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Does a Pedal Board exist to control the Helix with the buttons spaced further apart?


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Is there an after market pedal board available with the buttons spaced further apart to control amp modelers like Line 6 Helix?

The buttons are way too close on all amp modelers.  Pedal toppers do not fix this.  

 

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You could probably get an old school MIDI controller to work... haven't used used one since my rack-mount days, but I assume they still exist. As for the spacing between the buttons, I imagine that will vary from unit to unit. Don't know if that's something they'd put on the spec sheet... might have to try and find one in person.

 

Either that or invest in smaller feet, ;).

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On 8/25/2025 at 5:46 PM, yellowfin said:

Is there an after market pedal board available with the buttons spaced further apart to control amp modelers like Line 6 Helix?

The buttons are way too close on all amp modelers.  Pedal toppers do not fix this.  


Hi,

 

There are many people who use one of these.

 

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FCB1010--behringer-midi-foot-controller-fcb1010?_queryID=7438b3240ec0ec514a12e930bb8a9b0e&_index=production_products

 

Hope this helps/makes sense.

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It's better and easier to just use whatever is on the Helix.  I've found some workarounds for the issue you are trying to solve.  I use snapshots exclusively, and have a preset per song. 

 

1. have redundant snapshots.  If I need only 2 sounds in the whole song, I create snapshot copies, 6 out of the 8 snapshots are my "rhythm" snapshots, and 2 are my "lead" snapshots.  That way I can slam on any one of the snapshot "copies" to go back to the rhythm sound after taking a solo without standing like a statue, carefully aiming where I'm pressing.  No shoegazing :) 

2. I rehearse the sound changes at home.  Oftentimes if I keep missing and pressing the wrong button in certain scenarios, I reposition the snapshots: swap them, and create additional copies.  If you have 4 buttons to do the same thing, it's more difficult to miss, you know?  

3. I disable the up/down buttons LT or Floor with a hack, demonstrated here:

https://youtu.be/UTQ8wJaXZnc?si=PzUePqH5mlqzSsl0

 

 

As somebody who wears size 13, I used to have issues switching my sounds incorrectly early on, but with practice today I rarely have any mishaps.  When I toured, our stage presence was very active, lots of jumping and moving around, and no issues.  

 

I realized that redundancy is key.  Making my board idiot-proof is also key.  Helix has a lot to offer, and lots of buttons, but in reality most songs I've played require 4, sometimes 5 sounds tops.  With having redundant duplicate snapshots, I am less likely to miss, and invoke the wrong sound.  

 

I also rely on visual cues, and add dummy blocks to further dummy-proof the live playing experience.  Watch my video of various tricks, all combined into 1 video:

 

https://youtu.be/o0S6WNKXQKc?si=s-uSHz5eDWdPPR0P

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