Helix Native: Alnico Blue

[Deadpan]

Edit: Will add more amps to this so the title will change when added. See below.

I love my real Matchless HC30 so I thought I would see what I can get Native to do, what do you think?

 

[Lysander]

Sounds really damn good!

 

[JiveTurkey]

Dig it! Native is awesome \m/

 

[Deadpan]

Line 6 shows that releasing a software version of their modeling didn't mean the downfall of their hardware.

Quite interesting. Not so sure it would be the same scenario for Fractal or Kemper?

 

[Deadpan]

Here I was tone matching our 1987x Marshall modded by Monomyth using the 2204 Mod amp in Native.

 

[DrewJD82]

Dig it! Native is awesome \m/

I want to try it out damnit! I looked again last weekend and couldn’t even find a link to a demo, where two weeks ago it kept telling me File Not Found when I’d try to locate Helix Native. A buddy got it via torrent but I’m not really down with that.

I have Amplitube5 on my laptop now, but I know I’ve heard better tones from Native, but I’d still rather try it out first before I buy it.

 

[Digital Igloo]

Line 6 shows that releasing a software version of their modeling didn't mean the downfall of their hardware.

Oh, there was definitely plenty of internal debate. Ultimately, we (and our customers) won out.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I want to try it out damnit! I looked again last weekend and couldn’t even find a link to a demo, where two weeks ago it kept telling me File Not Found when I’d try to locate Helix Native. A buddy got it via torrent but I’m not really down with that.

I have Amplitube5 on my laptop now, but I know I’ve heard better tones from Native, but I’d still rather try it out first before I buy it.

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Select "Helix Native" in the center dropdown and download it. It's a 2 week trial I believe?

 

[James Freeman]

Here I was tone matching our 1987x Marshall modded by Monomyth using the 2204 Mod amp in Native.

Sounds brutal.
IR, Stock Cab?

 

[Deadpan]

Sounds brutal.
IR, Stock Cab?

Thanks! Often I think I go for too brutal and have to force myself to lighten up. But this amp is brutal :)

IR

For a while now I have been tired of 500 IRs of a speaker and have been doing crafted IRs. For these I am creating them specifically to match up with Native. At some point I will post them on the Marketplace. Just working them up currently.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

Sounds great! Tone matching to your personal amps?

 

[Mongillo19]

Thanks! Often I think I go for too brutal and have to force myself to lighten up. But this amp is brutal :)

IR

For a while now I have been tired of 500 IRs of a speaker and have been doing crafted IRs. For these I am creating them specifically to match up with Native. At some point I will post them on the Marketplace. Just working them up currently.

Yeah that sounds juicy!

 

[Stone]

Here I was tone matching our 1987x Marshall modded by Monomyth using the 2204 Mod amp in Native.

Man that sounded Awesome

I also think that the 2204 Mod can sound really good , I used it last on Live wire and got a very good Mick Mars tone out of it

 

[Deadpan]

Sounds great! Tone matching to your personal amps?

Yep!
This amp is a monster!

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Oh, there was definitely plenty of internal debate. Ultimately, we (and our customers) won out.

hasn't this been proven a lot with analog emulation plugins, that they end up boosting the sales of the hardware?

The fact Helix had a plugin version was one of the main draws for me to dive into it. I picked up the HX Stomp first (figured it would be a handy utility device to use in the studio for various tasks) with the intention of mostly using HX Native. I use the plugin more, but I love having the Stomp around for all kinds of things.

 

[Elric]

Yep!
This amp is a monster!

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Any amp with more than 1 input jack confuses me, so that amp still has one too many!

 

[Deadpan]

Any amp with more than 1 input jack confuses me, so that amp still has one too many!

Thankfully the lower input is more inclined with the actual Plexi gain.

Gets even more confusing when loudness 2 is actually gain and loudness 1 is the master. :)

 

[Mongillo19]

Thankfully the lower input is more inclined with the actual Plexi gain.

Gets even more confusing when loudness 2 is actually gain and loudness 1 is the master. :)

Dumb question but when people say their is a lower input jack, could you just match that gain on the higher input by reducing the gain? Or is that not how things work lol

 

[Deadpan]

Dumb question but when people say their is a lower input jack, could you just match that gain on the higher input by reducing the gain? Or is that not how things work lol

I suppose it depends on the amp. If the input is just padded I would think it could be close. Some amps have different circuits for the inputs.

I haven't verified this but I think this modded amp has the lower gain entering at a different spot than the high gain. They are quite different.

 

[Fireproof]

Edit: Will add more amps to this so the title will change when added. See below.

I love my real Matchless HC30 so I thought I would see what I can get Native to do, what do you think?

Really nice - that sounds great. Loved the playing too!

Here I was tone matching our 1987x Marshall modded by Monomyth using the 2204 Mod amp in Native.

Ahh - brutal. Love it!