Dave Hunter: What’s Behind the Sag, Bias, and Bias X Controls in Helix Amps?
Apr 19, 2022 Education, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Uncategorized
Sharpen your Helix and HX tone-crafting skills by better understanding these critical tube amp parameters.
Tags: Fender amplifiers, fender champ, fender deluxe, fender princeton, fender twin, guitar amplifiers, guitar tone, Line 6 Helix, tube amp bias, tube guitar amps, vox ac30
Jeff Schroeder on the Virtues of Running Delay and Reverb Before Distortion
Dec 7, 2021 Artists, Education, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, Line 6 General, Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Recording, Uncategorized
The Smashing Pumpkins guitarist challenges convention and shares three vibey Helix presets as we mark the two year anniversary of Model Citizens.
Tags: billy corgan, Delay Pedals, distortion pedals, Echoplex, Guitar Effects, multi-effects, psychedelic-rock, shoegaze, smashing pumpkins, wah-wah pedals
Garbage In, Garbage Out: Super Producer Butch Vig Digs Through Helix for Trash & Treasure
May 28, 2021 Artists, Education, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Recording
James Rotondi and the renowned producer/multi-instrumentalist discuss Garbage and Helix, with additional insights from engineer/mixer Billy Bush.
Tags: garbage 2.0, guitar amplifiers, guitar pedals, helix rack, helix stomp, music production, nirvana, no gods no masters, record production, recording engineer, silversun pickups, smashing pumpkins, sonic youth
Bill Kelliher – The Mastodon Guitarist Riffs on Helix and Heaviness (and bestows a free preset)
Apr 15, 2021 Artists, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, Line 6 General, Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Recording, Thought Leadership
The past master of mammoth riffs initiates Barry Cleveland into the dark art of conjuring monster Helix tones.
Tags: Amp Modeler, brent hinds, david bottrill, Effects Pedals, electric guitar, guitar amps, guitar pedals, guitar technique, guitarist, heavy metal, helix floor, progressive metal, rhythm guitar, rock guitar
Dan Boul: My Helix Native Lockdown Revelation
Feb 20, 2021 Education, Line 6 General, Line 6 Tips & Tricks, Recording, Thought Leadership
After rediscovering Helix Native, the tube amp guru upped his home recording game, then convinced industry pros of the plugin’s powers.
Tags: 65amps, amp madelers, amp modeling, guitar, guitar plugins, guitar recording, guitar tone, Helix Native, helix plugin, home recording, recording applications, recording software
Scott Holiday – The Fuzz Lord Enters the Halls of Helix
Jan 29, 2021 Artists, Education, Line 6 Artists, Line 6 Tips & Tricks
The tone-savvy Rival Sons guitarist tells James Rotondi why and how he made Helix Floor the centerpiece of his live performance “B Rig.”
Tags: amp modelers, classic rock, Effects Pedals, guitar, guitar amps, Guitar Effects, guitar player, guitar rig, guitarist, helix floor, mesa boogie, rival sons
