Line 6 Helix LT - Full In-Depth Demo

[@paulhindmarshmusic]

Thanks for all of the nice comments folks. It was great to be back in the Andertons TV studio!

[@alstartheman]

Always love the playing paul, and seriously considering this product after my dt25 has had technical issues for the 2nd time this year. Had a question though would be nice if you could answer this. Can i connect this with a laptop/pc, and listen to what i play without much input lag? or the other way around, wanting to play along with songs, send the audio to the helix lt, and hear it through the headphone output?

[@paulhindmarshmusic]

Absolutely. Connect it with USB and it will become your sound card. Or just use audio cables. Lots of ways to do it.

[@alstartheman]

Awesome, i feel my money burning in my pocket now haha! thanks for the quick reply, keep rocking, and enjoy your weekend!

[@andertons]

+paulhindmarshmusic We always love having you here Paul... Thank you for coming to see us and showing us the LT.

[@nordfald3740]

+paulhindmarshmusic hey paul, should i feel silly for having a helix rack now? since this unit does the same for 2/3 of the price?

[@mpeskett]

I'm honestly tempted to sell my entire pedalboard for a Helix LT. I only have a Pedaltrain Jr sized board, although it's mostly stocked with boutiquey-range pedals. I could feasibly sell it all and it would easily cover the entire cost of the LT. The only thing that's putting me off is the hassle of having to sell everything. What an amazing piece of kit the LT is. My obsession with pedals is honestly detrimental to my development as a better guitar player. I saw a comment elsewhere that captured it perfectly, to paraphrase: "I'm getting the focus on my hands and off my feet." I should just get the LT and be done with the endless tone chasing.

[@savanaviolenta]

And by doing that it will be the biggest downgrade you will experience with your gear.Youve already come to make your own unique sounding boutique pedals ,you've reached the level where you've cerastes your tone and now you're gonna go and sell all these lovely pedals only to get a digital emulation if the same pedals just for the convenience of everything under one hood,compromising the most important TONE???I wouldn't do that.If you dont want a signature unique tone go grab the Helix LT ,but I think soon you will regret it,maybe not.My two cents.

[@carpenoctem726]

@@savanaviolenta Most people can't tell the difference anymore. I'd be willing to bet you couldn't either. Its been proven time and again with a Helix or Kemper or AxeFx. Blind tests where players always think the the digital is the real thing.

[@ghost79ish]

I would recommend holding onto the real gems in your pedal board. I've always been into multieffects units and amp modeling... It works great for me but it's definitely not for everyone. Not to mention you can get the best of both worlds if you're able to hold onto your tube amp and pedals. There are some truly amazing things you can do if you combine the two approaches.

[@factsmatter3941]

People rely too much on their massive pedal boards. When practice and talent comes secondary, yeah, you’re probably over-reliant on the pedals. Josh from the chili peppers is a good example... it’s just too damn much in fact, I’d argue that the tone you lose in overall line length, almost makes it not worth it... depending on how many you’re talking about. There’s just something cringey about seeing a guitarist who’s mediocre with almost 10k worth of shit... seemingly tripping over hisself to get 10 different variations of that ‘slightly dirty’ tone of which no one else can tell a difference anyway. You’re on the right track imo.. get back to basics.

[@joseceraia]

@@savanaviolenta One big problem, if Helix fails, everything fails. With an amp and pedalboard, the amp can fail, but having a spare one in the car will save you on a gig for example. Iow: Keeping your amp and pedalboard is always the safest solution and the Helix as an extra.

[@964tractorboy]

As The Captain said, great to have Paul back again. And he's so patient with all the kids pressing stuff.

[@6speedsti241]

so true captain has made watching very difficult for me over the years

[@RenanBeltrao]

this paul dude should be on andertons tv more often! dude is awesome!

[@aviator_bryan]

Great demo! I'm a Helix owner, and after over a year, I'm still loving the thing. I use it with tube amps, and a stand alone unit, to record, live, with acoustic, bass etc. It's a game changer. This video made me laugh, because it's so fun to tweak it that everyone wants to fiddle with it. Great stuff!

