ruperthawkes Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Is there only one clean amp in the helix family? the jazz 120? where is the line6 clean pre amp like in the lesser amplify series, ie tube instrument preamp, piezoacoustic 2 etc. Is the Helix only intended for metalheads? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaschaFranck Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Turn the drive parameter down on anything Fender-ish (plus some more) and you'll get pristine cleans. I would however agree that Line 6's amp default settings are almost horrible all throughout, causing even amps wellknown for their great clean tone (such as a Twin) to become a mushy driven mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruperthawkes Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 So,there isn’t a tube pre amp? Seems an oversight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmalle Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 There are lots of amp models that can do clean. All kinds of clean. The Studio Tube Pre is one option for a clean preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruperthawkes Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Ah that wasn’t listed on the helix main site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruperthawkes Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Is there a complete list of modules? And are they still adding to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmalle Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Hopefully Line6 will some day learn that documentation should not be considered optional. But they are in the business for over 2 decades now and some things never change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-kash Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, SaschaFranck said: Turn the drive parameter down on anything Fender-ish (plus some more) … and also the Master. 35 minutes ago, ruperthawkes said: Is the Helix only intended for metalheads? Well, it certainly appears to be their main target group… :) I'm using the Fender Twin, AC30, Hiwatt and Soldano models with a Les Paul (pickups switchable between serial and parallel). All those models have nice clean sound capability, it just needs to be balanced carefully between Drive, Tones and Master while fully cranking up the Channel Volume. The latter does not color the sound in any way. Most of the time I'm using the AC30 because I like its overdrive sound the best. I'm not using any overdrive blocks/pedals otherwise, just switching Clean/Crunch/Overdrive snapshots. Additional trick is to use a gentle compressor for a more "present" clean sound. If you want something that "just works", put the LA Studio Comp at the end of your signal chain. Just as they would do in a studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmalle Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, lou-kash said: I'm using the Fender Twin, AC30, Hiwatt and Soldano models with a Les Paul (pickups switchable between serial and parallel). All those models have nice clean sound capability, it just needs to be balanced carefully between Drive, Tones and Master while fully cranking up the Channel Volume. The latter does not color the sound in any way. Most of the time I'm using the AC30 because I like its overdrive sound the best. I'm not using any overdrive blocks/pedals otherwise, just switching Clean/Crunch/Overdrive snapshots. Additional trick is to use a gentle compressor for a more "present" clean sound. If you want something that "just works", put the LA Studio Comp at the end of your signal chain. Just as they would do in a studio. Or you could use a proper guitar like a vintage Telecaster. Then the Twins default settings are golden right away. ; ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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