HELIX, HX Stomp & Pod Go Preset Tutorial! HUGE 6, 7, 8 And 9-String Tones!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

New video day, yay! What do you guys think?

[@ConstantineM]

I really love your Line 6 Helix tone videos :)

[@marvinthemartian696]

Dope

[@SuprachargerMusic]

I've been waiting for this video, your baritones (pun intended) are absolutely outstanding. And I say this because this is an area that people have trouble with in big name studios (Carpenter, early Meshuggah etc). So you've clearly done your homework here and I'm glad you've shared with us. Thanks man.

[@dendyadiluhung8315]

Superb!

[@vdruid1206]

Great vid man! can you do an adam jones tone with the hx like aenima undertow era

[@dimerocks123]

I'd love to see you dial in the stock cabs sometime, just to see the kind of results you can get. I personally like both stock cabs and IRs. I do try to use stock as much as possible, though. I get lost in the OCEAN of IRs I have and end up frustrated more than anything. Eventually none of them sound good and after switching through them all, I don't even know what sound I was going for anymore.

[@VMinoda]

Still using the presets from one of your older videos in my HX Stomp and I could not be happier. Teaming up with you and Ownhammer/York Audio and including some of those IRs and presets in the helix family of devices would be an inexpensive and absolutely killer move from Line6. No idea why they are still not doing that.

[@Mindartcreativity]

I guess it would mean additional licensing and production costs for their products which will result in raising the selling price and this would mean lower competion power. I do agree though, having IRs from Ownhammer included would make the product so much mire usable. Everyone I know who owns a Helix uses external IRs (bought or free). I have the HX Stomp and have immediately bought OH IRs.

[@nairanvac79]

I enjoy your demo riffing more than any other guitar KZbinr. It's always so chunky and groovy.

[@taylorlambert5752]

Usually don't care for 9 string guitars, but those were some sick riffs! Thanks for the tips with the helix, always appreciated

[@james-f1802]

Killing it on the 9 sting! York IRs sounding very good. A+

[@sh3zad690]

this patch really opened up the sound of my 7 string (which i am new to). thanks a lot - subbed! look forward to some lead tones in the future

[@ignaciovaldesfernandez3908]

owner for years of helix and used ur IR and some tweaks here and there and now I'm in my dream sound, thank you so much dude, I cant belive how much of improvement is really now how I sound omffffgggggggggg

[@FlamatusDuEternata]

im actually on the verge of getting my hands on a Heix Lt (still praying for that one) and im just blown away from the sound you can get from them o.o awesome tones! ( of course the guitar has a lot to do with it but the fx help carry and correct what might be missing on the guitar) thank you sir!

[@dendyadiluhung8315]

Woah this is it I've got your principle to keep everything good from beginning (the guitar, string, interface) until the end of chain (the IRs) and I think simplicity is your strong point here And that detailed explanation of what parameter, to how its affect the tones that we want to achieved, thats gold man! You're really good at explaining things, and if I'm not wrong you are Dutchman right, your english are excellent Lesson learned and its time to tweaking Thank you for doing this Jon!

[@codybruce3864]

Your riffs are so sick man

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Thanks so much!

[@blendzofficial7814]

I always love your videos

[@yobanyhernandez125]

I love you man, I just got my stomp today after selling my rocker 15 (also because of your other video)

[@zanefraley6969]

Hi there, sorry I’m a bit late to the party. I just got my Pod Go last week and I’ve tried to completely match the tones you’ve given here. But I can’t seem to get past the noisy high end sound line 6 just can’t seem to get rid of. I don’t hear it in your edits here wondering if you could help me with this. Thank you!

[@teddystevens6624]

If you still haven’t figured this out by any chance, use a hi cut at around 12.5k sometimes need to go as far as 7/8k

[@ricardobrasil20]

Nice video as always…great sound of the guitars btw!

[@picksalot1]

I don't have any extended range guitars, but Alex Price recently figured out how to set up a couple Blocks in the HX Stomp so that they act like a Boss OC-5. That allows it to produce "octave down" notes isolated to the lower strings based on frequency. It will be interesting to hear if it can emmulate extended range heavy guitar tones without the need for extra low strings. Thanks

[@conlondf]

Awesome tones! Awesome tips... And so simple! 🤘😎 Definitely gonna try this out 🤘👍

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Thanks! Simplicity is the key!

[@conlondf]

I totally agree! TBH, I could never get on with the Mandarin Rocker, but after hearing / seeing this, I'm determined to give it another go 🤘

[@SonicDriveStudio]

@@conlondf it's a really accurate model of the Orange Rockerverb

[@seanmichael8411]

So I've had my own hammer ir packs for a while. Today was the first time I tried the js mic mix and...WOW.. definitely the best mixed IR in the entire folder.

[@TheHalfdriven]

Cool stuff, these settings sound great!

[@janschepenaar]

Those York audio ir's are worth a while, I use them with my captor x, and couldn't be happier with it. It doesn't requier any tweaking at all.

