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I get that, I'm referencing @peteri who is going direct into his Carr. So I'm talking about the stompbox effect models. I use mine similar, directly into a clean amp, it works great like that. Whether using a Helix preamp into the front of an amp has the same effect as a stomp box model, I'm not sure. Like I said, it's not a sound I need or have spent much time experimenting with, but for whatever many things the Helix can do, a model of a Guv'nor, Crunch Box or similar would be handy, because it does everything else well, into the front of an amp.
FWIW: A rough approximation to the kind of sound I'm looking for is in the clip I posted on May 9 at the thread at the link below
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1475236/#Comment_1475236
Gave up on the pre-amp models and just used pedals. Turned the gain on the pedals right down (relative to the physical pedal if I had it).
Plus applied a global eq to cut a little bit on the upper mids.
Certainly matching what I'm hearing from my small pedal board - so much happier.
Thanks!
I don't think there's any danger of it not coming out, I was just seeing if I'd missed something since I don't really follow all the avenues for this topic (other forums, social media etc).
Seriously getting annoyed with this now - it isn't gigged excessively, it's not mis-treated and it is stored in a padded case. And yet, each unit develops a fault!
Plus, I've got a load of festival gigs this weekend, which I now cannot use it for.
I know it's a complex bit of kit, but I have serious doubts about the overall reliability of the unit now; starting to wonder if an Axe FX would actually be better.
This is one of the reasons I went for Helix Rack and do all my editing with the PC-based app.
R.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
its supposed to be giggable
My one criticism of Line 6 (and I know why they have to do it) but they aren't very transparent when the come across problems like this
it can really shake your confidence in your gear and I have to say, I prize reliability over almost everything else
I'm not suggesting you should be scared to use it, but I made a conscious decision that a Controller would be more robust than a Floor unit in the gig situation.
R.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
Frank from Line6 is shipping me a new unit to get here for Friday - superb customer service from them, so I'm happy
First try outs with the steel and muff / delay sounded great - instant gilmour. Had more trouble when trying to get clean reverby tones though - via headphones and monitors I was getting that grainy digital sound. I seem to be able to dial this out though by using the volume pad on the input, and adjusting the levels on the blocks.
The throw on the exp pedal is less than I'd like, but I've set up a gain block controlled by the pedal instead of using the standard vol pedal block, and that lets me set min & max values, which makes it more usable for me (eg right back isn't completely off). Pedal is squeaking though.
Anyway, I'm pleased with it and thought i'd share what I've learned so far in case its useful for anyone else
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