[@NihongoGamer]

Great trio. I'd be perfectly happy listening to Pete, Paul and Lee chat about anything. even non guitar related

[@cameroncrowley1226]

The Lee Paul, the new guitar by Chapman Guitars.

[@bami2]

With soon coming: The Wee Paul 3/4th scale for students!

[@kimhow8824]

bami2 b

[@NemanjaVucinic]

Suuure! We want Lee Paul!

[@mollers92]

If it's good enough for Isaiah Sharkey and a Mayer world tour it's good enough for anyone...

[@__s_t_w__]

agreed... at some point its always the playabilities... and at least, no matter what device each player use, they melt faces with their playing!

[@codythedoggo7671]

That sums it up

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

I had chosen the Helix route a year ago and haven't looked back. Yes, the Kemper and the Axe-Fx II are phenomenal choices, nothing bad with either of those options. I chose the Helix and even still today I am finding little things you can do and it's just a pleasure to sit with your guitar and tone chase. I also went with the Blug Amp One amplifier that sits on the board with the Helix. It has a foot control board for it as well, and it is on the board as well. Then I run it into an EVH 2x12 cab. That is it. And the tonal options between the Helix, the Blug and it's own controller is limitless. And I can still use individual pedals if I like, I just run them through the Blug effects loop, so your favorite pedals can be incorporated if you choose. But once you discover all the flavors in the Helix, the stompboxes don't get used too often.

[@flp2635]

Hey Paul, great to see you back. I hope this is a regular event for you.

[@srYYZ]

I'd like to see a Captain meets Paul Hindmarsh! How he got started, being a demostrater etc.

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

srYYZ this ^

[@superflea72]

Good idea

[@FreddieMcgruffy]

Agreed!

[@YourAverageStrummer]

PAUL'S BACK!!

[@cliffdexter38]

Simply THE BEST demo I've ever seen. Im buying one. Right Now. Your a sweet guitar player Paul. Thanks Andertons !!!

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

Wife bought me a Helix LT, can't wait to use it.

[@raleighdentcompany]

Your wife rocks then! My wife doesn't get the allure of all the music equipment I have.

[@alchemicalmoon3426]

Nothing beat the love of a good woman

[@claudenaud6459]

SN95 Mustang Garage Thiago wifey is a keep we...

[@richf6111]

Just luv hearing Paul play, so subtle and beautiful lines with a great touch. Well done Anderson’s…great informative video.🙏☀️🎸

[@Westerdd]

He is one hell of a player.

[@p_mouse8676]

Line 6 absolutely nailed the user interface here.

[@Fender5621]

Yes finally!

[@sjsphotog]

Paul Hindmarsh's playing could sell me ANYTHING. So so wish I had seen and the LT came out before I bought my Firehawk FX. Im convinced. Love this. Want this!

[@felipefarias7654]

One of the best thing about the Helix is its Interface, so clean and user friendly!

[@geoffwaldron5929]

Yes, nice to have Paul back on the channel

[@joshbarron1380]

run the line 6 into the fx return of your tube amp and it becomes your preamp with tube power and a real cab. friggin awesome!

[@blackie75]

Whichever way you look at it, this is the future of music. It's only going to get more powerful, and more capable as time goes on.

[@hayios0]

Really like your playing and sounds Paul, thank you and Andertons making it possible to hear good music, also for bringing out many cool "gadgets" for us to choose from.

[@abhiruproy919]

Still has that digital vibe... Maybe in a loud live setting context it won't be much noticeable, but when playing on your own the difference is real

[@mattsnyder4754]

I know it's gonna be absurd for most people, but when Lee got that thing to generate its own sine waves, I'm instantly sold. I could do so much with that.

[@sentry1204]

great player, great gear, great channel, whats not to like

[@stevenvandemsky7290]

What's not to like? - Maybe that digital fake plastic overprized Line6 simulation of a real guitar sound...

