Mongillo19
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A broken clock is right twice a day
What's preventing you from getting a Helix Stadium?
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Mongillo19
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Post in thread 'Line 6 Helix Stadium Talk' https://thegearforum.com/threads/line-6-helix-stadium-talk.10275/post-459979
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I was in a grump with it today for reasons I cannot fully divulge. But I've chilled out a bit now.
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I’ve been a Line 6 user since the early 2000’s and it’s definitely been an up and down ride.
As it stands there isn’t a whole lot screaming “buy me” with the current products. Too few new amps, too many question marks (for me) over the modelling, not enough new sonically yet. Factor in the bugs and early teething issues and it’s really not something I need in the slightest.
I remember being annoyed years ago with Podfarm and how there was no clear way to upgrade. Products got properly abandoned in that era and not much really happened. A lot has improved since, but Metallurgy just felt so half assed and like the line 6 of old. Totally phoned in half assed products and then abandoned.
I can’t say things like showcase, hype, Z pre-post are things that fill me with confidence in what Line 6 are offering me, particularly when Agoura isn’t doing it for me yet.
I expected a home run, and even with my worst expectations, things are in worse position than I imagined. I went from being a dead cert day one buyer of whatever Line 6’s next plugin is, to just shifting my focus to what Fractal are now offering.
It’s a bummer because I really felt like Helix was just a few small tweaks away from being top of the pile, and now I’ve really lost a lot of interest. It’s all subject to change - it took me a long time to entertain the idea of Helix, and I was eventually won round.
As it stands there isn’t a whole lot screaming “buy me” with the current products. Too few new amps, too many question marks (for me) over the modelling, not enough new sonically yet. Factor in the bugs and early teething issues and it’s really not something I need in the slightest.
I remember being annoyed years ago with Podfarm and how there was no clear way to upgrade. Products got properly abandoned in that era and not much really happened. A lot has improved since, but Metallurgy just felt so half assed and like the line 6 of old. Totally phoned in half assed products and then abandoned.
I can’t say things like showcase, hype, Z pre-post are things that fill me with confidence in what Line 6 are offering me, particularly when Agoura isn’t doing it for me yet.
I expected a home run, and even with my worst expectations, things are in worse position than I imagined. I went from being a dead cert day one buyer of whatever Line 6’s next plugin is, to just shifting my focus to what Fractal are now offering.
It’s a bummer because I really felt like Helix was just a few small tweaks away from being top of the pile, and now I’ve really lost a lot of interest. It’s all subject to change - it took me a long time to entertain the idea of Helix, and I was eventually won round.
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