Line 6 Helix Multi-Effects Guitar Pedal - Nearly New

Full Description

Real Tone

When it comes down to authentic sound and feel, Helix represents a giant leap forward for guitar technology. The dual-DSP engine provides massive power to accurately recreate the dynamic feel of tube amplifiers, not just their sonic fingerprint. Each stage of an amp's circuit has been measured and matched back to the original, so that each model reacts and interacts just like the real thing. This level of dynamic circuit detail extends into areas like power supply ripple, individual tube sag, and control over B+ voltages. Once these elements are captured, you get classic bloom and gooey compression on some amps, and a powerful gut punch on others. Helix also lets you load custom impulse responses, allowing you to personalize your rig setup.

Integrate and control internal and external devices

As the most advanced guitar processor ever made, Helix can become the nerve center for your entire guitar rig. Easily integrate traditional effects pedals and other hardware into your environment, creating a seamless hybrid rig that incorporates the best of what software and hardware have to offer.

Helix has the most flexible audio routing ever seen on a guitar processor, thanks to its dynamically allocated DSP. Use the four effects loops to connect four separate pedal chains, or split them up and use them as freely-assignable inputs and outputs.

It feels and sounds like your analog gear

When it comes down to authentic sound and feel, Helix represents a giant leap forward for guitar technology. The dual-DSP engine provides massive power to accurately recreate the dynamic feel of tube amplifiers, not just their sonic fingerprint. Each stage of an amp's circuit has been measured and matched back to the original, so that each model reacts and interacts just like the real thing. This level of dynamic circuit detail extends into areas like power supply ripple, individual tube sag, and control over B+ voltages. Once these elements are captured, you get classic bloom and gooey compression on some amps, and a powerful gut punch on others. Helix also lets you load custom impulse responses, allowing you to personalize your rig setup.

Smart Interaction

Massive power traditionally comes with a steep learning curve, but Helix challenges that way of thinking. Touch-sensitive footswitches allow you to select an effect block for editing simply by touching it. In combination, the large 6.2 inch 800x480-pixel LCD display all but eliminates menu-diving and provides the same level of control you would expect from an external editor. Colored LED rings and customizable scribble strips complete the user interface, letting you know what each footswitch is doing at a glance. When it comes to creating tones, Helix is as fast as you are.

Part of the goal in developing Helix was to allow guitarists to interact with technology in ways that are more intuitive, making the creation of tones easier. This means that - for the very first time - you won't have to stop playing to tweak a knob. With Pedal Edit Mode, you can edit any parameter you like using your foot: simply select the block that you want to tweak, and its parameters spill out onto the footswitches. Select a parameter, and tweak the value using the expression pedal.

Giving you the ability to touch a footswitch and quickly tweak parameters or easily assign or learn controllers, Helix is the fastest tone creator of its kind on the planet. But that's only part of the story - it's also the most flexible. Helix has FOUR stereo paths per preset, allowing you to design complex routing scenarios for each patch. Creating variations on wet and dry routing schemes is as easy as loading a template or tweaking the joystick, and using the onboard effects models in conjunction with the 4 freely-assignable effects loops means that the tonal possibilities are truly huge.

Helix

Helix is like no other guitar pedal that you've ever seen before. It represents a new way of thinking about guitarists and technology, and it gives creative musicians the tools to quickly recreate the sound they hear their head, without sonic compromise.

Helix V2.01

The 2.01 firmware update offers new features for your muti-effects pedal, offering a new collection of models and enhancement to give you an even greater playing experience. With new variax control enhancements that open up new tonal possibilities, and new features to improve your performance, the Helix v2.01 ensures you receive the best performance from your pedal. Keep your pedals updated with the latest software and firm wire by visiting theLine 6 website.

Specifications

General

• Pedal Type: Multi-Effects
• Number of Effects: 70
• Amp Modelling: Yes
• Modelling Engine: Dual DSP-Powered HX
• Number of Models:
  • 50 x Amps
  • 30 x Cabs
  • 16 x Mics
• Display: 6.2” LCD

Connections

• Analogue Inputs:
  • 1 x XLR (Mic)
  • 1 x 1/4" (Guitar)
  • 1 x 1/4" (Aux)
  • 4 x 1/4" (Ext Control)
  • 4 x 1/4" (Return)
• Digital Inputs:
  • 1 x S/PDIF
  • 1 x RJ46 Variax In
• Outputs:
  • 2 x 1/4" (Expression Pedals)
  • 1 x 1/4" (Control Voltage)
  • 1 x 1/4" (Ext Amp Switching)
• Analogue Outputs:
  • 2 x XLR
  • 2 x 1/4"
  • 1 x 1/4" (Headphones)
  • 4 x 1/4" (Send)
• Digital Outputs:
  • 1 x S/PDIF
  • 1 x XLR (AES/EBU)
• MIDI I/O: In, Out/Thru
• Computer Connectivity: USB Type B

Dimensions

• Height: 3.58"
• Width: 22.05"
• Depth: 11.85"
• Weight: 14.6 lbs.