Line 6 Helix Effect Models

Distortion Models

Model Subcategory Based on

Minotaur Mono, Stereo Klon® Centaur
Compulsive Drive Mono, Stereo Fulltone® OCD
Valve Driver Mono, Stereo Chandler Tube Driver
Top Secret OD Mono, Stereo DOD® OD-250
Scream 808 Mono, Stereo Ibanez® TS808 Tube Screamer®
Hedgehog D9 Mono, Stereo MAXON® SD9 Sonic Distortion
Vermin Dist Mono, Stereo Pro Co RAT
Arbitrator Fuzz Mono, Stereo Arbiter® Fuzz Face®
Triangle Fuzz Mono, Stereo Electro-Harmonix® Big Muff Pi®
Industrial Fuzz Mono, Stereo Z.Vex Fuzz Factory
Tycoctavia Fuzz Mono, Stereo Tycobrahe® Octavia
Megaphone Mono, Stereo Megaphone
Added with firmware 1.06
Teemah! Mono, Stereo Paul Cochrane Timmy® Overdrive
Benadrian Kowloon Walled Bunny Distor-
KWB Mono, Stereo
tion
Bitcrusher Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Added with firmware 2.0
Wringer Fuzz Mono, Stereo Garbage’s special BOSS® FZ-2
Added with firmware 2.10
Stupor OD Mono, Stereo BOSS® SD-1 Overdrive
Added with firmware 2.20
Darkglass Electronics® Microtubes B7K
Obsidian 7000 Mono, Stereo
Ultra bass preamp/overdrive/EQ
Wounded Paw Battering Ram bass over-
Clawthorn Drive Mono, Stereo
drive
Added with firmware 2.30
Kinky Boost Mono, Stereo Xotic® EP Booster
Thrifter Fuzz Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
 Added with firmware 2.60
Deranged Master Mono, Stereo Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
BOSS© DS-1 distortion pedal (classic
Deez One Vintage Mono, Stereo
Made-in-Japan version)
BOSS© DS-1 distortion pedal (Keeley mod
Deez One Mod Mono, Stereo
version)
Added with firmware 2.80
Dhyana Drive Mono, Stereo Hermida Zendrive
Analogman Prince of Tone (basically half a
Heir Apparent Mono, Stereo
King of Tone)
Analogman King of Tone V4 (basically two
Tone Sovereign Mono, Stereo
Prince of Tones in one)
ZeroAmp Bass DI Mono, Stereo Tech 21® SansAmp Bass Driver DI V1
Ampeg Scrambler Mono, Stereo Ampeg® Scrambler Bass Overdrive
Added with firmware 2.90
Alpaca Rouge Mono, Stereo Way Huge® Red Llama (modded)
Carvin VLD1 Legacy Drive (high gain
Legendary Drive Mono, Stereo
channel)
Xenomorph Fuzz Mono, Stereo Subdecay Harmonic Antagonizer

Dynamic Models

Model Subcategory Based on

Deluxe Comp Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Red Squeeze Mono, Stereo MXR® Dyna Comp
LA Studio Comp Mono, Stereo Teletronix® LA-2A®
Noise Gate Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Hard Gate Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Added with firmware 2.20
3-Band Comp Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original multiband compressor
Autoswell Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Added with firmware 2.30
Kinky Comp Mono, Stereo Xotic® SP Compressor
Added with firmware 2.90
Ashly® CLX-52 and created in conjunc-
Rochester Comp Mono, Stereo
tion with Billy Sheehan
Eq Models

Model Subcategory Based on

Simple EQ Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Low Cut/High Cut Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Parametric Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
10-Band Graphic Mono, Stereo MXR® 10-Band Graphic EQ
Added with firmware 2.0
Cali Q Graphic Mono, Stereo MESA/Boogie® Mk IV’s 5-band EQ
Added with firmware 2.80
Low/High Shelf Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Line 6 Original. Tilt is a subtle 6dB EQ
that boosts high frequencies while simul-
taneously attenuating low frequencies
Tilt Mono, Stereo (or vice versa). Great for quickly making
tones a bit brighter or darker. The Center
Freq parameter sets the frequency around
which the boost and cut pivot

