The story of Helix Stadium isn’t just about gear. It’s about the way Eric Klein’s brain refuses to stop working. His fingerprints are all over the Helix family of products, and now, the company’s new flagship-in-waiting: Stadium.

Frank Ritchotte starts his day early. In fact, you may find him at the gym shortly after 3 a.m. — but by then he’s already spent a considerable amount of time on his phone. Such is the life of Line 6’s senior director of operations. He usually arrives to the office by 5 a.m., but not before he’s caught up on any messages from customers and browsed a sampling of select websites to get a feel for the recent Line 6-related activity. "Social media has come a long way, a shockingl

Eric Klein is from a generic small town in South Dakota. A blink-and-you-almost-missed-it kind of place where life and conversation circles around high school football rivalries and how the crops are coming in. “Needless to say, being a music geek was" — he pauses for effect — “less than optimal, socially speaking.” His family moved from South Dakota to Arizona when he was sixteen. “Getting to see live bands every weekend was life-changing,” he says. “There was one month i