Eric, I need some help. I’m trying to decide on the Helix or the EVH pedal board package offered at SW. I have been a true EVH fan from the first day I heard Eruption back in 1980. If you already have a video covering this subject, please direct me to it. Otherwise your opinion would be much appreciated. Thanks!
awesome video and patch Eric. Great job. Hoping I can be able to get my Helix LT one day and join the Helix comminity....once I get back to work :) Keep up the good work
You earned yourself a new subscriber!!! Simple straight to the point. This unit can seem very intimidating I was ready to box my up and send it back. Will you be building more presets mor?
Thank you! Happy to have you here. Yes indeed I just released a new Helix preset that I really love. It's called Helix Trifecta and can be purchased here: shop.line6.com/marketplace/helix-trifecta-helix-rock-preset-bonus-acoustic.html
This was a truly helpful introductory video -- the best I found for a first-time user. The Line 6 Updater didn't work for me. But the HX Editor has the update functionality and did work. Building a first patch that used some of the best sounding effects was just great and really fun. This takes away a lot of the "what did I get myself into" effect" from first attempts to use the Helix and opens the door to learning how to use the Helix incrementally. There is so much. Thanks!
Beyond Spooky. Yesterday I was looking, I repeat 👀 at the Line 6 Helix to see if I wanted one. And 24 hours later your video pops up to view. Your video alone has convinced me to make the purchase. Thank You so much for such an easy, user friendly intro into getting started with this.
It can be done in 2 ways. One, you just hover over an effect block with the joystick then just feather touch any of the stomp buttons on Helix and it will prompt you to assign it to that button, or 2: You can do this in HX Edit via the command center, and just right click a block and choose the bypass options.
Dude! I’m only at 17:00 right now. I just have to jump in and say that Duel Pitch is bad ass! Right when you strummed the chords I thought I was back as a Van Halen concert! I had no clue this board it that bad ass! I’ve had my helix for about 6 months now and been doing shows with it on simple setting but, now after watching this in going to delve deeper and see what I can come up with!
Thank you so much!! And if you dig Van Halen, you may just LOVE my EVH Presets!! Check them out here: shop.line6.com/marketplace/?addon_vendor=137&_ga=2.102913088.1115941410.1578670249-1904409394.1567864498
Thank you Eric for the amazing insights into the Helix! Being an old school technophobe, I panic at certain digital technologies! Panic over, Helix Floor purchased! Thank you so much 🤘
I tried ANGL Meteor on my Helix for comparison and it sounds dull compared to what we hear on this video, all the amps do really. Is the sound on this video coming directly from the Helix or did you process the audio after recording this video? Should I suspect there's a defect in my Helix? I usually use Helix with headphones but the Powercab 112 doesn't sound really good either. My guitar is a Duesenberg Starplayer TV.
I don't have the time to post process anything, nor do I imagine I would be any good at it. I truly wish I did have time and/or the skill. I run 3 RU-vid podcasts and would kill to have time to post process. Then again, Helix requires none. I do not suspect there is a defect in your Helix. We all just play differently. Keep at it, you'll find a sound you like.
What most of us look for is how to reproduce those tones that are heard in Helix's videos. Through the different brands of frfr speakers, real speakers, PA, amplifiers that work very well with stomboxes, such as the Fender Princeton. but as much as I try I mean adjustments in the equalizations, compressors, changes in the signal chain. etc. We never found, mainly with distortions and amplifier emulators.
Thank you kindly. I do have a bad issue with talking too fast, I'm glad it was ok for you, and thank you not only for the kind words, but the sub as well. Will work hard to keep you as a sub!
Helix is so amazing. I sold mine & got the HX Stomp, which works EXACTLY the same. Line 6 is really amazing. I decided I can get away with the Stomp, a Morningstar MC6, a Seymour Duncan PS170 & basically tour the world & be just fine. Tiny board that I can carry on a plane with no issues. Technology is incredible nowadays. This is a great video to show someone just how easy the Helix can be.
