r/Line6Helix

Hi everyone!

Over the last few months I've been building Gittone, a free community platform where guitarists can share and discover presets.

For Helix users, the idea is to make it easy to upload presets, include audio demos, keep version history, and let other players discover great tones in one place.

Some Helix users have already started uploading their presets, which is really exciting to see.

I'm not selling anything or promoting paid content. I'm simply looking for feedback from people who use the Helix every day.

If you have a few minutes, I'd love to hear what you think about the idea and what features would make a platform like this genuinely useful for the Helix community.

You can check it out here: https://gittone.com

Thanks, and I'd really appreciate any feedback or suggestions!

I know this exact question probably gets posted every other day so honestly sorry... I saw the LT on a discount on Thomann around 700€ and the Floor is at 1222€.

I am not interested in the new units (Stadium) because of how much more expensive they are (2-3 times as much).

When it comes to build quality and other things how much is the Floor better than the LT? Or is the LT more then enough considering the low price new.

I plan to use it with a tube amp or on its own but mostly for every type effect there is or as a amp backup or option to not bring an amp.

I'm looking to buy a good modeller and FR/FR but I am getting lost in the sauce with all the different versions of the Helix stuff compared to other brands.

I'm a pretty old school player that's always just used amps, pedalboards and cabs so I am learning a lot of new things ever since my son introduced me to Amplitube last year.

I play a wide range of stuff from 70's rock and metal all the way through to modern pop so I'd like it to be as versatile as possible.

I've also noticed only a few models have an expression pedal - do these still work ok if you stick a wah pedal in front of them or is there a compatible addon expression pedal you can buy?

Appreciate any help you can give me.

I created 2 dual channel (panned hard right and hard left) presets for the HELIX STADIUM that sound absolutely killer for anything from Classic rock to Metal….

Im hoping to have a few people beta test these on their setups..I have mine set up for XLR to my 2 FRFR cabs (Fender FR-10 / Friedman ASM 12). It sounds spectacular at my house as well as in live situations…

https://line6.com/customtone/tone/6831949/

https://line6.com/customtone/tone/6831711/

Preset 1 is a 5150 III & Princeton Reverb / Soldano 100

Preset 2 is a Soldano 100 / Matchless 30

8 snapshots: Clean Dry, Clean Wet, Overdrive Delay, Rhythm Mod, Crunch, Distortion, Boosted and Lead.

BY THE WAY….THESE ARE FREE!

I updated the 5150 III Preset to balance the volumes***

Hi! I'm a guitarist using a Helix LT for my live shows, and I've recently started playing synth on some songs too. The MIDI keyboard triggers software instruments in Logic Pro on my computer.

I thought it would be really convenient to connect my Helix into that setup and use it to switch between software instruments in Logic. So when I load the "Song A" preset on my Helix, Logic would automatically switch to the Song A instruments and so on for Song B and C.

I tried setting this up in the Command Center, connecting the Helix to the computer through a cable, but couldn't get it working. Has anyone done something similar? The goal is to avoid having to touch my laptop during the show.

Is there an easy way to record direct to the iPhone camera app from a Helix Stadium XL? I hooked my phone up to the USBC input but it’s just using the iPhone mic

Preference is to not use my laptop

Sorry if this has been answered a million times

Back story.

I've played live for years, mostly going direct, and started with the GT1000 which was great. But I'm a guitarist so I'm always looking for the "next thing".

That said, I went to individual pedals with the Two Notes Opus as my amp/cab rig and then to the Quad Cortex.

I recently grabbed an HX Effects and tbh, I'm more than impressed. The reverbs and delays are without question, superior to the Quad Cortex.

I've also used the HX with the Opus and have had great results.

So, I'm seriously considering selling the Quad Cortex.

Am I nuts?

I currently have the Amplitube 5 Max plugin and I want to try out the Native plugin if they upgrade it to Stadium.

The internet loves scribble strips. So much so it’s making it hard for me to commit to buying the Floor over the XL… the price difference is not insignificant.

I play live, rehearsals and at home. Is the gig view without scribble strips as bad as the internet seems to make out? Or is actually fine?

Hey yall, new to the plugin, I’m trying to figure out how to stop monitoring the dry signal when using effects from the plug in. I’m testing out some of the presets and trying to build my own but I keep hearing my guitars dry signal so I can’t get a real feel for the tone I’m getting, especially when using heavier drives because I just hear my raw guitar in the background, I can only hear exactly what I’m getting when I record and listen back.

