Line 6 Helix | Metal Tone with the New REVV GEN PURPLE

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

This thing RIPS! 00:06 Track Play-through 01:53 Subscribe 02:00 Tone Overview 05:40 Final thoughts

[@ashvinego9343]

Hi Nick please do a video tutorial on mixing metal guitars! Thanks! This sounds Brutalllll!!!

[@sjsphotog]

F YEah it does. Killer metal tone. amazing. thanks Nick

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

I do man! Binge the channel a bit lol

[@ashvinego9343]

@@NickHillMakesMusic \m/ \m/ \m/

[@GhostofGenX]

Badass tone brother, just picked up the Helix, a Seymour Duncan Powerstage 700 and 2 Mesa oversized 412 cabs. Trying to dial in a good tone in my DAW sure is easier than trying to dial in tones to my rig. Followed, you deserve way more followers than you currently have! Keep rocking the new videos and thanks!

[@jbealsmusic]

I recently switched to using the "Simple EQ" block (+12dB Level; EQ to taste) early in the chain. Way cleaner of a boost, and hits the (virtual amp) just as hard. I'm liking the results much more than using a drive model set clean. Sounds more natural palm muted, and doesn't introduce any high end fizz (which I found always happened with the drive models).

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Right on! Great experimenting. I too have messed with an EQ before the amp. I keep going back to the drive pedals though. Something pleasing to my ear about it.

[@K1bogam1]

Woah I never would have thought to use the Revv Purple with the gain at 5 and the aggression off. Sounds great man!

[@Ymiraku]

dude you are a sick guitarist. For some reason though i found that it made my tone tighter when i set biasx lower than bias.

[@dackjaniels4205]

Thanks so much man just bought a helix LT and your videos are super helpful! Liked and Subbed !

[@dadriankaelan]

Good God that sounds so good. Huge Revv Gen Purple fan. Nice video!

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Hey man! Thanks for the kind words. Glad you dig it and welcome!

[@chadgarber]

Sounds awesome!

[@Jessterama]

Thanks for another great video. I'm sure this wasn't your first one with the Solar guitar but I just received my first Solar and could not get it to sound good until I tried the settings you showed here. Thanks for saving my purchase! lol

[@carlossalazar3177]

I updated yesterday and OMG! I love this amp!!🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@johnl2653]

Nice tone, Nick! I think I like this better than the Badonk ;) Agree that the change to "buttons" in the parameters is nice. Makes more sense than the previous sliders. Looking forward to maybe hearing the solo-lead tones. That tape delay is one of my favorite efx.

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Thanks dude! I went back and played my Badonk to make sure... it’s still my baby

[@malted.4466]

It's a good one, thanks a lot. I had to choose another OH IR from my libary but thats also fine. I found the OH 412 Trad V30-MB1 L Modern3 as a good replacement.

[@Tobold]

Sounds fckin brutal, as expected 🤘

[@sjsphotog]

Nick this metal tone is F*in SICK man oh WOW WOW!!! that kicks big time. Love it. cant wait to try it on my LT after I get out of the hosptial. Getting surgery on Monday :( Keep rocking. Great stuff in v2.9 for sure. Lots of goodies. Take care and stay safe.

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Thanks man and shiz, good luck with the surgery! I mean, it’s not like you have any hand in the matter.... them Dr’s will see you through ;) Thanks for watching and the support. Be well man and look forward to hearing about you rippin on that helix after the procedure.

[@sjsphotog]

@@NickHillMakesMusic Thanks a LOT Nick. Much appreciated. Yeah they have the best docts here so Im hopeful. Keep up the great work

[@ArmanGrim]

Thanks man , awesome Vlog , I didn't know that new update has been released , I should go for it right now

[@dvdpz89]

Can’t wait to update mine. Just got it a month ago. Love your tones.

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Thanks man and thank you for the continued supper. You’ve interacted on a lot of my videos. I appreciate it. Be well

[@rossridesmtb7497]

Awesome tone!!!

[@alexusslv7733]

Amazing tone! Thank you 🙏

[@flip7530]

Nice video man. Love your stuff. I really wanted them to add like a Mark IIC++ . Super bad like the Axe FX has it. Maybe they will. Brutal tone man great stuff.

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Thanks so much man and thanks for being here. Cheers!

[@kevindavid37]

Sounds really sick. I love it!

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Thanks man. Glad you dig it.

