Bogner Helios owners, Killer amp or not so much?

[sjk]

This amp is still giving me gas, clips do not sound like any bogner I've ever heard and I've owned a bunch I love a few of the clips but did not care for many of the official produced videos. So what do you Helios owners have to say?

I think this vid sounds killer

This one from the same guy is not too shabby either, hot input!

 

[Anonymous]

The owners that like it will say it's killer

The owners that don't like it will say it's killer, so they can sell it to you

Either way, killer amp

 

[headlessdeadguy]

The owners that like it will say it's killer

The owners that don't like it will say it's killer, so they can sell it to you

Either way, killer amp

I was going to say it sucks... But I've never played one..

 

[fuzzyguitars]

i would love to hear that plexi mode boosted!

 

[Shiny_Surface]

The owners that like it will say it's killer

The owners that don't like it will say it's killer, so they can sell it to you

Either way, killer amp

The nature of forums, this can/does happen no doubt.

It's a cool amp. Less compressed than other Bogners (generally speaking, just imo).

I liked boosting it, and it sounded great in a garage jam in the mix.

 

[sahlomonic]

So much Lynch played on the Helios amp vids. Guess that means I need to get one

 

[jharpersj]

Hey dudes it is possible I will have one for sale, PM if interested, it is killer I am just partial to a tweaked for me carol ann that nothing seems to dethrone. This one is mint in box.

thanks

 

[sjk]

The owners that like it will say it's killer

The owners that don't like it will say it's killer, so they can sell it to you

Either way, killer amp

The nature of forums, this can/does happen no doubt.

It's a cool amp. Less compressed than other Bogners (generally speaking, just imo).

I liked boosting it, and it sounded great in a garage jam in the mix.

Hey man thanks for the clips, I for one appreciate all the clips you do!...wish more people would post clips.
I really liked that second clip, think it sounds great but did not care for the tone of first boosted one.

 

[Shiny_Surface]

Hey man thanks for the clips, I for one appreciate all the clips you do!...wish more people would post clips.
I really liked that second clip, think it sounds great but did not care for the tone of first boosted one.

Your welcome.

I'm kind of a boost junkie so often my clips aren't very useful for those looking for a plugged straight in sound on an amp.

 

[SLOgriff]

The Helios is a killer amp! IMO it has more livelier tones than the BE100 and a little more versatile. Unfortunately, Bogner kinda mucked up the marketing on the Helios and the delay of production seemed to put a weird vibe on the amp. It really is a cool amp and has some great tones!

 

[halebox]

Some of the clips really remind me of Baron Custom Amps

 

[Jay Strange]

The Helios is a killer amp! IMO it has more livelier tones than the BE100 and a little more versatile. Unfortunately, Bogner kinda mucked up the marketing on the Helios and the delay of production seemed to put a weird vibe on the amp. It really is a cool amp and has some great tones!

No way... The B100 is far more versatile than the Helios.
You cant have a high gain sound on one channel and a clean on the other channel
with the Helios..
To me, the Helios is a ONE channel amp.
.

 

[iggs]

 

[Ventura]

It's my next amp to add to the stable...

Period.

 

[fuzzyguitars]

i prefered the boosted clip!

The owners that like it will say it's killer

The owners that don't like it will say it's killer, so they can sell it to you

Either way, killer amp

The nature of forums, this can/does happen no doubt.

It's a cool amp. Less compressed than other Bogners (generally speaking, just imo).

I liked boosting it, and it sounded great in a garage jam in the mix.

Hey man thanks for the clips, I for one appreciate all the clips you do!...wish more people would post clips.
I really liked that second clip, think it sounds great but did not care for the tone of first boosted one.

 

[tonedog]

Such a great amp and I love mine.

 

[Killcrop]

I got one about a week ago. I like it so far. There is more tweakability than I first realized. It's really in your face. For those that think some of the Ecstasy tones are "Blankety", the Helios is the antithesis.
It rips. I instantly felt like I needed to play some Scorpions. It's very vintage Marshall without all the spiky highs you get with the older amps.

I also own a tricked out 101b. The Helios is tighter and faster to respond. It does the classic bogner controlled feedback at any volume. Still the same great master volume. What I like about the Helios is it's less fizzy sounding than your typical high gain amp. It's cleaner or maybe more pure sounding. It doesn't have as much gain as the Red channel but since it's tighter and faster it can seem more aggressive sounding. I think the 101b does a better AIC tone ala We Die Young and is a tad fatter sounding overall. The Helios would do a better job of covering vintage Maiden, older Metalica or even Peace Sells era Megadeth. The 101b can cover those but sags a little to much to nail those tones.

The Plexi tones on both amps are close. The Helios can take the eq section out of the amp and offer some interesting variations. However my 101b can do the Class A option as well. However as good as the 101b is at the plexi tones the Helios can do the early AC/DC a tad better. A touch more kerrang! if you will.

Clean tones on the Helios are really nice. I have yet to really unlock everything they can do. I am one of the guys that has figured out how to harness the clean (Green) tones of the 101b.

Anyway, I like the Helios. If you like vintage high gain Marshall tones, there isn't much to not like. I like both amps a lot and will likely keep both. There is some overlap but they excell in different areas.

 

[sjk]

It's not that I thought the boosted clip sounded bad it's just has way more hair and gain than I would prefer, I could easily use that as a lead sound but for rythyms it would be wayover the top....so in other words I guess I'm getting old

i prefered the boosted clip!

The owners that like it will say it's killer

The owners that don't like it will say it's killer, so they can sell it to you

Either way, killer amp

The nature of forums, this can/does happen no doubt.

It's a cool amp. Less compressed than other Bogners (generally speaking, just imo).

I liked boosting it, and it sounded great in a garage jam in the mix.

Hey man thanks for the clips, I for one appreciate all the clips you do!...wish more people would post clips.
I really liked that second clip, think it sounds great but did not care for the tone of first boosted one.

 

[supersonic]

The owners that like it will say it's killer

The owners that don't like it will say it's killer, so they can sell it to you

Either way, killer amp

Killer post, I LOL

 

[ewill52]

It's my next amp to add to the stable...

Period.

my famous last words lol....'bout the time it comes out of my mouth I chase after something else like a dog after a squirrel. Damn you GAS, damn you straight to hell.