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Kyle Minor

 

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Indiana, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jul 2024 1:32 am    
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Wondering if anyone has been using Helix to replace their rigs for pedal steel. If so, what are you using to build your presets? I was thinking about fairly transparent amp/cab sims, starting with the Princeton Reverb, plus a studio compressor, chorus, reverb, and slapback delay, but wondered what others are dialing in. I’m playing a Fessenden, and it sounds great through most everything, but I have to watch the levels going in and out of the modelers because the pickup is so hot compared to my electric guitars.
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David Wren


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Placerville, California, USA
Post  Posted 1 Aug 2024 10:27 am    
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Kyle, I use a "HX Stomp", which I believe is a scaled down version of the helix FX unit.

I only use around 5 or 6 presets... but for me it replaced almost all my other FX units.

My 2 pieces of advice are:
1.) Download the Line 6 "updater" and the preset editing software to your computer (available on the Line 6 web site)... They are real easy to use, and after you save them to the device, save a copy to your computer as well (just in case Smile ).

2.) I played with things like EQ, reverb, delay and compression until I had a sound I liked... and named it "Live Clean)... then for each other preset (like overdrive, or chorus) I copied the "clean" preset, and added whatever else I wanted.

You will most likely find things that sound good in your home, but need to be tweaked a little for live gigs.

Hope this helps, the FX are real good!
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Dave Wren
'96 Carter U12,7X7; 1936 7 string National; Line 6 HX Stomp; Quilter TT-15/TB202; Quilter "Steelaire"; DV Mark "GH 250"with 15" 1501 BW; Boss "Katana" 100 Head w/Line 6 Cab; Telonics VP.
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