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On 2/10/2026 at 1:06 AM, i00i8654 said:

I can't connect to the editor on my Helix Stadium XL. It worked fine at first, but now it won't connect. I'm using Windows. And even when I'm connected, when I try to create a new folder to put the IR in, it fails, and when I try to import, it also fails. Is this a bug?

Put this in the Stadium forum... nobody's gonna see it in here.

On 1/27/2026 at 12:26 PM, brunonz said:

I see.

 

I think the Agoura amps will have plenty of updates, but Line 6 stated that the rest of effects (drive, modulation..etc etc) will remain and will be compatible with all the Helix family. If that´s true, when they release new stuff for Stadium, these effects need to be compatible. Or am i wrong?

 

There´s a lot of room for new stuff, drives, modulation, etc.

 

Let me know what you all think

What there's room for is largely irrelevant. What any of us think could, would, or should be done with the platform moving forward is likewise, irrelevant. The reality is simple...the Helix platform is more than a decade old. For a "high- tech" product, that's ancient. With the pace at which technology currently evolves, 10 years might as well be 100. People want new toys, and companies exist to make money. For proof I refer you to the poll L6 conducted, where the majority clearly indicated that they'd rather have an unfinished product in their hands today, than wait for something that's more polished, with fewer problems. Personally I think that's asinine, but I digress...

No company will keep devoting resources to pumping out free udates for units that were sold 10+ years ago, forever. There's no money in it...yesterday's sales don't help today's bottom line. Business is business.

On 1/27/2026 at 7:07 AM, brunonz said:

Hello,

 

Is there a new update on firmware and models form Helix family? I have Helix stomp XL and they are all great. But would be nice to have some new stuff on the horizon :)

 

Tks!

I have no inside knowledge to share, but if I were a betting man, I wouldn't count on much more new stuff for the OG Helix at this point. We might get the occasional crumb, but the new platform is gonna get most of the attention and priority going forward. It's the nature of the beast... product life cycles are what they are.

On 1/20/2026 at 3:10 PM, IMMikeMurphy said:

My wife bought me the Helix Stadium XL for Christmas.
It's not here yet and our local store has no idea when it will arrive but I heard end of February was likely.

Since we live in Canada, the unit was $3,389.99 after tax which to me is insane.
I had every intention of keeping my Helix Floor until it dies or I did...but my wife is generous and loving :-)

I logged in today to see if anyone knew more about delivery dates and it seems like most threads in the Stadium section are negative and stories riddled with problems.

What's the general consensus out there?

Are you happy with your Stadium or is it riddled with bugs?

Thanks for your feedback.

Mike

New platforms always have growing pains, and it's the early adopters who have to suffer through it. Bugs that didn't get discovered during beta testing are basically a guarantee... doesn't mean it's "junk", though. Personally, I never invest in the "latest and greatest" the moment it's released, for exactly this reason, lol... let somebody else get cranky because their $2K+ new toy has some kinks to iron out. Wait it out, then buy. But that's just me...ymmv.

I know most folks voted "give it to us now", but sometimes you gotta be careful what you ask for. Imho, releasing a less than finished product is just asking for problems... maybe it's me.

On 1/21/2026 at 1:25 PM, Fred2515 said:

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Lmao... resurrecting a 10+ year old thread to pimp a gambling app. Bravo! ;)

Harrumph!

I love a good forum storm-off...;)

On 12/23/2025 at 11:27 PM, aidanpoulter said:

HI. I’d be so grateful to even reduce this humming a lot, especially if i don’t have to be an electronics genius. I’m up for trying stuff if it saves me money. When i touch strings the noise stops. When i don’t any distortion makes it unbearable. 

 

Any one have any tips? 

Thanks in advance. 

Something isn't grounded properly. When you touch the strings, you're "closing the circuit", so to speak... that's why the hum goes away.

All anyone can do from afar is guess...a loose solder joint somewhere is often the culprit.

On 12/21/2025 at 5:06 AM, Pengleam said:

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On 11/28/2025 at 3:13 PM, Keeperus said:

After releasing first Variax guitars they didn't stop and continued it with JTV. So...

 

Yes, that's true. It's also true that the JTV's debuted years before Yamaha bought L6. After the acquisition, they tried continuing the Variax line with the Standards (which is really just a Pacifica with Variax guts, but I digress), but they didn't move enough of them. It's a different ballgame now...L6 isn't holding the purse strings anymore, and if Yamaha is not convinced that a product will sell in large enough numbers, they're not throwing money at a complete redesign. It costs a small fortune to bring a product like the Variax to market, and the projected return on investment has to be substantial, or it won't even be considered.

