Namm 2025 predictions

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

I had that same ADA rig (minus the two straight 2x12 bottom cabs) when it first came out. It was great…right up until I got in a band and the other guitarist had some old Fender blackface 2x12 combo and everyone said they ‘couldn’t hear me’ and I couldn’t hear me either.
I hope the reissue power amp is better!

Kinda hard to hear the rig without speakers.

Just sayin'...

 

[paisleywookiee]

I say it every fucking year, “Why do I keep getting my hopes up that they’re going to release anything appealing?”

They still have the sig models to announce at NAMM and generally have 3rd quarter releases, but this was abysmal.

Only one I know about (not to say there’s some not in what was sent out) is another stupidly expensive Satch model. I love Satch, but Jesus Harold Christ, enough with the $6000 guitars.

 

[Desertdweller]

enough with the $6000 guitars.

Agreed.

 

[Dom Mcsweeney]

Fwiw - I'm still holding out for a 100w (at least) Line 6 Badonk head... dammit.

 

[Enchilada Jones]

Kinda hard to hear the rig without speakers.

Just sayin'...

No, I had the top two 2x12 slant faced cabs. Just didn’t have the bottom two. 8 speakers in total, I had 4.
They are a pair of side by side 2x12’s on top and another pair of 2x12’s side by side on bottom. Strange cab design that didn’t catch on.

 

[paisleywookiee]

No...

That's all I'll say

Blink three times if it rhymes with Shmelix Too!

 

[GTR37]

Here is a prediction Thomas will still not have AmpX done as per his recent feed we are getting closer

 

[JerEvil]

Helix successor prior to NAMM confirmed. Next weekend?

Probably

 

[GTR37]

Helix successor prior to NAMM confirmed. Next weekend?

lol doing a an early announcement before NAMM would certainly shake things up but I don’t see it happening

 

[StarF666]

No...

That's all I'll say

Cunningham's Law at work.

 

[Mongillo19]

lol doing a an early announcement before NAMM would certainly shake things up but I don’t see it happening

You fools. He means it will be RELEASED at NAMM

Kidding of course

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

If it works on Helix.. It might be something.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

Would be cool if Helix this year also came with their own CAB?

 

[EOengineer]

Would be cool if Helix this year also came with their own CAB?

Already exists, called the PowerCab.

 

[Lysander]

If it works on Helix.. It might be something.

Works on everything. IK noted they specifically designed the cab to be modeler-agnostic.

 

[molul]

Would be cool if Helix this year also came with their own CAB?

Yes please.

Already exists, called the PowerCab.

Yep, with speaker modeling tech that you don't really need when you use the Helix, and that makes it more expensive than, for instance, Fender FR10/12.

What I would like it's Line6's equivalent for Fender FR10/12, same price tag, no hiss risk, probably better fit for Helix since it's designed by the same brand.

 

[EOengineer]

Yes please.

Yep, with speaker modeling tech that you don't really need when you use the Helix, and that makes it more expensive than, for instance, Fender FR10/12.

What I would like it's Line6's equivalent for Fender FR10/12, same price tag, no hiss risk, probably better fit for Helix since it's designed by the same brand.

The powercab is definitely another one of those things I file into the “interesting but not actually that useful” category. As it turns out, swapping speakers on every preset tends to be pretty jarring - particularly for the sound guy who is confused because “the guitars sounded fine a second ago…”

 

[Sascha Franck]

As it turns out, swapping speakers on every preset tends to be pretty jarring - particularly for the sound guy who is confused because “the guitars sounded fine a second ago…”

Which is precisely why I go for a "one IR per gig" approach ever since I started using modelers.

 

[EOengineer]

Which is precisely why I go for a "one IR per gig" approach ever since I started using modelers.

I use the same strategy. That probably feels like a gross underuse of the flexibility of modeling but it turns out not all flexibility is useful or even practical.

 

[Sascha Franck]

That probably feels like a gross underuse of the flexibility of modeling but it turns out not all flexibility is useful or even practical.

Exactly. And I'm still making use of that flexibility because I may use different IRs for different gigs (ok, I actually usually don't, but still...) and for recording. But as I have been getting along absolutely fine with one single cab per gig for the better part of my live playing "career", I just can't see why I would add some more parameters to deal with when there's so many already.