ian_dissonance
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I’m pretty sure they sold a boatload of stomps. I don’t think there would have been a Stomp XL if it wasn’t a popular product.
Line 6 Helix Stadium
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molul
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Yeah, the whole Line6 website needs a "Stadium" too. Being a frontend developer, I too was impressed at how bad it was when I joined the Helix community. Browsing it in mobile is painful most of the time.
Indeed, Stomp is probably by far the most popular Helix currently - makes perfect sense, so much stuff in such a small package.
Line 6 won't miss out on that opportunity, there will be a "Stadium Stomp" in a couple of years for sure.
molul
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Yeah, totally. But I think the Stomp XL is better in many ways, and they made that product because they saw the regular Stomp lacking stuff.
For this new Stadium age, I wouldn't be surprised t if they made a new Stomp XL with a size between current Stomp and Stomp XL, but I'm curious about how they will manage the screen size with the new touchscreen and more complex UI.
The more SKUs, the bigger workload for the team. It would be understandable if they tried to avoid having two products so similar now that they have the experience of Stomp XL.
ian_dissonance
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All the display stuff via mobile.
molul
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Makes sense, because, with the Stomp XL having two footswitches rows, how the hell can you reduce the device a lot more than this?
molul
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Nope xDCan I have one with scribbles, no knobs and no expression? Thank you.
Chocol8
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Can I have one with scribbles, no knobs and no expression? Thank you.
Yes, just buy the "Helix HX Stadium General Admission Floor XL" and give it about 5 minutes with a sawzall to remove the switches and expression pedal.
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I think it’s a rule here so I still won’t be selling my HX Stomp. 
As uncharacteristic as this is for me, I am actually very well intrigued. I’ll probably wait for the first firmware update.
As uncharacteristic as this is for me, I am actually very well intrigued. I’ll probably wait for the first firmware update.
Lysander
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I think it’s a rule here so I still won’t be selling my HX Stomp.
Thanks for not forcing me to tap the sign!
GTR37
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Sound clips is a big risk until you are 100% happy
They said in another vid they are still working and optimizing the models that was the reason they picked just 16 at first because they wanted them absolutely nailed, they were not allowing any player or YouTubers to record audio at all
The problem is w sound clips if they are not great or do not represent the sound well people are going to react same old Helix
IMO when the time comes they really need to do basic dry not over processed sound bites in a variety of styles
Country , Jazz , Classic rock
Hard rock , Metal
They should also look at getting some different players to do those like
Tim Pierce , Pete Thorn , Doug Rapport
But since no one can get the unit , and can only judge on SoundClips you don’t want to release less than stellar sounds
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I dunno I never go by sound samples of a unit based on youtube so many factors that wont represent the tone you hear
it might give you a general idea but thats the extent of it
best tool is in your environment with your gear and your hands
I think all top tier models can sound really great when you tweak to your liking
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Warts & All << >> De-squirrellized
GTR37
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I don’t there are a few guys I trust like a Blake Mansfield
Zach Wish , Leon Todd
Brett Kingman all seem to wrangle out great tones
But yes I get your point
Pickups are the absolute worst like beyond awful 90% of the time it is a iPhone mic
And the guitar is so badly out of tune
But for instance show my The Agoura XTC red sound like this and my ears will perk up
ChordInversion
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You're right, but...it'd be spectacular.
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Preach on. They also need to make better presets. Make them useful. I hate when every preset is a caricature. “Here’s a high gain amp SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS *no mids or bass *”
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