09-17-2020, 03:49 PM
(09-17-2020, 03:30 PM)bengaloo Wrote: Dude, your guitar collection is sick! Suhr guitars are on another level from most brands out there. And the Helix looks like the real deal. I've been watching a lot of youtube vids on that and it really looks like it can do it all. Do you use it live? Line 6 just keeps getting better it seems.
That Peavy is probably the best deal I've ever got on a good piece of gear. That is awesome you worked with that guy. Do you work on amps and guitars? I paid $300 for the classic 30 used in near mint condition, and it has been worth more than that to me. I've used it more than any the last few years... maybe until now wth the tonemaster. I LOVE the tonemaster. Obviously the weight is very nice, but its the power switching that really pushed it over the top for me. Getting that great tube sound at bedroom levels is sweet lol. And I love that it looks like the real deal. Head to head with my reissue, there isnt much difference. I really think Fender hit a homerun with these amps.
So super, super long story short as possible.
I got to finally play a Suhr about 5 years ago. I instantly fell in love with the guitar. Best S style guitar I ever played.
I had been mainly a Les Paul guy forever, but I had switched to playing almost nothing but my Strat when I got older. I had accumilated a ton of gear up until that point. (I used to work in a music store when I was younger and then I worked as a sales rep for a big guitar company)
I pretty much sold it all to fund the purchase of the two Suhrs, and I kept my favorite Les Paul. It was totally worth it to me. I had a lot of pretty nice stuff but just way too much of it. So I figured why not just get the best example of Strat and Tele that I can, and leave it at that. Although I do miss having 10+ guitars hanging in my music room.
I absolutely love my Helix. It's perfect for me. I don't play out any more and 99% of the time I'm just playing at home, either recording or jamming to backing tracks. I can run it right into my computer if I want without a standalone interfrace, I can run it with headphones, or I can run it to my monitors or my amp. It's pretty freaking incredible.
I don't have to worry about all my cables any more, or running things though my effects loops, or batteries, or power supplies. It's just hooked up and ready to go. I have a ton of patches I've worked out that I can just cycle though depending on what I want.
I've never used it live. But I do know loads of people do. There's guys that just tour with that unit alone and run to front of house. You can also get those cabs that work well with IR's if you want a more traditional amp setup.
I do a lot of work on guitars but just basic stuff. I stop at fret work. But I do setups and can do electronics. I keep saying I'm going to buy some files and try to learn how to do a fret dress and slot a nut, but I alway balk at the investment on tools. I do not mess with amps at all.
I've been seriously getting a Tonemaster for the very reason you said. Even my little Blues Jr has to get way too loud to sound really good.
Yeah, your amp collections rocks.