[@sentry1204]

having build amp, myself for long time, i love real amps, but carry shit on tour gets old really fast, carry my rig from van in one trip and it sound good, works for me

[@Ameen2310]

Alex Brown No Chappers, that's what

[@sentry1204]

That's fair enough

[@andertons]

+Ameen Singh Again, different/wrong channel :-)

[@tompryor3706]

I can't wait for mine to be delivered!

[@Owen-cj2ge]

Considered buying this today. Watched this and i'm 100% sold!

[@andrebamidele8497]

I literally got so much more excited when Pete came on

[@dankazama404]

yeaaaahhhh. Its always nice to see Paul

[@ChainsawChristmas]

Line 6 is not emphasizing the Snapshots feature enough. It's one of the best features of the Helix and I rarely see it mentioned in demos.

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

ChainsawChristmas I wonder how well it works in the LT? 🤔

[@ChainsawChristmas]

TheFatStringer Should work great. It has the same DSP and everything software-wise. It's just a simpler IO setup on the back, smaller screen and no scribble strips. Once you hook it up to a computer it's the same as the full version. I have the rack version and use the computer almost all the time for tweaking tones.

[@sjsphotog]

yeah I was surprised they didnt go over Snapshots which is a whole 'nother animal and makes this a whole new thing so you can have a whole setlist worth of tones.

[@ezekielmwadomba4675]

The guy play good Guitar with Helix!! Big up brother! !! Ezekiel from Tanzania

[@hadriewyn]

I want one of these so bad it hurts. I've seen this video twice now and I'm still in awe.

[@TNTales]

Pete should do all these. The way he asks unexpected questions and causes the others to break rhythm really shows what the device and the user can do.

[@MintyBitesBack]

I'm 75% sold on this.. I've had a quite a few Line 6 products in the past, I've played with a lot of people who have used them in loads of different ways but I've never been sold on the "lets get rid of everything" in a live mix. Can we have a video of this being used at an ACTUAL gig. Its all well and good saying how good it is (and I know this is supposed to be a different beast) but I would need to see how it can sit in an actual live mix amongst all the other instruments....

[@LeVainCasque]

40:37 Chills. So 80s That needs to be a full song.

[@abetteryou2025]

Reminds me of time after time.

[@iklobus]

Great Vid guys! really sold me the LT. I use it most of the time via 4 cable into my diezel. But I can use it also with amp modelling for a fly gig, where i can‘t take my gear with me. Great solution!

[@lotromaster14]

The plexi one is soo amazing damn love that sound for sure going to buy one of these line 6 helix LT

[@robertbruner7747]

Looks awesome....one day..I'm gonna grab one of these..but...does it MIKU?

[@RenanBeltrao]

OMFG, SEXUAL HELIX ending almost made me fell off my chair!

[@johnfrancis8586]

Great playing by Paul as always!

[@devinsinderwitcz9134]

Love the LT but paying the extra money for the scribble strips in the Helix Floor is well worth it IMO. 2023 and the Helix Floor still amazes me!

[@mvo5720]

A great step up from an X3 Live, even if I am still years behind now. Old dogs are never too old for new tricks. :-)

[@ShimiHalperin]

Line 6 dude can really play!

[@colinhoward5696]

Got mine coming from andertons tomorrow. Can't wait. Great demo

[@SkyFalllast]

I'm just happy there isn't a Chapman guitar all over this video.

[@Svampire11]

Bedankt

[@skattabrain]

What a tasteful player you are +paulhindmarshmusic - digging the Helix!

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

The Captain Meets Stevic! This needs to happen and will definitely help the sales of the Helix, he's hands down the best person to show this off for the metal guys, Paul is in my top 10 guitarists but... for the metuuulz we need Stevic and Bea on this

[@brxtmp106]

I have Line6 stuff and hadn't considered upgrading to the HelixLT until now...It was very impressive hearing good guitar played without the heavy metal distortion so many reviews of Helix contain. Don't play distorted/heavymetal...thought Helix were aimed at that genre...this convinced me otherwise. THANKS Andertons

[@SynysterGates70]

Ordered my Helix LT and it's arriving on Saturday. Cheers, guys!

