Helios?

[flimz]

Hmmmm....interesting!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 007&type=3

 

[WizardSouth-JP]

 

[ttosh]

 

[Ventura]

No need to see.
No need to play.
No need to hear.
No need to touch.

Just sign me up, I will buy blindly

F*ck yeah, Helios... So stoked

 

[steve_k]

Good price on these amps too as compared to boooteeeek chop shops.

 

[MOOSEHEADS]

This amp has renewed my interest in Bogner.......

This could be the one for me. Need more clips before before I lay me down some bills.

 

[gforce_15]

Jeez, one month after i drop my money on a 20th shiva! Hope i don't regret this lol

 

[xXDaveyJonesXx]

Yes.. Very interesting.

 

[Ventura]

Jeez, one month after i drop my money on a 20th shiva! Hope i don't regret this lol

The 20th Sheevs ain't under threat m'man. I think it'll hold its own to anything coming out - anything.

 

[Adleneknot]

I Spoke to Charley at Bogner and he said it's definitely a high gain amp! not as high as the uber but Helios has enough gain an bottom end to shred.

 

[andiggity]

I am gasing hard for one...

 

[TigerWho5150]

The Helios and The Shiva are completely different amps. You have to think about the Helios as more of a vintage feeling amp. No tight bottom end, no heavy tight, moshing tones/feel like you get with a Shiva or other modern amps. The Helios is more of a Plexi feeling amp, but with a lot more pre amp-gain (that's what makes it special. Nothing else out there is even close). If you want an old school feeling amp with plenty of gain the Helios is like a vintage Race Car with no safety systems. Attention true '80 shredders not the high gain
Mufflers of today who play sloppy chops through a rhythm modern high gain tone with no sag.

 

[WizardSouth-JP]

No tight bottom end, no heavy tight, moshing tones/feel like you get with a Shiva or other modern amps. The Helios is more of a Plexi feeling amp, but with a lot more pre amp-gain (that's what makes it special. Nothing else out there is even close)

Define tight
cause the Friedman BE100 is Plexi and gets plenty tight, not death metal tight but has good bottom end thump. Plexis have low end as their power section is outrageous.
I had a Shiva 20th and the low end on that amp was nothing to write home about. If the Helios demos are even fairly accurate it's gonna cover some nice AIC tones and even that other dudes tone with striped guitars. Of course like any great Plexi platform that's not all it can do - it will do much more. I agree though that the Shiva and Helios will be quite different.