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Beandust
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Helios 100 boosted in 80s mode on plexi input I am able to get 3 voicings from the amp. From clean to mean as I had researched and found users/postings that the amp can not go from clean to mean. Made me quite hesitant, as I like to be able to switch from clean to a rhythm crunch to a lead channel with a good amount of gain without being to compressed or over saturated and the tone staying somewhat warm, not to piercing in the highs.. Boosting in the Hot input as someone posted was about spot on that it doesnt work, or at least the sound doesnt stay tight and is undesirable for me and the boost I was using. A BB. Going into the plexi input in 80s mode eq on 11, on channel 1(clean channel)has a very usable clean pending it's not an acoustic guitar clean and guitar used pick ups play a roll of course. As well in the clean , if the BB is engaged it is also a semi broken up plexi tone for rhythm or even less distorted tones. Switch to channel 2 and without BB it's very open sounding chrunch channel with ease. Engage the BB and the hiss is heard in the parking lot if the boost setting is at 3 o'clock. Not really sure how this isnt considered clean to mean* and with for an example a delay unit or similar in the effects loop that have available db boost then you basicly have added volume for lead channel. If a multi function pedal Is used, (midi, pedal looper, function switching) it's quite simple. Now as someone mentioned boosting pelxi channel 80s mode is 5153 levels of gain, I would agree somewhat , it is not as compressed in my findings nor is the hiss even 1/4 the noticable audible difference. YMMV , killer amp! Still dialing in some tones, but yet quite relieved it is able to be used as multi channel with a couple pedals, I do not think the helios100 has near the amount of gain a BE100 has in my findings, as I have to push the gain on the amp and the BB to get a somewhat reasonable amount of gain that enables my duck webbed fingers to be able to hack away YMMV 