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Line 6 Helix Stadium
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ispunk
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Ugh. That can't be right... Can it?
Fireproof
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Same. I originally ordered the non-XL but when I found out that XL was coming first I switched my preorder.
I donāt NEED the scribbles or expression pedal - but both will be fun to have. The other wouldāve been a little more portable because I will move it around in my house, but I really didnāt want to wait that long. So I sold another couple pedals to fund the difference lol.
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As I'm really only interested in the non-XL version, that gives me a bit of leeway to watch you folks using the thing and possibly recalibrate my decision (into whatever direction).
I kind of figured between the rush to get the XL launched and holidays making shipping and manufacturing hell for a bit, it probably would be well into "winter" (AKA early spring) before the Floor version gets launched. I figure that's when we'll see 1.2 as well.
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My useless speculation is Stadium non XL w arrive sooner than you think
Perhaps around Christmas w 1.2 showcase and the new amps
We'll see. Stadium XL 1.1 is very much going to be my Christmas present. The 1.2 amps will be a cherry on top.
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My uncle works at NināLine 6 and he's giving me a regular Stadium for Christmas fwiw
Fireproof
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My guess is that v1.2 will arrive in January and non-XL will arrive in 2nd qtr (between April - June timeframe).
Not sure why I think that but itās S good a guess as any. I donāt see why production runs would be staged further apart to delay non-XL any more that.
Will interesting to see.
Not sure why I think that but itās S good a guess as any. I donāt see why production runs would be staged further apart to delay non-XL any more that.
Will interesting to see.
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Is your uncle Trent or Atticus?
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Anyone else wondering if thereās something coming on the amplification front from L6 that we donāt know about yet? The Mark Lettieri video had me wondering what he was monitoring with in the room.
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Good olā uncle Trenty
Fun fact: despite ruining 35 consecutive family Christmas parties, he always makes and brings the best rouladen.
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Aināt stopping the rest of us.
There are probably 2 or 3 among us who could make the case for literally āneedingā one, if that.
Sascha Franck
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I could actually come up with some reasons for myself almost suggesting I would "need" it. The main one possibly being the form factor - and that'd only be true for the non-XL version.
Right now, I can decide between using 3 rigs. My big board, which is covering all situations I might run into, but it's less than ideal for any train travels, let alone other means of public transportation. Then there's my small Stomp-based board, which is great but obviously limited in quite some ways (I may kinda hotrod it, but still...). And then there's always the option to only use the GT-1000, which fits just fine in my double gigbag, any suitcase and any backpack - but the amp sounds just suck (could grab a single Tonex One in addition, but that'd add a layer I wouldn't want to add for the gigs that require a smaller setup). The vanilla Stadium would easily solve any thinking about these issues as it'd be suitable for all situations.
And to actually make all this more relevant (it really isn't for most typical gigs where I can just grab the big board and call it a day), there's a whole bunch of gigs coming up during the next months that actually require a smaller rig (possibly quite some train gigs among them, but most of all they're quick set up gigs).
So, if the vanilla Stadium was available already, I could kinda easily find good reasons for myself why I may "need" it. And I could even kinda say that it'd recoup some of the cost. The XL however would not be suitable. And in case the non-XL version really only shows up in late spring or early summer, a whole lotta those particular gigs will already be over.
Add to this that I'll likely come up with a "medium", suitcase/gigbag-ready setup until then anyway, so in the end I might be left without any "need" at all.
