Damn it! Why can't my tone suck so I can go buy something else

[Bob Zaod]

Line 6 went and ruined my GAS with the new 2203 and Voltage amps.

 

[SwirlyMaple]

There are still sucky options available for purchase, if you want to find new motivation

 

[Bob Zaod]

There are still sucky options available for purchase, if you want to find new motivation

I bought a Valeton GP-200 about a month ago and it's a decent unit but with the poly drop being so bad on it, it doesn't make sense to keep it. My backup unit the MX5 poly drop is way better. I have had the GP-200 listed on FB Marketplace and CL for a couple weeks now for cheap and not a single nibble.

 

[the-trooper]

There are still sucky options available for purchase

https://thegearforum.com/threads/fender-tone-master-pro.3927/

 

[BenIfin]

Im no Marshall expert or "junkie" .... and the new 2203 is great ... but to my ears and fingers, the Voltage is a much better amp/model.

Call me a crazy heretic :)

Ben

 

[Bob Zaod]

Im no Marshall expert or "junkie" .... and the new 2203 is great ... but to my ears and fingers, the Voltage is a much better amp/model.

Call me a crazy heretic :)

Ben

Oh I can certainly see/hear where you get that. It's definitely a a great boosted Plexi type amp. Right now I am struggling to choose between the two for my main rhythm stuff.

 

[Bob Zaod]

https://thegearforum.com/threads/fender-tone-master-pro.3927/

No tanky.

 

[SwirlyMaple]

Im no Marshall expert or "junkie" .... and the new 2203 is great ... but to my ears and fingers, the Voltage is a much better amp/model.

Call me a crazy heretic :)

Ben

You crazy heretic!

Nah, they’re both really good. It’s pretty wild that 8 years after its release, the Helix sounds better than ever.

 

[kartikg3]

Just tried the 2203 for the first time yesterday and yes, that's the sound I have been chasing since forever, multiple gear and pedals bought and sold as a result of this chase, and Helix has ended it for me in 3.7.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Damn it! Why can't my tone suck so I can go buy something else​

Try harder Bob! We have faith in you.


Seriously though, the 2203 does make a great rhythm tone.
I've only dabbled in the Voltage model but I like what I'm hearing.

 

[ballhawk]

Oh I can certainly see/hear where you get that. It's definitely a a great boosted Plexi type amp. Right now I am struggling to choose between the two for my main rhythm stuff.

IMO the Line6 original amps are a huge part of the future of modeling. You can do things in the virtual world that can't be achieved in the real world. If they didn't sound excellent this would be a moot point but... they do!

I know it requires knowledgeable people who invest their energies and passion into it. And while I love things like the dripman, I imagine a 2nd channel that does something that would be difficult to do in the "real" world, available at the push of a footswitch. As usual my perspective leans toward ease of use in a live performance.

Without a doubt, the Helix is the best investment I've ever made outside of my 1962 strat (bought in 1970 and now sadly gone).

 

[sleewell]

More money for hookers and blow is a bad thing?!?

 

[Iron1]

Here, buy this:

That will get ya set and GASing in no time.

 

[ragingplatypi]

Just send a line to FOH and they’ll get your tone sucking in no time.

 

[Stone]

Line 6 went and ruined my GAS with the new 2203 and Voltage amps.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Focus on the things Line 6 doesn't do too well and you'll be purchasing new stuff in no time!

 

[Sascha Franck]

Seriously though, the 2203 does make a great rhythm tone.

Push it with the Vetta Comp (legacy section, default setting is quite fine already) and it's a very nice lead tone, too.

 

[MindCrime]

Line 6 went and ruined my GAS with the new 2203 and Voltage amps.

Like I said before...I'll be keeping my Helix LT !

 

[Hapless]

Here, buy this:

That will get ya set and GASing in no time.

This was my first amp when I was 15. It was nearly enough to make me quit guitar.

 

[FuzzyAce]

This was my first amp when I was 15. It was nearly enough to make me quit guitar.

I had one too. I kinda liked it...