The BEST Amp and Drive in Helix / HX Stomp

The BEST Amp and Drive in Helix / HX Stomp - Line 6 Update

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8 ай бұрын

Gigging Preset HX Stomp XL (copy the Dripman & Prize settings seen in the video!) - stevesterlacci.com/product/88...
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@SteveSterlacci 8 ай бұрын

Gigging Preset HX Stomp XL (copy the Dripman & Prize settings seen in the video!) - stevesterlacci.com/product/889702 Come see the show! jessicalynnmusic.org/shows

@kenny80s 8 ай бұрын

Great video Steve! That guitar looks amazing! Looking forward to see the show!

@15or20 8 ай бұрын

I love all your videos so much!

@tomblankinship4750 8 ай бұрын

This is my favorite, too. IMO, it responds to guitar volume control better than any other amp in Helix.

@picksalot1 8 ай бұрын

Last night I spent a little time dialing in the Brit 2203 on my HX Stomp and it sounds spectacular with my single bridge humbucker Strat. I used only 3 Blocks: Brit 2203 Amp, 4x12 Cali V30 Cab with 47 Cond FET Mic, and Double Tank Reverb. And as if by some magic, it sounds almost identical to what could be my favorite Amp on KZfaq, Euge Valovirta's "Bad Boy." He has several videos dedicated to that particular Amp, it is so good. This has become one of my favorite Amps on Helix. It responds wonderfully to both the Volume and Tone knobs. I think Line 6 may have used a new way to model the Amp, it sounds so outstanding! Regarding the highs in the old Cabs, a High Cut to 5kHz in the Cab Block always helps in my setup. I love the Prize Drive, as it fits in an OD slot that I was having difficulty filling with other Drives. It sounded amazingly close to your actual Pedal. This 3.7 Update has delivered big time. 😎

@MisterWaffel46 5 ай бұрын

Sounds killer, thanks for the tip.

@StratsRUs Ай бұрын

I usually find that too, I raise the sag and reduce the bias a touch.But I mainly go for the Marshall sounds.Your sounds I can always feel as part of some song.And that's what it's about ! Thanks.

@AdrasteaOne 8 ай бұрын

Wow, your Dripman preset sounds ace! Another great new amp is the Aristocrat. Ahhh, so good! Don't know if you will do a preset video with that one, but I highly recommend it. You can get such warm and crunchy tones when the amp is paired with the Teemah or Heir Apparent. Cheers!

@Cymbaline713 8 ай бұрын

Instead of right-clicking and choosing "Snapshots" for each parameter, you can also alt-click any parameter and it'll do the same thing.

@yikelu 8 ай бұрын

I never got along with the Deluxe model in the Helix either. You might be right, seems like the older models are the ones I tend not to use. I don't really use the basic Plexi or 2204 either. My bread and butter have been Litigator, Panama, and Placater. Also really liked Kinetic from the new update, and definitely going to be giving the Dripman and 2203 a whirl now.

@abraxas1 8 ай бұрын

Im subscribing. Smart talk all around, even in the comments! Thats a good sign. I got a lot to learn with my Helix.

@SteveSterlacci 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that very much! Ive got over 150 helix vids out there

@crsantin 8 ай бұрын

I'm loving the Line 6 High Voltage. I really like all the Line 6 originals though. I'm absolutely loving my Helix now, I have so many amps in there I'm happy with and all the effects I would ever need and then some.

@superglassbucks6356 7 ай бұрын

Me too

@davidjoel111 8 ай бұрын

The Nobles is so close I actually removed my belle from the pedalboard, and the bassman amp is the closest ive been to get tones similar to my to tone x.

@adambrunner9462 7 ай бұрын

Hey just thinking about selling my Benson Monarch and diving into a Helix of some sort, not sure which one maybe LT. Your channel looks like the place to be for Helix knowledge. Anyway love the shirt... "The Surf Ballroom" in Clear Lake IA? I live about 5 miles from the Surf! Cool Man! Its legendary!

@RolandThienpont 8 ай бұрын

Thanks I had not even looked in the bass amp section😲 This amp sounds great! How do you use the Prize drive and the Heir App? Do you stack them? That would sound like an overkill on distortion.

@TVoltG 8 ай бұрын

That sounds fantastic. You need to keep this guitar Steve.

@peterjhamm 8 ай бұрын

they haven't changed those original amps, but maybe the new cabs from 3.5 make it seem that way.

@ShimiHalperin 8 ай бұрын

Currently suffering through Covid, so this might be a little delirious: I have had some fun this past week testing two different octaver pedals (a cheap one, and a good one) using my laptop, audio interface, and RTL utility (free from Oblique audio). I don't have an HX, but I would love to see someone test a preset and see what the impact on latency of adding an the HX's FX loop is. There is a really good paper called "The Effects of Latency on Live Sound Monitoring" by Lester and Bolie that really tries to break down how guitarists perceive latency, especially when using IEMs. I don't know, maybe there is a video in it? I'd love to see it!

@stevekannes89 7 ай бұрын

Hey Brother. Long time no see. I’ve been off grid for a while playing and some studio work! I’m back. You rock man🎸👍🔥

@SteveSterlacci 7 ай бұрын

Welcome back!

@jakestewartmusic 8 ай бұрын

Can you please shoot out the Eventide H90 with the effects in the Helix?