Modulation Models

Model Subcategory Based on

Optical Trem Mono, Stereo Fender® optical tremolo circuit
60s Bias Trem Mono, Stereo Vox® AC-15 Tremolo
Script Mod Phase Mono, Stereo MXR® Phase 90
Ubiquitous Vibe Mono, Stereo Shin-ei Uni-Vibe®
Gray Flanger Mono, Stereo MXR® 117 Flanger
Harmonic Flanger Mono, Stereo A/DA Flanger
Courtesan Flange Mono, Stereo Electro-Harmonix® Deluxe EM
Chorus Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
70s Chorus Mono, Stereo BOSS® CE-1
Trinity Chorus Stereo DyTronics Tri-Stereo Chorus
Bubble Vibrato Mono, Stereo BOSS® VB-2 Vibrato
Vibe Rotary Stereo Fender® Vibratone
122 Rotary Stereo Leslie® 122
145 Rotary Stereo Leslie® 145
AM Ring Mod Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
 Pitch Ring Mod Stereo Line 6 Original
Added with firmware 1.06
Dynamix Flanger Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Deluxe Phaser Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Tremolo Mono BOSS® PN-2
Tremolo/Autopan Stereo BOSS® PN-2
Added with firmware 2.0
Harmonic Tremolo Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Added with firmware 2.20
PlastiChorus Mono, Stereo modded Arion SCH-Z chorus
Added with firmware 2.30
Bleat Chop Trem Mono, Stereo Lightfoot Labs© Goatkeeper
Double Take Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original doubler
Added with firmware 2.90
Pebble Phaser Mono, Stereo Electro-Harmonix® Small Stone phaser

Delay Models

Model Subcategory Based on

Simple Delay Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Mod Chorus Echo Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Multitap 4 Stereo Line 6 Original
Multitap 6 Stereo Line 6 Original
Ping Pong Stereo Line 6 Original
Sweep Echo Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Ducked Delay Mono, Stereo TC Electronic® 2290
Transistor Tape Mono, Stereo Maestro® Echoplex EP-3
Harmony Delay Stereo Line 6 Original
Bucket Brigade Mono, Stereo BOSS® DM-2
Adriatic Delay Mono, Stereo BOSS® DM-2 w/ Adrian Mod
Elephant Man Mono, Stereo Electro-Harmonix® Deluxe Memory Man
 Added with firmware 1.04.1
New Line 6 Original stereo delay with se-
parate time, feedback, and mix per chan-
Dual Delay Stereo
nel. Includes high and low cut filters and
Chorus or Vibrato modulation
New Line 6 Original; whatever you play in
Reverse Delay Mono, Stereo comes back at you backwards (up to four
seconds mono, two seconds stereo)
Added with firmware 2.0
Vintage Digital Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Added with firmware 2.10
Pitch Echo Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Added with firmware 2.20
Vintage Swell Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Adriatic Swell Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Added with firmware 2.30
Cosmos Echo Mono, Stereo Roland® RE-201 Space Echo
Added with firmware 2.50 (New HX Effects)
Line 6 Original bandpass-filtered multitap
Multi Pass Mono, Stereo
delay

Reverb Models

Model Subcategory Based on

Plate Stereo Line6 Original
Room Stereo Line6 Original
Chamber Stereo Line6 Original
Hall Stereo Line6 Original

Echo Stereo Line6 Original

Tile Stereo Line6 Original
Cave Stereo Line6 Original
Ducking Stereo Line6 Original
Octo Stereo Line6 Original
63 Spring Stereo Line6 Original
Spring Stereo Line6 Original
 Particle Verb Stereo Line6 Original
Added with firmware 2.50 (New HX Effects)
Glitz Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Ganymede Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Searchlights Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Plateaux Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Double Tank Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original

