Line 6 Helix Stadium Pre-Launch Discussion

[paisleywookiee]

It outrageous , the one guy saying not getting XL is the most disappointing thing that has even happened in his life ?
And offering to trade an Ibanez black and gold PIA for it , just to get it a week earlier
That guy?

I mean, certainly one of them.

 

[Orvillain]

It outrageous , the one guy saying not getting XL is the most disappointing thing that has even happened in his life ?

I'm fairly sure - but not 100% - that hearing the death rattle of both of my children simultaneously, as my wife lies in a pool of her own vomit.... probably worse than not getting the XL 3 weeks before I likely will.

 

[Mongillo19]

I'm fairly sure - but not 100% - that hearing the death rattle of both of my children simultaneously, as my wife lies in a pool of her own vomit.... probably worse than not getting the XL 3 weeks before I likely will.

 

[synthpenguin]

It outrageous , the one guy saying not getting XL is the most disappointing thing that has even happened in his life ?

Me as a child when I gave my cousin my dog plushie to be nice and then immediately regretted it when he sneezed in it and threw it on the floor

 

[wharf rat]

Honest question; would you rather add a nice amp to the stable or the Helix Stadium?

 

[holoholo]

Guy won the lottery. His was the only one to slip through.

 

[Mongillo19]

Honest question; would you rather add a nice amp to the stable or the Helix Stadium?

Define nice amp

Depends on what you have. If you already have a nice collection of amps or multiple digital solutions.....get the one you have less of imo

 

[wharf rat]

Define nice amp

Depends on what you have. If you already have a nice collection of amps or multiple digital solutions.....get the one you have less of imo

I have a fender twin and no pedals.

I was thinking about getting something with some gain; maybe a Marshall.

 

[nightlight]

I screen recorded it and put it on my YouTube:

That's so cool! Lucky dude, it must be good karma. Wow!

 

[nightlight]

One can only hope that their biggest disappointment in life is not getting a $2000 guitar modeler on launch but instead 1 week late

Was the guy Ole or one of those other Youtubers? Getting the thing one week late could be the difference between 1 million and 10 million views.

 

[banned]

Honest question; would you rather add a nice amp to the stable or the Helix Stadium?

100% Helix Stadium.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Honest question; would you rather add a nice amp to the stable or the Helix Stadium?

As I'm not going to buy any guitar amp ever again, that's a moot question.

 

[GTR37]

Was the guy Ole or one of those other Youtubers? Getting the thing one week late could be the difference between 1 million and 10 million views.

Ola? Nope this was just a regular guy with one on order that somehow guitar center missed when the recalled the ones that shipped to early

 

[AlbertA]

 

[banned]

Sheesh....can we lift the embargo now? I'd be happy to play with whatever's on there however it is.

On a different note - I gotta say - the size is just perfect! I had some hesitation initially but all gone now.

 

[Frodebro]

I have a fender twin and no pedals.

I was thinking about getting something with some gain; maybe a Marshall.

An amp will give you one flavor of distortion, the Stadium will give you an option filled pedalboard you can run into your Twin.

 

[nightlight]

Ola? Nope this was just a regular guy with one on order that somehow guitar center missed when the recalled the ones that shipped to early

I meant the guy that was crying.

 

[EOengineer]

That unboxing highlights how much smaller Stadium XL is than the current Hx Floor. I’ve always found the current hardware to be pretty much perfect size and switch spacing, especially live where my foot aim isn’t always graceful. More of an observation than a concern. The weight reduction is welcome.

 

[EOengineer]

I meant the guy that was crying.

 

[Gary_W]

Honest question; would you rather add a nice amp to the stable or the Helix Stadium?

The Stadium in a heartbeat. It depends what you’re doing / what your use model is of course.

For me, I’m playing at home these days but ‘never say never’ about gigging again. When I was gigging, max crowd I played to was 175 or so - never played a stadium and I never will. I did those size gigs with a 7 watt valve amp and a 1x12 - still had to use an attenuator then mic the cab to the PA because the stage volume was too much (it’s an angry little sod). That was with a brass section, bass, keys, drummer and vocals. It was so much easier when I bought the Kemper - any tone I wanted at a controllable stage volume.

Sure, I like the romance of an actual amp. The little tick, tick, tick of the valves as they cool down at the end. The smell. The flapping of your trousers when you crank it. The window resonating. But having something that sounds great through studio monitors or phones so I can have fun without freaking out the cat? Digital. For having all the stomp boxes without a sea of cables, power supplies, batteries, hum? Digital. For the variety and convenience? Digital. The fact that I’ve got a Loudster power amp and can still put it through my cabinet if I want to flap the trousers? Digital….. For ease of recording at any time of day or night? Digital.

I absolutely cannot wait for the Stadium - it’s close enough now that I’ve just ordered a laptop stand to put it on.