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Line 6 Helix Rack Dual DSP Audio Engine Guitar Processor
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The UI is amazing and easy to use.

By: Brian      Submitted: 1/4/2024

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Rating Product Review The UI is amazing and easy to use. The customization is user friendly allowing you endless options for tone.
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Great live tool!

By: Max Lindstedt      Submitted: 6/11/2021

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Product Review I bought this for use as a live rig so that I wouldn't have to carry around my Marshall half-stack. It sounds really good out of the box, but with a few tweaks and some external IRs it slays. It's the plug and go live rig I have always wanted.
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The best

By: Michael anthony martinez      Submitted: 1/11/2021

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5 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I use this in my band and will not look back! I have been using it for a few months and its build quality is very good and support it easy to find.
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This thing is amazing!

By: Josh      Submitted: 12/29/2020

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Product Review The Helix is amazing. The amp and cabinet sounds are very realistic and in a mix, I’d challenge that most would never be able to tell that it’s not the real thing. This is worth the price in and of itself, but the amount of effects that sounds very good only add to the value. Another added value is the ability to use it as an interface meaning you don’t need to spend extra money to record straight to your PC. As a Kemper owner, I’m very pleased with the Helix and would recommend to anybody.
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Blew me away

By: Joe      Submitted: 9/4/2020

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Product Review For a long time, I was not a fan of Line 6 other than a few effects pedals and small practice amps. Ive always found their simulations to be artificial. The Helix totally changed my opinion. It does everything you need. The simulations are great and the effects are amazing! I use it to control my EVH rig and for recording applications. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to have an all in 1 unit.
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Helix sounds just as good as as anything out there period!

By: RICHARD SOUTH      Submitted: 4/16/2020

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Product Review I have had the AXE FX 2XL, the HEADRUSH GIGBOARD, BOSS GT1000,KEMPER PROFILER. The Helix keeps up with them all. The tone the feel and the effects are really good too. The helix is better because it lets you have four amps at a time, it has four effects loops four mono or two stereo, tons of usable effects, and one of the best interfaces ever made. The Helix also has really good overdrive pedal simulations. I don't like the fact the the controller cost almost five hundred dollars,as I have the rack version. This is my second Helix, the first one I had for like three years. I also had the Helix stomp as well which is really good as well. I can get my sound easily with this rack. I am a guitar player, so I can't say it is everything I need, but it is really close to it.
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This is an amazing piece of gear. It really is everything you need.

By: Erik R.      Submitted: 11/13/2019

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Product Review I’ve been wanting something that does exactly this for about 24 years. After years n years and countless thousands spent trying to get good working and adjustable and portable and reliable and integrated sound for practice, recording and live......... line 6 made it happen. This unit is a bit intimidating at first because of the massive amount of things you can do. So if you break it down to small steps and you will be crafting masterful beautiful tones that WILL put a smile on your face!!!!! The unit itself feels top notch. No cheesy feeling controls. All surfaces appear and feel and react the way you would hope a premium piece of gear would. All in all I couldn’t be happier and I am only sorry I waited so long to get my hands on one.
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High End

By: Anthony Schweitzer      Submitted: 11/6/2019

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7 people found this review helpful.

Product Review Actually does provide all the ins and outs one could hope for. Including wet dry wet stereo. Mac Pro software makes integrating with the PC seamless.
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Rock solid

By: Tony Mistretta      Submitted: 10/7/2019

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2 people found this review helpful.

Product Review I basically have use this product to replace just about everything buggy and heavy in my studio. It has all the functionalities of a helix floor and sits right on the desk next to the computer. The computer interface allows me to tweak patches on the fly without having to bend over and twist knobs or stomp.I would highly recommend looking at the rack is an option if you were more inclined to run in the studio and less inclined to play live.
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Best modeler around!!!

By: Connor S      Submitted: 10/6/2019

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Product Review Bought the helix so I could have more versatility with guitar tones and I found it!!! You can do anything imaginable with this modeler. Why spend almost $2,000 on an Axe FX when you can get this for cheaper with better functionality and ease of use? It’s a no brained to me. I would recommend this product to anyone. Any guitar player could utilize one of these. You can create tones for any genre or style of playing. Definitely worth every penny!!
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Helix is a game changer

By: BKS      Submitted: 9/9/2019

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Product Review Any tone head guitarist looking for the missing link in their arsenal look no further than the Helix. It's plethora of modeling amps, fx, reverb delays can open up doors to inspiration you never knew existed. Coupled with a multitude of inputs and outputs the Line 6 Helix Rack is a solid workhorse.
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For the player looking for versatility

By: Craig      Submitted: 5/25/2019

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Product Review I’ve be hesitant to dive into the digital game for quite some time now. While I’ll always play with real amps, I will actually use the amps in the Helix for recording pre pro ideas and run it for effects live. My favorite tone on it is the Placater and with a good IR and some air through a speaker you can get pretty close to that modded Marshall/Friedman sound. My favorite feature is that you can run guitar and vocal effects at the same time engaging them both with the click of a button live.
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Perfect.

