Line 6 Helix Stadium Pre-Launch Discussion

[Lysander]

The section with the 76 Princeton Reverb caught my attention with some of the dynamics being showcased.

Indeed! And the Princeton is (IMHO) already one of the best sounding models in the OG Helix, so if they're improving on that, man we're in for a treat.

 

[Orvillain]

I suppose if you want the realism to go away, you could crank up the hype knob on the stadium you don’t buy?

Turns it into a 5150 when you crank it to 11.

 

[GTR37]

Except the 5 watt tweed… muffled and fizzy

That’s your authentic Neil Young tone right there sounds like speakers blown
Cinammon Girl

 

[Chocol8]

Have you ever played a real one?

Clearly he has not!

 

[Mongillo19]

 

[HotRats]

Except the 5 watt tweed… muffled and fizzy

Not my sound but I think that one stood out.

 

[GTR37]

Indeed! And the Princeton is (IMHO) already one of the best sounding models in the OG Helix, so if they're improving on that, man we're in for a treatI thought sounded great

Not my sound but I think that one stood out.

The tweed man makes me think that Jimmy Page might have used one
I heard Bring it on home
In that clip pretty clearly

 

[GTR37]

I don’t know , because of Summit and Sweetwater gear fest I wonder if that was this weeks clip
I HOPE we get another one like that with the 800 and 4 high gainers but I am doubtful

Good news is a least a few people should get hands on with it over the weekend

 

[Mongillo19]

I don’t know , because of Summit and Sweetwater gear fest I wonder if that was this weeks clip
I HOPE we get another one like that with the 800 and 4 high gainers but I am doubtful

Good news is a least a few people should get hands on with it over the weekend

Don't ruin my joy

 

[mikah912]

I don’t know , because of Summit and Sweetwater gear fest I wonder if that was this weeks clip
I HOPE we get another one like that with the 800 and 4 high gainers but I am doubtful

Good news is a least a few people should get hands on with it over the weekend

I'm also doubtful we'll hear anything else this week. I'm not even confident they'll drop high gain next week, really.

There's clearly a deliberate strategy to establish the bonafides of this unit with vintage-y/clean tones before anything else, and I'm sure that's based on their own research and profiling of their customers.

They'll get to modern high gain at some point, probably when they've exhausted every Vox/Fender showcase imaginable. Maybe even after they've gone hard on the Marshalls.

I guess I'm not really crashing out because the current HX versions of the EV Panama, REVV and Bogner Ecstasy sound great and I can play them now.

 

[banned]

That’s your authentic Neil Young tone right there sounds like speakers blown
Cinammon Girl

Yup...not my fav artist or tone. But hey, it's there if someone likes it.

 

[sashimi]

This last video sounded great, most of these examples weren’t even clean, they just aren’t butt chugging rectum friers, I am glad Line 6 are showing off the dynamic capabilities before going full limp bizkit, which would make me wonder if the Stadium is just not for me. The tweeds sound awesome.

 

[Fireproof]

Agreed. And it’s traditionally the edge of breakup and dynamics that are hard to nail. If they are nailing these - you know the high gain stuff will be just fine. But it will be cool to hear them as some point.

As an aside - I had my Sweetwater rep call and check in on me. Of course he mentioned “I’m being told you should see it in November”. We all know that is NOT from Line6 - because I’m sure @Digital Igloo wouls give us a heads up here fairly soon following any date they gave to the retailers.

But it just makes me laugh and wonder what management as SW is thinking in making shit up like that.

 

[sashimi]

Having worked in sales, it’s safe to say sales guys will say whatever it takes to get you to spend your money, including outright lies. And sales managers are just sales guys that made it to the top, so you’ve got a professional liar teaching all of the reps how to lie like he does.

Notice the careful language like ‘you should see it in November’.

 

[GTR37]

Having worked in sales, it’s safe to say sales guys will say whatever it takes to get you to spend your money, including outright lies. And sales managers are just sales guys that made it to the top, so you’ve got a professional liar teaching all of the reps how to lie like he does.

Notice the careful language like ‘you should see it in November’.

100% things like
We expect to have
We hope to get
It’s likely we will see it
As per DI comments they are probably trying to dig out of a hole on a date they mentioned in July and they will most likely use the Line6 is late when changing it because they likely don’t know Igloo is as active on the boards as he is

 

[HotRats]

I'm also doubtful we'll hear anything else this week. I'm not even confident they'll drop high gain next week, really.

There's clearly a deliberate strategy to establish the bonafides of this unit with vintage-y/clean tones before anything else, and I'm sure that's based on their own research and profiling of their customers.

They'll get to modern high gain at some point, probably when they've exhausted every Vox/Fender showcase imaginable. Maybe even after they've gone hard on the Marshalls.

I guess I'm not really crashing out because the current HX versions of the EV Panama, REVV and Bogner Ecstasy sound great and I can play them now.

And after all other brands have already occupied a big chunk of the metal space.

 

[Karl Houseknecht]

I didn’t know Mitch Hedberg played guitar.

 

[GTR37]

I didn’t know Mitch Hedberg played guitar.

He is actually quite good
This was a great demo
The fact that he used strats
Jags , p90 Les Paul was awesome

 

[Chocol8]

I didn’t know Mitch Hedberg played guitar.

I didn't know he was reincarnated.

 

[AlbertA]

I didn’t know Mitch Hedberg played guitar.

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