[@monikafauzdar9465]

How is it. I'm planing to buy soon

[@terrazero2972]

Sounds great, but does it need to be so big? It seems like they could shrink down the footprint to make it a little bit less goofy looking...

[@JayTheLane]

Pod Go 😂

[@christopherherbst8966]

Definitely purchasing..... Especially since I don't feel like buying pedals.

[@dennisgarcia7590]

Who needs an amp anymore and this is much more convenient. Great demo 🔥🔥

[@matibrandrock]

I'm going to start playing in a touring band soon, and they said I should get a more professional grade multieffects like the helix or the quad cortex. The bigger helix is too expensive for me so I think this would be a perfect option for me

[@Mr_A_Mia]

Headphone volume blast at 26:54 ya’ll. Great episode!

[@geraldpasion3378]

one slight feature i wished to be added.. i hope we can make our signal in the display look from right to left like our analog effects chain. it's not a big deal actually, for i am a pod hd500 user.. but in a way it makes it feel or look organic.. especially for people who are purist trying out multi. :)

[@csharpminorseven]

Excellent video - clear, great explanation, no bs and wonderful guitar from both...

[@86lanzo]

to anyone Helix LT. or headrush.... your thoughts the ending loop kinda sold me on the Helix.. the sound is awesome

[@AuntAlnico4]

Hearsay, greatest headrush had that looper too and sounds easy better easily with it's real speaker ir

[@86lanzo]

@@AuntAlnico4 Ye.. I ended up buying the headrush .. had it for about 4 months now.. no complaints.. the looper is phenomenal... it's help my practice to reach new levels

[@Adipsia1]

I'd love to watch Pete and Paul working together more.

[@samiam5557]

Steve Howe of YES uses a Line 6 Helix pedal board! Fun review Capt. & Paul.

[@mjcussen7458]

So does Jakko Jakszyk from King Crimson.

[@ChannelGilly]

Wow ! That is the best FX Unit I've seen ! Awesome ! Hey , Santa , ...............

[@JeffStarr]

I would love to watch a "Sound Like" video using the Helix LT. I think Zappa would be a great challenge. Dweezil is using Axe-FX units when touring.

[@Rideandlively]

Sounds fantastic. Except for the fuzz, you just cannot replace a fuzz into a cooking amp.

[@ETILHK54]

I don't know, there is something about choosing a pedal you like, keeping things simple, getting the right cables, the way pedalboard works, being limited, i like all that. Having a digital elements on a pedalboard is totally fine, but having everything digital is not something that i want to go for even if it sounds great. For a particular occasion maybe, but not on a constant basis.

[@ezer0923]

Well I thought digital was more simple.

[@nathansturgess92]

Will Ross they’re a godsend for any professional who wants preset changes rather than potentially missing parts of the song.

[@owenhu9465]

oh wow! paul playing pete's strat :D

[@Malleuss]

Love my Helix and will likely add an LT to my travel rig. It's brilliant.

[@karolkozak64]

hi man do you still use it after a year or more? :) im getting a helix lt and i was wondering if users tend to tweak the global eq settings to get better tones as a step up from basic generic settings.

[@AuntAlnico4]

@@karolkozak64 do you still use it agree a year , did you get it ?

[@karolkozak64]

@@AuntAlnico4 hi, no actually i bought a kemper stage soon after. I am super happy with it. Sold the lt to a friend of mine, he's super happy with it. :)

[@coreyjensen6702]

Wow incredible review guys ! You definitely got into things the way I need information.. you sold me . Thanks a ton guys .

[@stevieboy444]

Great to see Paul back, he's good! To me Line 6 gear has a certain sound to it that isn't really my thing. I don't know if it's to do with compression or EQ or if I'm just talking bollocks, but there's a certain sound to it that I've tried to dial out but can't.

