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Re: JTV59 new models. What would be cool to see?

support@line6.com — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:25:27 GMT

As others have said, Gibson SG and Fender wide range humbuckers would be nice. Also, a Gibson ES 355 along the lines of B.B. King's Lucille. Imagine how amazing it would be if L6 could have some special releases of artist-specific guitars to download.

Re: Has anyone else noticed this about the Danelectro 3021 pickups in Workbench?

support@line6.com — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:52:23 GMT

Yes, adding presets to simulate three pickups is on my to-do list. I've already done it using the strat body. Coincidentally, Fender currently has a special run of "lipstick strats." The only position we can't get on the Variax from the DC-3 is all three pickups at the same time.

Has anyone else noticed this about the Danelectro 3021 pickups in Workbench?

support@line6.com — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:46:02 GMT

To start off, the Danelectro model is a great one to mess around with. I like the sound... similar to tele territory, and yet has its own distinct flavor. I have presets for all of the different pickup settings, instead of just the default neck+bridge one.

There are some issues I have found, and I did a search but didn't come up with any other discussions about the following:

First of all, the default bank seems to have been set up with bridge pickups in BOTH positions. I initially wondered if that was some type of modification commonly done to the actual guitar, but a search turned up nothing of the sort. So, I changed it and put a bridge pickup in the bridge position. You do get a slightly different sound, and I'm wondering if this was at all intentional, or just an oversight on the part of the programmers?

The second issue is one I discovered while looking up pictures of the actual 3021/DC59 guitars. They have very obviously angled pickups. There is a good picture here: http://medias.audiofanzine.com/images/normal/danelectro-59-original-93815.jpg

A rough estimate of the angle by measuring off photos is approximately 7 degrees. Has anyone else gone in and added this angle to their Dano pickups? I have to admit, the sound difference is minimal, but if we are going for authentic emulation here... then why leave something like that out?

Anyway, like I said, it's a great model to have included, and I am interested in making the most of it. By the way, another great modification to do in Workbench is to run the neck+bridge pickups in series. I have presets for both series and parallel on this one.

Re: After all the drama is over, it's nice to let loose.

support@line6.com — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:40:46 GMT

I've made probably over a hundred different models in Workbench, and organized them into folders so I can use my computer as a digital storage locker. I keep thinking that L6 is really not fully promoting the Variax when they say there are only "28" guitars. For the most part, if you can dream it up, you can make it. Beyond that, I also have settings so that I can basically emulate having switches for series/parallel, high/low output, coil splitting, swapping capacitor values, etc. Getting the string volumes to an appropriate level was also an important task. They were too loud and distorting even clean signals at the original 100% setting. After a lot of A/B testing and comparing to my other guitars, I found that around 50% is actually where the unity gain seems to be. On the 12-strings, I dialed back the volumes and detunes of the virtual strings slightly, and they are much more pleasing to my ears this way. I also made 6-string versions of all the 12-strings, which adds a few more options.

Re: Variax workbench

support@line6.com — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:35:18 GMT

A few thoughts... I'm running Workbench in Windows 7 just fine, so that would not be the problem. If you see the yellow triangle in the Line 6 Monkey, it means there is an update to install. Maybe doing the update would help? Also, you need to have your 1/4" cable plugged into the guitar for it to power up and connect to the computer. Hopefully, some of these ideas help you out.

Re: Anyone swap out pickups on a JTV-69???

support@line6.com — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:29:09 GMT

I haven't yet, but am considering swapping out the bridge pickup. I would also be interested to hear from anyone who has already done it, and if there are any special tips/tricks to know about when doing this on the JTV.

Re: What does the tone knob when Acoustic Models are selected?

support@line6.com — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 01:21:47 GMT

For the acoustic models, the tone knob changes the virtual "microphone placement," such as how you can mic' a real acoustic in different positions. Also, new with version 1.82, they have added a feature that the top range of the tone knob reduces the ambience or "roominess" of the acoustic models. Back the tone knob off a little, and the ambience returns.

Re: After all the drama is over, it's nice to let loose.

support@line6.com — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:17:58 GMT

I thought that was good input. I took the suggestion and remixed the audio. Re-posted with a new link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilcbf9BPNP0

After all the drama is over, it's nice to let loose.

support@line6.com — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 05:07:22 GMT

If you are still struggling with your Variax... hang in there! It's worth it. After spending a lot of quality time doing set-up work on my JTV, and even more quality time in Workbench, I'm think finally getting to where I want to be with the JTV. I even got motivated enough to put together a recording tonight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I7SeQgywD0

Re: Thoughts On Banjo Tuning

support@line6.com — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:37:56 GMT

Just a thought, and I haven't actually tried this yet... but shouldn't it also be possible to just drop the 6th string volume to 0 so it doesn't sound out at all? Now you have me wondering. I'll have to check this out in Workbench later.