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

I have that exact 7 string and processor so this is perfect for me cheers!

[@gsx_guitar2019]

The tones are really cool. Is the guitar connected to an Axe Fx 3 as an audio interface? Because I saw one at 9:48.

[@ADeArce]

Love that six string tone. Just bought the IR and made it in my new Pod Go. At first I said a 9 string guitar, how stupid. Then I heard the riff and said damn maybe I need a 9 string.

[@bloqqol9936]

Awesome video! Since you review so many Amps, I was wondering which one you would pick if you could only pick one? So your number 1 Amp for rehearsal, gigging/touring and recording

[@tete1805]

05:04 -69db on the gate. Nice.

[@hamadxjm]

I copied all the blocks he used and set also the gain at -69, I am getting nowhere close to his tone and clarity of the signal. I am doubting now my Apollo Interface if its making everything bad

[@kellyhouseholder6737]

Jon wondering what you think about the Cort KX508Multi scale? This one is crazy fat your playing and without a MS. Looking for an entry 8 and figures a MS is way to go.

[@WonderWaffells57]

Love this guy. Can’t tell if he’s Canadian or Scandinavian…

[@hyperbolekid]

Hey Jon, awesome tones, are you recording them mono left and right w two different takes and then routing them to a stereo bus?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

I usually record one guitar on the left and the other on the right and process them separately. Then I send them to a bus for the low cut

[@hyperbolekid]

@@SonicDriveStudio very nice, thank you for that insight. That 9 string is just a roving monster! You really know how to bring out the best in your gear. Very impressive as always.

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Thank you!

[@danielcaneparo]

Did Line 6 ever talked about the inspiration for the Badonk? I thought the 7-string tone was huge, only until I heard the 8-strings one!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

It's based on the old Big Bottom amp model. It's supposedly based on a blend between a Rectifier and Rivera amp.

[@conlondf]

I was always lead to believe it is a model of their own amp, the one they did with the Bogner power section (using the Big Bottom model)...

[@zacharyhatch1821]

Sounds great! What tuning did you use for the 8 string

[@BagusWibisono]

Hi… Line 6 POD / POD GO with EMG Active Pickups? How about you with this setup? Sounds great or nah?

[@hamadxjm]

thank you for the video, really awesome work. was wondering if you recorded all tracks in DI? then added Helix Native Plug in?

[@dasenase]

Do a 9 string Emmure / Danza preset. Best Baritone tone imo.

[@remiestronks]

You like the fizz, I always tweak them out :P

[@djentleman5129]

Dear Mr Supersonic 😁 this time I like your ... wait ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 9 string song much better! For my opinion there is way more effect to wait until going really down. WHAT A BOMB!!! Only for my taste 😉

[@rexfordhazelton7601]

Are you playing your own stuff? If so I really like your riffing and writing style.

[@tma4519]

Cool T-shirt ;)

[@Tyoskateboard]

for what the tape on string ?? let me know :(

[@kmw5100]

idk if it's my interface or what, but my passive loaded(stock wolfgang pickups) EVH Wolfgang sounds way too gainy on that orange preset. I've got the input set just below the point that would clip with heavy playing, so don't think it's that. I was going to say also yours sounds way less noisy, but some of that is the Fishman at work, at least from my experience.

[@kmw5100]

edit: same goes for the 7 string patch, if I turn the drive up to 8 on the revv purple model I feel like it's in absolutely unusable gain territory. I run mine at like 3.5 on that patch. lol maybe my input gain IS too high?

[@carlossalazar4508]

Any free IR’s???

[@DrumRoody]

I want Steph's green sparkly 7 string

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Me too

[@carlossalazar4508]

Are you doing anything pre and post in your Daw??

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Nope

[@AlexSchwartzBerlin]

is someone preparing the files for download? this would be rocking awesome.... 🤘

[@FaustoGenovese]

Hey! Guess you couldn't get them?

[@AlexSchwartzBerlin]

Indeed, I do not have the files. I tried to reproduce it, but it sounded different

[@FaustoGenovese]

Ok, thx for the response Alex!

[@yobanyhernandez125]

Another comment id like to add is that if you dont have a 7 string but want to play those songs on a 6 string, you can use the badonk amp model with the poly capo.... it fully axed my reasons to get a 7/8 string :)

[@paullalremruat14603]

I only came here to hear the tone and This guy's riffs

[@the__djentleman]

someone make a compilation of every time he says "awesome!"

[@SonicDriveStudio]

That would be awesome

[@dutchyfresh1]

I got myself a pod go, it’s alright I guess. I don’t think I’m much of a tweaker. I think once it has a screen, it’s just too much for me.

[@SonicDriveStudio]

The thing is, you don't need to tweak a whole lot to get good tones, as this video hopefully shows

[@postbote71]

No one got the headrush?

[@rzproject123]

Мастер тона!

[@ollevanderweide9522]

Zware tonen!

[@zsoltbocsi7546]

9 string sound more likely a bass