Why I’ll Never Go Back to Using Tube Amps Live
Stalwart tube-amp enthusiast Julian Ward experienced an irreversible paradigm shift after combining his Helix Rack with a Powercab 112 Plus.
You’ve Never Actually Heard That Amp
Having trouble sounding like the guitarists on your favorite records? Tube amp guru Dan Boul explains why.
Bill Frisell Talks Looping & Loopers
Barry Cleveland discusses the whats, whys, and hows of live-looping with the celebrated guitarist.
Breaking the Analog Model
Joe Gore explores what happens when you disregard the conventional rules of analog signal flow in the digital modeling realm.
Gainful Deployment – Stacking Overdrives
Michael Ross dishes the dirt on combining overdrive, fuzz, and other distortion pedals to open up whole new worlds of gain.
Nashville’s Dirty Secret – Country Music’s Founding Forefathers of Fuzz
Chris Gill recounts that years before and after the Stones recorded “Satisfaction,” fuzz guitar was featured on dozens of country singles.
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Award-winning composer Tom Salta demonstrates how he uses the Line 6 Helix Native guitar and effects plug-in to create monumental sounds when scoring major video games.
Snapshots is one of the most powerful, yet underutilized, features in Helix. Joe Gore unveils its secrets, step-by-step, with images, sound clips, and downloadable examples.
Boutique amp builder Dan Boul loves tube amps, yet he’s also a huge proponent of amp modeling. Find out why he’s certain it’s okay to have it both ways.
Speaker cabinet impulse responses are all the rage—but what are they and how can you use them when crafting great guitar tones with your modeler?
Curious about 4-Cable Method? Matt Scannell runs Matt Blackett through how he employs it with his HX Effects-based live effects rig.
Ace guitarist Jude Gold goes wide on non-mono guitar sounds, the virtues of performing in stereo, and his favorite stereo strategies.
Brendon Small (Galaktikon, Dethklok, Metalocalypse) and Line 6 Helix mastermind Eric Klein muse on the Helix Guitar Processor 2.8 Firmware.