Hey I had the Helix since it came out and I must say things have changed a lot (for the better sound wise and functionally) since it's inception... I am stuck on the Archetype (PRS Archon model) (probably spelled it wrong LOL) If its true to the real amp (some say yes IDK) that would be the amp I would go for if I was in the market for one... I'm glad to see you got one Singtall and can't wait to see what you come up with when you get used to it. I don't think the learning curve is that bad, I had much more success on it than than 11r,I have kind of backed off using IR's because the stock cabs are real nice and have lost of tweaks like the stereo ones can be 2 different cabs and you can also put 2 cabs in a parallel paths and mix them, but I haven't needed to do that... even more fun to use a Variax with it so you can change guitar models per snapshot...

one of the things that helped me was seeing what Glen Delaune

I love this tone here ... wish he sold it separate....



here is some Of mine you can try
Helix Patches
the ones that have "Capo" in the title will all be the same unless you have a Variax and the DVI cable, not my best ones as of now but I've not backed up my unit in a wile and 2 or 3 are not mine...