of guitars, so I'm curious to know how you
choose which guitar(s) you use as your building
patches?
[Glenn] I try to choose guitars that people
might use when using the presets. Mainly Rock
stuff would be played with a Les Paul. For less
gain-ier stuff I might use a PRS or a Fender
Strat. All of my guitars are totally stock so
there's no special pick-ups in them. The same
guitars are available to everyone out there.
[WM] You've played your way from X3 Live
all the way to Helix. What are some of the
mainstay things you love about Line 6 gear in
general, and what are some of the features
where Helix excels most?
[Glenn] I love the way that Line 6 has
progressed over the years. All the way from the
Red Bean that was in so many studios all over
Brian Wahl
the world to the latest Helix, I have all of them.
Red Bean, XT-Live, X3 Bean, X3-Live, POD HD 6 gear, were you surprised it took so long for so been throwing at the Worship Tutorials team,
Bean, POD HD500, POD HD500X, Helix LT, many people to 'come to the party’? and for good reason. Yes, they have over
Helix, Helix Native and lastly the HX Stomp.
500,000 YouTube subscribers, and yes they
Where I think the Helix excels is the amount of [Glenn] Actually I think that the majority of the are influencers in the worship space, but what
control I can have over my sound. For example, people that use Line 6 gear have been using it drew us to them was their ‘excellence and
if I want a particular sound that might have 8 for years and they keep upgrading like I've done. authenticity’ motto. This really echoes what we
different changes in it from the previous sound, It still amazes me though how many people tell do here at the magazine which is part of why
I can do that. Anything I can imagine, I can me that they saw my videos on YouTube and were so excited to welcome them into the [WM]
make it happen with the Helix. The Control you were immediately sold on the Line 6 Helix. Most family!
have over your sound is unprecedented. of them coming from the tube amp and pedals world. They just don't know what the Helix can [WM] More people use your Helix patches on
[WM] Do you use Helix at church and if so, do until they are shown first hand. That's where Sunday morning than anyone else's. When and
what are your go-to amp and effects models YouTube comes in. why did you make the very first patch available?
[WM] Is there anything else you'd like to add? [Brian Wahl] When I first got my Helix (I pre-
and why? If the answer is no, which amp end
effects models do you think work best for
worship and why?
ordered it the day Line 6 announced it), I did
[Glenn] Yes, I would like to take this a review video. We created a few patches for
[Glenn] No, I don't use Helix at Church. I opportunity the thank each and every one that demo video, and people started asking for
am the Choir director at my church and I play of you out there for your years of continued those patches in the comments. I quickly made
only acoustic. I think the best amps for a Live support and encouragement throughout this those and a few others available at the Worship
Worship setting would be the Matchless or Journey. I am truly thankful, and I appreciate Tutorials site for free, but they were pretty basic.
Lone Star models because of the fullness of the you all so much.
sound. For Effects I love the Ping Pong Delay,
As I started building more and more patches,
Chamber Reverb, Trinity Chorus, Ubiquitous BRIAN WAHL they got more and more complicated. Also, the
Vibe, Minotaur and KWB. WORSHIP TUTORIALS FOUNDER functionality of the Helix grew with new firmware
updates as Line 6 added things like Snapshots
[WM] Noting how long you've been using Line You’ve probably noticed how much love we’ve
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