Pitch / Synth Models

Model Subcategory Based on

Pitch Wham Mono, Stereo DigiTech Whammy®
Twin Harmony Mono, Stereo Eventide® H3000
3 OSC Synth Stereo Line 6 Original
Added with firmware 1.06
Simple Pitch Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Dual Pitch Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Added with firmware 2.20
3 Note Generator Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
4 OSC Generator Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original

Filter Models

Model Subcategory Based on

Mutant Filter Mono, Stereo Musitronics® Mu-Tron®
III Mystery Filter Mono, Stereo Korg® A3

Added with firmware 1.06

Autofilter Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Added with firmware 2.80
Moog® Moogerfooger® MF-105M MIDI
Asheville Pattrn Mono, Stereo MuRF Filter (with both MuRF and Bass
MuRF voicings)
Volume / Pan Models

Model Subcategory Based on

Volume Pedal Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Gain Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Pan Stereo Line 6 Original
Added with firmware 2.30
Line 6 Original utility to collapse stereo
Stereo Width Stereo
paths

Wah Models

Model Subcategory Based on

UK Wah 846 Mono, Stereo Vox® V846
Teardrop 310 Mono, Stereo Dunlop® Cry Baby® Fasel model 310
Fassel Mono, Stereo Dunlop® Cry Baby® Super
Weeper Mono, Stereo Arbiter® Cry Baby®
Chrome Mono, Stereo Vox® V847
Chrome Custom Mono, Stereo Modded Vox® V847
Throaty Mono, Stereo RMC Real McCoy 1
Vetta Wah Mono, Stereo Line 6 Original
Colorful Mono, Stereo Colorsound® Wah-fuzz
Conductor Mono, Stereo Maestro® Boomerang

Looper Models

Model Subcategory Based on

Added with firmware 2.60
Line 6 original (doesn’t leave Stomp
Switch Looper Mono, Stereo
mode)
Split

Model Subcategory Based on

Added with firmware 2.90
Dynamic Line 6 original
This new Split block type lets you dynamically route signals to Path B, depending on
how hard you play. For example, you could roll your guitar‘s volume back a bit and
play clean chords through a Grammatico on Path A and then roll it back up and dig
in to blend in a searing Revv Gen Purple lead on Path B

• Knob 1 (Threshold)—Signals below the Threshold are routed to Path A; signals

above the Threshold are routed to Path B
• Knob 2 (Attack)—Determines how fast the signal routes to Path B once reaching
the Threshold
• Knob 3 (Decay)—Determines how fast the signal returns to Path A once falling
below the Threshold
• Knob 4 (Reverse)—Swaps dynamic path routing. When set to „On“, signals below
the Threshold are routed to Path B and signals above the Threshold are routed to
Path A
Legacy Effects (with firmware 2.50)

Helix Floor, Rack/Control, and LT now include a library of effects from M13, M9, M5, DL4,
DM4, FM4, and MM4. These appear in a new „Legacy“ subcategory in the model list.

Type Model Description

A sweet, singing sustain craved by guita-
Distortion Tube Drive rists worldwide. Inspired by* the tone of a
Chandler Tube Driver®.
Inspired by the smooth medium-gain
tones of the collectable original, Screa-
Distortion Screamer
mer is based on* an Ibanez® Tube Screa-
mer®.
Inspired by* a DOD® Overdrive/Preamp
250, which was designed to slam the input
Distortion Overdrive
of a tube amp forcing it to distort violent-
ly.
Angry and aggressive, Classic Distortion
Distortion Classic Dist
is inspired by* a ProCo Rat.
The industry-standard heavy metal distor-
Distortion Heavy Dist tion of the late ’80s. Inspired by* a Boss®
Metal Zone.
Colordrive will transport you back to the
Distortion Colordrive breeding ground of British guitar heroes.
Inspired by* a Colorsound® Overdriver.
Take a deep breath and repeat: “I can’t
Distortion Buzz Saw get no (duh, duh, duh) Satisfaction.” Inspi-
red by* a Maestro® Fuzz Tone.
Bottom-heavy distortion inspired by* the
Arbiter Fuzz Face, which is associated
Distortion Facial Fuzz
with the tones of Jimi Hendrix and Eric
Johnson.
Jumbo Fuzz delivers a bright bite reminis-
cent of the fuzz tones heard all over the
Distortion Jumbo Fuzz
first two Led Zeppelin records. Inspired
by* a Vox® Tone Bender.
Fuzz Pi delivers plenty of thick distorti-
on and oceans of sustain inspired by* the
Distortion Fuzz Pi
tone of an Electro-Harmonix® Big Muff
Pi®.
Part fuzz/part phaser, Jet Fuzz delivers the
Distortion Jet Fuzz best of both. Inspired by* the Roland® Jet
Phaser.
 If we could go back to the 60s and be a
part of the fuzz revolution, this is what
Distortion Line 6 Drive
we’d design. Inspired by* the Color-
sound® Tone Bender.
Completely saturated and over the top,
Line 6 Distor-
Distortion Line 6 Distortion is massive and totally
tion
crazy.
Biting fuzz with an octave below! Excel-
Distortion Sub Oct Fuzz lent for bass guitar. Inspired by* the PAiA
Roctave Divider.
White-hot fuzz with an octave above! This
classic fuzz+octave effect was used by
Distortion Octave Fuzz
Jimi and other pioneering players. Inspi-
red by* the Tycobrahe® Octavia.

Tube-style compression with added low-

end warmth inspired by* the characteris-
Dynamics Tube Comp
tic color of the Teletronix® LA-2A® com-
pressor, a studio standard.
Red Comp evens out your volume and
adds plenty of sustain. Ideal for slow
Dynamics Red Comp
leads. Inspired by* the MXR® Dyna Comp
stompbox compressor.
Inspired by* the Boss® CS-1 Compression
Sustainer (with the treble switch off), Blue
Dynamics Blue Comp
Comp delivers warm, percussive qualities
that are great for cleaner tones.
Blue Comp Inspired by* the Boss® CS-1 Compression
Dynamics
Treb Sustainer with the treble switch on.
Taken from Line 6’s guitar amplifier – Vet-
ta II. With a fixed ratio of 2.35:1, adjustab-
Dynamics Vetta Comp
le threshold and up to 12dB of gain availa-
ble at the Level knob.
A colorful boost taken from Line 6’s Vet-
ta™ II guitar amplifier, Vetta Juice pours
Dynamics Vetta Juice
out up to 30dB of available gain at the
Level knob.
A punchy boost of gain inspired by* an
MXR® Micro Amp. The compressor can
Dynamics Boost Comp
add hang time to your sustain and fill out
your leads.
 Engage up to four tremolo patterns to
Pattern Tremo- play in sequence. This is a truly original
Modulation
lo textural effect inspired by* a Lightfoot
Labs Goatkeeper.
This effect pans back and forth between
Modulation Panner your left and right channels. If you run it
in mono, it’s basically tremolo.
Bias Trem is inspired by* the 1960 Vox®
AC-15 Tremolo, which got its pulse by
Modulation Bias Tremolo
literally varying the bias of the power amp
tubes.
Opto Trem is inspired by* the optical
tremolo circuit that was used in the black-
Modulation Opto Tremolo
face Fender® amps like the ’64 Deluxe
Reverb®.
Just add the “brown” sound and you’re
emulating one of rock’s most celebrated
Modulation Script Phase guitar tones! Inspired by* an MXR® Pha-
se 90. Speed control only, just like the
original.
A hypnotizing phaser that slithers from
side to side. Inspired by* the sound of an
Modulation Panned Phaser
Ibanez® Flying Pan, which is a four-stage
phase shifter with a panner built in.

