Line 6 Helix Stadium Pre-Launch Discussion

[Richard_G]

I'm drunk enough to consider opening a poll to vote if people think if timbuck will keep the stadium preorder, but not drunk enough not to see that it might not be well received by moderators.

I'm surprised we haven't seen quite a few of these already. I don't think I'm too drunk to remember any...

 

[timbuck3]

This is how I remember it, anyway. It’s possible he was just carrying his swimsuit, and was incredulous to find there were no changing rooms.

Tim, do you have anything to say for yourself?

(Those posts are probably still on TOP, actually. Just search “the” Helix thread for “hotub” LOL.)

My God you guys you are insane
When I was looking for hot tubs, I was going to shop at this particular store that said come on in and try our hot tubs. We have quite a few models full. Just bring your suit and jump in.
So yeah, I wore my swimming suit there cause you know as guys it looks like a pair of shorts anyways and I went in and I said hey I’m here to test the tub and the guys like oh you have to make an appointment and I said that wasn’t on your website. Can I just jump in and try them? I mean I’m interested in buying And they said no so I left no big deal.

 

[GTR37]

This is how I remember it, anyway. It’s possible he was just carrying his swimsuit, and was incredulous to find there were no changing rooms.

Tim, do you have anything to say for yourself?

(Those posts are probably still on TOP, actually. Just search “the” Helix thread for “hotub” LOL.)

I might be remembering wrong but I though I had read it was date night and he brought a guest, floating lounge , Chardonnay and mood lighting ?

Tim can you clarify or are these just unfounded reports

 

[jmcecil]

My God you guys you are insane
When I was looking for hot tubs, I was going to shop at this particular store that said come on in and try our hot tubs. We have quite a few models full. Just bring your suit and jump in.
So yeah, I wore my swimming suit there cause you know as guys it looks like a pair of shorts anyways and I went in and I said hey I’m here to test the tub and the guys like oh you have to make an appointment and I said that wasn’t on your website. Can I just jump in and try them? I mean I’m interested in buying And they said no so I left no big deal.

Your version isn't near enough fun.

 

[Dez]

My God you guys you are insane

Never a truer statement made on this forum

 

[timbuck3]

Your version isn't near enough fun.

The truth never is

 

[GTR37]

@Digital Igloo see now look what you did
See what happens when we don’t get our Thursday clip fix and you hold back the Hi gain
Show this thread to marketing next time they want to release cleans and EOB

 

[mbenigni]

Never a truer statement made on this forum

 

[mbenigni]

The truth never is

Never say never.

Anyway, your version is enough to make me chuckle. Especially if I picture Borat in the scene.

(But seriously, sorry if my retelling aggravated you. I'm just being silly; not trying to give you a hard time.)

 

[Fireproof]

@Digital Igloo see now look what you did
See what happens when we don’t get our Thursday clip fix and you hold back the Hi gain
Show this thread to marketing next time they want to release cleans and EOB

Yes. What is up with no video this week?

 

[Sascha Franck]

I went from Helix to GT1K as well, I can’t say I find the footswitching any more complicated. I tend to pick a scheme and stick with it across presets though. Delay are always x switch with x color, drives are always x switch and x color, etc.

Pretty much the same here, at least for my standard patches. My way of dealing with the GT is having 3 standard patches per bank (I only ever use one single bank per gig), which stay the same all the time for any electric gig. Clean, dirt, dirt lead, with options to modify each patch. The 4th patch then is a kind of "playground" thing that I never switch to or from within any song (it's more like a typical pedalboard thing) and the fifth is usually reserved for something that needs special treatment, such as my acoustics or the semi-acoustic, hence another patch that I never switch to or from within a song. These two patches are subject to change on a per gig base. The first three patches share exactly the same topology, so I can use the global block function and have seamless switching and FX trails. They stay there no matter what.
For me, this is working extremely well and I don't ever need any more but this one bank for any live stuff.

 

[Sascha Franck]

And fwiw, gotta say that this forum could do with plenty more of some hot tub testing stories.

 

[mikah912]

Yes. What is up with no video this week?

The Guitar Summit vids were the promotion for the week. They have to keep their powder dry because we have several weeks to go before this thing ships.

 

[timbuck3]

Never say never.

Anyway, your version is enough to make me chuckle. Especially if I picture Borat in the scene.

(But seriously, sorry if my retelling aggravated you. I'm just being silly; not trying to give you a hard time.)

What’s really lame was that no customers were in there and it was a huge showroom so asked why make apt. I will just test a few out in like 30 minutes
But the guy was a dick( of course) so I left

 

[Dez]

What’s really lame was that no customers were in there and it was a huge showroom so asked why make apt. I will just test a few out in like 30 minutes
But the guy was a dick( of course) so I left

I don’t know if I would ever test a hot tub in a public place like that, I know hotels have them and shit but I can imagine the type of people that go and test a hot tub in a retail environment may or may not wipe their asses correctly

 

[Digital Igloo]

This is the single weirdest Line 6 thread I've ever been a part of.

I like it.

 

[timbuck3]

The place I ended up buying from I went in there a few times and the was so pumped on the one I bought that I literally sold 1 of that same tub each time I went in there… they joked about hiring me .
The tub I bought was a sleeper tub… meaning when you look at it against all the other tubs in the showroom, it looked like it was for a Barbie doll. It was smaller and shorter, but it had the exact same horsepower motors in it and the exact same number of jets as the bigger ones, but because it was a smaller size, it was more powerful less maintenance. It was only like 200 and 30 or 270 gallons versus double that for the bigger ones so people would come in I mean, I’d be in there just looking couple times but after I bought, I went to ask more questions as you guys know I do and each time customers were engaging with me about the little baby tuband I explained to them it’s the same jet the same horsepower. It’s just a little bit smaller footprint, and how many people are in your house 23 this thing is fine. It was like eight grand versus like 15 grand for the other one.

 

[Dom Mcsweeney]

I don’t know if I would ever test a hot tub in a public place like that, I know hotels have them and shit but I can imagine the type of people that go and test a hot tub in a retail environment may or may not wipe their asses correctly

Sorry, this hotub of yours doesn't have oversampling and all I can smell is ali-assing

 

[GTR37]

The place I ended up buying from I went in there a few times and the was so pumped on the one I bought that I literally sold 1 of that same tub each time I went in there… they joked about hiring me .
The tub I bought was a sleeper tub… meaning when you look at it against all the other tubs in the showroom, it looked like it was for a Barbie doll. It was smaller and shorter, but it had the exact same horsepower motors in it and the exact same number of jets as the bigger ones, but because it was a smaller size, it was more powerful less maintenance. It was only like 200 and 30 or 270 gallons versus double that for the bigger ones so people would come in I mean, I’d be in there just looking couple times but after I bought, I went to ask more questions as you guys know I do and each time customers were engaging with me about the little baby tuband I explained to them it’s the same jet the same horsepower. It’s just a little bit smaller footprint, and how many people are in your house 23 this thing is fine. It was like eight grand versus like 15 grand for the other one.

 

[Sascha Franck]

I like it.

Who could resist?