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.

Scream 808 (Ibanez® TS808 Tube Screamer®)

Scream 808, the Helix model of a Ibanez® TS808 Tube Screamer®

The pedal has a characteristic mid-boosted tone popular with blues and rock players. The "legendary" Tube Screamer has been used by countless guitarists to create their signature sound, and is one of the most successful, widely copied, and "modded" overdrive pedals in the history of the electric guitar.

The Tube Screamer has a drive knob, a tone knob, and a level knob. The drive knob adjusts gain, the tone knob adjusts treble and the level knob adjusts the output volume of the pedal. The pedal is used to try to mimic the sound of a vintage tube amplifier. The classic Tube Screamer sound includes a "mid-hump", which means that the circuit accentuates frequencies between the bass and treble ranges (mid-frequencies). Some guitarists prefer this sort of equalization, as it helps to keep their sound from getting lost in the overall mix of the band.

View the Ibanez TS808 reproduction product page on Amazon.

Description source: wikipedia


Moon Rock

Get rocking with the Sunn Model T model new for Helix 3.5.

  • 👇 Downloads: 323
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 7
  • Member: Jorge
  • Performance Type:
    Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)


Hotel California

Solo Sound with Brit Plexi BRT

  • 👇 Downloads: 654
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 6
  • Member: Ustraub
  • Performance Type:
    Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)


Malcolm Young

For the best possible Malcolm AC/DC tone, get yourself a Gretsch with Filtertron pickups. Long live ACDC, and long live Malcolm!

  • 👇 Downloads: 892
  • 🤘 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: 603
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 4
  • Member: Jorge
  • Performance Type:
    Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)


Bonamassa Live

This is a modified version of bart2580's "Bonamassa 1959LP" patch on customtone. I modified it to use a built-in cab rather an an IR, and made a few smaller tweaks as well. The delay is very present in the mix, so you my want to tame it a bit, I like it.

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  • 👇 Downloads: 507
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 4
  • Member: Jorge
  • Performance Type:
    Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)


Heretick Lead

My current personal metal lead sound, based on the Line 6 Fatality. Smooth and buttery with a huge ambiance. No cab modeling, since I use my Pod Go into a power amp into a Vintage 30 equipped cab. 

  • 👇 Downloads: 554
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 4
  • Member: Heretick
  • Performance Type:
    Plugged in Front of the Amp


Home 1

This is my default preset for my 6 String guitars these days. Litigator handling Clean and mid-gain, and Badonk handling mid gain to high gain. 4 Snaps -- Litigator Clean, Litigator Drive, Badonk Green, and Badonk Red. FS2 activates a faux Organ sound (sounds great with snapshot 2), Stomps sprinkled in for compression, Fuzz, and time-based effects.

  • 👇 Downloads: 246
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 3
  • Member: Alex Kenivel
  • Performance Type:
    Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)


Revv Gen Red

This is the same patch made by Jorge but for the HX Stomp, I used my app (https://sensationnel-gerard-26922.herokuapp.com/) to visualize the parameters and recreated the patch. The original had two cabs in parallel but I had to sacrifice one and use an amp+cab block instead. I really like this one.

  • 👇 Downloads: 594
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 3
  • Member: Yeraym
  • Performance Type:
    Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)


Rude Princess

This patch requires the new Helix 3.0 Update.Uses the new Fender Princeton Reverb model for some tasty clean and overdrive tones.

  • 👇 Downloads: 595
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 3
  • Member: Jorge
  • Performance Type:
    Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA)


Heretick Riffs

My current personal metal riffing sound, based on the Line 6 Fatality. Tight and percussive, but in a thrashy way. No cab modeling, since I use my Pod Go into a power amp into a Vintage 30 equipped cab. 

  • 👇 Downloads: 477
  • 🤘 Upvotes: 3
  • Member: Heretick
  • Performance Type:
    Plugged in Front of the Amp


Patch Performance
Type
Description Member 👇 Downloads 🤘 Upvotes
Moon Rock Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) Get rocking with the Sunn Model T model new for Helix 3.5. Jorge 323 7
Hotel California Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) Solo Sound with Brit Plexi BRT Ustraub 654 6
Malcolm Young Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) For the best possible Malcolm AC/DC tone, get yourself a Gretsch with Filtertron pickups. Long live ACDC, and long live Malcolm! Jorge 892 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 603 4
Bonamassa Live
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Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) This is a modified version of bart2580's "Bonamassa 1959LP" patch on customtone. I modified it to use a built-in cab rather an an IR, and made a few smaller tweaks as well. The delay is very present in the mix, so you my want to tame it a bit, I like it. Jorge 507 4
Heretick Lead Plugged in Front of the Amp My current personal metal lead sound, based on the Line 6 Fatality. Smooth and buttery with a huge ambiance. No cab modeling, since I use my Pod Go into a power amp into a Vintage 30 equipped cab.  Heretick 554 4
Home 1 Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) This is my default preset for my 6 String guitars these days. Litigator handling Clean and mid-gain, and Badonk handling mid gain to high gain. 4 Snaps -- Litigator Clean, Litigator Drive, Badonk Green, and Badonk Red. FS2 activates a faux Organ sound (sounds great with snapshot 2), Stomps sprinkle… Alex Kenivel 246 3
Revv Gen Red Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) This is the same patch made by Jorge but for the HX Stomp, I used my app (https://sensationnel-gerard-26922.herokuapp.com/) to visualize the parameters and recreated the patch. The original had two cabs in parallel but I had to sacrifice one and use an amp+cab block instead. I really like this one. Yeraym 594 3
Rude Princess Direct (Recording, Headphone, PA) This patch requires the new Helix 3.0 Update.Uses the new Fender Princeton Reverb model for some tasty clean and overdrive tones. Jorge 595 3
Heretick Riffs Plugged in Front of the Amp My current personal metal riffing sound, based on the Line 6 Fatality. Tight and percussive, but in a thrashy way. No cab modeling, since I use my Pod Go into a power amp into a Vintage 30 equipped cab.  Heretick 477 3
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