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
Helix for Neanderthals – Butch Walker’s Beastly Bag of Tricks
Mar 8, 2021 Artists, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, Line 6 General, 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, 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
Jeff Schroeder: When I Dream of Amps …
Dec 31, 2020 Artists, Education, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, Line 6 Tips & Tricks, 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, Line 6 Tips & Tricks
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 Line 6 General, 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