Paul Richards – Guitar Craftiness, Shepard Tones, and Echoes (plus free Helix/HX presets!)
May 10, 2022 Artists, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, Line 6 General, Uncategorized
The California Guitar Trio guitarist talks about Robert Fripp, using effects with acoustic guitar, covering Pink Floyd’s “Echoes,” and more.
Tags: acoustic guitar, dl4 delay modeler, guitar circle, guitar craft, Guitar Effects, HX Stomp, king crimson, Line 6 Helix, pink floyd, robert fripp
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
Julien Baker – Indie Rock’s Reverb Queen Shimmers with HX Effects
Jan 31, 2022 Artists, Education, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, Line 6 General
The singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and guitarist employs pedals and live looping to sculpt sounds as adeptly as she sings and turns phrases.
Tags: boss rc-3 loop station, electro-harmonix, fender telecaster, fractal axe-fx, Guitar Effects, HX Effects, kemper profiler, Line 6 DL4, Line 6 Helix, live looping, shimmer reverb, strymon bluesky
Reeves Gabrels – Is Art-Rock’s Jedi Master Really a … Blues Rocker?
Jan 7, 2022 Artists, Education, Gear Tutorials, Line 6 Artists, Line 6 General, Line 6 Spotlight
James Volpe Rotondi talks tone, effects, whammy bar technique, Helix, core influences and more with the former David Bowie and current Cure guitarist.
Tags: David Bowie, Grey Jedi, Leslie West, Line 6 Helix, Line 6 HX Stomp, Michael Schenker, Mott the Hoople, Neil Young, Ollie Halsall, Peter Frampton, Steven Stills, The Cure, Tin Machine
Jakko Jakszyk – Helix In the Court of the Crimson King
Oct 3, 2021 Artists, Line 6 Artists, Line 6 General
The guitarist and vocalist discusses Helix, his latest album, working with Robert Fripp, and more—plus shares three King Crimson presets.
Tags: Allan Holdsworth, Amp Modeler, dave davies, greg lake, Guitar Effects, john wetton, Line 6 Helix, peter hammill, prog rock, progressive rock, ray davies, the kinks
Chad Boston’s “Family Style” Approach to Nerd Nirvana
Sep 2, 2021 Line 6 General, Thought Leadership
Michael Molenda and group co-founder Chad Boston discuss the astonishing success of the ever-expanding Helix Family Facebook Group.
Tags: amp modelers, facebook, Guitar Effects, guitar player magazine, helix control, helix floor, helix lt, helix rack, HX Stomp, Line 6 Helix, michael molenda