craiguitar
Power User
You make it sound as if the MI industry is like Game of Thrones or something. It's not. A bunch of us at Line 6 are fans of Fractal, and a couple of us own an AxeFX. Cliff makes a great box, and as long as his creations inspire people to play more guitar (instead of pressing space bars), we all win.
I'll freely admit a $2500 box with dual TigerSHARCs is certainly daring and new, but it's obviously not in Line 6's wheelhouse. Our business models are very different, and one isn't empirically better than the other.
Oh, and we weren't "sold off" to Yamaha, because no one owned us before. Yamaha loved our people, technology, and corporate culture, and they offered to make us a wholly owned subsidiary. We looked at the numbers, and an agreement was made. Thus far, very business as usual.
Happy Anniversary, Cliff! Here's to another 10. 8)
I'll be perfectly honest and say I have no idea what 'game of thrones' even is. I've heard the name bandied about and I'm certain it's a TV show but I litereally have no idea. I don't watch TV. Anyway I'm not saying line 6 are crap or anything, they make some great stuff at various price points. But they did stop short and eventually sold 'the name' to Yamaha, I think most will agree. I like their wireless stuff which is great, I might invest in one of those at some point. Actually, my dad owns a Line6 combo, and he's 70. I think it sounds lousy, but he likes it. What do I know, I didn't share the bill with the Beatles, The Stones, The Searchers etc. in the 60's like he did. And Prior to Fractal, I was a diehard Digitech guy for years. I loved that 2120, but was mightily underwhelmed by the GSP1101.
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