Line 6 Helix | After All of These Years

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Nick Hill

Күн бұрын

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@dtrmnts 2 ай бұрын

You're alive! Nice pink studio.

@arnold.glennphillips9279 2 ай бұрын

Hi Nick, love your work. One of your preset is something which I play live and it goes so well in the mix. Thank you so much and looking forward to more heavy presets!

@SonicDriveStudio 2 ай бұрын

Good video man! Great to see you back on here! I love getting lost in gear though 😅

@MrAdelinoneto Ай бұрын

Your video resume all that really matters. There is a lot of KZbin channels trying to convince us that Helix is old and don't compare to the new QC and FM9, but you words makes a lot more sense to me. I'm happy with my Helix and don't see any need to change.

@sjsphotog 26 күн бұрын

Great vid Nick. Never stop doing you. Funny skit as well. Keep it up. All the best. Rick on. Long live Helix!!

@FrankPapadakis 15 күн бұрын

I just bought a brand new helix floor 2 days ago. Love this thing so far here trying to learn!

@NickHillMakesMusic 14 күн бұрын

Reach out if you have questions

@maraudermusic2714 2 ай бұрын

I am thankful I found you/your channel and you convinced me to get the HX Stomp as well as suggested IRs and your bass patch. Not to mention the inspiration with your music and production, Studio One etc. My music would not be where it is today if not for you brother. Thank you so much for making a difference in one of the most passionate things in my life, music.🤟Take care.

@hammingus 21 күн бұрын

Absolutely right! Absolutely right!

@mattchug 2 ай бұрын

Your videos helped my approach on shaping my tone and building my presets for my Helix. Thanks for giving back to the guitar community, man. It's been fun watching you and your channel. Keep it up!

@NickHillMakesMusic 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate you man, I love sharing what I’ve learned.

@GearStuffandThings 2 ай бұрын

Getting the info out there! Helix is a great tool!

@corycourtney8923 2 ай бұрын

Your tones always sound massive in the Helix. It inspired me to make the jump and helped me get going when I got my HX Stomp. Just want to say thanks and good luck in all your creative endeavors moving forward.

@CustomPcTech 17 күн бұрын

You’re a fantastic player.

@NehirF 2 ай бұрын

Good to see you back

@phil.anthropic 2 ай бұрын

Very relatable and humbling perspective. Thanks for the insights and great video!

@stephenhepburn2220 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Nick, haha, Awesome!

@777james777 2 ай бұрын

Love my Helix Rack and Stomp,lately I’ve been sticking a Friedman IRD and IRX in the FX Loop for a little flavor.

@ssiowi 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Nick; with you all the way in your analysis. From my 2017 start with Helix on through to now; satisfied and inspired. Eager for Helix 2.0 yet doing just fine for now. Full disclosure; count me among the Helix owners with a touch of envy and longing for the obvious improvements we've all mentioned in forums, etc. Thanks again; keep sharing your insights. Cheers from the rainy Pacific NW.

@us3r11 Ай бұрын

Very good vid, Nick! Loving it. Getting the dad vibes 🤜🤛

@stephenhepburn2220 Ай бұрын

I completely agree, line 6 floor. Holy wow! Product of steel, Superdevice!

@apoplexiamusic 2 ай бұрын

I love the ASMR sound design of this video

@leavingsoulsBO 2 ай бұрын

That's why, despite owning and enjoying a Quad Cortex, I have a difficult time moving on from the Helix. I feel that right now, while it starts to show it's age in some areas, it has also been so tweaked, expanded and perfected that it covers everything. I need some out there sounds? Here are some weird FX to just go crazy. I need high gain? All the flavours of it are out there. I need some weird routing option? Got it. Plus, and what a big plus that is, there is the ecosystem: I basicaly use 3 configurations of it my LT for most live purposes, a Stomp based pedalboard for writing and jamming and Native on my studio pc. I can sketch ideas on my pc without needing to plug any hardware unit other than my always connected interface, then I can move my core tones to my Stomp and pair it with pedals that are easier to tweak on the fly while writing in rehearsal and the back to native to expand a song preset to include the FX i need in the most convenient footswitch setup and finally load it up on the LT for when it's time to perform the damn song. All this in an intuitive and easy to figure out UI. To my knowledge no other modeller covers all those bases in such a seamless way

@iluvyunie 2 ай бұрын

also for me as an interface the helix is more reliable (and the power supply is very stable at least on the original helix floor) I have the QC but the power being grounded to the usb ports is puzzling to me, I almost blew my motherboard using it to record when we had a power outage while I was using the psu it came with. I had to replace it on my own dime and warranty wouldn't handle it 😂 the qc sounds amazing but the helix is great and reliable af by comparison I haven't tried fractal but they're probably great

