G-6161 TM – Line 6 HX Patches (Helix, HX Stomp, POD Go)

PATCHES

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

• G-6161 TM WT SC – This patch uses the IR’s and is meant for guitars with single coils or low output humbuckers
• G-6161 TM WT HB – This patch uses the IR’s and is meant for guitars with more traditionally voiced humbuckers
• NOTE: The HX Stomp and POD Go folders include ‘FX” patches. These patches include the additional effects blocks from the full Helix patch.

OUR VINTAGE GRETSCH 6161 – NOW IN YOUR  LINE 6 HARDWARE

For this preset, we tone-matched the Fender Twin amp model in the HX hardware to our vintage (mid-60’s) Gretsch 6161 amp. The result is an impulse response that completely transforms the HX amp model – it sounds exactly like our amp, and the microphones, preamps, and EQ chains that we use to record it.

These old 6161 combo amps were made for Gretsch by Valco. Ours is a 2×10, and it’s loaded with original Jensen C10R speakers. The result is a beautifully thick, but still articulate vintage tone. The midrange on this amp just seems to roar. Even Tom Bukovac describes it as his favorite small combo amp of all time.

The amp features normal and tremolo channels, and each channel has both a ‘Bass’ and ‘Treble’ input. Each input sounds different, and we matched the Helix to both inputs for the Normal Channel. These are represented by each of the Impulse Responses that are included. 

SIGNAL FLOW AND EFFECTS

1. Input
2. Compressor
3. Drives: KOT, 808, KWB
4. Volume (log curve) – mapped to EXP 2
5. Tremolo
6. Delays: 1/8 delay, Dotted 8th Delay, Dual stereo delay
7. Chorus
8. Reverbs: Plate (subtle), Dynamic Hall (huge)
9. Amps
10. IR (Tone Match)
11. EQ
12. Solo Boost
13. 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

HELIX:

• Snapshot 1: CLEAN. This is the base clean tone with delay.
• Snapshot 2: DRIVE. Light overdrive.
• Snapshot 3: DRIVE +: Bigger overdrive
• Snapshot 4: P&W LEAD – Lead tone with lots of reverb and delay
• Snapshot 5: AMBI CLEAN – Ambient Clean tone
• Snapshot 6: TREM CLEAN – Clean tone with Tremolo
• Snapshot 7: ROCK LEAD – Lead tone without all the big wet effects
• Snapshot 8: SWELLS – Big ambient swells

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

CHANGELOG

Initial Release (1.0): 2022-04-27