@randypuckett617 7 ай бұрын

How do you get the same volume output to the front of house between different snap shots! Usually playing dirty, on a few song play acoustic , and a few with clean . Is their a way to have same out out for all or not?

@williamjacoby981 5 ай бұрын

how about a video on that H90? I recently got one and it's a challenge to set up and create your own tones.

@jeffcarricoguitar 8 ай бұрын

I had trouble getting the same clean volume level with the preset after changing from Matchstick to Dripman, and ended up increasing Main L/R out by about +6dB to compensate.

@SteveSterlacci 8 ай бұрын

Whatever ya gotta do to make it work! I would get the gain where you like it on the dripman, then use the channel vol to match the other

@jeffcarricoguitar 8 ай бұрын

Well it looks like my mixer has a bad preamp. Changed inputs and it was fine. @@SteveSterlacci

@SteveSterlacci 8 ай бұрын

@@jeffcarricoguitar great!! I love an easy fix

@cbaten2 8 ай бұрын

Pricedrive sounds impressively great indeed at the expense of a lot of dsp estate. Also I seem to hear more clarity in the high end of the Nordland. Something I also noted wit my Nordland pedals, especially the CS as compared to the CC+, a weird kind of 'hifi' clarity feel in the high. May also be KZfaq or my illusionary imagination. And may not be everybody's taste either. There also seemed to be a different amuont of bass in the Nordland vs the PD. The latter is easy tunable with EQ, so close enough. The high end clraity not so much. I personally decided for now to keep my Nordland CS for that reason plus the DSP usage of the PD that I rather spend in e.g. adding a Dripman pre-amp stage, which BTW has seems to have a similar effect as switching on an ODR (courtesy John Cordy). What is your take on the Nordland clarity?

@SteveSterlacci 8 ай бұрын

Great comment here! I totally agree that new Nobels and a lot of the copies have that weird high end thing. The 30th anniversary sounds best to me and closest to my original. They all can do the job for sure, but something about that original is just magic...

@SteveSterlacci 8 ай бұрын

Also, theres a guy "thrutone fx" that does a nordland mod to make it sound like the OG

@gilotynaaaa 6 ай бұрын

Please let me know about pickups ❤ Which Bare Knuckle model do U use ?

@SteveSterlacci 6 ай бұрын

This has Mules!

@joekaras7080 8 ай бұрын

Steve, will you be using the Helix at the Peekskill Paramount Show. I have a Helix and Pod Go. Im interested in hearing the Helix in a live show. PS. The Eventide Sounds Amazing.

@SteveSterlacci 8 ай бұрын

Hey Joe! Thanks! This board will be exactly what I'm using. Make sure you say hello!

@joekaras7080 8 ай бұрын

Awesome. Thanks Steve. I will say Hello For Sure. Can't Wait for the Show!!!

@joekaras7080 8 ай бұрын

PS. Wife and I just picked up a couple of Toys for the TOYS FOR TOTS at the Show.

@SteveSterlacci 8 ай бұрын

@@joekaras7080 thats awesome! Thanks so much for that. Really looking forward to meeting you

@joekaras7080 8 ай бұрын

@SteveSterlacci Looking Forward to Meeting You Too..😃

@RonnyTertnes 8 ай бұрын

If you hold ALT and click a value or the slider it immediately enter snapshot mode no need to use the menu :)

@SteveSterlacci 8 ай бұрын

Its always an amazing day when I learn something new on HX! Thanks for adding this

@AlecBourneMidiMadScientist 8 ай бұрын

Man that knaggs. 😮. Amp blah blah, drive blah blah, dude that guitar has got to go back, can't take my eyes off the damned thing. If you wanted to up your minutes viewed just stick it on a rotating stand with background music and you will rack up hours and hours. Good lord I'm in love with that thingy! ❤ ❤ ❤

@SteveSterlacci 8 ай бұрын

Thanks bro! I feel the same. I gotta figure out a way to keep! Lol

@musikus7092 7 ай бұрын

Tested it today. The cab is way too dark sounding for my taste. The mic positions are weird. The new Bassman doesn't have a lot of headroom but sounds very good. With this new Prize drive pedal it sounds perfect! Btw: the bassman is very low in volume. I had to raise the channel volume on 10 and +8dB in the output block!

@SteveSterlacci 7 ай бұрын

I dial the presets in to work live through a PA so its normal to seem dark at first

@kodykindhart5644 5 ай бұрын

😎🤘 I try to tell ppl about monitoring and sound on stage vs in the crowd etc It’s really tricky Better get a lot of tube amp so the crowd can hear it 😝 The sound system that reproduces the “tube” amp guitar sound doesn’t have tubes and it’s been picked up by a microphone and ran thru a board before for out to power/speakers No one but you hears your tube amp Sorry rant over Great video as usual

@JB_Eckl 8 ай бұрын

Just in case I’m feelin’ swirly

@derrickj8424 7 ай бұрын

Meh. The feedback effect is cool but uses so much DSP that it’s practically unusable on the HX Stomp. The Marshall amps do sound good but not enough to justify the purchase price for someone just getting into the game.

@kodykindhart5644 5 ай бұрын

What? If I was a kid the hx stomp is the go to

@peterjhamm 8 ай бұрын

For sale, drive pedal, no longer needed, will trade for dog treats.

@jeffcarricoguitar 8 ай бұрын

Jesus Christ those guitars are expensive.

@ethanreed8400 8 ай бұрын

Yeah it's a bit ridiculous.