By: Mr. Bloodfist      Submitted: 5/6/2019

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Product Review Simply the best purchase I have made and this was my first modeler.The Helix is not just a get by piece of equipment, it has the ability to be an all inclusive powerhouse machine filled with effects, pedals, amps and cabs and more. I literally could not be happier since I made this purchase!
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Love this thing

By: Bradley Music      Submitted: 3/7/2019

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I absolutely love the helix. Best product I've had in a long time. Would highly recommend this unit. Super easy to use.
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Cheesy!

By: Mitchell Truen      Submitted: 12/30/2018

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I am a Tube Player but wanted a digital rig ease of moving added sounds etc,as expected this unit sounds like most digital gear Ive come across without a power amp built in cheesy Sounding no matter what I do E Q or otherwise.You tube will not I repeat will not let you hear the true sound of the unit most videos are using high end mics to record the audio of course making it sound great.Its not the real deal don't be fooled by you tube videos.Onto the next thing HEAD RUSH ...If that stinks onto a Fractal or D V mark.You want my opinion there it is !
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Awesome

By: Sam      Submitted: 12/28/2018

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Product Review Very versatile
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perfect for my recording space

By: Gareth      Submitted: 12/27/2018

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Product Review I purchased this for my recording space, as it was a pain hooking my hd500 up to my computer every time I wanted to record. as a bonus, the sounds in here are awesome, especially for my seven string and bass. the hd500 would get rather muddy sounding on the b string, but the helix has several amps that sound great in that range, and several great bass amps as well.
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Powerful and versatile instrument processor

By: Michael Dawson      Submitted: 12/18/2018

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Product Review I have only had this unit for a couple weeks but I love the potential it has. This was purchased to replace a DigiTech GSP-1101 unit that has been around for nearly a decade. The GSP still works, however, I felt it was time to move up to a more-versatile product. In addition to processing guitar audio, I plan on using the foot controller to change the scenes of our light system using MIDI notes. This will eliminate the need of an extra MIDI footswitch currently used to control our lights.
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Magic in a box

By: Mr. Burke      Submitted: 12/5/2018

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Product Review When looking for tones for your guitar, one looks for things that are flexible, upgradable, tweakable etc. etc. this magic box, checks all the boxes in all the areas that a guitar player and or bass player would need. This is easily a standalone rig, but also quite easily integratable as part of a system. Also, Helix had the foresight, to allow third-party IR’s to be used with their system, allowing even further personalization. A product not to be missed.
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Awesome Tone

By: Mechanik1      Submitted: 11/28/2018

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Product Review I had gotten away from using digital effects and processors in the early 2000s because I found the tone to be "tinny" and not very pleasant. After reading reviews of the Helix and listening to sound samples, I decided that I would break down and purchase to use as my all in one guitar tone solution. I could not be happier. This thing produces any possible sound I could want and with the vast array of control parameters, I can find the perfect tone for my setup. Would I recommend the Helix? I think the Helix is just as necessary as a guitar, amp, and cables for any guitarist seeking different sounds but is fastidious about tone.
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Awesome!!

By: Chris - Rear Naked Choke      Submitted: 9/26/2018

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Product Review I love the Helix!! It’s extremely versatile and competes with the other big names out there in the high end modeling world. I have used mine for recording and for touring and it’s an amazing unit. Smooth clean tones, massive heavy tones and plenty of Effect to give you almost anything you are looking for.
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Amazing

By: Andy      Submitted: 8/23/2018

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Product Review The line 6 helix rackmount is nothing short of amazing the user interface is extremely well designed, a testament to this is you don't need lights to see the controls there are so few of them and simple to operate you can tell that all the planets were in alignment when they designed this thing and everything went well when the engineered it (like no big problems they had to throw band aids on to get it to production) I have sent three really quality amps back this year because they just didn't sound that good, this thing I will keep forever it's just really smart and we'll built line 6 wrote the book on this kind modeling and effects and the helix proof of that fact.
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Great for one guitarist bands

By: Bryan      Submitted: 8/9/2018

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Product Review Not for beginners, but if you have some moderate experience with midi, effects order / placement, different cable methods, and stereo setups for studio / live performances, I really believe that you are going to love how it's all at your fingertips and thanks to Line 6, completely streamlined and simplified. Like all one-pedal-does-it-all multi-effects, Helix has some limitations but I really enjoy how much I can do as the only guitar player in the band. I love how much easier Helix has made it to control everything at once via midi. No more studying midi patching or how to assign CC and all that. Just plug in, set up the song on the amp and Helix and hit save. Very cool and versatile. I don't regret spending the coin on this at all. As a matter of a fact, I have 2. One for live and one for the studio.
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Well worth the money

By: S.V.      Submitted: 8/9/2018

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Product Review Fantastic. I can pretty much pull out anything in my mind with this guitar modeler. Also, no amps and speakers mean I can practice silently but with true feeling at 3:00 AM.
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I love it!

By: LittleRock      Submitted: 7/23/2018

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I've been using the Helix floor model since our first came out. As my rig got bigger and more complicated, I decided to keep the floor model for rehearsal and my duet show and purchase the rack version for larger shows. The Helix rack shares a rack with my two Line6 wireless units and an in-ear monitor system. My setup and teardown times are greatly improved too. I love the sounds and reliability I've come to trust from the Helix.