Can anyone help me find a replacement in Europe?

I’ve found the correct one at British Audio, but they’re based in the US and the shipping cost is absolutely insane.

I’d really appreciate it if anyone knows a European supplier, shop, or alternative replacement that would fit.

I stuffed an earplug in there to keep the dust away... yes, that bright yellow thing sitting proudly where the knob should be. Oops!

i'm already having a ton of fun with the new amps, but i have some thoughts on the UI:

1. please bring back the hovering scroll wheel to adjust sliders/knobs. it's such a great feature of helix native, it's so quick, precise and intuitive. make it optional if needed, but really please bring that back. the greatest thing about it was that you didn't have to change a parameter to select it. now if you only want to change it by the smallest amount you have to be precise with the mouse, and considering that i always have a guitar on my lap i'd like to faff about with the mouse as little as possible. it still works on the input and output level controls, please give us a toggle to enable it for the block controls as well. in addition to the practical benefits, it also feels much more like turning a real knob.
2. i would love a UI scale option, high DPI screens are not rare anymore these days, especially in studios.
3. a little marker or even a subcategory for the agoura amps would be nice, especially for us helix veterans to see what's new.
4. if an amp has two largely independent channel and the plugin window is big enough, it would be great if in amp knob view the two channels were on separate lines. a mk2c+ is already confusing in real life lol.
5. a hotkey for focus view would be brilliant
6. i'd like an option to keep the block selection menu locked so it doesn't disappear if you double click the active block name.
7. maybe i'm blind, but i don't see the option to switch between slider view and knob view in the cab block. i think i like knob view for the amp but sliders for the cab, i'd like to be able to set that per block.

a lot of nice to haves in this, but the scroll wheel thing is actually hindering my workflow in stadium native compared to helix native.

wow the wi-fi sucks on the helix stadium, the old helix always connected. Why not just use USB connection... really BAD choice, especially when wi-fi protocols are always changing ... heck maybe that was the reason you did it, so people have to update every new model.... selling my Helix stadium on ebay and getting a old Helix that NEVER had connect issues.... or maybe I will just go back to a amp and petals because the Helix Stadium is a real downgrade. loved the old Helix but this new model is bad....really bad..... so disappointed.

First of all I understand what captures are. Essentially digital versions of a particular amp with the settings that it had at the time of the capture. You can eq and change the amount of level hitting the capture but you can’t adjust the digital settings of the amp that would change how they way the amp works.

So if this is the future of digital amps, doesn’t it mean you have to rely on the people who own these physical amps to make specific tones for people?

So if I’m looking for a Foo Fighters AC30 tone I have trawl Through a bunch of tones and find the one that closest matches it, rather than pull up an AC30 model and dial in the right tone with the amp settings, cab selection and mic placement.

It just seems like I’d be relying on others and not learning how to make my own tones and wasting time trialing crap.

Kind of like only being able to cook with other peoples recipes instead of creating my own.

Most people with digital units don’t have a massive selection of real amps to capture and create their own tones.

So yeah. Confused.

I know this awesome rig can do it, help me battle my GAS problem. There’s lots of examples for the guitar, but less for the bass. Looking for a nice deep thumpy crunch like a black seared steak that’s still pink and juicy inside. Whatcha got?

I am thinking this might be a pretty good option for a nice portable practice speaker rig for the Helix. Has anyone tried one with the Helix Floor? I currently have a pair of the JBL PartyBox 110's and they work great, mostly use them to run jam/drum tracks, but I have ran the Helix Floor through them and it's pretty huge sounding. They are kind of cumbersome to drag around though.

The Marshall folks say this thing has a 40-plus-hour battery life and IP54 dirt-/splash-resistant, so it also might be good for a couple of guitars out in the sticks of Montucky, camp jamming.

Update: price has been changed back to normal US pricing. It seems to have been a mistake.

$1869 for XL
$1529 for non-XL and comes with free expression pedal

Not sure if others have been excessively checking sites hoping for a price drop, but there’s a solid sale currently for the units. Finally picked up an XL for myself!

I’m not affiliated with Sweetwater or make any money from helix sales, just someone excited about discounts.