[@Niceguitarthat]

stevieboy444 I'm with you on Line 6 sound ... I've had a Line 6 looper, Firehawk and a small amp. All of them had a feel which I wasn't comfortable with.. sold them after a few months. Thought Spider valve would be the answer but nope. I was wondering if it's just me ! having said all that .. this Helix appears to be really good :(

[@Riley880]

I think Paul is one of the few people who actually knows how to demo Line 6 pruducts, and not just crank the gain up to 11...

[@satch60]

Paul Sold me my first ever decent guitar, many moons ago!!

[@johanblume2621]

Different tastes for different players. With that said I really enjoy Line 6 products and I thoroughly enjoy my Helix and POD GO Wireless version.

[@aperezdeal]

I’m right there with you, this is a Yamaha/ line 6 house hold. I just “upgraded” from a POD Go to the Helix LT. Guitar, Revstar 820, keyboards Yamaha, monitor power cab, BB Bass. Acoustic ect. Bullet proof enough to withstand toddlers and sleep deprivation! I’m so tired.

[@DimaPavlenko]

After wanting to sell my amp (because I have Pod HD500) I went back to the amp. When I played the amp to check if it works - I discovered how horrible I sound :( though I am a not a good player - the Pod masked a lot of unmuted stuff, because once I played same thing on the amp all my mistakes were very obvious. I saw at least another person talking about how he feels a big difference between his students who practice with modeling stuff (multieffects/vsts) to those who practice on a simple amp. Try it, tell me what you think. Though a Pod/Helix is nice for practicing recording at night and like that.

[@BuzzFox]

Paul is such a monster player... was hoping for a jam with him and Pete :)

[@JazzzRockFuzion]

Nice Holdsworth chords in the intro! R.I.P.

[@09numbers09]

Is there an insane metal setting though?

[@AaHo0102]

I use the Archon amp model and get an amazing djent tone.

[@Claimjumper55]

Yep, the Fatality, the Archon, the Badonk, the Uberschall, the Engl, the 5150, etc... And more on the way. Plus, so far, every update has been free.

[@ChrisCram]

love that Uber

[@theblockyrocker9060]

I'm pretty sure he mean the line 6 spider insane setting. That setting blows away the archon, uberschall, and the 5150.

[@sjsphotog]

more djent! Animals as Leaders and Tesseract!

[@AaHo0102]

Cmon Andertons Music Co. It's up to you now, get Stevic McKay to see the true unlocked potential of the Helix!

[@tardsmile6375]

Aaron Hooper I second this Hopefully he's not been busier than a cat burying shit on concrete.

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

We need a captain meets Stevic, that would be my dream

[@r.llynch4124]

The future of music is still the skill of the guitar player NOT modelers verses tube amps. Everyone should know that a real tube amp CANNOT be replaced, period! With that said I have spent the last 2 months with the LT and while its a really nice unit I found it lacking in the actual amp sims. Its great if you want to spend all your time mucking around with eq but I would rather play guitar. It didn't feel very natural under my fingers which is the most important part imo. i also owned an axfx and kemper and if I were to choose one it would be axfx which is clearly above and beyond any other. I purchased the Boss TAE and now use my awesome tube amps. As far as gigging I bring my guitar, the TAE, with foot switch and one 2 channel amp, that's it.

[@FKnoph]

Great seeing Paul again! I hope he will be back for more!

[@martinscholes9314]

I have one of these and the Hedgehog drive is the Maxon Sonic model. Clever, name eh? Also sounds great!

[@litlebrit1]

this demo pulled me over to get a helix and turn into the digital realm, of helix and kempers. I m a traditionalist I own quiet a collection of fine tube amps, vintage fenders, marshalls, mesa boogie's,diezels. Used to take pedalboards around that weighted a zillion. (mush hassle)... the sounds out of this is amazing as a stand alone unit for studio or live. but It would be cool to build around it, like the guy of living color. hahaha, I'll get one for shure

[@savanaviolenta]

For live yes for studio Definetely no,sounds like a toy on a record.Dont use that for recording.

[@skidrowe68]

Nice Explorer, Capt. Lee!

[@sl.is.google]

Great vid, even in 2020, It's aged well.👍🔥🎸🎼🙏

[@srYYZ]

I also like how Lee says 'Fractual' instead of 'Fractal'.!