On 11/28/2025 at 11:31 AM, Keeperus said:

Helix Stadium has been released and it seems that the time has come for a new JTV guitars.

1) Switching to some modern tremolo system(tremolo by Tremoline or something like that) would be nice. You can't switch on your own because of the piezos.
2) Adding a killswitch would be great. Maybe a new volume knob with a killswitch button would work.
3) Current tone knob is pretty sloppy. I can't turn it on with the first try in 35% of all of the cases. So maybe a knob with a button on top would be better (the same thing goes for point 2)
4) The tone knob has too many(12) positions, so it's hard to switch quickly to the correct tone while playing. having about 6-8 knob positions looks like a better choice for a precise switching. but there should be a better application for the configuration where you can set the tone for a knob+switch from a preset library. 
5) Helix Stadium has a wireless connection, so implementing wireless guitar tone switching seems to be a perfect choice for a new guitar. yep, there is a small delay, but it might work.

And maybe some knobs and switch repositioning...

Well anything is possible, but don't hold your breath... because in all likelihood, it ain't happening. While the Variax still has an extremely devoted cult following, that's also it's problem. It's a niche product, which the masses never embraced in numbers big enough for Yamaha to care about. Much of the guitar playing world doesn't even know it exists, and that is why they ultimately killed it. Giant multinational corporations are only interested in moving large numbers of units, not satisfying a miniscule percentage of the guitar market.

On 10/18/2025 at 8:16 AM, minanapil13 said:

Line 6\Helix Native\res
{ "id": 2162689, "version": "0x02590000" }, to { "id": 2162689, "version": "0x03800000" },
thats a bug prevent helix to load presets we need to make sure all the files include  { "id": 2162689, "version": "0x03800000" }, in Helix Native 3.82
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On 10/16/2025 at 3:51 PM, ATSOL said:

Hi everyone I'm in exactly the same boat as most of the people on this post I've had my amplifier 150 for many years but it's been in storage and I'm now unable to use it. it may as well be a brick. Even after looking all over the net I have yet to find a solution allows me to get the original files and reput them on my machines again when I look on the play store or android app sites there are no apps available for the amplifi amp. I've literally purchased many line6 products including the Helix. Never again will I ever recommend this letdown of a company again.

See above... no company on earth is ever going to provide lifetime support for anything that you buy. Might as well get used to it.

On 10/15/2025 at 5:24 PM, sedgetone said:

Line6, please give us an updated version of Workbench HD that doesn’t rely on such an old version of Java.

1) This is a user forum... nobody who could actually grant your request is ever gonna see this.

2) You're asking for an update to a platform that was mothballed years ago...it ain't happening.

Open a service ticket and see what they tell you.

You'll know when they say "Here it is"... L6 has been rolling that way since day one.

Beyond keeping different patches for each guitar, the only real solution would be using one or more EQ blocks within a patch that you toggle on or off depending on which guitar you're using.

On 8/30/2025 at 4:39 PM, chefzed said:

Hi all! Hopefully you can help me out here. This just happened last night when i turn the helix on the scribble strips are blank and the led lights are off, i can switch to different preset but its also blank and no light.

 

Now if i wait for a bit both of the strip shows all the presets and there are some lights, but its unresponsive, however the screen says which patch that is currently on. Also the knobs are not working too.

 

I have tried to plug it in different power outlet, restarted the unit, factory reset the unit, and re updating from 3.71 back to 3.80.

 

Let me know what yall think! Thank you!

Unfortunately you've already exhausted all the end-user "fix weird $hit" options there are... time for a support ticket.

Well If you've never used it and have no plans to, then you're contemplating elective surgery for a disease you don't have, lol... just leave it be.

You could attempt a factory reset, but that's about the only option you have. If that doesn't work and it's stuck like that, then it's FUBAR... open a service ticket and see what they tell you.

On 8/20/2025 at 2:03 AM, rose42snowden said:

Hey everyone,
I’ve been using the POD Go for a few months now and I’m loving the flexibility, but I’m still struggling to dial in a tone that really cuts through in a live band setting. I mostly play rock and blues, and I’m running direct to the PA.
Any tips on EQ settings, amp/cab choices, or effects chain setups that work well for live gigs? Also curious if anyone uses external pedals with it and how they integrate them.
Would love to hear what’s worked for you!

MyMilestoneCard

If you're dialing in your tones at living room volume, you will always have issues when you crank up those same patches to stage volume. It has to do with how we perceive loudness of different frequency ranges at any given volume. If you really want to go down the rabbit hole, Google the "Fletcher-Munson curve".

