LINE 6 HELIX VS. POD HD: Does the Helix really sound better? (Amps, Cabs, and FX Compared)
Put to the test, once and for all. Let me know your thoughts down below! TIMESTAMPS COMMON CAB IMPULSE 2:30 Fender Twin Reverb 3:02 Fender Deluxe Reverb 3:24 Vox AC30 3:54 Marshall Plexi 4:21 Hiwatt DR-103 4:46 Soldano SLO-100 5:20 Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 5:45 ENGL Fireball STOCK CABS 6:48 Twin w/ Twin 2x12 R121 7:19 Deluxe w/ Deluxe 1x12 R121 7:41 AC30 w/ AC30 Silver Bell 2x12 U87 8:11 Plexi w/ 25W Greenback 4x12 MD409 8:40 DR-103 w/ Hiwatt Fane 4x12 U87 9:04 SLO w/ Marshall 1960 T75 4x12 SM57 9:39 Dual Rec w/ Mesa V30 4x12 SM57 10:03 Fireball w/ ENGL V30 4x12 SM57 EFFECTS 10:48 Hot Rod Deluxe clean tone 11:04 Ibanez Tube Screamer 11:32 ProCo Rat 11:56 Arbiter Fuzz Face 12:18 EHX Big Muff Pi 12:53 BK Butler Tube Driver 13:23 MXR Phase 90 13:53 Uni-Vibe 14:16 Boss CE-1 15:11 Hot Rod Deluxe clean tone (again) 15:27 Hall 16:14 Room 16:59 Chamber 17:46 Spring 18:36 Plate 19:31 Echoplex 20:18 2290 The background song is a cover I made of Hail the Sun's "Entertainment Lies" At the time of recording, the Helix was loaded with firmware 2.1. The POD HD500 I was using did not have any expansion packs loaded onto it, which is why I did not compare the JCM800 or 5150 models, as much as I wanted to :( Gear list: -Fender Stratocaster, MIM, refinished to matte surf green -Epiphone Vintage G-400 with Seymour Duncan Jazz/JB Pickups -Ernie Ball Music Man non-piezo JP6 in mystic dream with burnt chrome Bare Knuckle VHII/Ceramic Nailbomb pickups -Line 6 Helix (1/4" out) -Line 6 POD HD500 (1/4" out) -Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (old mirrorface model) -Shure SM57 (on the Hot Rod Deluxe) -Audio-Technica AT3035 (for voice) -Radial JCR Studio Reamp box -Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 -Cockos Reaper (as my DAW) -keFIR (VST plugin used to load cabinet impulses) -Canon T3i -Sigma 20mm f/1.8 lens -Sony Movie Studio Platinum (for video editing)

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