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How durable is the Helix?


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Received my helix under a week ago. And I LOVE the sounds so far. Lots of patches made and downloaded. Really love the ones I got from Glenn Delaune.

 

I find myself constantly worried I'm going to break it or wear out one of the inputs or something. I see the occasional thread on people who have joysticks or exp pedals that have broken. Is this really that common?? I guess what I'm asking is this--how durable have you found your Helix to be? Am I being silly with treating it like a baby bird?

 

I bought a case for it from BOSS that's pretty good. If that means anything.

 

Thanks everyone!

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Am I being silly with treating it like a baby bird?

Hi Eric,

 

Have a listen to what Dale Wagler (Line 6 senior industrial designer) has to say about the Helix, from 1:36 to 2:40, on this video.

https://youtu.be/gQbQtPeD7NQ

 

Even better have a look at a Helix getting a real kicking on this one from 0:26

https://youtu.be/u38HcVMHZ-M

 

Have fun!

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Hi Eric,

 

Have a listen to what Dale Wagler (Line 6 senior industrial designer) has to say about the Helix, from 1:36 to 2:40, on this video.

https://youtu.be/gQbQtPeD7NQ

 

Even better have a look at a Helix getting a real kicking on this one from 0:26

https://youtu.be/u38HcVMHZ-M

 

Have fun!

Wow that's pretty convincing haha

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There are pills for this kinda thing...😉

Specifically for worrying about the helix though? Does Line 6 make them? 😉

 

I just got super paranoid because I was editing a patch and my screen just... Went black. Had sound and everything. But the screen went black. Reboot fixed it. But the paranoia is real.

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It's built like a tank. Worry less about it.

 

Yes, there will be a few problems out there, but that's a few out of thousands.

After watching the video posted to the thread. I definitely believe you. What I said to someone else was that u got very paranoid because I was editing a patch I had downloaded and the screen went black. It was still "lit" but it had gone black with no display.

 

I wish I would have left it for more than 5 seconds to figure out what exactly was going on. But I almost immediately turned it off after a few seconds. It was fine on reboot. But I really really didn't like that 😅

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My impression is that the build is similar in quality to a Boss pedal and those are sturdy, metal and borderline indestructible.  I wouldn't drop this out of a window or anything but if you are respectful and don't go at it with a baseball bat I don't think you can break it physically with normal use.

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