Browse Helix Models and Effects
Helix currently supports 111 amplifier models, 276 effects, 56 speaker cab models, and 16 microphones. On top of all that you also have the ability to load Impulse Responses (IRs) that you can grab from free or paid sources. Go have fun.
Minotaur (Klon® Centaur)
Recorded using a Les Paul with Burstbucker pickups into a Twin Reverb model with the normal input. The overdrive pedal and amp are set at default settings. A touch of reverb added for depth.
The Klon Centaur is a guitar overdrive pedal developed by Bill Finnegan between 1990 and 1994. The pedals were made manually by Finnegan. The Centaur is characterized as a "transparent" overdrive, meaning it adds gain to the signal without significantly altering the tone of the guitar.
Depending on the settings of the control knobs, the pedal can act mostly as a clean boost, adding mostly volume and minimal coloring to the sound. This can be used to drive the input valve stage of the amplifier to use the characteristic distortion sound of an overdriven guitar amp. Alternatively (or additionally) the controls can be set to distort the sound signal in the pedal, where two germanium diodes can perform waveform clipping (see clipping (audio)). The "gain" knob is a double potentiometer (a "dual-ganged gain pot"), which controls bass and middle frequencies. Other knobs are treble and volume.
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Ambient
Ambient
- 👇 Downloads: 743
- 🤘 Upvotes: 6
- Member: Carino.Ericson
- Performance Type:
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)
Vicky Blues
A Blues patch using the Voltage Queen (Victoria Electro King) amp and a Klon overdrive.
Soundcloud- 👇 Downloads: 342
- 🤘 Upvotes: 5
- Member: Jorge
- Performance Type:
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)
JOHNAMAYERTRIX
(Reposted with permission from AndrewUtz on CustomTone.com) A John Mayer Tone, referencing Slow Dancing In A Burning Room. In this patch I used some basic stuff that I know John has used (or the closest thing to it I could find). I know live he has used dumbles along with a fender bandmaster, so for this I used a split path and ran a Litigator and a Twin Reverb at the same time. As far as the cabs go I tried my best to match how I know that continuum was recorded, I typically use red wire IR's but for you guys I used the equivalent Helix cabs. I put a dual cab block of the same cab but one is mic'd with a 57 and the other a beyerdynamic 160 (he really used an M88). Looks like he also used U87 or 67 room mics but alas it wouldn't let me add in another cab block. To compensate for this I used a room reverb at the end of the chain. I also put the Spring reverb before the cabs to simulate the acutal outboard fender reverb tanks john has used in the past. This patch probably needs some tweaking to make it like whatever you like, but I definitely think this is a good starting point for a Mayer like tone.
- 👇 Downloads: 556
- 🤘 Upvotes: 4
- Member: Jorge
- Performance Type:
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)
Same Power
I put this together for the song Same Power by Jeremy Camp, but I started playing around with it with the Minotaur and Adriatic Delay turned off, and it's just a really nice lead tone with lots of potential tonal variation. It sounds good with either neck or bridge pickups (or both), and responds well to rolling back the volume and tone knobs.
- 👇 Downloads: 476
- 🤘 Upvotes: 4
- Member: Danradmacher
- Performance Type:
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)
De Javu
Inspired by Olivia Rodrigo's "de javu", I created this HX stomp patch. Featuring two different distortion pedals switched by FS1, and an auto filter effect on FS2, this is an analog signal path ending in a dual stereo delay (trying to recreate the riff at the end of the chorus). Signal path is below, enjoy!Deluxe Comp -> Minotaur -> Ratatouille -> Autofilter -> Bubble Vibrato -> Tweed Blues -> Dual Delay -> Low/High Shelf
- 👇 Downloads: 256
- 🤘 Upvotes: 4
- Member: Danemiles
- Performance Type:
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)
Worship Pedalboard
Perfect for worship sets! It has a great big reverb that will fill the room with ambience. There is also a amazing vibrato that will be a perfect piece to layer your playing. The drives sounds perfect. It will brighten up your playing and give you the drive you'll need.