Thank you for this very detailed video. You just earned your subscription like you said! I'm considering buying this pedal and your video is guiding me closer to making that decision!
I'm glad you watched it too! The USB sticks are cool looking as well, and saves the unnecessary printed manuals. Less waste of paper. Thanks for checking out the video!
Yes you can have up to 5 setlists (think of them as folders) in addition to the 2 factory ones. I like to use 1 or 2 setlists just for testing presets and once I like them enough to keep them, I will move them to a "keeper" type setlist. I hope this helps!
Hiya Eric, great patch! I'm not new to Line 6 (played a Spider for years) but I am new to Helix and this is perfect for explaining the creation of a patch quickly and easily. Thank you very much. Also a big Ed fan so that helps too.
Great video! I'm getting one soon and I was wondering if besides the headphones should I test the tone through my amp or through my Pa speaker? I have a Fender champion 100 and an Electro Voice zlx with a 12 and a horn in it
tech tips :) glad your internets is good. when I got my 1st podxt live I had to go to a friends house to update and register my purchases. I've upgraded from the dial up since then thank God. now I just gotta keep my drivers up to date for the 500hd as windows loses them like every windows updates :(
Thanks, I just exchanged my way up from a PodGo-GT1000...the complete product line and all price brackets..to finally land on the LT. I THINK I FOUND THE ONE!
Thinking about grabbing the helix this week. I’ve been playing on my HD500 since 2009. I need to upgrade badly lol. How do you feel about their powercabs? I run my Hd thru an Marshall preamp thru a stereo orange cab.
I think you will LOVE Helix. I also greatly love the Powercabs. I run my setup with a Wet/Dry/Wet setup using (2) Powercab 112+ units (for left and right wet) and a Powercab 212+ for the dry center. Beautiful sound!
Thank you Eric for your great tutorial, very well done. You remind me of the painter Bob Ross if he was a guitar teacher. Thanks again. Have a blessed day.
You can use it in many ways, in front of the amp, 4 cable method or even direct to mixing console. When I perform live on my RU-vid channel I run direct to my mixer.
Eric, I realize that it will be totally dependent on monitoring, but how does Helix do live with decent monitors on stage. How does it sound in house PA? I'm getting away from heavy amps. I'm just too damn old to tote a 90 lb head and 100 lb cab, or even a 2x12. My thinking is I can either go stereo panned in the house with signal sent to my monitor or send mono to house and have a separate powered monitor with other mono channel with monitor mix in another stage monitor. what has been your experience?
Sadly, I currently do not perform live (I will again someday) so I am not the best to ask. But I know from others that use Helix LIVE it sounds fantastic through the house PA. You could have them send you a monitor mix back to you (if monitors are available at the venue), or you could use something like a Powercab or small FRFR speaker just to have some sound in your face on stage. But you would be surprised how many people now are showing up to gigs with literally ZERO on stage other than a Helix and some guitars. Hope this helped answer a little bit.
Wow and Wow. I fell into this RU-vid Channel by accident and by all accounts, you have been my greatest help in showing just how simple and complex programing the Helix can be and so Versital. I will be reviewing all of your productions for the Helix and will be ordering the Presets below as soon as I get mine. Saving up for it now. Thanks for your insight and you have a great ability to teach and PLAY. Fantastic. Thanks Again!! Larry
Thank you so much for the very kind words. I am thrilled to see that the content was of value to you. I promise to work even harder in 2020 to earn these kind words. Please keep us posted when you receive your Helix. Happy New Year!
Yes indeed. Many people run it into amplifiers, even touring pros. It just offers the option of not using an amp if you wish. So many different ways to hook it up.
Fantastic video. That very first preset you built blew me away. I’m a huge VH fan. Still deciding the Helix or the Axe-Fx III. Your “how to” guide is awesome!
Really glad you enjoy this stuff, and I think if anything it shows that it is very easy to create great sounding presets in mere seconds/minutes. Trust me with Helix, you can drop blocks on a path without a guitar in your hands. Pick up your guitar and adjust the tiniest of settings and be in love with your tone. Thank you so much once again.
