Divi13 – Line 6 Helix Patch

IMPORTANT NOTES

1. UPDATE YOUR FIRMWARE: Please upgrade the firmware on your Helix and the HX Edit software from Line 6 to the latest before installing this patch. Even if your Helix is up to date, the ‘HX Edit’ app needs to be updated as well. If you get an error importing a patch, the problem is most likely outdated firmware on your Helix/HX Edit.

2. IR CABS INCLUDED: This download includes premium IR cabs from. We matched these specific IR’s to this amp, but feel free to experiment with other IR’s for different tonal options. We’ve also included a stock cab version of the patch, but we urge to try the IR – it really does sound better – and it’s included for free :).

Here are the IR’s included:

• WT Match G12H30 121 (this goes in the IR block in the top row)
• WT 60s AC Silver 160 (this goes in the IR block in the bottom row)

PATCHES

This download includes two patches as well as the IR cabs. The patches are:

• Divi13 WT IR – This patch uses the IR cab and is meant for guitars with single coils or low output humbuckers
• Divi13 WT HB – This patch uses the IR cab and is meant for guitars with more traditionally voiced humbuckers
• Divi13 WT – This patch uses stock Helix cabs rather than IR’s (uses the single coil settings)

HOW TO IMPORT THIS PATCH AND IR

1. Connect your Helix to your computer using a USB Cable
2. Download and instal the ‘HX Edit’ app from Line 6
3. In the ‘HX Edit’ app, drag and drop the patch into a slot in the ‘PRESETS’ column
4. To import an IR, switch to the ‘IMPULSES’ column (next to the PRESETS column), and drag & drop the IR into the an open slot.
5. PLEASE NOTE: If you do not have the IR loaded into the ‘IMPULSES’ column, the patch will not sound correct, even if you have the IR block on – you must drag and drop the IR into the IMPULSES column.

SIGNAL FLOW AND EFFECTS

1. Input
2. Rochester Comp – not mapped to a switch, always on
3. Bubble Vibrato – mapped to a switch labeled ‘Bubble Vibrato’
4. Kinky Boost – not mapped to a switch – used in Snapshots
5. Heir Apparent – Prince of Tone (voiced to sound like Bradford’s KOT, Yellow side) – mapped to switch labeled ‘Heir Apparent’
6. Teemah! – Timmy — mapped to a switch labeled ‘Teemah!’
7. Tremolo – mapped to a switch labeled ‘ChoppyTrem’
8. Volume – mapped to EXP 2
9. Reverse Delay – mapped to a switch labeled ‘Reverse Delay’
10. Transistor Tape Delay – dotted 8th Delay- mapped to switch labeled  ‘.8th Tape’
11. Adriatic Delay – Dual delay  1/4 + Dotted 8th— mapped to switch labeled  ‘Dual ST Adri’
12. Double Tank Verb – mapped to a switch labeled ‘Ghost Verb’
13. Lo Res Delay – not mapped to a switch, used in Snapshots
14. Plate Verb – mapped to a switch labeled ‘Plate Verb’
15. Amps – Dividied Duo (two blocks in stereo)
16. Cabs/IR – see above for IR info
17. Cali Q Graphic – Always on EQ – Use this EQ to make tonal tweaks for your guitar/setup. These controls will affect your tone differently than the amp controls. See below for recommended settings.
18. Gain – used for a solo boost in Snapshots

USAGE

This patch is meant to be used in either stompbox or snapshot mode. We recommend setting up your Helix to use all ten stomps (stompbox mode) or all eight snapshots (snapshot mode). The Helix LT does not allow 10-button stomp mode, so you’ll have to re-arrange the button assignments to suite your preferences.

STEREO:

Everything after the volume block (all the wet effects and the EQ) is in stereo. If you only use the L/Mono output of the Helix, everything will be summed to mono automatically.  

‘Amp Gain’ switch:

This switch controls the Drive and Channel Volume parameters in the amp blocks. It’s pure amp overdrive, which is honestly the best kind, and it sounds great for lead and big chords.

SNAPSHOTS:

There are eight snapshots included in this patch to get different sounds (all patches feature the same snapshots).

They are:

• Snapshot 1: CLEAN VRB. Clean tone with reverb and delay
• Snapshot 2: DRIVE. Light overdrive.
• Snapshot 3: DRIVE+: Bigger overdrive (including the amp gain switch).
• Snapshot 4: P&W LEAD. Big drive and delay/verb
• Snapshot 5: TXTR AMBI: Ambient clean tone with reverse delay – this one is cool
• Snapshot 6: CLEAN VIBR: Vibrato with ambient clean tone
• Snapshot 7: CHOP DRIVE: Overdrive with Tremolo. This is really cool to add at the end of a song or big song section with a sustaining chord.
• Snapshot 8: SWELLS: Big delay and verb.

MAKING ADJUSTMENTS FOR YOUR SETUP

SETTING THE PATCH UP FOR YOUR GUITAR

All guitars are different, so you may want to make changes to suite your playing style and guitar. We set this up with a variety of guitars, including both single coils and humbuckers (primarily a Telecaster style guitar). If your guitar has humbuckers, please refer to the suggested settings below.

We recommend making a copy of the patch and changing the copy just in case you want to revert back to the original. 

We’ve included both single coil and humbucker voiced patches to serve as starting points for your guitars. To make adjustments, we recommend starting with these parameters:

• Amp Gain: Adjust the min/max values of the amp gain so that your guitar is slightly breaking up with big chords on the bridge position (without any drive pedals on)
• Amp EQ controls: Adjust these to suite your individual guitars/taste
• Cali Q Graphic EQ block: This is a simple way to adjust the overall tonal characteristics of the patch.

VOLUME CHANGES

If you would like to make this patch louder or quieter without affecting tone, the following adjustments can be made:

“Ch Vol” control on the amp module. This will increase or decrease volume without affecting the tone of the amp. This is the primary level adjustment tool I use for changing patch volumes.

Output block level. Changing the level control on the output block (the very last thing in the signal chain) will increase or decrease overall volume. We typically have this set at zero, but feel free to adjust this as you see fit.

CHANGELOG

Version 2.0: 2021-12-23

• Added: WT IR cabs
• Tweaked amp/eq settings (better tone)

Initial Release (1.0): 2020-06-02