RU-vidrs definitely influence our choices and we turn out disappointed a lot. Always best to try it and return if if it doesn't suit your workflow. I use RME UCXii it has some on the fly recording without a computer DUREC but no DSP for you😅😅
@@MrDees_music I learned from this video, that you need to check what is missing and not just what is there - And not to convince yourself - because before watching Glen, you wanted someone to convince you.
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Nice playing and great points. My primary gigging rig is currently a Stomp XL with the Tonex Pedal in a loop and using two QSC K10.2 active speakers, which works phenomenally well. At home I do use the Meris LVX and Mercury X "behind" the Stomp XL in addition - have not yet decided to get a bigger board to add those, but might as they are awesome. My wish list mainly includes a Blues Driver and a Blues Breaker (or Morning Glory) as additions. All my other wishes are really usability items. I would love to have a way to assign double tap and long press functionality to the Stomp (XL) switches, e.g. to add a hold or oscillate function, or to e.g. have a short tap toggle on/off and a double tap toggle between two mix values. This would also solve my biggest "problem" - reliably hitting bank up and down switches while singing almost always fails for me. Have the mode switch toggle between stomp and preset mode on a short tap, and switching to snapshots on a double tap would help me a ton :)
I agree with all you’re saying. You make good points… I’ve been through every rig you can imagine in my 40 years on the road. My current rig is a Tonex One with my own captures from my beloved Mesa Lonestar Special through an HX Stomp for effects and a few analog pedals in front. It fits in my carryon with some clothes. Funny thing is I usually don’t bring a guitar and just settle for a backline Strat. I guess I’m just an old fart …
I personally would like to see captures implemented, maybe just adopt NAM. The thing is that it covers a lot of ground. It's not about having a ton of amps, it's about getting *that one thing* that they missed. For me it's the Blues Driver. But for somebody else it could be a different stompbox or amp. Frees them up to focus on FX and more experimental amps. Other than that, completely agree with more reverbs. The existing ones are good, but there could be a couple more. Delays, only thing I want is the Memory Man model with extended delay times.
The only amp I'd like to see is the Victory VX Kracken 50w lunch head, maybe the Gibson combo Billy Howerdal uses in A Perfect Circle too. I love the tone Rebea gets from his dual Kracken amp rig but I can't find a happy approximation when trying to get a similar sound in the Helix (everything seems too shrill so poor sound design on my part I guess) What I would love to see is amp power sections split into their own section. We already have the pre-amp and full amp, even the full amp & cab block - that way we can put a VOX pre into a Fender power amp into dual Marshall 4x12s etc. Using additional blocks in the Floor/Rack/Native wouldn't be an issue (who uses all the available blocks already in every preset they make?) but the Stomp would basically become "amp box" with it's limit of 8 blocks
I would like to see some old Yamaha algorithms like the symphonic , capture software would be nice I use my Tonex in the loop and that works great if not added
Great playing. Didn't know about your channel until now. Personally, I think amp captures will never be added to this hardware. Sure, the floor has the connectivity and it has more DSP power than the Kemper but about 4 times less than the Quad Cortex for instance. I doubt very much Line 6 will go to the capture realm with the current hardware. Personally, I have no idea what to expect. But I would want a few things: one is the addition of cabs using the G12H-75 Creamback speaker. The V30 just doesn't do it for me on its own and there's already plenty of those in the Helix. I have a physical 1x12 (Revv) cab with an H75 Creamback and a Marshall 1960A 4x12 with 2 V30s and 2 H75 Creambacks in X pattern. That speaker combo is pretty common (Zila and other cab manufacturers make them). I still use mostly IRs because I really prefer the H75 Creamback over any other speaker modelled in the Line 6 devices right now. Sometimes there's an issue of DSP for my presets too (the IR block consumes significantly less DSP than the cab block, especially the dual ones). Second would be DSP optimization of some blocks like the cab. The Helix is older hardware now and it's incredible how much juice they are able to keep squeezing from it year after hyear so, if possible, further optimization would be welcome. Third would be an 1176 compressor model. It's such a classic, I'm really surprised that has not been added yet. Models of more modern ones like the Wampler Ego or the Ego 76 (Wampler's interpretation of the 1176) would be awesome. I have the physical versions of both those compressors which I have on a secondary board when using the Helix but if I could eleminate them in my Helix rig it would be awesome (I also have an analog rig based on a 40 watts Revv tube head where I use the HX FX and some analog pedals that is completely separate from my Helix floor rig). Fourth, as for delays, I used a Roland SDE-3000 in the 80s and a model of that would be awesome but my go to delays right now on the Helix are the Simple Delay (ran in stereo) but mostly the 2290 (Ducked Delay) also run in stereo. That one has mojo :) and is very flexible. If any of the above made it in a new update I'd be very happy!
