BNSN MNRCH TM – Line 6 HX Tone Match Patches (Helix, HX Stomp, POD Go)

PATCHES

This download includes patches for Helix, HX Stomp, and POD Go. Please make sure to import the appropriate patch for your hardware – they are not interchangeable.

The pack includes 3 patches (each with SC and HB options). One for the British (B) setting, one for the American setting (A), and one for both settings together in stereo (JMP).

• BNSN MNRCH B/A/JMP TM WTs – This patch uses the IR’s and is meant for guitars with single coils.
• BNSN MNRCH B/A/JMP TM WTh – This patch uses the IR’s and is meant for guitars with humbuckers.
• NOTE: The HX Stomp and POD Go folders include ‘FX” patches. These patches include the additional effects blocks from the full Helix patch.
• NOTE: POD Go does not include the ‘JMP’ patches because it requires two amp blocks in stereo.
  

OUR BENSON MONARCH, NOW IN YOUR LINE 6 HARDWARE

For these patches, we tone-matched the stock HX amp models to our Benson Monarch amplifier. The result is a set of Tone Match Impulse Responses that completely transform the HX amp models, making the Line 6 hardware sound exactly like our amp, and the microphones, preamps, and EQ chains that we use to record it.

The Monarch from Benson is a smaller amp that sound incredibly good and has a lot of versatility. It features two different voices via a toggle switch – American and British, which are designed to get classic Fender and Vox tones. We’ve tone matched both voices, and we’ve included a ‘jumped’ patch that puts them both in a stereo configuration (you cannot blend the channels on the actual amp).

SIGNAL FLOW AND EFFECTS

1. Input
2. Compressor
3. Pitch (POG)
4. Drives: KOT (red and yellow options), 808
5. Volume – mapped to EXP 2
6. Tremolo
7. Chorus
8. Delays: 1/8 delay, Dotted 8th delay, Dual stereo delay
9. Reverbs: Hall (subtle), Dynamic Hall (huge)
10. Amps
11. IR (Tone Match)
12. EQ
13. Solo Boost
14. Output

The HX Stomp and POD Go patches cannot fit all the effects into a single patch. For those platforms, we include the amp and essential effects in the main patches, and then we include the additional effects blocks in the ‘FX’ patches. Feel free to mix and match the additional ‘FX’ blocks into the main patches to suite your needs.

SNAPSHOTS

• Snapshot 1: CLEAN. Base clean tone
• Snapshot 2: DRIVE. Stage 1 drive tone
• Snapshot 3: DRIVE+. Big rhythm tone
• Snapshot 4: P&W LEAD. Lead tone with lots of delay and verb
• Snapshot 5: AMBI CLEAN. Clean tone with lots of delay and verb
• Snapshot 6: CHOR CLEAN. Clean tone with chorus
• Snapshot 7: POG LEAD. Lead tone with lots of delay and verb, plus POG
• Snapshot 8: SWELLS. Big ambient swells tone

POD Go:

• Snapshot 1: CLEAN. Base clean tone
• Snapshot 2: DRIVE. Stage 1 drive tone
• Snapshot 3: P&W LEAD. Lead tone with lots of delay and verb
• Snapshot 4: AMBIENT. Ambient clean tone

NOTE: The HX Stomp patches do not include Snapshots

USAGE TIPS

Helix and POD Go patches are designed to be used in either Snapshot or Stomp modes – you can configure your footswitches to utilize either modes to suite your playing style. 

WET EFFECTS IN FRONT OF THE AMPS

All the wet effects (reverbs and delays) are positioned in front of the amplifiers in this patch (HELIX ONLY). This recreates the experience of using a stereo pedalboard into stereo amps. The character of the reverbs and delays is greatly affected by the amps themselves. 

STEREO:

Our patches are designed to be used in stereo, but can also be used in mono with no issues. If you are able to run stereo, the reverbs and delays (and the amps in dual amp stereo patches) will sound huge. If you need to run mono, simply use only the Left output of your hardware and the patches will automatically be summed to mono.

EXPERIMENT

We design our patches for maximum usability across a wide range of styles and gear. We also realize that every player and every setup is different. Feel free to experiment with different effects and settings within the patches. We recommend copying the patch into a new slot before experimenting. This way you can always revert to the original if you’d like.

CHANGELOG

Initial Release (1.0): 2022-07-20