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Re: JTV-69 Volume Control malfunction?

support@line6.com — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:43:44 GMT

jamhr001 wrote:

So in the end, it was the Guitar Model Select switch, and a little bit of impatience on my part, and the failure of Line 6 to recognize and (not document but) trumpet an obvious design flaw in the JTV-69's GMS switch, that caused all the frustration. Too tired to celebrate.

The switch can be pressed down too far, at least on my guitar and one other, and this apparently causes something not to fully release, some switch to fail to open or close as it should, which acts somewhat similar to what might happen if your computer keyboard had a Return key stuck in the depressed position.

(snip)

Any of you crickets know if Line 6 has a washer or at least a suggestion on how to keep the GMS switch from going too low? It does happen after time with normal use. At least I know how to fix, but eventually it will loosen if I keep moving it this way.

I find it incredible that this problem persists in production instruments. It's not that something fails to release, though. The problem is that if the knob slides down too far on the control shaft it (the knob) will physically bottom out before pushing the shaft far enough to engage the model/magnetics switch.

Line6 should consider making a re-tooled knob available for folks (like myself) who've seen this issue. In the meantime, pull the knob off gently, drop a little circle of cardboard (about 1/16" thick to start) in the hole and carefully push it back on. