If anyone is interested in selling a 50 watt Helios let me know. I'm in Chicago.
Gear for trade in case you are looking:
Bogner Shiva EL34
A-Designs EM-PEQ (x2) 500 series pultec-style eq.
Fulltone CS-MDV vibe pedal
Whirlwind Orange Phaser
Dr. Z Airbrake
Grace Felix Acoustic Dual Preamp
Do you know if one of those three channels can be set for the 70's/Plex mode that the Helios 100 does so well? I don't see a 70's switch in any of the photos, just an 80's, a HOT and an Eclipse setting per channel.
They are really expensive. I will say it had the tightest bottom end of any amp I have ever played. Not a lot of gain was needed to make it sound heavy but there is more than enough available. I had an earlier model (closer to the Hetfield era MC1 than the newer MC2). If you do ever buy one...
From one Chicago guy to another - I've been on the brink of selling every guitar, amp, mic, etc. so many times - I know where you are coming from. Good luck with the sale.
Valuable info.
It's also one of the things that make me nuts about such a versatile amp. The TMB settings with the Blue/Plexi are often a compromise for the Red channel. I know I have wrote about this before but I wish the the Green channel was just the Blue Plexi mode so you could have the...
I know this an old ass post but where did you try a 6V6 XTC? I see they sell the 20th on a German site but I've never seen one in America. I think this would be the perfect amp for me but that's an expensive chance to take knowing resell on a non-EL34 XTC wouldn't be good should I not like...