WhitzEnd00 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Hey Everyone, I love my helix and especially love that it gave me some options to supplement it with external pedals. I couldnt live without my POG2. Ive gotten the helix to approximate a Micro POG but at the cost of a lot of DSP. Id rather have the DSP for other things at the core of my tone. I want to know a few things about how you are using the helix with external pedals I want to know: What pedals are you using with the helix and how are you using them? What external pedals could you not live without? If you could have any pedal alongside your helix, what would it be? I want to know a few things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knewman34 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I have a Helix and I have an H9 Max. The two play very well together and I can get some amazingly deep sounds with this combo. The pitch effects on the H9 are great as are the reverbs and delays. When you pair the best capabilities of both together, you will achieve KILLER sounds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitzEnd00 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 I have a Helix and I have an H9 Max. The two play very well together and I can get some amazingly deep sounds with this combo. The pitch effects on the H9 are great as are the reverbs and delays. When you pair the best capabilities of both together, you will achieve KILLER sounds. I was considering the H9. Havent ever played much with the eventide stuff but everyone in know loves them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatgraymatt Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I've been using the Helix since it was released and am loving it, especially since the 2.0 update. The only external pedal I use is a CAE MC-404 wah. The onboard wahs are great but the CAE has a pretty unique sound and plays well with the Helix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I use Mission pedals as my controllers for volume and Wah. The only other pedal I would use is my Fulltone Deja-vibe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inerzia Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I'm currently using it with a Roland GR-55 going into return 3+4 (and GR's guitar output into Helix's aux input)In that setup, I'm more than covered for rotary sounds, but there's this other gig for which I might want to use the Korg G4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkornell Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I've got a HOG2, and will likely add an H9 or BigSky. Also contemplating an external looper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneToner Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I currently have the helix rack hooked up to an effects gizmo, from there I have the strymon timeline, big sky, and Mobius, a bass specific fuzz, a synth, a bass distortion, and soon to have a bass preamp, in no particular order that I can run anywhere I want. Its nice to have this because I can run all four paths independently from each other, one being vocals, and if the guitarists amp craps out on a gig, with the strymons covering the more DSP intensive effects, I could easily add an extra amp in for them too I'm a guitarist who started playing bass for a band and have become much more of a bassist than guitarist, though I hope to have an end all rig for both with this. Currently most the effects are guitar driven, which is understandable, and I am stoked that they have what they already have for bass, but I hope they show the low enders some more love eventually too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ormen67 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 i am using my helix with the H9 MAX, electro-harmonix Epitome, and digitech Trio plus. i love the extra effects of the H9, i agree that they compliment each other good. the epitome i use mostly for the reverb and the micro pog on most of my worship presets. and the Trio gives me a band when i am practicing alone...love it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellM5 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I'm just using a BeatBuddy. Helix is doing everything else I currently want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommasoferrarese Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I have kept my H9 Max and BigSky. And I'm about to buy me a Sub'n'Up, I tried it out and it's almost as good as the POG2 I sold, but with the added option of tone print editing with eq drive and modulation. I also use a Source Audio Reflex, which is an exp pedal that can also send MIDI and synced LFOs. I can modulate any parameter of the other pedals as it has 3 MIDI outputs and 3 analog ones.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mforester Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I'm going to be using these: Korg SDD-3000 pedal, H9 Max, Sobbat SD-1, Arc Effects Shephard, 3Leaf Audio Wonderlove Deluxe and Korg A3. Not all of these will be in the loops initially, I may eventually get an Effects Gizmo to solve that though. I might add my BeatBuddy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frodebro Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I have a pair of H9s (Max and Core), but for the immediate future I'm focusing on learning what the Helix can do without any external effects. Eventually the H9s will both be implemented, mainly to free up the processors for running multiple amps and cabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstonetom Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Here's another thread that might apply: What effects pedals are you still keeping?Started by cornerstonetom, Nov 07 2015 09:48 AM outboard geareffects pedals analog pedals pedal boards pedalboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telewest Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I am lovin my bb exotic Andy Timmons drive pedal and my okko compressor and my Ernie ball volume pedal It all sounds and integrates beautifully love the Helix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterHamm Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Like the OP, I'm using a POG2 with my Helix. I'm also using a Mel9. The combo of those two making pads behind my guitars (or instead of them) is just simply amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideout Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Haven't felt the need for any other pedal other than my looper. If it weren't for the Helix's very paltry loop memory, my RC-20XL would be on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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