REVIEW LINE 6 HELIX 76 MAY 2016 TGR279.gear_lead.
GEAR LINE 6 JOYSTICK A cool multi-function control speeds you through the editing process – turn it, push it or tilt it in one of four directions TREADLE FOOTSWITCHES AS well as handling presets and individual effects switching, the footswitches are touch-sensitive for on-the-fly editing WHAT’S it to be: wah, volume, pitch? There’s also a toe switch to toggle the two parameter values displayed in the adjoining scribble strip LINE 6 HELIX £1,221 Line 6 goes upmarket with a do-everything amp and effects
REVIEW LINE 6 HELIX The colour display shows your patch’s full signal chain Bye Bye Amp Are all-in-one amp and effects units the future? Amp modelling has been a convenient option for recording for some time. The sound of a modelled amp in a well-mixed track can be pretty indistinguishable from a real amp and cabinet recorded in a room with a microphone.