I just bought an helix but no clue how to set it up with my amp I have a katana 50MK1 and a Marshall JCM but only JCM has the fx loop socket what’s best amp cheapest amp for the helix or can I just plug into speakers without a mixer
Now I have the Helix LT and I had to use the HX Edit to get my updates installed in the pedal it wouldn't work with the Line 6 Updater and I'm using Windows 10.
Make sure you have the latest version of HX Edit to do the firmware updates. And watch during install process to be prompted to install all necessary drivers. Once you follow that procedure you will be able to update the firmware to the latest version on the LT.
Can I have someone’s input on this ? I have a Mesa boogie triple rectifier, I don’t really want an amp ( cab ) simulator. Could I leave that out of the Chain and just use effects ? Kind of new to all this . I figure the Mesa cab sound is good enough but I want a great multi effects peddle.
@@musicgearnetwork ok great , i needed someone with more expertises opinion on this. i've read about the 4 cable method.. thank you appreciate the insight.
Hi Eric, I know this video is old but I wanted to say that I love your helix and variax videos. I have gotten a shuriken and a helix rack in the past few years and really love them. and your videos really make me want the variax so thanks.
Wow that's excellent But what happens if you just want to turn on a volume pedal and make a little bit louder for leads Or how about if you just want to click on one foot button to get everything you just did. And then click on another button to go back to dry with just the amp to skip shutting everything on and off. Or see if I have another preset I want to sign to another floor button with a completely different amp setup.. I learn how to do this on Guitar rig with the line 6 MIDI controller floorboard in my computer
Hey Eric, an EXTREMELY EARLY GOOD MORNING and hopefully you're getting ready for a wonderful Holiday Season. Hope you and your clan have a great one! I have 2 quick questions. I just got my new Helix. With the TON OF PRESETS this thing came loaded with, there are only maybe 3 or 4 that are reasonably useful for me. 1st, with these all seeming to be Snapshots, are they able to be tweeked to my liking and saved? Maybe I'm doing something wrong but when I have tried saving the tweeks, they don't save. Am I doing something wrong? 2nd question; Is there a way to delete the Presets I don't want or need since they're Snapshots Line 6 loaded? I'd really appreciate your feedback on this. Have a great Holiday Season from warm, sunny Florida!!
What is "Error: 523"? Tried to register my Helix LT at least 20 times using different typings of my Serial Number but it's still marking me that "Error: 523". Any help? :(
No. It will just overwrite the last registrant of that serial number. Line 6 planned for used sales. Of course, the warranty only goes from the time the FIRST person registered it-- you don't get the full warranty if you buy used, but you get all the other benefits of registering
Thank you for this video. I got it home and you got me started with my Helix; it sounds like my pedal board, and it fits in a Gator case (with wheels!).
Thank you! I just got my helix yesterday. I have music practice today so won’t be able to do much with it today and tonight. Friday afternoon I’ll update the firmware. Then figure out how to make a new preset.
I’m sure I’m not he only person that missed the actual setup? Those tasks that allow the HELIX to be heard? I just bought and am researching my play options: 1. Go through my current amp head’s effects loop, 2. Buy a powered monitor speaker set, 3. Buy a self powered PA speaker, 4. Power amp to optimized cabinet. All are options and I’m sure I missed a couple. So, help us get started.
Straightforward and simple, but still very informative! Not sure why but it seems like a lot of new demo videos have a snotty presumption that the viewer should have previous expertise (mainly with recording/production things. Sorry I don’t have a clue what the acronyms no one bothers to decode mean!). Anyway, you have a new subscriber.
I really appreciate your kind words. And this was my goal, to help people with little to no experience with recording/sound gear etc. I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed the video and thrilled to have you as a new subscriber. Thanks again!
Very cool video Eric. You made it look easy and fun to use 👍 This video helps take the fear out of connecting everything which is big part of it. Thank you sir!!