@leavingsoulsBO 2 ай бұрын

@@iluvyunie Yeah the QC power supply is a major letdown considering the pricing and it's the reason I plug it in my interface when recording. As for the Fractal, I got to try one in a studio and with the cleans the engineer had done it was miles ahead anything else, the high gain tones I had to program myself and it just showed there is a steep learning curve since I couldn't get anything equal or better than my Helix tones. That why I consider Helix the best all rounder, it's hard not to get a good sound out of it if you have some basic sound crafting skills

@PaulJayOrama Ай бұрын

Love this man! Sound, pace, vibe, shed! Feels good broham. Oh, and I’ll buy the gas!

@ChainsawChristmas 2 ай бұрын

You're a helix king since the beginning

@TheMountainDemon 2 ай бұрын

Whatever works for you man! It's a killer setup. Hell, one of my favorite rigs is my POD Go into my Crate Power Block into a Mesa vertical 2x12. Does it look dumb? Maybe. Does it sound like I want? Yes. That all that matters.

@timwheeler4883 Ай бұрын

Cool video bud! Good to see you sticking with what works for you and not following the crowd!

@wilkinsi 2 ай бұрын

I still use Helix Native exclusively. I don't care how old it it is, it does the job. To me, it's the most flexible plugin ever.

@seba.makron 2 ай бұрын

Same here, Helix Native does the job and I can export to my Helix LT for my live performance. Same sound in the studio, same sound live, that's priceless.

@galelongputt 2 ай бұрын

Rock on HELIX 🤘 Thanks, Nick!

@just.some.dud3 2 ай бұрын

I think you use what inspires you to play, doesn't really matter what other people think. I used modelers (mostly AxeFx for a while) but I got rid of all of them and went back to Mesa tube amps. It's just what motivates me and inspires me. Which IMO, is all that matters.

@oIIETERNALIIo 2 ай бұрын

The shed...good mix of life into the content.

@biggmigg22m32 Ай бұрын

Love this video! HXStomp 4 life

@ConstantineM 2 ай бұрын

New video! YES!

@АртМалик-ц5с 2 ай бұрын

Still on POD HD Pro! thanks for the video

@dumpstertrash420 2 ай бұрын

Cool video. I played the pod go live like a hundred times. It's great. I also play real amps live a lot but that is admittedly for my own ego because the pod go could do it just as well.

@YourCaliBos 2 ай бұрын

Nice vid man , ending is good stuff , cheers BC ⭕️

@arnold.glennphillips9279 2 ай бұрын

Also, any new heavy presets we can expect? A request to also cover the EQs and tone sculpting ways. That has worked wonders in a few presets I’ve tried to replicate 🙌🏼

@prashuryagoswami6122 2 ай бұрын

eyy mate long timee, im also at trhat stage of life where im winded when im crouching

@iluvyunie 2 ай бұрын

I liked it when it came out, it's a lot better now

@Johnny-oy9fh Ай бұрын

Helix rules

@apoplexiamusic 2 ай бұрын

These days, it's not really a question of which modeler is better, it's pretty much down to the IRs you use with them.

@DareBear2099 2 ай бұрын

Bro I still use my HX stomp with a few pedals like, all the time for playing at home, worship gigs, cover band gigs. I use it direct, with an amp or an frfr. I’ve been enticed at times with other modelers, but the flexibility, routing options and ease of use, along with Line 6 constantly updating their firmware, I just don’t have a need to make a switch.

@skylork1990 2 ай бұрын

I still gig with the helix

@chrishale640 2 ай бұрын

Me too. It has never failed me.

@GhostNoteAudio 2 ай бұрын

There's only so "real sounding" you can make an ampsim, and by the time AxeFx 2 and Helix came around, they had already achieved 99% accuracy. Where are you gonna go from there? You can't make it "more real than the real thing" 😂 These units are still top of the line and absolutely compete with anything new on the market (sometimes sounding better and more accurate, in my opinion). A Helix or an AxeFX2 is all you need for a great guitar tone - and I'll say that even as someone trying to sell you my own products🙂

@monst3rmachin3productions12 2 ай бұрын

Thank You Nick! I appreciate you. You helped me figure this Helix Floor out and I found my tone because of you. It's not like I'm some young buck nobody. I've been around the block at 40 yrs of age and played in a very influential midwest metal band that you might actually know. You still taught me something. That says a lot! Thank You! \m/

@NickHillMakesMusic 2 ай бұрын

Always stoked to help man! I’m glad I’ve been able to shed some light on the Helix for you. Reach out, I’d love to hear what you’re doing.

