Bill Kelliher – The Mastodon Guitarist Riffs on Helix and Heaviness (and bestows a free preset)
Apr 15, 2021 Artists, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, 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
Helix for Neanderthals – Butch Walker’s Beastly Bag of Tricks
Mar 8, 2021 Artists, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, Recording
James Rotondi and the celebrated guitarist, producer, songwriter, and performer talk tone, tech, and shoe size.
Tags: amp modelers, Avril Lavigne, Green Day, guitar, Guitar Effects, guitarist, helix rack, HX Stomp, Line 6 Helix, Multieffects, The Struts, Weezer
Scott Holiday – The Fuzz Lord Enters the Halls of Helix
Jan 29, 2021 Artists, Education, Line 6 Artists
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
Jeff Schroeder: When I Dream of Amps …
Dec 31, 2020 Artists, Education, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, Thought Leadership
The Smashing Pumpkins and Night Dreamer guitarist shares four of his “dream” multi-channel amp and effects Helix presets.
Tags: billy corgan, Boss Effects, guitar, Guitar Amplifier, guitar pedals, guitarist, Joe Satriani, Line 6 Helix, night dreamer, Roland JC-120, smashing pumpkins, Surfing with the Alien, The Cure
Mary Halvorson’s DL4 Time Warp
Aug 24, 2020 Artists, Gear Tutorials
Barry Cleveland discusses delay tactics with the highly acclaimed NYC jazz and free-improvisational guitarist.
Tags: Code Girl, dl4 delay modeler, Effects Pedals, free jazz, guitar, guitar pedals, guitarist, Improvisation, jazz, Mary Halvorson, princeton reverb, stompboxes
Julian Ward: Why I’ll Never Go Back to Using Tube Amps Live
Jul 14, 2020 Thought Leadership
Stalwart tube-amp enthusiast Julian Ward experienced an irreversible paradigm shift after combining his Helix Rack with a Powercab 112 Plus.
Tags: analog, FRFR, full range flat response, guitar amps, guitarist, Helix Guitar Processor, Line 6 Powercab, live, live music, live sound, Tube amps
Bill Frisell Talks Looping & Loopers
Jun 9, 2020 Uncategorized
Barry Cleveland discusses the whats, whys, and hows of live-looping with the celebrated guitarist.
Tags: 16-second digital delay, bill frisell, guitarist, jazz guitar, Line 6 DL4, looper, looping, looping pedal
Michael Ross: Gainful Deployment – Stacking Overdrives
Apr 27, 2020 Education, Gear Tutorials, Uncategorized
Michael Ross dishes the dirt on combining overdrive, fuzz, and other distortion pedals to open up whole new worlds of gain.
Tags: distortion, distortion pedal, fuzz pedal, guitar, guitar effects pedal, guitar tones, guitarist, Helix Native, Line 6 Helix, Overdrive effects pedal, pedalboard
Chris Gill: Nashville’s Dirty Secret – Country Music’s Founding Forefathers of Fuzz
Apr 8, 2020 Artists, Education, Gear History
Chris Gill recounts that years before and after the Stones recorded “Satisfaction,” fuzz guitar was featured on dozens of country singles.
Tags: blues guitar, country music, distortion, distortion pedal, fuzz, guitar, guitar effect, guitar effects pedal, guitarist, rock guitar, square wave distortion
Dan Boul: Crossing the Digital Divide – You Don’t Have to Choose
Dec 3, 2019 Education, Thought Leadership
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.
Tags: 65 Amps, amp modeling, dan boul, digital modeling, Digital Modeling Technology, guitar amps, guitarist, Helix, line 6, modeling amplifiers, Tube amps
Jude Gold: Living In Stereo
Sep 9, 2019 Artists, Education, Thought Leadership
Ace guitarist Jude Gold goes wide on non-mono guitar sounds, the virtues of performing in stereo, and his favorite stereo strategies.
Tags: guitar, guitar amp, guitar effect, guitar player, guitar sound, guitar tones, guitarist, Line 6 Helix, Line 6 HX Stomp