[@ron980]

Would love love love to hear a shootout between the Helix vs. pedals and/or Helix vs. amps!

[@davestarns]

This is a mostly obsolete video since late 2018, when the Helix HX came out. Half the time here is spent trying to show the advantages for “amp and pedal” guys of using the LT without the amp sims or cabinet IRs (as an into-the-amp replacement for a standard pedalboard). The HX is just that: it’s the Helix effects, without the amp or speaker modeling. I’m a Fractal guy, but if I were going to start using pedals and an amp again, I’d put an HX on my board to handle all the modulation, delay and reverb; it’s a much more versatile “utility” pedal than the Harmonizer H9, which only does one effect at a time.

[@lynseefus6049]

The octave reverb is amazing. I have the opportunity to grab one for $850. I’m really leaning toward it.

[@christophergowin1767]

Awesome review! Looks like I'm going to try modeling!

[@danielshepherd7306]

Sweet sounds at 26:03!

[@Holtenstein]

If you're touring, and you can back up all you settings, that would be great to have incase something happens.

[@oscarestrella3512]

that last patch sounds freeking awesome !!

[@claytonmurrayguitar]

Love me some Paul!

[@jimtalltheislandbrothers6639]

just got back from a big guitar store in london. Tetsed helix floor by side with the Headrush. Must say the Helixded nothing like in this video. I am now wondering whether the output was set to PA or not. I got really good tones out of the Headrush immediately but not the Helix. It sounded Teeny compared to HR. Thinking about it now it did not sound right. They had it set to a small mixer connected to a flat response speaker. Odd. Before anyone says it, yes tone is in the fingers, however I managed to get it our of the headrush. so I am confused. I also found the Headrush to be more straight forward to programme. It was indeed quicker to navigate. The helix support is far superior if the forums are to be believed. Also as I was aiming for a Helix LT, the customer support was influencing my decision as there have been issues with the expression pedal and helix has replaced every faulty unit. Decision time.....

[@AuntAlnico4]

In my analog rig it didn't cost really anything at all and I've got the 5150 half stack and stumps box pedal board of septate pedals and it doesn't cost much at all, this is hello x is expensive but it's really easier than anything else so...

[@philfyphil]

The issue I have with this (the question I would have asked) is if you take a look at Guthrie Govan's pedal rig, it's lots of old looking beaten up pedals with knobs missing, so he must continue to use it for a reason! Maybe the Line 6 Helix is just too pure and digital sounding, like comparing MP3s to a vinyl turntable.

[@jlavamesa]

at about 9:15 Paul says you can run a bass, a guitar and an acoustic at the same time - how is that possible? I see only one input (even the big helix only has two (that i can see)) I'd love to get an electric with a piezo bridge pickup and mix them or switch between the two during a set, without having to bring an extra guitar ...

[@AnkylosingSpondylitisMan]

Assign path 1 to guitar input, assign path 2 to effects loop return 1, then set up a gain or volume block at the start of each path. You can then use the volume blocks assigned to snapshots to either run just normal pickups, or just piezo, or another snapshot to blend the two.

[@CristiNeagu]

The names of those effects are so cheezy. That Hedgehog D9 overdrive is the Maxon Sonic Distortion. Because Sonic the Hedgehog, you see.

[@muedemietzen]

Anybody knows which Custom Shop Strat they are using from 32:57 on? Any Link? Thanks! :)

[@mervolicious]

Dear Andertons team - I would really like to hear a shootout between Helix and the corresponding part it tries to emulate. Maybe the most common pedals original vs. Helix modeled and maybe some typical amps ans cabinets vs. the modeled versions. I can imagine that this would be a huge pain in the butt to set it all up but I would really like toknow if the modeled sounds are a real replacement for the originals.

[@JulBoy113]

Paul Hindmarsh is back!!

[@petercullen9884]

I have just bout a helix and this explains everything that I wanted to know, I now have a "bacon drive" pre set. I shall move on all sorts of other meats for my pre sets