This ad appears in the Oct. issue of Guitar World

The most interesting thing to me about this product is "16 amps." Either it's a typo, missing a zero at the end, or it means that L6 has finally decided to focus on 16 really good models, instead of 72 OK ones, something people have been asking for a long time around here.

I wonder if the new definition of "amp model" will include all amp channels for each amp. If that's the case, this product may actually be something fresh from L6. It's been a while.

I agree! I think most modellers have too many amp models! I don't have years to sift through amp models, just give me a handful of great ones.

Anyone have an idea if this will have an idea if this will have bass amp models and vocal preamp models? I need thoughs too!

I love my X3 Pro but this looks nice.

The claim is that the amp modelling technology has been reworked, and that's presumably the reason that there are now 16 models. It would be interesting to know if there is a license between FractalAudio and Line 6.

I have no information to that effect, but L6 has pushed the same technology for a long time. It's often the case that licensing is cheaper than R&D, so who knows?

This is an easy question guys. We have dealers and press that have to keep it underwraps. Leaks suck. Just hang in there. All will be revealed. So sorry guys. But it is very very exciting.

Here is what I posted at the Gear Page about how I am feeling about it.

Let me put it this way. I have been working on the James Tyler Variax  and if these guitars are Iron Man, the gear that is coming that our guitar will  hook up to is War Machine. Back to back destruction.

Thanks, Rich, this gives me some time to start saving

If anyone wants to follow some of Rich's posts about this over at the gear page, here is the link:

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=759493

Rich does a good job handling some of those fussy fellows  there

well, this has made for a more interesting weekend, sounds like the new gear coming will be a big leap forward

Like John Lennon would say, "gettin betta all the time!"

They never specify what the HD really means.  Has Dots?  Half Done Hanoi Dung?  Two years in the making brick by brick, but already working on it since 2k5, sold everything in between for better or worse to keep cashflow going for the HD.   I think for a great release the tech needs to really be a step up and all the rest of it needs to be there too such as editor, vst and whatever else is part of the complete product.   None of this wait many months for the rest to catch up like the X3 rollout.   I think it was leaked on purpose to build the buzz regarless of what Renkin says about it afterall its that time of year and the cycle of things.  I hope its a great product since lots of folks will buy it just because its the next new thing.