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PMT's demo in shop consisted of a rack Helix plugged into the front of a Supersonic...all sims on etc, running FW1, sounded like arse!!
put out some time in and it's more than capable of producing some amazing sounds, best thing I ever bought
The Helix is still great for people who like pedals IMHO - you can build some crazy 'pedals' as well as set ups and do things like use expression pedals to control the 'knobs' it a really creative tool.
I did buy a pair of HD600 headphones which sound great with it, but cost a few £.
I can't say is the Helix is better vs. this or the other. But it's really good, and does a hell of a lot for the cash. The mic input for example makes it great for recording guitar and vocals - I just plug it into my mac and I have record a demo in no time.
I think if you LOVE your pedals and your amp you may never come to love the Helix It's not the same experience as sitting beside an amp with pedals - it might sound exactly the same but it's a piece of tech. Personally I grew up with computers and samplers so it bothers me less. Add to that as I mentioned above I never spend half hour seeing what patch lead has died for no reason.
One other thing to add was how liberating it was to have one thing to use, not be on the FX forum ever 30 minutes to see what I could buy to improve my board. I also seemed to buy pedals that I new I could resell so I didn't really buy what I wanted more what I knew other people who want. Which was handy when I flogged it all, but it's kinda mad...
Whatever you choose enjoy!
I took my own amp into the shop and used it in the FX Return so I could hear the modelling - also tried it thru some Fender PA speakers direct into a wee mixer - was a huge sound!
My plan was to just use it in 4CM for FX but I was really quite impressed with the modelling - and that was not even on latest firmware - Snapshots were not even in it.
I just need say 5 core sounds that I settle into using all the time and these are edited on a tablet a few times a year (or never) and you then tweak them with actual knobs on the head/combo. That's what Boss have got right IMO...reduce the option son the actual physical controls..
I'm not prepared to move from my traditional values to something with a full on screen and flashing light show...I've already got too much tech distracting me from actually playing.
Petty much how I use my Helix - a few core sounds and a bunch of FX, rather than distract me from playing it does the opposite, it sounds so good there's no need to continually tweak it, I haven't even tried half of the models in there. The advantages of not having a traditional head/cab is I can turn up at a gig and be set up in 5 minutes with one trip from the car.
I've owned a Katana 100 for a short while as I though it might be a decent grab and go option, the trouble was the Helix sounds 100 times better, so the Katana just sat there doing nothing. Not a slur on the Katana, if the Helix didn't sound better I'd be hacked off