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At the moment, I've kept the Big Sky and Timeline, along with a Trio Plus.
I agree that the verbs are great, but good enough in the Helix.
Incoming Meris Mercury 7 and Moog MF104m though, are pure indulgence.
But for Helix use - mainly the Digitech Bass Synth Wah as nothing comes close to that. And my favourite FF type fuzz, the Guitarsystems Fuzztool Junior.
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- Rat
- Hotcake
- Liquid Sunshine (probably going for sale soon)
- Rockett Archer
- MonkeyFX Valvesporker (super rare, super funky)
- homemade Muff, Fuzz Face and a couple of 1-knob boosts
I've kept a few Juansolo dirt pedals, a Phase 45 and polytune.
I like the reverbs in the Helix, I just want a big atmospheric ambient verb to be added.
Of the effects I really like, the Auto filter is funky as fuck, the harmonic trem and vibe are great too.
Still looking for flange and phasers that work for me, but there are quite a few variables so I may just need tweaking time.
Drive wise I'm happy with the Helix so far.
There are a lot of differences between the units, and the interfaces, but if you were considering digital it might be worth exploring the FX8 before going to a switcher + separates setup
Stone Deaf PDF-1 was a present.
Soul Food - cos it's worth f@#k and I wanted the power supply.
EHX Freeze - Helix can't do it.
Old wah I converted into and expression pedal with a switch so I could use the wah's in the helix with a more traditional feeling wah pedal.
Did keep for a while an infinity looper - but realised the helix looper was ample for me.
To be honest I could do without all of the above.
SOLD:
AMT Wah
Obscura
Flint
Digitech vibe
Flashback
Boss rc3
Handmade fuzz
The elements
Pitchfork
Ego
The delays and verbs (especially the verbs) are delightful on the FX8. There is one in the forum too for peanuts...
I'm using helix in 4cm with an amp. Only pedals kept in gigging rig are ;
1) EQD palisades, it just pushed the amp how I like. I could probably replicated it with the 808 block and EQ but haven't had time.
2) Dakglass B7k for when I'm playing bass. (I haven't updated so don't have the helix model)
3) Tuner in front of helix. So I can record a loop and have it playing while I tune silently.
Also the helix tuner doesn't like the Low A on my bass.
Sold: TC Spark, EHX Tortion (JFET OD), EHX Soulfood, ZVEX Fuzz Factory clone by Thorpy
Kinda want: TC Mimiq, Digitech Freqout, Hologram Dream Sequence
There's not one box out there that does everything, but there are some that some close enough that you won't feel as though you're making that much of a compromise. In my case, I sold off my ODs as the Helix was near enough identical, kept the Strymons simply because I like them and they do somethings the Helix can't. The GAS hasn't left me, but it's certainly died down.
Electro-Harmonix POG
Line 6 DL4 w/ EX-1
Subdecay Harmonic Antagonizer
Z.Vex Wooly Mammoth
Not Hot Dog Pedals:
Lexicon PCM 91
Buttloads of plugins