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New update is out. 2.50 Loads more stuff including all the M series legacy fx.

Lovely colour. might be a candidate for serious modifications!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155979805431487&id=237414911486&ref=m_notif&notif_t=group_comment @alexclaber You might want to have a look.

It's really easy for us string instrument people to get all annoyed about it, but the guitar industry is relatively small compared to others. I have no difficulty in trying to ensure the survival of the species so that means restrictions must apply to all. You'd hope that a journalist, even a music one, would look at the bigger picture.

Ive been trying to resist. Failed. im in.

I don’t. But I am louder than them so it doesn’t matter. (also my eldest spawn is a very good clarinetist so she tells me whether I’m getting things right or not. Precocious little goit)

It looks great and it is light. Amazingly though, it still looks heavy next to my Barefaced One10 and Puma 300 which together comes in almost 10 lb lighter!

I use them in my Helix all the time. Very useful kit.

Line 6 Sonic Port and your iPhone. You get the mobile POD software with it, but it's also compatible with Amplitube - even the free version. Then you can import songs from your iTunes and play along. Really useful stuff indeed.

No doubt it's a valid business decision - outside of the USA there is very little stigma against other countries making instruments anymore. My Indonesian Ibanez Jem is amazingly well built. I suppose for me a Sadowsky is an aspirational instrument as they were only ever played by really successful players. I lusted after Jason Newsted's black and maple one. I wonder if new players don't feel that way about PRS simply because the SE series exists - they are used to the SE's existing.

In the late 80s I had a SLB model PJ. Wasn't an expensive bass but it was very nice. Lovely blue colour too. It was stolen in the end. I wonder what happened to it.

I'm sure they'll be great basses but I wonder about devaluing the brand. Always seems a risk when a high value item does cheaper versions.

£540 is about 60% of a proper Helix LT. I think that's pretty good really. If the new reverbs are up to Strymon levels then even at £540 it's going to look like cracking value for money.

Assumption: the helix can use any input for anything. Including iPod in type uses so I’m assuming the HX will do that. I’d be disappointed if it can’t. I’ll ask on the Feb group. The guys that designed it are in there.

I’ve got one. Dont know if CameronJ has.

I sold my octaves when I got my Helix. I kept 1, the mxr just so I’ve got a small board for easy carry.

No bass specific demos yet but with the 2.5 update both the Helix and Hx will have all the legacy fx from the M series of multi effects including loads more compressors and filters and synths. There’s tons of drives in there and the HX can load IRs as well. RRP is £540 GuitarGuitar are showing then at £440. Looks to be superb value. Nice and compact too.

Kirsty McColl regretted the gay slur use in Fairytale for New York. within months of recording it she was replacing the word with blaggard when performing. She never got the chance to re-record it.

I keep listening to the demo. Liking it a lot. Very tempted!

L6 HX now showing on guitar guitar website at only £440.

The HX does have an IR loader though, and plenty of drive pedals. It only came out for sale today (US) so there's only a couple of demos so far. But the fx are the same as Helix and I often use that into a clean amp and just use Helix for FX. And for amps on other occasions of course.

Could be. With the new Line 6 HX showing at GuitarGuitar at £440 (RRP at 540) any single pedal at £400 is going to be a non-starter. I know I'm a Helix fan boy but I've got DG and other expensive pedals too, but most of them I bought before Helix. If I was looking now the HX looks to be a far better choice than any £400 single pedal. The specs are superb.

Rule 1: If you are worried now you will never be completely free of that worry if you buy it. So don't buy it.

Going by the cost of Tech21 amps in the this country...