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Remember, the Headrush has an updated version of the Eleven modelling (the one that comes with Pro Tools HD), so it's not directly comparable to the old 11R's sounds. From what I hear, the HD version has a much better feel to it.
With snapshots you can configure all that stuff to switch parameters in real time and then have different scenes to switch to different amps (if you really want to) between songs.
I think the difference is in the idea that you need a different amp model to get a different tone, It's not true and its not how most people would use a traditional set up
My point is that the gapless switching solution gets everything I want in this particular situation whereas the snapshot solution doesn't, which is why I believe it's better.
Bet that sounds great! It just shows how versatile the Helix is, my complete rig is a Helix
i can do so much with it
panning tremolos 2 and 3 part guitar harmonies
stereo flanges
momenteray octave whammy
all the fun of the fair
It all seems a bit light-the-lamp-not-the-rat. If you focus on doing it a specific way then you can easily rule out any unit you like; if you focus on the sounds you need you can probably do it with almost any unit you like.
Certainly if you want clean, rhythm and lead (and they can be very different sounds) with different stereo delays it's easily done in the Helix with snapshots.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
A big part of the sounds I want are:
Lead: distorted as all hell on the right, less gain-y but more compressed on the left with a bit of power section distortion, with various stereo reverbs and delays (and some modulation)
Rhythm: Gain-y on the right, less gain-y but a lot more compressed on the left, with various stereo reverbs and delays (and some modulation)
Clean: Clean left and right but more scooped on the left, with various reverbs and delays
That's not possible without compromise with any of the current modellers (Helix included) if I want gapless changes and spillover as well. Sure I could compromise on it, but...I'd rather wait for something which can do it all.
This is all I've been trying to say from my first comment in this thread - wait and see with the Headrush, because it's likely to have capabilities that the Line 6, Kemper and Fractal gear can't manage. Sure, we don't know everything about it, but that's why I'm saying "wait a few weeks" instead of "pre-order a Headrush now!"
Please, someone...anyone...donate a Helix today to help a poor starving Voxman who has a wife, 2 kids and 10 ordinary non-custom shop guitars to support. Times are tough and a Helix is desperately needed to replace 5 amps and a pedal board that can no longer be supported and will need to go into care. Please give generously..!
Unless you're hiding a pre-CBS Precision under your bed at home... in which case we need to talk about the situation..
For amps and FX though I find inspiration in noises and different noises make me write in different ways. I don't find inspiration in pickup selections.
I love putting together new sounds with the Helix, it's not really option paralysis for me - it's just that I find many different sounds that I want to keep and use them all for something. I'd like more patch memory on it!
I may also need another expression pedal as I've just had another idea.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd