tonymckenziecom | 4 years ago
How to build a complete Line6 Helix effects rack. See other gear I used. Download a master rack plan as featured in this video. Part one.
I looked at the Line6 Helix some years ago so I decided to take another look at the Helix Rack 5 years later. But also I show you how to build a real guitar rack from scratch, the planning & actual build. I show the pitfalls and great tips and include a downloadable rack plan & the important things I encountered including sections on other units and the importance of cable quality and much more.
In this video you can learn:
A general overview of a real guitar rack
What the Helix Rack offers
Other equipment you might use
The importance of a plan to work to
Download my plan as a starter to help
The best choice of cables
Assembling a real guitar rack
Summing up
Important message
This 'review' and the making of the guitar rack is part one. I do show the inside and out of the Helix rack and the I/O and controls and other equipment to be installed and much more.
Here is a contents list:
Contents:
Start 0:00
Preamble & Intro 0:36
About my rack 4:25
Helix Inside & Out 6:06
Helix Processors 6:58
Helix Power 8:41
Top I/O Board 9:36
Bottom I/O 10:51
The joystick 12:15
Power Switch 14:10
Rear I/O Section 14:36
Controller 21:37
Front Controls 22:45
Floor Control 28:33
Jason Sadites 30:45
Expression Pedal 32:30
The Old Rack 35:04
Old Cabling 42:44
Decent Cables 44:29
Fitting the Helix 46:09
Line6 G90 Radio 46:37
Rear of New Rack 49:50
Cabling 50:29
Got a Plan? 54:00
My Complete Plan 56:37
Examine the Plan 57:42
First Problem 1:12:20
MimiQ Pedal 1:15:56
SP/DIF Cable 1:17:18
MIDI Cables 1:19:55
Other Cables 1:24:12
Front View 1:25:00
Testing SP/DIF 1:25:45
Summing Up 1:26:32
Special Note 1:27:44
As you see, I cover most of everything you need to know about how to create a guitar rack you can use every day whether on the road, in the studio or even in your bedroom!
Links:
Helix played on the original setup: https://youtu.be/q9J6A9uSDGo
My original Line6 Helix review: https://youtu.be/0sN-bwrDf2Y
Part two of this review: Coming Soon
A link to my original Triaxis rack layout: https://tonymckenzie.com/triaxis_rack_layout.htm
Visit Jason Sadites channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/gtr111
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Download the rack plan in jpeg: https://tonymckenzie.com/pdf/helix-rack-wiring-layout-current.jpg
Download the plan in PDF: https://tonymckenzie.com/pdf/helix-rack-wiring-layout-current.pdf
Download the plan in Photoshop layered format: https://tonymckenzie.com/pdf/helix-rack-wiring-layout-current.zip
All are virus free and are downloadable from my website. The plan remains copyright of A B McKenzie 2020 but you can use it if you are a subscriber only!
In part two we will install the rack and connect up in the studio, show some of the tones that you can create, buy or just download for free and then show the rack in action in the studio over some music. Finally in part two I'll be discussing the price of the system that it cost me (in July 2020, how I got a bargain price for the Line6 Helix and final thoughts and a score of the Line6 Helix rack in the context of this two part review.
The guitar rack build is not highly complex, although from what I show you it is entirely possible to continue on and build a monster rack if that is your objective. But if you're starting out with the Helix or any other rack devices then this video and part two should give you a great introduction to the subject so you can finally create a rack with understanding rather than guesswork.
This equipment was purchased entirely by me at street pricing so I could determine the quality, service and support without feeling 'obliged' in any way to create a good review. So how did it go? Part two will hold those answers, but part one here could be extremely useful if you are on the journey to start building a guitar rack yourself but don't know where to start.
This video is recorded in 4K ultra high quality.
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