Line 6 ships free Helix 3.80 firmware with first EVH 5150 amp models
November 20, 2024 · 1 sources
Line 6 announced the Helix 3.80 firmware update on November 20, 2024, adding six amp models, four cabs and a bass wah effect to its multi-effects units. The update is free and available now1.
The six amp models cover two channels each of three amps: the Fender Super Reverb (normal and vibrato channels), the Bogner Ecstasy 101B in EL34 form (red and blue channels), and the EVH 5150III 100 in 6L6 form (blue and red channels)1. Guitar World reports that the EVH models mark the first time Line 6 has produced an actual EVH 5150 amp model, though the company has previously modeled a Peavey 51501. The amp models are available for Helix Floor, Helix Rack, Helix LT, Helix Native, HX Stomp XL and HX Stomp1.
The four cabs are a 4x10 US Super captured from a Fender Super Reverb, two 4x12 Cartog cabs (Guv and C90) captured from Ben Adrian's Cartographer cabinet, and a 4x12 SoloLead EM captured from a Soldano SLO 4x12. Each is offered in Single and Dual versions1. The new effect is the Teardrop Bass Q (mono and stereo), based on the Dunlop 105Q bass wah; Guitar World reports it is the first new wah in Helix since v1.01.
| New models in Helix 3.80 | Based on |
|---|---|
| US Super Nrm | Fender Super Reverb (normal channel) |
| US Super Vib | Fender Super Reverb (vibrato channel) |
| German Xtra Red | Bogner Ecstasy 101B (EL34), red channel |
| German Xtra Blue | Bogner Ecstasy 101B (EL34), blue channel |
| EV Panama Blue | EVH 5150III 100 [6L6], blue channel |
| EV Panama Red | EVH 5150III 100 [6L6], red channel |
The update applies to Helix Floor, Helix LT, Helix Rack, HX Effects, HX Stomp XL, HX Stomp and HX One units1. Line 6, which launched the first Helix product in 2015, says the update is "in lockstep with guitarists' needs… as the entire creative tonal palette continues to expand"1.
"finally delivers the missing link with six of the most requested amp channels"