The Rivals

In terms of the asking price, Line 6’s new Helix LT (£933), reviewed last issue and with a street price at around £850, is the main competitor here, but also new to the scene is the Atomic AmpliFire 12 (£759). Atomic’s diminutive AmpliFire, featuring amp modelling technology from Studio Devil, has been seen as a quality lower-cost alternative to Fractal and Kemper and this new top-of-the-line, full-sized 12-footswitch processor expands on its feature set. Above the £1k mark, there is, of course, the LT’s big brother, the Line 6 Helix Floor (£1,385), and from Fractal there is the AX8 (€1,599) or its effects-only FX8 Mark II (€1,199)