I don't see the problem in the guy liking the Helix, it's actually a great endorsement to Line 6 and the Helix a guy like him be fond of the unit.
It's just gear guys.
I don't see the problem in the guy liking the Helix, it's actually a great endorsement to Line 6 and the Helix a guy like him be fond of the unit.
It's just gear guys.
The Helix and Kemper are different products with a lot of overlap.
Weird, I had exactly the opposite impression
Weird, I had exactly the opposite impression
By different, I meant that one is a rack/amp style processor that's prime selling point is its amp profiling, while also being capable of doing most or all of your your effects.
Whereas the Helix flips that on its head. It is built with the idea of being a complete solution, but a complete solution with good modeling. But without a powered option. That's why they led their advertising campaign with the floor model, not the rack and controller.
Thus their design concepts are different. Their overlap is that both are capable of being an entire solution to a guitarist's amp/effect/routing needs, minus a speaker and power for the Helix and unpowered Kempers. Both are great products with the Kemper being king of amp tone and Helix being king of routing and the only one offering a floor-only option.
Put another way. Suppose you owned both? Would you put the Kemper with it's amazing profiles in a Helix loop and control with Helix's midi? Or would you put the Helix in the Kemper's loop and control with Kemper's midi, opting to using all of Kemper's effects with the Helix's amp models? Obviously the first option.
By different, I meant that one is a rack/amp style processor that's prime selling point is its amp profiling, while also being capable of doing most or all of your your effects.
Whereas the Helix flips that on its head. It is built with the idea of being a complete solution, but a complete solution with good modeling. But without a powered option. That's why they led their advertising campaign with the floor model, not the rack and controller.Thus their design concepts are different. Their overlap is that both are capable of being an entire solution to a guitarist's amp/effect/routing needs, minus a speaker and power for the Helix and unpowered Kempers. Both are great products with the Kemper being king of amp tone and Helix being king of routing and the only one offering a floor-only option.
Put another way. Suppose you owned both? Would you put the Kemper with it's amazing profiles in a Helix loop and control with Helix's midi? Or would you put the Helix in the Kemper's loop and control with Kemper's midi, opting to using all of Kemper's effects with the Helix's amp models? Obviously the first option.
I wonder what those "awfully nice" folks at Fractal (version whatever) have to say on this issue...
Grooguit, I have the opposite impression as regards
a lot of overlap.
Apart from both emulating amps and having fx of course
What about his PT-100 profiles?
I want 'em.
Any Kemper folks out there got a Helix yet? Want to compare thoughts.
Any Kemper folks out there got a Helix yet? Want to compare thoughts.
My thoughts:
I did a clip comparison here:
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.ph…ly-numb.1633530
and decided to keep my Helix and sell my Kemper. Happy to discuss in more detail.
I did a clip comparison here:
thegearpage.net/board/index.ph…-comfortably-numb.1633530
and decided to keep my Helix and sell my Kemper. Happy to discuss in more detail.
Nice, I got it right and I liked the Kemper sound slightly better (mostly in the lower registers) but they are really close and as you say I could live with either and be fine. Also I agree that I liked your actual playing on the helix clip better.
@burningyen very difficult to compare these two clips, they are totally different...