Clayton Keibler
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i ended up getting too good a deal on a helix to pass it up. I don’t make a ton of money so spending nearly a grand on a helix was a big difference compared to spending on an axe fx plus controller and expression pedal. I know you can use inexpensive midi controllers but it’s still an added expense on the more costly used price of axe ii. Just saying I had always thought axe sounded a bit better
Anyways. I’ve gotten some great sounds out of the helix. But I’ve also been severely disappointed. I play mostly ambient style stuff and rock. Like post rock ed o Brien from Radiohead is one of my heroes.
I thought helix was supposed to be the winner in regards to effects. But I can’t get a really good shimmer verb or delay. The pitch shifter is not good. And the fender blackface cleans are pretty terrible.
So has anyone switched from helix to axe fx ii? (I’d get the iii for sure if money wasn’t an issue). Are the amp sounds that much better? Im especially interested in fender cleans and slightly broken up blackface tones/marshall Plexi’s. I also and in a doom project but I feel like the huge amps and cabs are almost nescessary for that genre.
How much better are the sounds? How is the shimmer ability? Can it do pog sounds/eventixe harmonizer stuff? Or am I just gonna have to buy those pedals?
I’m sure this has been discussed previously. I tried searching but couldn’t find too much so if you know of a thread to link that’d be cool too
Anyways. I’ve gotten some great sounds out of the helix. But I’ve also been severely disappointed. I play mostly ambient style stuff and rock. Like post rock ed o Brien from Radiohead is one of my heroes.
I thought helix was supposed to be the winner in regards to effects. But I can’t get a really good shimmer verb or delay. The pitch shifter is not good. And the fender blackface cleans are pretty terrible.
So has anyone switched from helix to axe fx ii? (I’d get the iii for sure if money wasn’t an issue). Are the amp sounds that much better? Im especially interested in fender cleans and slightly broken up blackface tones/marshall Plexi’s. I also and in a doom project but I feel like the huge amps and cabs are almost nescessary for that genre.
How much better are the sounds? How is the shimmer ability? Can it do pog sounds/eventixe harmonizer stuff? Or am I just gonna have to buy those pedals?
I’m sure this has been discussed previously. I tried searching but couldn’t find too much so if you know of a thread to link that’d be cool too