A classic effect from the world of modular

synths. Depending on how you set it, this
Modulation Barberpole phaser either sounds like it’s always going
up or always down. Set to stereo you get
both!

Dual Phaser delivers a big jet sound inspi-

Modulation Dual Phaser
red by* a Mu-Tron® Bi-Phase.
Inspired by* the pulsing push of the now-
Modulation U-Vibe legendary Uni-Vibe®. One listen to “Ma-
chine Gun” and you’ll be hooked!
Phaser is inspired by* the sound of an
MXR® Phase 90 but it’s got a few extra
Modulation Phaser
parameters to bring you there and back
again.
Inspired by* the Boss® VB-2, which con-
tained a circuit that produced a bubbly vi-
Modulation Pitch Vibrato brato. This pedal (and this model) feature
a “rise time” control that when engaged
speeds up to where you last set it.
 Inspired by* the Roland® Dimension D,
one of the first true-stereo chorus units.
Modulation Dimension It’s relatively subtle in nature and beca-
me an industry standard for double-track
effects.
Inspired by* the big and warm tones of a
Modulation Analog Chorus Boss® CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, the origi-
nal stompbox chorus.
Tri Chorus is inspired by* the larger-than-
Modulation Tri Chorus life sound of a Song Bird/DyTronics Tri-
Stereo Chorus.
Inspired by* the classic MXR® Flanger,
which was made classic on Van Halen’s
Modulation Analog Flanger
Fair Warning and Women and Children
First.
Compared to Analog Flange, Jet Flanger
is more dramatic with a different wave
Modulation Jet Flanger
shape. Inspired by* the signature jet-like
sweep of an A/DA Flanger.
The variety of vibey effects available from
Modulation AC Flanger AC Flanger are inspired by* the classic
tones of the MXR® Flanger
The gritty and spacey sweeps of 80A Flan-
Modulation 80A Flanger ger are inspired by* the distinctive sound
of the A/DA Flanger.

Shift frequencies up or down and set the

mix to 100% for an otherworldly tone. Or
Modulation Frequency Shift
dial it back to add interesting colors to
leads.
Perfect for those late-night jams when
Modulation Ring Modulator
only the weirdest, wildest sounds will do.
Inspired by* the Fender® Vibratone. This
Modulation Rotary Drum rotating speaker effect was popular with
SRV. Think “Cold Shot.”
Inspired by* a Leslie® 145 tube-driven
Rotary Drm/
Modulation cabinet with a rotating speaker. Guitarists
Horn
have always loved its signature shimmer.

Two separate channels of delay. The

Delay Ping Pong output of each channel bounces into the
other to create the ping pong effect.
 Dynamic Delay features a ducking control
to keep the delays from overwhelming
Delay Dynamic
what you’re playing. Inspired by* a T.C.
Electronic® 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay.
The secret to the “Big L.A. Solo” sound of
the ’80s! Set one side as a fast echo with
Delay Stereo many repeats, and the other side as a
slow delay with few repeats. Voilà, you’re
famous!
A great workhorse effect, this straight-up
Delay Digital digital delay has a transparent and pristi-
ne echo-echo-echo-echo…
Digital Delay w/ Mod adds a juicy chorus
Delay Dig w/ Mod
effect to your digital delay.
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Delay Reverse
Whatever you play comes out backwards.
Inspired by the unique grunge and noise
Delay Lo Res of early digital delay units. Many of which
had only 8-bit resolution.
Like peanut butter and chocolate, tubes
Delay Tube Echo and tape are a great combination. Tube
Echo is inspired by* a Maestro® EP-1.

Tape Echo is inspired by* the unmistaka-

ble depth and sweetness of the Maestro®
Delay Tape Echo
EP-3 Echoplex, which used transistor
sound electronics instead of tubes.

