Across The ’Board

My Line 6 Helix seemed to have gone a bit nuts lately, with 80 per cent of the sound suddenly dropping out mid-gig. It’s incredibly panic-inducing, especially as I’ve had it for four years and it’s done literally hundreds of fuss-free shows. Mind you, one can never rule out pilot error on these occasions!

I’d already been looking at back-up solutions, based around the plethora of pedalboard amps that’s