An extremely well-organized and helpful video. Why in the world Line-6 didn't offer such an introductory video (or series of videos) themselves (?), I do not know, but this introductory walk-through is enough to keep some new owner/users from getting frustrated and bagging the unit altogether, and quite frankly, I'm one of 'em! Haaaa! So kudos, and many thanx! ;-)
Outstanding job the whole thing just totally made sense thank you very much. The only thing is is how do you go back-and-forth from presets to our preset
This is amazing. I've been looking for a simple demo of making a patch (great patch btw) using only the board (no software). Kudos man :) I appreciate the simplicity.
HELP PLEASE! Great video, however, my line 6 Updater won't find my Helix so I can update it. I created a line 6 account and downloaded the installer. I plugged in my helix and turned it on and when I sign into the updater it does register my helix for some reason...and ideas?
Thank you for your tutorial man !! I have just 1 question , atvthe beginning do we have the 1024 presets factory ? Because i have 248 factory presets , i need to install the new version to having the all presets ?
I got helix but my expression tow switch to wah padel is not working ...is there any perameter to on that thing ? Or how to operate wah effect using exp 1 while pussing tow to that padel ? Pl explain sir . Thanks
In the command center, you have to tell it what button is assigned to disable the wah. You can do it physically on Helix itself by selecting your WAH block, hitting the "Hamburger" menu button (the 3 horizontal lines icon next to SAVE) and then choose "Bypass Assign" then choose EXP 1 Toe Switch. Or, you can do this procedure through HX Edit as well. Hope this helps. Good luck!
Thanks a lot for the video, Eric. I just found your channel-- on the very same day I ordered a Helix LT!! I should have it Saturday. And if there are more incredibly helpful videos like this, I'm sure we're going to be spending a lot of time together! I play/sing in a cover band on the weekends, and I'm really hoping this thing will be able to replace my 80+ lbs Egnater for the vast majority of gigs. We'll see. I hope Line 6 doesn't let me down!
Here is the issue I have with these Helix and Stomps, its the inconstancy of tone and setup. I picked up a Stomp a couple days ago, I figured I would give this a try first before the Helix or Helix LT. I 4 cabled the unit to my tube amp which is a Marshall DSL. The preamps were considerably lower in volume then the Marshall amp channel. I couldnt even get it close even with the channel vol and master at 6 or 8. Yes I set the Global to Instrument, actually the Out sounded louder in Line, who knows why. Then I flipped over to amps (no cab) and some of them sounded better that way, not the preamp. So some models sound better in preamp (when I get some volume) and some as amps. Then I tried running through a "power in" of a 100w Katana head and that sounded horrible. So I tried the unit through the return effects loop and yet another different tone, not good at all. So whats gonna happen if I decide to run it into a PA system at a gig? What will that sound like? Powered cabs are not an option for me. I love the versatility, but the inconsistent tones depending on how you run it is crazy. Some of the preamps were really bad in 4 cable. At lease with a tube amp, you know what you are going to get, there is that much of a drastic difference if you are using different cabinets.
It sounds awful. Its not just line 6, it is pretty much all effects units with "amp simulators" Do yourself a favor, invest in a decent tube amp, some nice stomp boxes and enjoy playing instead of tweaking settings for hours. Look how long he takes to do this, ridiculous. And it sounds awful.
I’ve always only plugged from guitar into amp directly, maybe an overdrive, so I don’t even understand what you plug this into. Is it best to use studio monitors? Do you run through a computer? Or directly to speakers? Do you use a cab and the line 6 is like a amp head? I know it’s an old video but you explained the product so well I thought I’d ask. Thanks for your time!
Little late to the party here but I noticed you have the big volume knobber on the Helix pegged. What's the reasoning behind that. I go noon on my Helix LT and PwrCab for any on the fly adjustments as needed. When I get complaints at rehearsal that I'm too loud I show them the volume settings. I can then sincerely say I didn't do 'nuffin.
Do you think the full helix is overkill for a non-gigging home player? Would I be buying more than id use? Should I consider the LT or hx effects instead?