Thanks for the video and honest opinion. Intersting unit. Been holding back from purchasing an HX Stomp and thought I could scratch the itch with the POD Express. Subscribing, we small channels have to stand together and help each other.
Great tone and playing. The suggestions you made would be nice. What I would LOVE for Line 6 to do is have the ability to load NAM files. No need for me to be able to use Line 6 to make them since there are so many out there. Loading them would more than enough... For now :) Thanks for the video Brian
Unfortunately, she is pretending to play here. Guitar part was pre recorded sadly. She is a good guitar player but nowhere near what Prince was like some are suggesting.
David continues to expand any and all boundaries on the guitar. Surely, their are guitarist who are trend setters such as Mancuso, Govan, Malmsteen, and respectfully, but what David brings is that aura, almost a patina of old world experience and excitement. IMHO, he does this with spiritual abandon, almost akin to cliff skiing in the alps. Thanks David ! !
Has no one said anything about Tonex, like any captures? Running them to a computer and overlaying, one negative, what's left is the difference. TINY, tiny tiny tiny. You hear what you want to hear. I guess "fizzing" may either be in your ears or in amp "modelers" doesn't seem to be in "captures" have you ignored that end of the technology?
George Benson is my ALL TIME favorite! Too bad the preset won't help me "Play" like him. Oh well, as I'm sure you and he would respond, "Nope, but it will help you play like YOU." Final note, this video would be much better if you didn't look like you were having so much fun playing that beautiful Gibson. 🙂 You were grooving. Thank you!
I have news for you...take even an older style effects/amp like a Digitech GNX3 and play it through an amp or use it as effects in a loop and it sounds like garbage...BUT>>>YOU HOOK this same unit up to a massive stack of speakers in a pa system and it sounds enormous....EXACTLY LIKE AN AMP SHOULD>>>>>so even the worst gear if used correctly can do the trick!!!!!(Tube aqmps sound better...PERIOD>>>but they have limitations and certain situations they do not serve well and sims works quite well...high end sims can get close but there is always a compromise....like you have to switch a channel to go from rhythm to lead mode....instead of just sweeping the guitars volume in a real tube amp!!!
It's an interesting topic, small things can change the sound. I have the same setup as you, real amps, load box, and Kemper but now only use amp sims. Have quite a few and like Neural DSP. I also believe in analog part in the chain, my set-up is Carl Martin Ranger - just the treble boost - into UA 710 preamp DI. I think everything sounds better and gives a more distinct tone. Thanks
This might be a skill issue on my part, but I’d rather spend time learning a skill I want to learn, like miking a cab than trying to fix my amp sim/IR tone to be usable.
@@dtrmnts I'm talking about two different things. My personal experience with miking amps/cabs has been that they just need minor adjustments to fit in a mix. On the other hand, my experience with amp sims/IRs has been that I have to fix and wrangle them into something usable even before I try to fit them in a mix. You could make the case that this overlaps with the kind of sound design you might do in electronic music, but that's not how I prefer to work on my guitar tone.
the "in the room" thing again. Did you know you can run a modeller through a power amp and cab and blast it "in the room"? I doubt you'd be able to tell the difference either. People just misconcept AMP and CAB so easily.
@@victorbicudo1374 I actually do this with my Hot Rod deluxe , I send my helix into the power amp In, (bypassing the preamp section) and Boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!💨💨💨
"Amp sims will never replace tube amps". They already have. Almost all big bands are touring with modellers now, almost no one is still shipping tube amps around. The change that is happening right now is how many of these bands are also using just modellers in the studio. The audience live/on record cannot tell the difference, so why spend £1500 on ONE tube amp, when you can spend the same or less and have almost all of them. You can then turn up to every single show and have it sound exactly the same. No risk of tube failure, no carting around special microphones, no expensive effects units. I played tube amps for 20 years, until two years ago I got a Quad Cortex. My amp hasn't been out of the case since.
yes: I've been playing tube amps and touring the world since the 90s and now run a pro recording studio. I know tube amps. And I am constantly gob smacked at how well they are modelled these days. I was initially a sceptic, but, no longer. I still record amps in the studio and think it's worthwhile for the right reasons, but, there is absolutely no reason to not go with a sim. For me, I often blend the two to find something unique.