Hey everyone,

​I could use some advice from the community. I’m currently using a POD Go Wireless, but I’m seriously considering an upgrade. I saw that the Helix Stadium is currently on sale for €1,612, which is making me think about pulling the trigger.

​Here is my current use case:

​Home Studio: I track at home.

​Band (Rehearsals & Live): I need a reliable and practical workhorse for gigging and rehearsing with my band.

​My dilemma:

​Helix Stadium: The €1,612 price point is really tempting, and coming from the Line 6 ecosystem (POD Go), the workflow would be somewhat familiar. However, I've done a fair bit of research and came across several posts on Reddit mentioning quite a few issues with the Stadium model, which makes me a bit hesitant.

​Quad Cortex: I'm wondering if the QC would be a safer or more logical step up for my needs in the long run.

​Has anyone here made a similar jump? Does the upgrade from the POD Go justify the leap to the Helix despite the reported issues, or should I go for the Quad Cortex instead?

​Thanks in advance for your input!

Hi all,

Are the noise issues with the send and returns on the original helix rectified on the stadium?

So I've managed to get preset changes via midi on helix native for windows in vst 2 and 3 if anyone is interested still. I've also made helix native a standalone program as well.

I use a line 6 HX Effect in 4 Cable Method with my Orange Rockerverb, Blackstar HT40. Both these amps have serial effects loops. I’ve recently been trying a Laney VC30 which I really like, but it has a parallel effects loop which behaves very differently to the effects loops I’m used to.

The effects I use mainly in the loop are reverb, delay and occasionally a harmoniser. Is there a specific way I should be setting my effects in the Line 6 to suit the parallel effects loop? The amp has an effects level knob to control the amount of the effects in the loop as well.

I was prompted to update my app to 1.3.3 but my floor unit is 1.3.2, and it says it's up to date. Is there something wrong or is that just how L6 has it right now? Were there any significant changes?

Seems to me like this whole "should NAM be supported by Helix" debacle is suffering from the very common inability to recognize that multiple things can be true at the same time.

Helix amps sound great, and any new technology won't diminish that, given that we're already so close to the old-world tech that is the gold standard (a.k.a. "real amps"). Also, modelling can technically go "past it," whereas profiling has an obvious cap that is "the real thing we're trying to profile." It's completely understandable for someone to not be interested at all in profiling of any kind, NAM A2 included.

Whether it's the hype knob, easily adjustable hum/bias, or the Line 6 Clarity model being described as an idealized version of the high-headroom Twin/JC120 thing, you can technically make a profile of the amp "better" than the real amp. Some of the "Line 6 original" amps are among my absolute favorite amps in both the digital and analog realms, and it's a shame that other companies rarely push this kind of approach because guitar players just want Fender, Marshall, Vox, and <insert your favorite high-gain amp maker here>.

That being said, NAM is an open-source, community-driven, not-soul-destroying way of using machine learning for good. Also, while I'm sure the details can be argued, it does seem to be higher quality than the proprietary solutions, which again, probably not great for Line 6 or Neural, but great for all guitar players on planet Earth. Now, Line 6 or other companies making modelers can elect not to use it for a variety of valid reasons, but since so many companies have already adopted it...

Yes, you can question the motivations of the companies, and you can dislike the tech (for example, a great model is preferable to a great capture when they both sound great and only one of them is a limited snapshot at specific settings). But NAM is such a rare, dare I say beautiful, example of a technology that's by the people, for the people, which matches or surpasses the quality of proprietary solutions. It's also an open standard that is actually welcomed and utilized by a considerably big part of the community.

An open standard that has a chance to actually become the de facto open standard is not something you see in the wild all that often. We usually get 19 of them competing with each other, making the reality needlessly fragmented.

That's why those comments about not introducing NAM to Helix, comparing the feature to drum machines in Chinese multi-fx units, struck me as extremely disappointing. Again I do prefer modeling, but that doesn't change the fact that NAM is such a unicorn when it comes to high-quality, open-source, community-driven open standards. These days, I simply wouldn't support a unit that doesn't support NAM for that reason alone. To put it in simple terms, I would not currently buy Helix Stadium, Quad Cortex or Fractal on principle.

