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harddriver
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Not my clip....
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Epiplatys
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It sure does! Depending on the 70s or 80s toggle switch position, can be really nice plexi to hot-rodded plexi to hot-rodded JCM800, then some and lots of textures in-between. Funny that the Friedman Plex can also do a fairly convincing JCM800 crunch.
TheGreatGreen
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Yeah the Helios definitely has a 60/40 or even 70/30 split between Bogner and modded Marshall thing going on. I have one and an XTC 101B, and while the Helios still has some of the Bogner squish and juice, it’s got a more fine-grained, clearer sounding gain voicing similar to an older Marshall. It’s a great amp.
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VonBonfire
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It sounds good like a Marshall but with feathers in it's hair. Not as much clang as Angus' tone tho.
LP Freak
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Sounds good but still not as good as the Snorkler
Eazy-ESP
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Like a modded Marshall. It’s definitely not as raw and as VonBonfire said, not as much clang. Still sounds cool in its own right though.
Killcrop
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The Helios is straight up 800 with some tweaks. I wish the did something more vintage with the plexi low gain mode. It's too clean.
stratjacket
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I always thought the Helios was put out specifically to be a hot rodded Marshall?
Luca79
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Is a 50 watt? Seem a small box.
stratjacket
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You can get 50 or 100