apqsy Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Hi folks, I’m currently running my helix using “5†cable meathod. Helix Guitar in - send 1 to front of JVM - jvm send to helix return 1 - helix left out to jvm return and right out to a blackstar return. Both amps are driving their own cabs. Does anyone know if I’d run into any issues (thinking mostly the load the amp will see and fx quality) by running one head but trying to achieve stereo spread by bringing the helix loop after the power section and before the cab? Something like..... Guitar in - helix send 1 to front of amp - jvm 16ohm out to helix return 1 (run all mod/dly/verb here) then helix left to cab 1 and helix right to cab 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfalkler Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Do not do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricstudioc Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Come out of the speaker out of an amp into Helix?? Yeah - not a good idea, don't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apqsy Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Got it. I sort of knew it was a no go but the helix does just about everything else.....I’ll just need to keep running 2 heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Got it. I sort of knew it was a no go but the helix does just about everything else.....I’ll just need to keep running 2 heads. Doesn't matter how fancy modelers get... you can NEVER feed a power amp into anything but a cabinet or a load box. Unless of course the goal is testing your new fire extinguisher... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apqsy Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Doesn't matter how fancy modelers get... you can NEVER feed a power amp into anything but a cabinet or a load box. Unless of course the goal is testing your new fire extinguisher... I’m sure someone’s R&D department would be able to get round it somehow, but I’m not sure how much “want†there’d be for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbuhajla Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 jvm 16ohm out to helix return 1 (run all mod/dly/verb here) then helix left to cab 1 and helix right to cab 2. NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never connect the speaker output of an amp into Helix or any other processor. It is designed to be connected only to a speaker or load box. If you need to do that then get something like the Suhr reactive load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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