MATCHLESS DC30 - HELIX
TONE FOR DAYS! THIS HELIX PRESET IS BASED ON OUR MATCHLESS DC30 2X12 COMBO AND FEATURES NEW TONE-MATCHED IRs, WHICH INTEGRATES AN AMP MODEL IN THE HELIX WITH THE REAL LIFE AMP DURING THE IR CAPTURE PROCESS FOR GREATER ACCURACY AND TRANSLATION OF OUR DC30 TO THE LINE 6 HX ECOSYSTEM.
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The Matchless DC30 is one of the most legendary combo amps of the past 30 years and is widely used by touring and session pros across many genres of music. We have played many backlined DC30s on the road and ours is truly an exceptional-sounding example. We spent time fitting it with hand-selected vintage preamp and power tubes to give us just the right amount of headroom and excellent breakup characteristics. This amp and preset can sound clean like a Vox, or raunchy like a 100-watt Marshall (and everything in between).
The DC30 is EL84 based and has two channels. Channel 1 is more vox-like in tone, using two 12AX7's in the preamp and Channel 2 is EF86-based for a different flavor of breakup. The DC30 houses two different speakers which are Matchless Special Designed 25w and 30w greenback variants. We captured every tonal aspect of this amp and this download includes all of it - both channels individually as well as jumped through each speaker for a total of 6 presets and 24 IRs
TONE-MATCHED IMPULSE RESPONSES INCLUDED
This preset features new tone-matched IRs that integrate an existing amp model in the Helix with the real-life DC30 during the IR capture process, which results in greater accuracy and translation of the amp to the Line 6 ecosystem. Please see the Instructions tab for how to import and load IRs into the preset. This download includes 24 tone matched Matchless™ DC30 IRs for a variety of excellent tonal options. Try them all to see which you prefer the tone and dynamics of - use one or mix and match like the real amp does! Included IRs:
- Shure™ SM57
- 6 IRs consisting of each speaker (25w & 30w) for CH1, CH2 and Jumped Presets.
- Shure™ 545SD
- 6 IRs consisting of each speaker (25w & 30w) for CH1, CH2 and Jumped Presets.
- Shure™ SM57 & 1176D Studio Compressor
- 6 IRs consisting of each speaker (25w & 30w) for CH1, CH2 and Jumped Presets.
- Shure™ 545SD & 1176D Studio Compressor
- 6 IRs consisting of each speaker (25w & 30w) for CH1, CH2 and Jumped Presets.
PRESETS INCLUDED
- TF DC30 CH1 HB dialed in for humbuckers
- TF DC30 CH2 HB dialed in for humbuckers
- TF DC30 JUMP HB channels 1 & 2 jumped together
- TF DC30 CH1 SC dialed in for single coils
- TF DC30 CH2 SC dialed in for single coils
- TF DC30 JUMP SC channels 1 & 2 jumped togethe
FOOTSWITCH ASSIGNMENTS (10 STOMP MODE)
- SPRING
- BLOOM
- CLOUD
- MEMORY MAN
- DELAY SUBDIVISION [.8th to 1/8th]
- TREMOLO
- VIBRATO
- DRIVE
- DRIVE+
- AMP GAIN+
SNAPSHOTS
- CLEAN
- DRIVE
- BOOST
- LEAD
- CLEAN VIBRATO
- SPRING CLEAN
- SPRING DRIVE
- AMBIENT
PICKUPS & GUITAR
All patches include two versions: one dialed-in for humbuckers and one for single-coil pickups. The S or SC at the end of the preset name indicates the patch was tailored to single-coil pickups, H or HB for humbuckers. The main difference is some small EQ tweaks in the midrange in the post amp/IR EQ. Regardless of what pickups you have, it is recommended to test out both patches and see which one suits your tastes and guitar better. Feel free to save a copy of the preset and experiment with the EQ, or any other elements of the patch to tune it as you please.
MONO VS STEREO OPERATION
This patch can be used in either mono or stereo (recommended).
