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Re: Recharcheable batteries in Variax 700?

support@line6.com — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 09:34:05 GMT

Thanks for your reply. I like your 2-battery innovation - sounds great. I guess with a transplant you can do your own thing and add stuff which works for you. There seemed to be plenty of transplants around with the original variaxes - I wonder if anyone has transplanted a JTV yet? I've tried a JTV-59 and a JTV-69 and wasn't that impressed with build quality - and the necks were strange IMO - nut width too narrow, frets too big for me. Neither of them were anywhere near the quality/playability of my 700 electric. But as time passes I'm getting more and more anxious about my 700 failing and not being able to mend it as Line 6 don't seem to be supporting them anymore....

Re: Recharcheable batteries in Variax 700?

support@line6.com — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:27:39 GMT

Thanks, that's good to know. I think I used to get about 6 hours out of the AAs (but haven't used batteries for years as I gig with the VDI cable) - is it about the same (6 hours) for the 9v in your experience?

Re: Recharcheable batteries in Variax 700?

support@line6.com — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:11:21 GMT

Thanks for your reply - I've never tried the Variax with a 9v - how long do they tend to last??

Recharcheable batteries in Variax 700?

support@line6.com — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:53:57 GMT

Hi there. I mostly use my 700 electric via VDI into my HD500 for gigging, but have the battery pack with fresh batteries in the case in the event of the HD500 failing - I could then use the jack out with a normal guitar cable. But I would also like to use the jack out for jams etc. when I don't have the HD500 with me - at the moment I usually take along another guitar.

Anyone tried recharcheable batteries - if so do they work? This could save some money on normal AAs....

Many thanks in advance for your answers.

Re: How many of us use our V1 Variax as our main guitar now?

support@line6.com — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:46:23 GMT

Although I have 2 Teles and a Strat plus a couple of acoustics, my Variax 700 electric is without doubt my main guitar both for gigging and 'noodling' at home. I love the neck, the feel, the tuning stability, the sounds (through a HD500, mostly). Just hate way the trem arm has too much play in it, rendering it unusable, IMO. So the arm stays in the case...

Re: I know RTFM but I am so lost with this hd500

support@line6.com — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:01:25 GMT

I'm 51!! Also spent (many!) years with tube amps, couple of pedals, that was it. Got the HD500 a few months ago and wasn't that impressed to start with - got a so-so sound but nothing spectacular. Still, I persevered and after (not too much) tweaking I'm getting GREAT sounds and a lot of compliments on my tone. And I'm still tweaking, but these days it's more like fine tuning. But it was (is) a learning curve, all right. Keep at it, though, it's a great unit...

Re: Variax 600 manual exclaims I can make my bridge float?

support@line6.com — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:44:32 GMT

Isn't clay-man asking if the bridge can be adjusted for up-bends as well as down-bends using the trem arm , not changing the pitch of the strings via workbench? If so, I can adjust the bridge of my 700 to float, so if it's the same as the 600 it's possible. Having said that, the trem arm on my 700 is almost impossible to make tight enough in its socket for serious use, so I don't bother with it. Love the guitar in spite of that, though

Re: Setup advice.

support@line6.com — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:11:05 GMT

I have an (now discontinued) Variax 700 and a Pod HD500. I love the combination and get great sounds from the set-up. In answer to your question, you might be better posting it in the Pod HD forum - there's a lot of knowledge there and loads of helpful people. I'm not saying you won't get an answer here, of course, but I think you've got more chance over there...

Re: JTV as my Main Variax 700 as back up

support@line6.com — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:27:51 GMT

Ok, I've got it now, thanks. I wonder what difference the HD update will make. But I guess I won't be able ti find out for myself unless I try one out....

Re: JTV as my Main Variax 700 as back up

support@line6.com — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:39:43 GMT

Yes, I think you're right. I'm really interested in the HD update - maybe I'll need to look really hard at a JTV of some description - the only thing I would change about my setup is that the acoustic models don't quite have the same sonic quality as the electric models - but maybe the JTVs with the HD update will change that...