Killcrop
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Ola is rocking the Helios 100. Sounds like he is mostly in 70s mode and the gain isn't set super high but this amp is on fire. I am thinking its not stock?
Jumpbackgeno
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I had one and it is on fire, a really killer amp and will get another one soon, just hated the CH switching on it, but a lovely amp to play
Ola Englund
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If you’re asking me I have no idea. Henrik is a great friend of Reinhold so it wouldn’t surprise me if it’s special somehow.
DanTravis62
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Do you own a Helios?
Set it up at those settings and record it with a 57.
It obv wont sound like ola but the gain level should be obvious.
shar-vell Dan
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Sounds like someone beating a galvinized trash can w/a club.
psychodave
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Amp sounds good. I freaking love Evergrey. From every video I’ve seen, Henrik is a likable guy as well.
Same with Ola, something about him is very likable. ?
Same with Ola, something about him is very likable. ?
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DanTravis62
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Same, evergrey is one of my favorite bands ever
Tom's voice is amazing - he's one of the best singers in metal, easily
shar-vell Dan
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Proper Bogner.
TheGreatGreen
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When Ola says that amp is custom, I wonder if he’s just talking about the Red tolex. I have a Helios 100 and the video sounds about like a standard Helios to me.
EDIT: ok according to further down the thread, apparently the amp really is modded. Neat.
Steve switched to the Helios 100 after he played 101B’s for a few years.
EDIT: ok according to further down the thread, apparently the amp really is modded. Neat.
Steve switched to the Helios 100 after he played 101B’s for a few years.
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shar-vell Dan
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When Ola says that amp is custom, I wonder if he’s just talking about the Red tolex. I have a Helios 100 and the video sounds about like a standard Helios to me.
Steve switched to the Helios 100 after he played 101B’s for a few years.
yep. He still has an arsenal of various amps / guitars.
He auctioned some Mesa stuff a while back.
Guitar is about midrange. anything higher or lower tends to get washed out of a mix.
SDMF38
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From what I’ve gathered Henrik’s Helios is the pre-eclipse version that he had reinhold mod for him.
glpg80
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So is the mod the Helios eclipse version?
NorCal_Val
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Killcrop
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Pretty sure it's modded. The amp in the video was in 70s mode and the gain was at 1 or 2 o'clock. The stock Helios isn't that gained up on those settings.
LP Freak
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Sounds like a bit more gain than my Helios
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frost822
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FourT6and2
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Helios has an unused triode. Pretty easy to mod it to add another gain stage. A bit oddball for Bogner to release an amp that just completely ignores half a tube while also using diode clipping to get more distortion lol.
That said, the Helios is a great sounding amp.
That said, the Helios is a great sounding amp.
SQUAREHEAD
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yep. He still has an arsenal of various amps / guitars.
He auctioned some Mesa stuff a while back.
Guitar is about midrange. anything higher or lower tends to get washed out of a mix.
Look at his mic placement on the cabs?! ?
TheGreatGreen
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Yep ok I was mistaken then, that's definitely not stock. The stock one doesn't have a Black Sun mode.
I wonder how tough that extra gain stage mod would be to have done to a Helios. If all you have to trade is the "EQ Off" switch, which I've personally never liked at all anyway, I can't see much reason not to do it.
FourT6and2
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I could try it on mine.