Add a sweeping warble to the Tube Echo

repeats and you’ve got Sweep Echo. This
Delay Sweep Echo
unique tone adds a tangy flavor to your
delays.
Inspired by* a Binson EchoRec, which in-
spired bands like Pink Floyd. Rather than
Delay Echo Platter
using tape, the EchoRec used a magnetic
platter to record and play back.
Analog Echo is inspired by* the warm and
Delay Analog Echo distorted delays of a Boss® DM2 Analog
Echo.
Inspired by* the cherished tone of an
Electro-Harmonix® Deluxe Memory Man,
Delay Analog w/ Mod Analog w/ Mod delivers an organic-sound-
ing analog delay with a generous dollop of
lush, spatial chorus.
 Two effects in one! A volume fade-in swell
Auto-Volume
Delay and an echo complete with tape-style
Echo
wow-and-flutter modulation.
Multi-Head delay is inspired by* the
sound created by the multiple playback
Delay Multi-Head
heads of the Roland® RE-101 Space
Echo.

This effect gives you a single clean note

one octave down. Bassists love it but gui-
Pitch/Synth Bass Octaver tarists (including Jeff Beck) are known to
bust it out, too. Inspired by* the tone of an
EBS OctaBass.
Turn that 6-string into a 12-string, rip
Smart Harm- some ’80s dual leads and so much more.
Pitch/Synth
ony This intelligent pitch shifter is inspired
by* an Eventide® H3000.
Not to be missed, Octisynth provides
textures that are equally at home in a mad
Pitch/Synth Octi Synth
scientist’s laboratory or miles below sea
level among its eight-armed namesake.
Synth-O-Matic features waveforms from
Pitch/Synth Synth O Matic a mouth-watering collection of vintage
analog synths.

Inspired by* a waveform and wave-sha-

Pitch/Synth Attack Synth ping functions of a Korg® X911 Guitar
Synth
A monophonic synth sound inspired by*
Pitch/Synth Synth String
the Roland® GR700 Guitar Synth.
Named Growler for a reason, this model
produces a sinister “Grrrrrrrrr” that’s ins-
Pitch/Synth Growler
pired by* a Roland® GR700 Guitar Synth
and a Mu-Tron® III.

Let your guitar Come Alive with the sound

Filter Voice Box of a classic talk box. Inspired by vocoders,
vocal tracts and surgical tubing.
Your guitar “speaks” with an almost hu-
Filter V Tron man voice in response to your playing. In-
spired by* Voice Box and a Mu-Tron® III.
 Your very own parked wah! Let your solos
soar with the colorful “honk” that became
Filter Q Filter
a signature tone of Mark Knopfler and
Brian May.
Up to nine “parked” wah filters set at va-
rying positions and then used in sequence
Filter Seeker
to create a pulsating, hypnotic vibe. Inspi-
red by* the Z-Vex Seek Wah.
Obi Wah creates sequential changes in
tone by emphasizing random frequencies.
Filter Obi Wah
Inspired by* the Oberheim® Voltage Con-
trolled sample-and-hold filter.
Part Auto Wah and part triggered filter,
Tron Up delivers a seriously funky vibe.
Filter Tron Up
Inspired by* the Mu-Tron® III envelope
follower.
Part Auto Wah and part triggered filter,
Tron Down delivers a seriously funky vibe.
Filter Tron Down
Inspired by* the Mu-Tron® III envelope
follower.
Perfect for a multitude of cool electronica-
Filter Throbber style sounds and textures, Throbber is
inspired by* the Electrix® Filter Factory.

This triggered filter rolls off your high-end

Filter Slow Filter
with adjustable speeds.

This is what headphone mixes were made

for! Imagine two wahs panned left and
Filter Spin Cycle right working in opposite directions from
each other. Inspired by* Craig Anderton’s
Wah/Anti-Wah.
Spooky and otherworldly, Comet Trails
Filter Comet Trails provides an enchanting pulse for you to
add to your tone.