Just bought Helix...

[P.A.Foholic]

And this thing is freaking awesome! I had AmpliFire before in my pedalboard. I also had wah, tuner and noise gate in there. Then decided to end the hassle with the board and go with Helix. One practice with the band and I must say this really surpassed my expectations. Nothing wrong with the AmpliFire, sounded really good also, but was a bit limited for what I wanted to do.

Our other guitarist also has now a Helix and we are both going to buy a set of Alto TS210s to go with the Helix. This way we can craft our presets to compliment each other really nicely. Also, we can build the presets in a way that we surely know that they are going to sound good in a live situation.

[Mincer]

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These things are getting really popular. I use a Fractal, but some seriously great sounds have come out of the Helix, too. It is a great time to play guitar.

[P.A.Foholic]

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Yeah! Had an Axe Fx Standard back in the day. It was a great sounding machine. You said it man, truly a great time to play guitar.

[mantis]

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Do you just buy these on faith or does your local dealer have them where you can try before you buy?
I would love to check out a Helix or AXE FX but no one ever has one in stock to try out. I hate that.

But on the flip side I gotta agree with you guys on the timing to play, I have a Boss ES-5 and want to get a ES-8 and Man I love that thing. I had a Boss GT100 prior and I liked it but never thought it was top notch in sound quality so I went back to pedals

[CodeDante]

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Congrats on the purchase. Is it the lt or the full helix? Also what do you play it through?

[P.A.Foholic]

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Yeah, I could've tried it before I bought it in my local dealer (also the distributor in Finland) but I had already heard it in action by our other guitarist.

Thanks Dante! Yeah, mine is the LT, didn't find use for the extras in the regular version. Right now I play it through DV Mark 250GH (fx return) and DV Mark Neoclassic 212. Switching to the Altos soon, though

[risingforce]

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Good decision. After many years I'm fed up to manage tons of cables and pedals. I have both Helix and AX8 ( as a backup ). I started to sell my pedals to have Kemper also

By the way... TECH 21 Brit is also good...

[P.A.Foholic]

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Good decision. After many years I'm fed up to manage tons of cables and pedals. I have both Helix and AX8 ( as a backup ).

Exactly this. Problem solving, managing your rig and exploring sounds has never been easier. Going to buy the G10 relay too for wireless operation.

[risingforce]

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Going to buy the G10 relay too for wireless operation.

I forgot to state that I'm using G50 Relay

[Mincer]

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Yeah I am looking at the Line6 wireless units for mine...either the G30 or G10 (I dig that it is rechargeable). But most people who buy things like a Helix, buy it on faith (I bought my Fractal that way). There are so many options on them, that it is hard to just try out in a store.

[P.A.Foholic]

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Yeah, and that is not the absolute truth even (testing out in the store) because third party impulses such as Ownhammer make the Helix soooooo much better. Fractal products too, ofc.

[Mincer]

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IRs can radically change the sound of the amp model. There are literally thousands of free ones out there, too...troll the modeling forums.

[P.A.Foholic]

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After discovering these better IRs the modelling hasn't been the same for me. In a really really good way.

[LesStrat]

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The Helix is amazing.

There is a great Facebook page for getting ideas and getting questions answered. Some of the Line6 guys are members as well.

[P.A.Foholic]

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The Helix is amazing.

There is a great Facebook page for getting ideas and getting questions answered. Some of the Line6 guys are members as well.

The group is amazing! I was there even before I got the Helix myself So much good advice and tips.