Hi, have you tried IRDX Core from Bogren Digital ? Some will say it helps some others don't that's why you have to try if you haven't already. It was build with the intention to breath life into the amp.
Hey Dami! Great video as always. Thanks for the shout out! What is the name of that volume pedal you showed? Looks like it might be a worthwhile addition. Keep up the good work!
Amp Sims are terrible. Feeling comes from being able to push your equipment (Tube amp) harder when needed; you cannot do this via digital. This is coming from a guy that has been gigging tube amps since the early 90's and has a lot of experience trying to get a modeler to sound right. In 1998 or 1999, I stood in line for hours to get that "Red Bean" pod 2.0. Since that time, I have owned every modeler that has ever come out (currently selling my quad cortex....recently sold my fractal and helix....and the HX stomp XL). They all do the same thing...its a "FIZZ" that comes after the digitally produced sound...Once you CAN hear it; you CANNOT unhear it. By far, the Quad Cortex is the WORST of all the modern modelers....FIZZ CITY!. I believe most who cannot hear it or want to argue it out have never played a real tube amp in that way...that's the truth....most of you are disconnected from it and you spend countless hours chasing something via "Digital" that you will never achieve. Analog is wave form...Digital is square. Then you have the converters that are screwing the sound as well....not to mention latency.
@@metalmover just FYI there are four tube amps behind me, And I get your point and you should also listen to what I was saying before commenting at least Amp sims are what they are ‘ Simulators’ They are never replacing tube amp but what they do though is very impressive! I get it’s not checking all your boxes but o can challenge you to blind test and you’ll miss
Honestly, this is a garbage statement. If you're getting fizz, you're hearing too much high frequency, most likely 7-10k, which, we are not accustomed to hearing in 10 or 12" cabs, but, some cabs are fizzy (Jensens are known for it); still, the modellers sometimes present a frequency range beyond what you're used to hearing. Tweaking is necessary. I use real tube amps (and record them regulary as a studio owner) and also use modellers, and, it is not difficult to pull a sound via a modeller that does not have fizz. Try pulling the presence knob back and/or backing off the treble, and, failing that, if there is a graphic EQ, try knocking out frequencies above 5k. A well captured tube amp vs a tube amp model....there is no real discernible difference. As the MrDees said, the difference lies in how they sound in the room, not how they're captured.
I just bought mine 6/28/2024 and i use it with my boss pedals gt3,gt5,gt6,gt8,gt10 and ME 80. Also my Roland GP8 GP16 Digitech GSP21 pro ,legend racks, Digitech IPB10,GNX1 GNX4 and GNX 3000.my Korg Tone works. Rocktron Utopia 100. Any of my pedals. I dont need software i use it stand alone. My guitar and keyboard and mic also bass and organ interface i have actual guitars keyboards clonewheels bass and synthesizers and yamaha DD65 drum kits i use no computers all stand alone recording my boy.❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉cheers🎉🎉😂😂😂😂
Brother, I could just sit and listen to you play all day. You have such a genuine connection with that beautiful instrument. And, surprise, surprise! You also ROCK!!! Thanks for another really cool video. Keep 'em coming!
I have a MacBook Pro i7 running Ventura and am testing the free download which expires on Monday 7/1. I’m not technically inclined but I’m having a blast experimenting. Do you recommend LP 11 when I have to purchase on Monday? Thanks so much and I really dig your video.
Batteries die. Hmmm. I too also have made the indistinction that batteries actually 'store' energy. This is not truly the case. Well so i decided to create super conducting kinetic capacitors with recapture layers, shieldings, and buffering of the energetic self charging 'mechanism'. It is Nano molecular diamond throughout as well, Some consider it a form of 'cold fusion' as well, even though there is no fusion going on, it just uses what exists always as the word. Every geometry moment found throughout it's existence are static properties, so function follows it's form and vice versa. Thanks.
