As always, Thanks for watching! Who has moved from using tube amps to using modelers exclusively?

That tele is so awesome...

I love this video as it's a good learning experience of how it works, not just listening to your great playing. Thanks!

Great tones!! Nice one.

I started out as a modeler 10 years ago, moved to a tube amp for a more authentic sound and then back because of the convenience and higher quality modelers. Great video!

Thanks for your review! It would be an interesting experiment if the enclosure/face of the powercab and the real cab its trying to simulate are swapped to see if people can determine which one is which, and/or if they're being betrayed by their own biases.

Nice man, this is quality content.

Sounds great! Keep it up!

Hey Michael! Now you are making me wish I didn't sell my stomp. Good to see you doing these kinds of video. Great player!

Was definitely impressed with how that cab sounded

To my ear the Power Cab model sounded warmer and richer than the IR

I agree that at first it freaked me out and thought modelers were trash, I tried them all, then returned it. Now I have a Helix because at some point I finally understood it. It beats mixing my one or two amps. I do need to figure out how to best get it going in my room like a real amp. Then I can truly sell my Mesa Rectifier...

Cool review, thanks. Another advantage I guess to speaker modeling when playing with something like the Stomp is that it frees up a block?

Hi, Thanks for posting this video. It was very informative, and confirming, for me. I bought my first LIne 6 product 20 years ago (2000). It was the infamous "Kidney Bean." I then moved to the POD XT Live, then the HD 500X, and finally, in 2017, it was the Helix. I've "seen" all of these products get progressively better (IMHO) although every time I would A/B with one of my tube amps (I've got several Marshall's and Fender's), well, I always preferred the tone of the tube amp. I remember when Line 6 came out with the Powercab back in early to mid-2018. For some reason, I did not wait to purchase. After 2 1/2 years of experimenting with tone, involving lots of A/B ing with my tube amps through various speaker cabinets/speakers, I am convinced that there is parity between a Helix/Powercab/speaker modeling setup and a tube amp. I am one of those players who likes dynamics and touch sensitivity. I set the amp and guitar up to be able to go from clean to crunch (grit/dirt) by how hard/soft I pluck/pick the strings. Volume on my guitar is usually just backed off from max (about 7.5 to 9, depending on the guitar). If I need more output (and, of course, grit) I just turn the volume to max. Of course, tone is so subjective. Indeed, just knowing that you are playing through a Helix Plexi model through a Powercab Greenback model, can greatly influence your opinion. It did for me... until I finally decided that the "fake" thing sounds just as great as the "real" thing - to my ears. I will always love knowing that I am playing through a tube amp when I am connected to one. That said, I will now also "allow" myself to love the versatility, reliability, and sound of the Helix through the Powercab. Again, Michael, thanks so much for posting your video.

Love the sound of the neck pickup...lovely video.

Man!! I've tried the I.R you've made with Rhett. They are AWESOME! I'm used to my %13 and those one are fantastic! Good job :)

Great video about a topic that is challenging to present not in-person. I’ve been looking at alternatives for more “real” sounding options when using modelers like the HX Stomp. (That’s how I found your video.) Any thoughts about how the speaker models from the GFI Cabzeus compare? In addition to outputting a stereo signal into stereo cabs, the Cabzeus can also output a mono signal from stereo microphones - a mic on the speaker and a mic in the room. The latter mode is supposed to create a more “amp in the room” feel. I can’t find anyone making that comparison. Keep up the good work!

Hi Michael, Using my Powercab plus a little differently. I use real amps through a load box and run the line out to the Powercab. Best at home sound and feel I’ve ever had at any volume. Also use a torpedo captor x with the powercab with really good results.

Hello Mickael!!! Very impressive sound for sure!!! Can you give me the pickups set you have in that tele? And can i download your presets for my helix lt? Are there presets with snapshots? Thanks for all man!!! Julien from France.

Hello, question, with the Power Cab Plus you can adjust the HZs and dBs how do you do that with the other one?

I’m having trouble getting enough output level from my Iridium into the powercab. Guess the only thing to do is boost the input gain on the cab?

What’s the difference between the power cab and power cab plus? Just ordered a regular power cab . Got tired waiting for powered kemper kone that seems to have went out of production before it got started

Are there 2 simultaneous inputs? Like, can I plug in my guitar and a bandmate his electronic drumkit all at once?

With the iR sounds much better to my ear..

Hi Michael, thanks for the video! Thinking of picking up the 212 Plus. Off topic, could you put up a link or what model is the multi guitar stand you have behind you? I'm looking to get one and the ones I've found have been pretty sketchy. I trust your judgement. Thanks for any help with this.

that thumb though!

Michael, love your videos, your playing, and I'm crazy for that tele! I would really like it if you would smile more....

I have not seen any videos about the loading of IR's into the Powercab. Have you tried loading any of Rhetts IR's into the Powercab? Do they work? Sound? Thanks. :-)

Nice video. Do you think it would work well with an iridium? I have a headrush that I’m not thrilled with. Thinking of buying this or a Bose S1. Any thoughts would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Probably a stupid question, but since this cab has speaker models (IR) can you just connect a overdrive pedal, or a preamp in front of the cab? And use it like that, without any modeler device?

So with the different speaker settings, does that eliminate the need for a cab block in the Helix?

Hi, I also have powercab plus which I used together with my ax8. What i saw in your video is that the ground is lifted, is it safe? and does it only affect the xlr line? thanks

Hey man, thx for the video. IRs in line6 modeling land confuse the crap out of me... Hopefully you can help clarify...So the powercab can handle loading a whole bunch of IRs (in addition to the vintage, green, jarvis, bayou, etc...). As I understand it, if you run an IR loaded on the powercab, it essentially frees up a block on the helix/stomp, etc... But I struggle to conceptually understand what the system is trying to emulate if, for example, you run an IR on the modeler (lets say an alnico blue IR), but this signal then runs from the modeler into the powercab which is set on say, "green" or even another completely different IR that's loaded on the powercab itself? Does the powercab speaker or IR essentially override the IR on the modeler or does it somehow blend the signals? For that matter, if you were stacking multiple IRs in the signal chain, what is the modeler actually trying to do? Thanks!

When you are demo'ing the cab's speaker simulator, such as the Greenback, I am assuming you are driving the cab with the Stomp. Can you setup a Stomp to output an amp simulation with NO simulated speaker/cabinet.. Glancing thru the Stomp manual implies that all amp sims MUST include a speaker/cabinet. I'm concern that sound of the selected speaker in the PowerCab will be colored by the cabs input, from the STOMP, will already have a speaker/cabinet simulation.

Are those Porter pickups?

Is this post-processed? Because i think it doesn't sound as good live. Especially not with higher gain Rock tones.

Nice Tele. What's the neck pickup?

Anyone tried it with Revv D20?

Listening to the powercab recorded inside the room would give us the sound we really want to hear. Why buy a speaker to go out through an audio daw. ?

I had a powercab plus and ultimately the latency and the fact that it’s closed back helped me see how much I loved and missed blackface fender style open back amps. I’ve now had a tone king imperial for a month and have no regrets. I gave the powercab a king demo period of over six months and there was no point where I thought it was great. I still have a modeling amp for playing with headphones or when I need to go direct, but, in my opinion, the powercab does not even remotely compare to the feel of a real amp. It gets close for sound, but not feel and if the feels not right it will effect how you play. This is just my two cents from someone who wanted to love it.