Line 6 Helix Stadium Pre-Launch Discussion

[GTR37]

Damn I must have slept on the SLO video. If that’s all picking dynamics without rolling down guitar volume, I’m blown away. That seems way more dynamic than anything I’m getting in Helix right now, at least out of anything high gain.

I’m sure my brain is just hopium injecting all this, but I feel like there’s generally something different, tighter, more solid or more held together? The thump on the muted notes and transitioning between muted and ringing notes just sounds better.

I could be wrong but it also looks like that is just the crunch channel not the Burn channel ?
Is that correct ?

 

[mikah912]

I could be wrong but it also looks like that is just the crunch channel not the Burn channel ?
Is that correct ?

The "Channel" parameter is the first from the left and clearly shows Overdrive.

 

[EOengineer]

Is it me or ... does that sound really good??

Not even my kind of playing, but I can hear a 3D quality to it that I don't think Helix regular has ????

Yup I’m fully on board at this point. I’m not even an SLO guy and that shit sounds hot. I don’t know how to describe it - it just sounds more solid and together. There’s nothing there that glaringly points out that it’s not a real amp.

 

[Sleezy E]

Sounds amazing on my cellphone

*insert kid eating apple meme here*

 

[Mongillo19]

Sounds amazing on my cellphone

*insert kid eating apple meme here*

 

[GTR37]

The "Channel" parameter is the first from the left and clearly shows Overdrive.

Shows how much I have played that model
So the second one showing crunch would not apply unless channel 1 was in clean mode correct ?

 

[Lysander]

Is it me or ... does that sound really good?

That sounds *really* fucking good. They really nailed the SLO crunch.

I need a taste of high gain, stat!

 

[AZG]

Everyone is going to have their own takes, but I'll say that while Showcase matters, it's for a subset of users....just like Proxy.

Neither is worth holding up access to Agoura, Focus View and the things that 100 percent of the users will be working with every day.

I wouldn't mind if Showcase is not available at launch, because it's such a huge feature that it deserves kind of its own launch - showing what you can do with it and how to integrate it into your uses.

I've got to agree (after going back a reviewing what exactly Showcase is) this is probably not a show stopper for most users, and as @laxu points out it might deserve it's own launch helping users really wrap their heads around what it can do for them.

 

[mikah912]

That sounds *really* fucking good. They really nailed the SLO crunch.

I need a taste of high gain, stat!

Don't think Paul Hindmarsh is going to be "that dude" for modern high gain. Hopefully, John Browne, Igor or someone along those lines has already recorded some modern high-gain clips with the Revv or 5153 models.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Gotta say I absolutely love all the tones I've heard so far. But then, the playing certainly doesn't hurt, either...

 

[Lysander]

Don't think Paul Hindmarsh is going to be "that dude" for modern high gain

Yeah, Hindmarsh is a monster of a player, but that's not quite his wheelhouse.

Once @GuitarJon gets one, thou...

 

[mikah912]

Yeah, Hindmarsh is a monster of a player, but that's not quite his wheelhouse.

Once @GuitarJon gets his, thou...

He'll probably be "the one" for me. Would love to hear @2112 and @BigHairyGuitars too.

 

[GTR37]

He'll probably be "the one" for me. Would love to hear @2112 and @BigHairyGuitars too.

I sooo hope they send one to Leon Todd

 

[dbagchee]

Is it me or ... does that sound really good??

Not even my kind of playing, but I can hear a 3D quality to it that I don't think Helix regular has ????

Yeah and the signal chain is literally amp > cab > reverb/delay as it should be. No boiling milk involved

 

[AlbertA]

Sounds amazing on my cellphone

*insert kid eating apple meme here*

@JiveTurkey You got a customer over here!

 

[timbuck3]

I am hearing squirrels and fizziness? A bit but maybe that’s the amps normal tone?

 

[timbuck3]

I think a lot depends on what "a few things" means. Missing an Agoura amp model or two? Who cares. Missing Focus mode? Bigger deal.

I'd actually prefer if you were able to cook and release when you feel it's good enough. I get people want to try the new thing, but first impressions matter, even when Line6 has a trusted track record.

As long as it’s not Thomas blue amp x style cooking

 

[Mongillo19]

I am hearing squirrels and fizziness? A bit but maybe that’s the amps normal tone?

Oh Tim

 

[GTR37]

I am hearing squirrels and fizziness? A bit but maybe that’s the amps normal tone?

That’s the hotub filter in the background , go listen on good studio monitors

 

[sashimi]