Line 6 Helix Stadium

[ian_dissonance]

A modeler gives you basically the experience of a recording studio just for guitar. It's great to have Slash talking about it, but I think - because of the very nature of the product - it would be great to also hear from Eric Valentine, the guy who actually captured his tone and made it work in the mix. I'd even say the opinions of the later cares more weight in this matter. That's all I'm saying.

For sure, I’m just saying seeing him dial it on the Stadium or having him make a preset is most likely going to use his “standard” guitar tone approach that you could extrapolate to any piece of modeling gear from interviews or videos of him talking about his general approach to guitars.

 

[Richard_G]

If you buy a Stadium, everybody here will chip in and buy you a shirt.

Sure. I’m in. But when he returns it, do we get a refund?

 

[GTR37]

If you buy a Stadium, everybody here will chip in and buy you a shirt.

Yep , I will even pitch in an extra buck or two to get the quick Dry so it can be worn in the tub

 

[GTR37]

The ones of the Catalyst amp series that were added in the last updates are a pretty good start IMO as they are easy to deal with.
My other two favourites are the Super Reverb and the mentioned Grammatico GSG, even if the latter is a bit tricky to dial in.
Personally, I think that some of the cabs chosen as defaults don't exactly do the amps justice too well. As an allround testing cab (I usually don't use combined amp&cab blocks but separate them) I really like the 2x12 Mandarin30 cab (default settings are fine, sometimes I switch to a 57 mic), which is working fine for both cleans and dirts.
Out of the dirt pedals, I really like the Top Secret OD (DOD 250 clone), but I typically pair it with an EQ following, as the TSOD at lower gain settings doesn't have enough output volume to boost an amp. The drive itself sits nicely between overdrive and fuzz, when you push its frontend with a Kinky Boost, it's even more fuzzy and cleans up great (in case these kinda sounds are your thing). Kinky Boost, Top Secret OD and Voltage goes like this:

Not sure If it’s what you are going for that that’s phat
Probably the type of tones that would fit in a hippopotamus documentary

 

[Orvillain]

I do not look at a modeller like a replacement for a studio, or an engineer. I simply look at it as a virtual chain that I might build in the real world, if I had enough cables, pedals, amps, cabs, and patience!

 

[banned]

The ones of the Catalyst amp series that were added in the last updates are a pretty good start IMO as they are easy to deal with.
My other two favourites are the Super Reverb and the mentioned Grammatico GSG, even if the latter is a bit tricky to dial in.
Personally, I think that some of the cabs chosen as defaults don't exactly do the amps justice too well. As an allround testing cab (I usually don't use combined amp&cab blocks but separate them) I really like the 2x12 Mandarin30 cab (default settings are fine, sometimes I switch to a 57 mic), which is working fine for both cleans and dirts.
Out of the dirt pedals, I really like the Top Secret OD (DOD 250 clone), but I typically pair it with an EQ following, as the TSOD at lower gain settings doesn't have enough output volume to boost an amp. The drive itself sits nicely between overdrive and fuzz, when you push its frontend with a Kinky Boost, it's even more fuzzy and cleans up great (in case these kinda sounds are your thing). Kinky Boost, Top Secret OD and Voltage goes like this:

Sounds great!

The Top Secret OD is my favorite alongside the Kinky Boost and the KWB! I also like the Voltage Queen - glad to find someone else with similar tastes!

The Top Secret OD is made to meld with slightly cranked Marshall amps. It's a match made in heaven.

 

[Karl Houseknecht]

House Connect

holy crap. Did I tell you that or do you know others of my kin?

 

[Sascha Franck]

Probably the type of tones that would fit in a hippopotamus documentary

Filming hippo documentaries is my second gig.

 

[JiveTurkey]

That little hippo in the Kansas (Utah? Some other midwestern hellscape?) zoo is such a little buddy! I'd go visit him but he'd probably gnaw my face off!

 

[Karl Houseknecht]

FINALLY:

Not gonna lie. I watched all of Pete, some of Fluff, and skipped over Javier. Not because I don't like him. It's just that I don't go for those tones.

Loved Pete's stuff. That probably shouldn't have been a surprise to me.

 

[EOengineer]

I do not look at a modeller like a replacement for a studio, or an engineer. I simply look at it as a virtual chain that I might build in the real world, if I had enough cables, pedals, amps, cabs, and patience!

Honestly it’s just so damn convenient. I’ve migrated back to pedals and tube amps, and now I’m realizing the reason I don’t constantly twist knobs with my analog stuff is because I’m constantly chasing ground loops, noise issues, bad switches, bad cables, power supply issues, etc.

A good modeler like the Helix or Fractal stuff just makes it so effortless to put together great sounding chains without all the cruft of the analog world. I honestly can’t wait for Stadium and to see what the next ten years look like on this platform.

 

[mikah912]

holy crap. Did I tell you that or do you know others of my kin?

For myself I knew because the Lakers have a young player named Dalton Knecht. His number is "4", so naturally his nickname is.....

 

[Karl Houseknecht]

Knecht is German for "servant". I'm a "house servant". Or if you want to be real sexy: knight.

 

[Fireproof]

Yeah I’m digging a lot of what I’m hearing. Okay the workflow and new features. I’m all in and can’t wait.