Christmas, in the colloquial sense of bountiful gifts, has come early for myself and other users of the Line6 Helix range with firmware 3.7 being released today. I think if the Helix I bought about five and a half years ago was exactly the same today, it would still be an excellent bit of kit but the fact they keep on releasing free updates makes it remarkable. I don’t think there is anything absolutely essential in the new release so I’ll wait a week or two before connecting to their download servers but there are several things I’m keen to have a closer look at when I do, including one or two of the new guitar amp models, a couple of reverb effects and a feedback generator so I can unleash my inner Hendrix at easy listening volumes (and does that work on bass too?).

Here is the promotional video for the release: