Jetter Helium review

  • £149
  • $199
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The sounds are organic and natural.

MusicRadar Verdict

This is a great source of breaking-up amp sounds and a useful option for adding boost to another overdrive pedal.

Pros

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    Subtle variations in low gain overdrive. Compact size. Musical tonal range.

Cons

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    Four-screw battery access.

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The Helium takes the Jetdrive as its starting point, but is more than just a single-channel version of that pedal.

Indeed, as well as having a less powerful gain range, the Helium also sports a tweaked bottom end.

Sounds

The overdrive available on the Helium is organic, natural and sounds more like what happens when you turn up or switch a channel on a valve amp than a pedal-based effect.

The lean/rich tone control works in a specific frequency range that makes it nigh on impossible to dial in an unusable sound, but still offers the chance to soften it or make it more aggressive.

Now hear the Jetter Helium in action...

Trevor Curwen

Trevor Curwen has played guitar for several decades – he's also mimed it on the UK's Top of the Pops. Much of his working life, though, has been spent behind the mixing desk, during which time he has built up a solid collection of the guitars, amps and pedals needed to cover just about any studio session. He writes pedal reviews for Guitarist and has contributed to Total Guitar, MusicRadar and Future Music among others.