Line 6 Helix LT Overview 

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!

Still true to this day

I bet the presets would be incredible if an accountant made them.

@@AU-cs6er only if that accountant actually played guitar. 😋😁

Hahahaha

He is good

Hi, I was hesitating between the Boss RC 505, Boss RC 505 MKII, and the Boss RC 600, when I came across the Boss GT 100 which I found out was outdated, and then stumbled upon the Helix Effects, Helix Stomp, and the Helix LT. I have an electric guitar, and a MIDI piano. My goal is to experiment and write music. I want to get a looping station as well as something like Helix that has lots of effects that are easily accessible. I was thinking maybe I’d get the Boss RC 505 MKII to loop the piano, voice, and guitar, and either the Helix Effects or the Helix LT. although I like the sound of my amp, so I don’t know if I should get the Helix Stomp in that case? I would really appreciate some advice! Thanks! :D

@@cedricblanc7087 If you don't need midi out there is POD Go too, a bit cheaper.

They just want to sell

John Mayer's backing band uses them

Honestly, since they got bought by Yamaha, the quality of their everything has come up leaps and bounds. It's like a whole new company - in many ways it basically is.

LOL, TRUE i remember their stupid podfarm vst, holy hell it's bad im god damn impressed at how much they've improved

Hi, Ricardo. Great question! Both the Helix and the Helix LT have aluminum cases, although the dimensions and weights are slightly different. If you have any other questions, let us know.Thanks! Jason Filloramo, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1281, Jason_Filloramo@sweetwater.com

they are recording direct, so it's whatever YOU are using actually.

Hi, Darth. You can plug the Helix directly into the PowerCab from Line 6 or other full range/flat response speakers, but not directly into a regular guitar cab. The Helix lacks a power amp in the pedal, so you would need something like the Seymour Duncan PowerStage (170 or 700) or the Synergy Amps SYN-5050. Those links are here: PowerStage www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PowerStage700--seymour-duncan-powerstage-700-700-watt-guitar-amp-head www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PowerStage170--seymour-duncan-powerstage-170-170-watt-pedal-board-guitar-amp-head Synergy www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SYN-5050--synergy-syn-5050-rackmount-2-by-50-watt-tube-amp From the power amps listed above, you would then go into a guitar speaker cabinet. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me anytime. Thanks for the interest! Chris Arnold, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1709, chris_arnold@sweetwater.com

Headrush pedal board. It seems as though you can do a little more and it appears to be easier to program the sounds.

Phil Spigner you might be right but, until they get some better demos out, the ones at NAMM were pretty pointless from an audio point of view, they are already losing ground to the competition. why is it taking so long? luckily I'm not in a big hurry to change my rig.

The Headrush is just a repackaged 11 Rack.

Hi, cjc2611. Yes, the LT shows the names of the switch assignments on the screen instead of on scribble strips, and it doesn't have as many connectivity options. If you don't need those extra things, it can be a great way to save some money. Thanks for your interest! Charlie Davis, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1320, charlie_davis@sweetwater.com

eeeeeexactly. So many people jus play funky/blues stuff. Metalheads exist you know xp when i see a demo off these played on single coils...damn

I'm sure... MY pod switchs were shit.

Sweetwater just hired him.... Sorry lol... I had to...

david milne $2000?

I love the idea of units like this and really appreciate their practicality, but the fact that they can’t make a decent overdrive/distortion tone is the deal breaker for me.

It really depends what you are going for tonewise (genrewise). Not sure what an overdriven tone really is but I think these units do wonders for metal bands just imo.

Adrn Amrfs I should check it out in person, I’m wrongly just making presumptions from my experiences with other units, maybe this will be better.

For me it's always hard to tell how something sounds from a video of someone else playing it. They don't play they way I do and they don't play the music I play. It really pays to check things out in person.

you can use the FX-returns for this.

Ok thanks 😀

the helix LT

It does make it kind-of awkward, and funny though hahaha. kind-of like a skit from a tv show. He does stare intensely

I agree, mine doesn't have that either.

Just because you don't notice it doesn't mean it isn't there. It is generally in the upper mid range. If you have a good impulse response you can make it almost disappear. I run mine through a Marshall Half stack and the cabinet filters it out.

***** Like I said just because you can't hear it doesn't mean it isn't there. If you run the helix through a spectrum analyzer they have digital noise in the 3000 hertz range. This is caused by the poor impulses line 6 uses. Using third party Impulses makes it sound a lot better.

Right. And even so, you can always adjust a lot of parameters like types of microphones, distances etc which makes a lot of difference!

about the same price? Um no? Kemper and axe fx is twice the cost of this unit

science.

Cam Steele you can.

AirRifleSport Yeah no aux in is a real "bummer" for me.

I think this is a bad deal at this price. I will keep using my HD500, thanks, unless the normal Helix sells at £600 or less. The LT for me is a step backwards as I like to connect two guitars at the same time, for quick access during a gig or to jam along with a friend, connecting an MP3 device for practicing or perform with. I am sure many will think that £400 less from its big brother is worth buying but not for me.

AirRifleSport I have to agree, the Helix rack is about $100 less than the Helix pedalboard and have already seen both available used for around $1100ish. For a couple hundred more you get that a lot more routing inputs/outputs plus the scrible scripts are 100% necessary IMO, wait until people start selling these used for $600-700 in a few months then it will be a bargin.

Yes,the price is a little too high for this unit,$800 or less is about the right price.

you can use FX-returns for input of a CD player or microphone. You can dedicate if so desired, a complete path for this signal path. So own pre amp, extra gain, EQ and reverb for microphone.

Phoenix7 I've heard great reports about the overdrive and distortion tones but so far the Boss Katana sounds more realistic. Shame!

I've always been a get-your-distortion-from-your-amp guy, Gareth, but there are some truly great, natural-sounding distortion units out there, like the Suhr Riot Pedal. Unfortunately, this isn't one of them.

The Uberschall leaves a lot to be desired tbh, but the Peavey 5150 and the Engl amps are very good.

Don't go judging just on how you hear it on youtube. Try it out yourself and I promise you, you won't believe how good the overdrives are!

go to andertons channel much better sounds

What? Helix rack, Helix floor, helix lt, helix fx. There's only 4 and not hard to figure out what purpose each one serves.

Bradley S Yep, agree

Really? It's quite an aged unit...

I agree completely. I didn't hear anything on the Helix demo that couldn't be done on a Boss Gt 100. I've had my Boss for about 5 years now and I am still discovering cool new sounds from it. Plus one major design flaw with the Helix is the stomp pedals are WAY too close together for someone with an average sized foot. Another thing is that you can only program so many presets on a multi fx unit that sound good. After that you are just duplicating presets. So 1024 presets, while it sounds impressive is pretty much useless in real life. $1000 for the Helix? No thanks.

I like the Boss GT-100 too. But it doesn't come close compared to the Helix LT. But that's no shame, it's a complete different price range.

I couldn’t seem to get an overdrive/distortion tone out of the GT-100 that could compare to my analog stomp boxes.