- 👇 Downloads: 210
- 🤘 Upvotes: 4
- Member: Shawnabraham
- Performance Type:
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)
- 👇 Downloads: 454
- 🤘 Upvotes: 3
- Member: Jorge
- Performance Type:
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)
AC 30 Tone for Boss Katana Amps
Use this patch by plugging straight into a Katana 50. Use the acoustic channel on the amp, and keep all Katana settings at noon, and adjust to taste. This patch uses the "A30 Fawn Brt" Helix model for a chimey AC30 tone. Use the Klon for some nice hot overdrive. There's some spring reverb included to round out the tone. Sounds great on the Katana combo.
- 👇 Downloads: 578
- 🤘 Upvotes: 3
- Member: Jorge
- Performance Type:
Plugged in Front of the Amp
Come on Let's Go
I love all of the Los Lobos Ritchie Valens covers on the La Bamba soundtrack.This patch replicates the rhythm and lead tones on "Come On Let's Go". It can probably fit in nicely with La Bamba and the others too. Use the Minotaur for the lead tone.Use a strat for this patch, I think the bridge + middle pickup position fits the best.
Youtube- 👇 Downloads: 487
- 🤘 Upvotes: 3
- Member: Jorge
- Performance Type:
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)
Litigate 2020
This is a new version of my Litigator patch which is currently the most downloaded on this site. It has been reworked to not use any IRs, so there's only standard cabs. I also redid the snapshots as clean, dirtier, and distorted. Enjoy!
Soundcloud- 👇 Downloads: 722
- 🤘 Upvotes: 3
- Member: Jorge
- Performance Type:
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)
| Patch | Performance Type |
Description | Member | 👇 Downloads | 🤘 Upvotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient | Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) | Ambient | Carino.Ericson | 743 | 6 |
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Vicky Blues
Soundcloud |
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) | A Blues patch using the Voltage Queen (Victoria Electro King) amp and a Klon overdrive. | Jorge | 342 | 5 |
| JOHNAMAYERTRIX | Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) | (Reposted with permission from AndrewUtz on CustomTone.com) A John Mayer Tone, referencing Slow Dancing In A Burning Room. In this patch I used some basic stuff that I know John has used (or the closest thing to it I could find). I know live he has used dumbles along with a fender bandmaster,… | Jorge | 556 | 4 |
| Same Power | Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) | I put this together for the song Same Power by Jeremy Camp, but I started playing around with it with the Minotaur and Adriatic Delay turned off, and it's just a really nice lead tone with lots of potential tonal variation. It sounds good with either neck or bridge pickups (or both), and responds w… | Danradmacher | 476 | 4 |
| De Javu | Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) | Inspired by Olivia Rodrigo's "de javu", I created this HX stomp patch. Featuring two different distortion pedals switched by FS1, and an auto filter effect on FS2, this is an analog signal path ending in a dual stereo delay (trying to recreate the riff at the end of the chorus). Signal path is belo… | Danemiles | 256 | 4 |
| Worship Pedalboard | Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) | Perfect for worship sets! It has a great big reverb that will fill the room with ambience. There is also a amazing vibrato that will be a perfect piece to layer your playing. The drives sounds perfect. It will brighten up your playing and give you the drive you'll need. | Shawnabraham | 210 | 4 |
|
Angry 5150
Soundcloud |
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) | This pissed off 5150 is perfect for detuned metal chord work. | Jorge | 454 | 3 |
| AC 30 Tone for Boss Katana Amps | Plugged in Front of the Amp | Use this patch by plugging straight into a Katana 50. Use the acoustic channel on the amp, and keep all Katana settings at noon, and adjust to taste. This patch uses the "A30 Fawn Brt" Helix model for a chimey AC30 tone. Use the Klon for some nice hot overdrive. There's some spring reverb includ… | Jorge | 578 | 3 |
|
Come on Let's Go
Youtube |
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) | I love all of the Los Lobos Ritchie Valens covers on the La Bamba soundtrack.This patch replicates the rhythm and lead tones on "Come On Let's Go". It can probably fit in nicely with La Bamba and the others too. Use the Minotaur for the lead tone.Use a strat for this patch, I think the bridge + mid… | Jorge | 487 | 3 |
|
Litigate 2020
Soundcloud |
Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) | This is a new version of my Litigator patch which is currently the most downloaded on this site. It has been reworked to not use any IRs, so there's only standard cabs. I also redid the snapshots as clean, dirtier, and distorted. Enjoy! | Jorge | 722 | 3 |
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