I am super impressed and happy with my Helix but am contemplating getting a small Fender valve amp as well such as a Princeton or Deluxe.
Obviously I would only use the effects on the Helix straight into the front of the amp as Fender amps rarely have effect loops.
Would I still be able to utilise the effects and sound decent through the amp?
Secondly is there any way of using the Helix to switch the amp's reverb and tremolo on and off?
Normally a Fender amp has a two button footswitch with a TRS/Stereo type plug which plugs into the rear of the amp.
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Helix sounds great as FX only and you would just need a TRS (stereo) cable to run from the Helix to the amp for channel switching.
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So if I have understood correctly: if I get hold of a 65 Princeton or a 65 Deluxe Reverb re -issue I will be able to connect the Helix to the amp's footswitch input via a TRS cable and assign one of the footswitches on the Helix to switch the amp's reverb in and off and another footswitch on the Helix to switch the tremolo on and off?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein