suedehead99 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Just had an email to tell me that Helix 2.20 has been released. I'm so happy for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkf9 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 That made me chuckle, now they can concentrate back on the Firehawk Fx lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regalpierot Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Yup, I owned (past tense) a Helix and sold it on. Amazing unit, but with reports of scribble strip pixels dying and displays of that quality just having a shorter life length than your simple LCD (and I guess the amount of freeze ups I experienced requiring a reboot) it just wasn't something I was hugely confident in. I still wanted native Variax VDI input and a floorboard with a bank up and down (Amplifi doesnt) so when Firehawk went to $350 I jumped. Really happy with the purchase and a great unit. I will concede though, it's about time they threw a damn update out there even to add a few extra stomps or cabs etc. Just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkf9 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Yup, I owned (past tense) a Helix and sold it on. Amazing unit, but with reports of scribble strip pixels dying and displays of that quality just having a shorter life length than your simple LCD (and I guess the amount of freeze ups I experienced requiring a reboot) it just wasn't something I was hugely confident in. I still wanted native Variax VDI input and a floorboard with a bank up and down (Amplifi doesnt) so when Firehawk went to $350 I jumped. Really happy with the purchase and a great unit. I will concede though, it's about time they threw a damn update out there even to add a few extra stomps or cabs etc. Just saying. How much sound wise are you finding the FH to the Helix you had,Is it a big step down? I keep gassing for a Helix/LT coming from owning a Firehawk,just the amount of money gives me the shivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regalpierot Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 I won't lie, I bought the Helix for the functionality not primarily the sound quality. I know that sounds odd but I've never really been hung up on being too damn wrapped up in tone, I mean to the extent that digital effects units differ. SRV primarily used an amp and a tube screamer and look what he did. I have also never ever listened to a recording or watched someone live (over the past 30 years) and liked or disliked a song or player based on the equipment they were or were not using. So to me, the sounds you get from building a good patch on a Firehawk absolutely and completely suffice. I never was really at ease with the Helix, it's all but a computer inside a guitar floorboard chassis, amazing power but after years of having devices with minimal technology in them (analog pedals etc) just be workhorses without flaw I favored that. Yes, FH is a digital system, but at $350 I am not utterly worried if the thing starts to exhibit wear and tear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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