Nimbas Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Just got the message from Musicians Friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose7822 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Don't trust that just yet. Line 6 has said that they will announce of things get behind schedule. BTW, I got the same message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_Igloo Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Nothing's changed. We're still on schedule to ship by the end of summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 You're all torturing yourselves. Even an ironclad guarantee for the first units' shipping date conveys little or nothing as to when a particular retailer will actually get them. There's even less of a guarantee for the turn around time to get them shipped out again to customers. Retail is a black hole... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Arkadin Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Wait, it's been pushed back to February this year? The Line 6 time machine is in full effect. Oh wait, 2nd October, which just happens to be my birthday. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 maybe they just moved the date, because all of their expected first shipment is spoken for? no reason to jump to the worst possible conclusion first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRalphN Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Ya. They probably found out how many units they would get in the first shipment and you didn't make it. I am afraid that will be the case with me at Sweetwater because I just ordered recently. I am already going nuts with anticipation. I am also waiting to see someone make a road case for it. I don't think a bag will be practical at 14 pounds. I can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRalphN Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I also hope more people go with Sweetwater than Musicians Friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radatats Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I am already going nuts with anticipation. I am also waiting to see someone make a road case for it. I don't think a bag will be practical at 14 pounds. I can't wait. I am dying to get my hands on one too. I preordered right in the beginning so hopefully... soon... I am looking at Rondo for a case for it. I think this one should do the job nicely with room for expression pedals and extra gear. Great price too. http://www.rondomusic.com/product7519.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRalphN Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I buy my guitar cases from Rondo. If you get it let me know how the build is. Some of their cases I have seen are sufficient in the corners but are made of plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRalphN Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Guitar cases are tops, I meant other cases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaminjimlp Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I also hope more people go with Sweetwater than Musicians Friend. The "gold coverage" warranty is better than anything SW can offer.... so SW gives you an extra year free but it doesn't compare and GC, MF sister company has the "pro coverage" same as gold coverage I was going to go with SW until I found out about that and got mine from GC. FYI GC at one time had no "online site" I remember calling and asking and was told to goto MF because that was there site, now that GC has an online site and they can compete with themselves as well, It's pretty good marketing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRalphN Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 The "gold coverage" warranty is better than anything SW can offer.... so SW gives you an extra year free but it doesn't compare and GC, MF sister company has the "pro coverage" same as gold coverage I was going to go with SW until I found out about that and got mine from GC. FYI GC at one time had no "online site" I remember calling and asking and was told to goto MF because that was there site, now that GC has an online site and they can compete with themselves as well, It's pretty good marketing... Sorry. This is not the place to debate store or sites. I will just add that I will *Never* buy from Musicians Friend again after all the issues I have had with them and if they honor their warranty. I will stick with larger family run sites like Sweetwater, Nstuff, or even Andertons if in Britian. GC is ok since you see what you are getting but the knowledge level varies widely from store to store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose7822 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I buy from both, yet a prefer MF over Sweetwater any day. Musician's Friend ALWAYS treats me right and gives me the absolute best discounts. No problems with returns either, like EVER (though I do not return much). They are very friendly people too. At Sweetwater I have a rep, everyone does right?, except I can never reach him since he's always too busy. I usually end up talking to one of his helpers (a different one every time), so what's the point of having a rep? The only times I've spoken to him is when something needs to go through him and him alone. That's about it. And their discounts don't even compare to the ones I get at MF. I only buy from Sweetwater when MF doesn't carry an item. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaminjimlp Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Sorry. This is not the place to debate store or sites. I will just add that I will *Never* buy from Musicians Friend again after all the issues I have had with them and if they honor their warranty. I will stick with larger family run sites like Sweetwater, Nstuff, or even Andertons if in Britian. GC is ok since you see what you are getting but the knowledge level varies widely from store to store. Sorry about your experience but really you have 45 days to either keep what you got or send it back (really no excuse for being dis-satisfied) and I have had to use the warranty a few times for my church on a couple of Gem Sound amps (cheap I know but work just the same) and it was one that went out and MF gave us the money back and we got another and after a year had to do that one again so I got another and a new warranty and that has been about 8 or 9 years ago and out of the 2 amps one has never had a hiccup and since the last time on the other that's been about 6 or 7 years really can't beat that for amps that were only $99... I would buy another in a second if they still had them and I needed one. So, as was pointed out buy someone else here "when a drunk spills his drink on the stage and your Helix you are out of luck"..... see if you can use your warranty at SW for that, you can if you have the Gold Coverage from MF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 So, as was pointed out buy someone else here "when a drunk spills his drink on the stage and your Helix you are out of luck"..... see if you can use your warranty at SW for that, you can if you have the Gold Coverage from MF. Extended warranties are the biggest scam in the world. All they're doing is monetizing "peace of mind", and playing on the fear that your shiny new toy might get a boo-boo. I've been gigging for 20+ years...never had anything destroyed by a spectator, let alone by a few ounces of beer. Yet people line up to pay an extra 10,15, or 20% more for an item just in case they happen to get struck by lightning on the way back to their car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radatats Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Wow, if you're that worried about spillage, wrap it in plastic wrap, cling wrap, Saran Wrap, whatever you wanna call it before the gig... You can still work the foot switches... or maybe work on your right cross and your drop kick :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brue58ski Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Extended warranties are the biggest scam in the world. All they're doing is monetizing "peace of mind", and playing on the fear that your shiny new toy might get a boo-boo. I've been gigging for 20+ years...never had anything destroyed by a spectator, let alone by a few ounces of beer. Yet people line up to pay an extra 10,15, or 20% more for an item just in case they happen to get struck by lightning on the way back to their car. I agree.Next part goes out o the music stores. So do you actually believe the product you're selling has such a large chance of failing that I need to take out extra insurance? Really? Then why are you selling it? I don't think that is the case. I think it's like you said. It's peace of mind. Everyone has had equipment fail on them. But it doesn't happen often enough to buy extra "insurance" every time you buy something. It sure is nice having that peace of mind. But in the long run. They take in way more money than they give out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaminjimlp Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 I had a beriginger mixer sx2442fx with 3yr extended warranty from GC and it was 3 yrs and 11 months old and 1 of the fx channels had a little fizzle that was slightly audible and the 8 segment display would go out on 2 segments and you could tap it with your finger and it would lite up and stop the scratchy fizzle sound and yes they gave back the $500.00 I paid for it and I put that towards my Line 6 M20D mixer. not that I am worried about a drunk and his beer but I have got caught in a rain storm loading and unloading equipment and that would be bad to have to replace a piece of expensive equipment if it was damaged and I don't get the warranty on everything but the high dollar stuff and some I have covered with state farm and it covers all that and theft as well... now am I going to hit it with a hammer just so I can return it ....NO. But piece of mind is worth something on some things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaminjimlp Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 http://www.guitarcenter.com/Line-6/Helix-Multi-Effects-Guitar-Pedal.gc AVAILABLE 09-11-2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbenigni Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 http://www.guitarcenter.com/Line-6/Helix-Multi-Effects-Guitar-Pedal.gc AVAILABLE 09-11-2015 That is an estimate. It may be accurate as a matter of pure coincidence, but in general MF/GC are the last people I'd trust for an accurate release date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 That is an estimate. It may be accurate as a matter of pure coincidence, but in general MF/GC are the last people I'd trust for an accurate release date. Generally, I consider it a win if I can call up and get the correct closing time... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennDeLaune Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 I also hope more people go with Sweetwater than Musicians Friend. That's where I oredered mine from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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