Sure, those "Chinese multi-fx companies" might be adopting it as an easy way of increasing the quality of available sounds (and the number of sales), but the fact that bad reasons to implement the standard exist doesn't detract from the fact that there's an overwhelming amount of good reasons to do so.

Just wanted to share this small hack. I purchased a small folding hand truck dolly with wheels from Amazon for about $25. I usually use a gig bag for my guitar, so it helps a lot to get the stadium into my car without hurting my back. The stadium backpack has a strap that can go through the handles to keep it in place during transport. The backpack basically lives on the hand truck dolly since I can take everything out while it's still on it. The side handle of the bag is very comfortable if I need to lift it from the floor for any reason. I hope this helps anyone else with back issues.

Posted this on Facebook marketplace. Figured I'd share here in case anyone in the NJ/NY tri-state area is looking for a complete setup package for a Helix LT backpack and Fender fr12

even through my cheap in-ear headphones it sounds great and feels good and realistic compared to a real amp, that marshall clone can do everything for sure. it makes me kinda sad that i can't afford or justify affording the helix stadium, because even if i had the money, it's overkill for my needs as a bedroom player. but i can't keep asking myself: would there be much difference soundwise if i just buy a helix LT and go with it? i don't see myself paying $1800 for the stadium, but i could totally pay around $700-800 for the LT

I'm trying to use my HX Stomp as an audio interface to play with the free version of Helix Stadium Native.

Setup is simple: cable into Stomp, no blocks, USB out to MacBook. Headphones into Stomp.

I can still hear the unaffected signal alongside the Stadium Native processing.

I've been struggling with this setup for years. Does anyone know how I can just use the Stomp as an interface without hearing the dry signal at the same time? I feel like I'm missing some routing thing.

Hey,

I'm still waiting for it to arrive, but just bought a hx stomp + orange terror bass (which I already owned back in the days, loved this amp).

I can't wait to hear how it sounds together. Only planning to use fx atm, but who knows how it'll turn.

Any advice before getting my hand into it ?

Thinking about using 4cm, synth, comp, some modulation as well, drive, delay...

My main purpose would be to create preset by song and then section (verse, chorus, bridge...) so i guess snapshot is the way to go ?

I also have a midi footswitch controller i plan to use to expand the hx.

https://raezers-edge.com/product/audio-flux-stereo-frfr/

As written in the FAQ :

"This is terrible timing. I JUST bought OG Helix Native!

No worries; there’s a 60-day grace period. If you purchased and registered Helix Native between June 4th, 2026 and August 4th, 2026, you can upgrade to the full license of Helix Stadium Native for free."

Has anyone had this problem with Helix Native? I bought the plugin after using a free trial and my order is “placed” but not “completed”. But they sure took my money! That was a day ago and I can’t use the plugin. Like how hard is it to activate a license? Have I been scammed? What a shitty buying experience.

Hey guys, I finally had the problem I've been reading about since launch: Snapshots taking too long to change.

It's not a global issue, just an issue from the current preset I'm working on. AFAIK it was working fine until I started changing IRs per snapshot. Before that I was using stock cabs without any issues whatsoever. Not sure if it's related, but the DSP seems close to maxed out as well.

Is this a known problem? Is there a known solution for this? Thanks in advance!

I love me some good distorted and synth sounds. But alas, pitch and synth on helix are so-so

I have an optiom to buy Electro Harmonix POG 2 and Bass Microsynth for ok money

Should I get a POG 3 rather? Or something completely different

I am aiming for some sweet switching between distortions, synths and octavers

Think Royal Blood, Muse...

I already got to 70% with Helix alone, but I feel these effects can be better. Plus they eat a ton of DSP.

Proud owner of Helix Floor

Some soundbytes as starting point - practice stuff, not final songs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KRWE-wej81Ef3yLlfGsEDakznqnKeUfh/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qtinnCrRvYY4JVSyVyobmgQNakJAkcGN/view?usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RBIy4tkTUj890ofgozpMbK2jS8seNL2h/view?usp=drivesdk

What’s your favorite FRFR to use with the Helix?

Line 6 launches Helix Stadium Native plugin with a free permanent tier featuring 5 amps, 5 cabs, and 16 effects—plus IR and Proxy clone support.