I’m using Logic Pro so the issue may be in the programs setting but I don’t get the same issue when I’m using Logics built in effects so I think it’s the native plugin. Anyone run into this issue?

Hi everyone,

I recently sold most of my guitar pedals for the sole fact that I was spending too much time fiddling with electronics instead of actually practicing and playing. I am just a home guitarist now and want something easy to plug and play without a bunch of knobs and wires to keep it simple.

I still have my Fender Pro Jr IV tube amp that I used as my pedal platform. My question is should I just keep this amp and get a multi fx pedal like the line 6 helix to plug and play with my current amp? Or sell the tube amp and get a full modeling amp such as the Fender Mustang GTX? They are both about the same amount of money.

Being able to switch tones easily with a push of a button is what I’m looking for.

I am also open to other options as well! I play a bit of everything, like blues, rock, indie, but no metal. I play a strat and a PRS with humbuckers.

Thanks!

For example I want to have FS11 cause the exp pedal to switch back and forth between "EXP 1" and "EXP 2" exactly like the built in exp toe switch.

I tried setting FS11 in command center to "MIDI CC = command", "MIDI CH = Base", "CC # = 59", "Value = (tried both 0 and 127)" but nothing happens.

EDIT: SOLVED!!! (see below)

Hi everyone,

I recently started playing in a cover band with one other guitarist, drummer and bassist . We We've been having trouble with playing with a backing track as everything just gets muddy and I cannot hear my guitar in the PA mix. I wear the earasure ear plugs to save my ears so that's another layer of slight muddiness.

I've been seeing some posts about folks that essentially fix on their own "sound" and just modify based on the song they are playing. I've been a bedroom guitarist and it's always been about matching the studio recording tone for me. This is my first band experience so I was hoping to get feedback from experienced folks on if tonematching with unique presets per song is a terrible idea. Any advice on how folks have done this in the past. I own a Helix LT and play with mostly passive Humbucker guitars with coil splits. I recently got a FR-12 cab hoping I could use that instead of the PA to get more of a Amp in room feel but haven't jammed with it yet.

Thanks.

Edit: Wanted to add the bands we are covering currently: Metallica, Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Green Day, Foo Fighters

Hi, i have been a line6 user for as log i can remember. I've had the DL4 for a decade, then swapped to the M5 that i now have for over a decade as well. I'm always very impressed by the delays and reverbs.

Now i'm considering buying a HX effects to declutter my pedalboard. I still have the old pedaltrain pro that is filled with pedals. Some will be on my board forever though, but i feel that the HX effects can replace most of my loose delay and reverb pedals.

I'm also a real nut for pitch shifters and i own a boss ps-5, boss ps-3 and an EHX Hog that i actually just use as an oversized POG basically.

My real question is how does it handle pitch shifting like adding fifths, octave up and down + clean. Does it handle weird chords? I have tested the pitch shifter on the M5 once and was very disappointed in how bad it tracked, i don't mind minor glitches because that gives it character, thats what makes the digitech whammy awesome. Maybe some die hard users can give me some intell from their experience....

Thanks.

....In a rehearsal room, I had to listen to a bloke rant that my HX Stomp was obsolete old tech and I should replace it with a more modern unit ASAP.

He then plugged his 70's reissue Tele into a JCM800.

Hey guys, does anyone know if there is a music sheet/tablet holder attachment for the helix floor?

Basically something that attaches to the helix floor and then I can place my tablet on it and glance down in case I need to see what part to play next. Hope that makes sense. Anyone know if something like this exists?

I've been using the Tonemaster FRFR for a while now, but have yet to gig with it. If you use one, how do you use it in a live setting? do you go to the FOH from the XLR out on Helix or the XLR out on Tonemaster? Also, if you go to the FOH from the tonemaster, can you adjust the volume on it on the fly? or will it affect the FOH sound? TIA

Im thinking of selling my helix floor to buy the new stadium, being the weight my main issue with the old floor, so this makes me think the correct choice should be the stadium non XL version at only 7.5 pounds, but only having the option for 1 A/B footswitch and no scribble strips makes me thinkt that if i'm going to spend that much money to go to with the XL. Going for the XL version only reduces 3 pounds from the old helix, so im not sure if thats significant enough, are the new dimensions that much smaller? Is the new touch screen big enough making the scribbles strips unnecesary? I usually go to a practice studio every thursday and im kind of tired of dealing with the almost 15 pounds old helix floor.