Whether you choose to delve into the "why" or not, there is only one solution, and that is dialing in your tones at (or at least close to) the volume at which you intend to use them.... otherwise you will find yourself in a constant state of EQing your patches back and forth every time you change listening environments and volume. Keep two set lists... one for lower volume home use, and another for gigs... it'll make your life a whole lot easier. This is true of any modeler... there's nothing unique about the PODGo in that respect.

You could probably get an old school MIDI controller to work... haven't used used one since my rack-mount days, but I assume they still exist. As for the spacing between the buttons, I imagine that will vary from unit to unit. Don't know if that's something they'd put on the spec sheet... might have to try and find one in person.

Either that or invest in smaller feet, ;).

On 8/19/2025 at 3:22 PM, jeffsoble said:

Hello,

 

I’ve moved over to the Helix from the Pod HD500X a few months ago and from day 1 have had trouble producing good sounding tones. 
 

I had mastered the POD.  All of my tones achieved exactly what I’d hoped they would. Included in those were many Gilmour tones, a lot of which I uploaded to the forum and were apparently well liked by many here. I say this only to illustrate that I’m not a complete novice when it comes to producing good signal chains.

 

Having said all of that, I’ve had nothing but problems with the Helix and at this point am not sure that there isn’t something wrong with the hardware. My tones sound tinny, and in the background, like part of the signal isn’t being processed. Volume isn’t an issue, I can make it loud, but any sense of low or midrange part of the signal isn’t there.

 

I run everything through an interface so I hooked my POD back up to test the Helix side by side with the POD and that all other pieces of producing the sound are equal. 1 of the signal chains is for a song called 5AM. On the POD it always sounded great, full with a lot of depth and midrange, and it’s still did with this test.  The same tone built on the Helix sounds awful. Again, in the background, tinny and light.

 

I’ve tried everything I can think of to fix this. I’ve deliberately manipulated signal chains to over exaggerate the bass and midrange and it still sounds the same.
 

Does anyone have any thoughts on something I may not have done in the initial setup? Something in global settings causing this?

 

Thanks!

Unfortunately copying settings verbatim from the POD just won't work... the modeling engines are completely different. You can start with all the same (or at least similar) models in the signal chain, but just inserting the same values for each parameter will get you nowhere. Since you are already familiar with the process of building a patch, your learning curve will be easier than most, but you still have to start from scratch and figure out how to coax the tones you hear in your head from the Helix.

Fiddle with the mic choice and position...I find that can often fix a "tinny" sound quite easily, often without touching anything else.

On 8/19/2025 at 12:52 PM, silverhead said:

Where’s Walt’s Trout Hut? 

110 Main Street

Squashed Possum, WV

;)

On 8/19/2025 at 6:31 AM, pearl44snow said:

Line 6 offers a wide range of cutting-edge guitar technology—from Helix multi-effects processors to Variax guitars and wireless systems. Whether you're chasing vintage tones, modern textures, or experimental soundscapes, Line 6 has something for every musician.
So, which Line 6 product best fits your musical style and setup? 
 

L6 advertising drivel notwithstanding, the whole point of modeling gear is that no matter what unit you choose, you can create just about any tone under the sun. None of them are genre/style specific. Choose based on your budget and form factor, being mindful of how and where you intend to use the unit... are you just playing along with your favorite tunes, doing home recording, or live performance? Are you touring with it, or playing Walt's Trout Hut once a month, etc etc? But no matter what you pick, the sounds you want are in there... it's your job to find them.

On 8/19/2025 at 3:54 AM, DunedinDragon said:

I can't say any of this bothers me.  I've had my Helix Floor since they first came out and have updated it religiously through the years..until the last update.  It's always done everything and more than what I could ask of it and the last update didn't really change that much that would apply to me.  It's still a very viable platform and serves all my needs.  There are just a couple of things that interest me in the new platform, but not enough that I'm willing to dedicate the time to learning and using them.  The more important ones like playing along to backing tracks I've been doing that for years with my existing system.  It's probably not as slick and easy as it is on the new platform, but mine is FAR more functional for my needs than what they're introducing.  I'm curious about the new amp modeling technology and that could sway me once I actually see and experience it.  But other things like the abilty to capture an amp and model it are of no interest and I can't see where I'd want to use it.

 

I appreciate the thought and initiative Line 6 has demonstrated in this  new design, but it's just not enough to where I'm willing to make that investment.

Yeah... if I had a wall of tube amps to capture, then I'd be all in. But as it is, all I'd be doing is auditioning hundreds of captures that somebody else did, just to find the 2 or 3 that would be useful... it'd be no different than the Customtone and IR rabbit holes.