[@kevindavid37]

Nick Hill I just got my HX Stomp 2 or 3 weeks ago and I really appreciate what you‘re doing. Thank YOU! 🙏

[@Bish922]

Sick as always bud

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Thanks Bill

[@akaboo69]

Sounds killer

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Thanks man!

[@6Nicolas]

dope tone ! just discovered your channel, it's great.

[@lucasclucasc]

As a modern metal player, I liked it more than the red channel! Great tone!

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Right on man. Thank you

[@robmlisanti]

Great stuff bro I subscribed

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Cheers man. Welcome and thank you!

[@robmlisanti]

Nick Hill quick question can you use the edit software pod go when recording in a DAW

[@GearStuffandThings]

Nice as always, Friend

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Thanks Dude!

[@mainesstation2609]

Yea that's tight.. you got that..

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Sweeeet!

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Now they need an MT15 Amp Block!

[@seba.makron]

Hi Nick!! great toneee! killer AF!. That IR, in which ownhammer pack can I find it?

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Hey brother welcome. It is in a California duo pack. Cheers my dude

[@mikedesmarais8915]

Dude nice job!! I replicated this in my Stomp, running two boosts before the amp. Have you ever tried that to get a tighter punchier sound?

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Nice dude! Interesting idea. Haven’t tried.

[@doum]

Great vid as always. Have you try the Miko's plugin by ML sound lab? Great for creating infinite ir for all tool. :)

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Played with it only for a bit. I found it took too long to land on a sound I liked which could just be me but I’ve learned that if stuff distracts me from writing and creating music, I get impatient.

[@sjsphotog]

@@NickHillMakesMusic KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid :) yeah you need to speed your workflow not make it slower. use the tools that works for YOU

[@tackleberry2564]

Please do a purple channel based stomp, been a huge fan of your previous KZbin videos for metal stomp tones.

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Hey man! You can use this on the stomp wink a few minor tweaks!

[@DoveSimon]

Great tone Nick! I just updated to 2.9 yesterday and I'll give this a spin. Thanks for sharing. Have you messed around with the dynamic splitter yet?

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Not yet! I need to check it out.

[@pontakun7852]

Suena brutal , puedes compartir ese preset?

[@jwilly1075]

Nick, Any thoughts on seven string guitars? Do you own one or have you thought about using one?

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Hey man! How are you? I’ve only fiddled around on the seventh string a few times. I’m not a huge fan mainly because I don’t know that my hands are big enough to comfortably play for any sort of decent duration. I do however love low tune guitars, so I tend to gravitate towards baritones. I love having six strings, I know how everything is laid out with my rudimentary knowledge of the guitar, and baritones have a longer scale that is far more conducive to internation overall play ability and tone for lower lower tunings. Of course this is all my subjective opinion

[@sjsphotog]

@@NickHillMakesMusic yeah I never played a 7 strng and would be lost to have to relearn everything. im sure it takes a while

[@juanvaldez5422]

Stephen Soukup you are just taking a trad. 6 and adding an extra lower 5th interval .. the low b. Fret it the same. That’s the way I think of it anyway

[@jwilly1075]

@@NickHillMakesMusic sorry for a late response back , so many dont respond back . Thank you for that. I found that Ibanez and music man 25.5 scale sevens are great for transitioning back and forth between 6 and 7 strings. The necks are a thin profile. I tune to drop A. Its a blast! I do like having the tightness of the E through E being standard tuned. I also love other low tunings on 6s and baritones as well. Im a big fan of your tutorials on mixing and helix tones. Not sure if I love the Badonk as much as you, but its cool ! Keep up the good work. Take care.

[@KonipshunPhit]

Where did you get the IR

[@Sm1udntknw]

What's the stuff that you use to mute the strings behind the nut? Where can I buy it?

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

It’s just a FretWrap my dude

[@JMDV1]

I am debating on getting the hx stomp or the pod go. Any recommendations?

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Stomp has more DSP power and too to my options. Depends on your needs. Be sure to compare and see if you’ll be missing the additional horsepower and IO options.

[@glucas369]

Do you have your Helix volume all the way up and use your speakers to control volume?

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Yep. I send my helix into my audio interface and control everything there

[@glucas369]

@@NickHillMakesMusic Thabks a million Nick! Really appreciate it!

[@manurios681]

your guitar its tune in drop C?? :O

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Yes it is

[@sjsphotog]

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