@kaishunider4110 2 ай бұрын

After watching this video, I wish Line 6 would release Helix 2 (and new Variax.....)

@Jimboishere11 2 ай бұрын

Owning a James Tyler 59 Variac and Helix i feel I really need to get my 💩 together. ✌🏻

@dtrmnts 2 ай бұрын

no plans for a new helix anytime soon

@MarkCoffin Ай бұрын

@@dtrmnts ah gotcha. I'm sure you're right. Like really sure, for sure.

@ChainsawChristmas 2 ай бұрын

I have had the helix rack since launch and haven't found a reason to move on to another modeler. I just don't CARE enough for tiny sound quality differences enough to drop big money.

@RobCowie 2 ай бұрын

Not being able to get Helix Native running in Linux is the only reason I still use Windows. A single plugin is keeping me using an operating system from a company I despise....because it's that good a creative tool.

@bangdude5630 2 ай бұрын

Sometimes that good tone from new other modeler just any helix amp with splash of OD

@Jimboishere11 2 ай бұрын

10:09 true....

@Jimboishere11 2 ай бұрын

Come at me bro...

@roelandbroekhuijsen1143 2 ай бұрын

Hi Nick, I use your Friedman preset and IR live. Many thanks! How do you run to mixer/FoH by line level or mic level via the XLR output? Thanks Roeland - the Netherlands

@mister_syre 2 ай бұрын

I still use my POD X3 Pro!

@Thrashmetalman 2 ай бұрын

Honestly I found my tone in the helix for now an cant see myself moving yet.

@athmaid Ай бұрын

I just wish they would make a Helix Native stand-alone app already. Yes I know wrappers and live hosts exist, and I do use them. But it's an unnecessary extra step when you just want to jam a little

@NickHillMakesMusic Ай бұрын

Yeah. I agree with ya!

@RaulLazo22 2 ай бұрын

How are you powering the helix, powerstage and wireless?

@NickHillMakesMusic 2 ай бұрын

With electricity

@RaulLazo22 2 ай бұрын

@NickHillMakesMusic LOL I meant what power supply are you using? Been looking for a power solution for my helix setup

@NickHillMakesMusic 2 ай бұрын

lol I know, sort of a d#%k answer. All I’m doing with that little paddleboard, is I have an IEC splitter which is just the black power cables you get with most products, it splits into two and I plug in the power stage with 1/2 and I plug in a paddleboard power supply to power The share wireless. Then I just plugged that in into an outlet on stage near my cab. That’s it really. I plug the helix in front of stage. It’s not the most graceful solution and I might look into integrating my power stage into my cab somehow but that’s what I’m rocking with so far and it’s worked flawlessly.

@hackapump Ай бұрын

I bought into the whole Line6 thing some, what?, 15 years ago: JTV Variaxes, a floor unit (HD500) and an FR/FR amp. It seemed like a no-brainer, because it was. Using a CAT5 cable between the Variax and the floor unit, I could easily switch not just between amps and FX but between guitars and guitar tunings. Jump ahead 15 years and neither one of my Variaxes have working digital circuitry - only the traditional mag pickups work. And I don't know that anyone would even attempt to repair them. Meanwhile Line6 seems to have gone into a creative hibernation. They keep repackaging the same old IP, as if all their DSP engineers quit years ago, and all that's left is the marketing department. As if they gave up. (Granted, it's been many years since I checked for new firmware for any of my Line6 products - maybe they keep improving their software at a regular pace. But still, it's the same 15 year old hardware). And this, in my opinion, has always been a problem with products that try to straddle both the physical and the digital realms. The physical part of the product inevitably will suffer "digital rot", with no way of upgrading. And sooner or later the vendor will quit updating the software side of it. My Les Paul, built in 1977, will outlive me. But Line6 products I bought 15 years ago haven't been usable in years. And it might have stung a little less if Line6 had put out new and improved guitars. But nope, no cigar. I'm by no means a luddite, I'm an early adopter. But I try to keep everything in software that runs on regular laptops. The pace of the digital evolution is a poor match for the physical world. Native Instruments KORE2 seemed like a great product, until they completely abandoned it a few short years later. (I still haven't forgiven NI for that). Of course, to each their own. Just my two cents.

@NickHillMakesMusic Ай бұрын

Oh yeah man, they gave up on this Variaxs years and years ago and I simply think because there weren’t enough folks like you, adopting and giving the tech a shot. It’s simple business. Unfortunate for the variax and valve-tone adopters. They’ve done nothing but cram free update after update into the HX line of stuff so it’s safe to say they know what they have with that. I myself was also apprehensive if the variax guitars and never even gave it a shot so I think that speaks to it as someone (myself) who’s loved their stuff.