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[ WM ] How does your Helix rig help you at your local church and while you ' re on tour ?
[ Jemm ] Because my church is quite small , we don ’ t have the luxury of having an iso box where we can isolate our amps and mic it up . So back in the day , stage volume was an issue , but now with our in-ear systems and amazing FOH sound , running direct with the Helix units is such a joy and they sound so good . I really don ’ t feel the need to have an amp next to me because it feels so natural with the HX amp and cab sims .
I also love how snapshots helps me when music directing so that I don ’ t have to tapdance when changing sections of songs and changing song banks especially when you ’ re in a locked tempo with a click . Having everything all preset and ready to go for the next song is a breeze ! It also helps our younger guitarists who don ’ t have much experience yet getting sounds very easily for them with snapshots and having things programmed .
On tour , it is just wonderful . On a plane , I don ’ t have people ripping my cables apart , I can just throw it on the overhead and be fine with it and I can walk up to any venue with any P . A , plug in an XLR cable or 1 / 4 ” with a DI and get a