Browse Helix Models and Effects

Helix currently supports 72 amplifier models, 194 effects, 37 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)

Minotaur, the Helix model of a 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.

Image source: Thaddeus Hogarth


Ambient

Ambient

  • 👇 Downloads: 591
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 5
  • Member: Carino.Ericson
  • 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: 405
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 4
  • Member: Danradmacher
  • Performance Type:
    Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)


Ambient Rock

The patch has three presets which are for switching sounds while soloing. The first preset is a light overdrive, the second light overdrive plus echo, and the third light overdrive plus distortion. See the example below for a soloing example. I also added a noise gate to help reduce the noise.

Youtube
  • 👇 Downloads: 758
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 4
  • Member: Rabbuhl
  • Performance Type:
    Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)


Angry 5150

This pissed off 5150 is perfect for detuned metal chord work.

Soundcloud
  • 👇 Downloads: 400
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 3
  • 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: 453
  • 🤘 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: 519
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 3
  • Member: Jorge
  • Performance Type:
    Plugged in Front of the Amp


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: 618
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 3
  • Member: Jorge
  • 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: 205
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 3
  • Member: Danemiles
  • Performance Type:
    Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)


LHM-PF-OTTA

Timbre do solo de David Gilmour em On The Turning Away,  na versão ao vivo do Delicate Sound of Thunder.  Vejam no youtube, gravado com HX e Fender Strato.

Youtube
  • 👇 Downloads: 247
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 3
  • Member: Mendeslh
  • Performance Type:
    Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)


Mike Ness Tone

This is a very good aproximation of Mike Ness's Tone on the Social Distortion albums. The recipe is iconic - a dirt pedal into a Bassman head, then into Marshall cabinets. The sample clip was played on a legit Les Paul with P90 pickups - you need this to get the real deal.

Soundcloud
  • 👇 Downloads: 140
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 2
  • Member: Jorge
  • Performance Type:
    Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)


Patch Performance
Type		 Description Member 👇 Downloads 🤘 Upvotes
Ambient Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) Ambient Carino.Ericson 591 5
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 405 4
Ambient Rock
Youtube 		Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) The patch has three presets which are for switching sounds while soloing. The first preset is a light overdrive, the second light overdrive plus echo, and the third light overdrive plus distortion. See the example below for a soloing example. I also added a noise gate to help reduce the noise. Rabbuhl 758 4
Angry 5150
Soundcloud 		Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) This pissed off 5150 is perfect for detuned metal chord work. Jorge 400 3
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 453 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 519 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 618 3
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 205 3
LHM-PF-OTTA
Youtube 		Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) Timbre do solo de David Gilmour em On The Turning Away,  na versão ao vivo do Delicate Sound of Thunder.  Vejam no youtube, gravado com HX e Fender Strato. Mendeslh 247 3
Mike Ness Tone
Soundcloud 		Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) This is a very good aproximation of Mike Ness's Tone on the Social Distortion albums. The recipe is iconic - a dirt pedal into a Bassman head, then into Marshall cabinets. The sample clip was played on a legit Les Paul with P90 pickups - you need this to get the real deal. Jorge 140 2
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