obviously a Kemper is not a modeller. The only aspect a G-System still wins on (which is surprising) is the amp relay switching - with its dual outputs that allowed full switching of 2 amps independently. I look forward to lots of updates to this unit though - more FX, and possibly better / more flexible reverbs. Otherwise - this thing is about as good as it gets as a multi FX unit for real amps - especially if you have 2 in stereo. I think you should promote this aspect of the unit more as, in my opinion, this is its true strength until the amp modelling is made just a little bit more realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksteruk Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I agree! I'm really loving using my Helix in stereo (and in 7cm) with two of my guitar amps. The routing options you have in Helix are just awesome - as is the UI and the FX. I have to say the modelling is pretty good. I have dialled in Helix amps to mimic the preamp section of my amp, and on occasion after A/Bing between them for a bit whilst I tweak the Helix one I end up playing away thinking I'm on the real amp and when I look down it turns out I was using a Helix amp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe5 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Running my Helix mono currently with tube amp return in and a V30 cab and love it. When I was trying to integrate my Mesa amps 4CM I used an RJM amp gizmo midi amp switcher. Helix's 2 switch amp control wasn't enough. Now it's Helix amp models only into the power section of the amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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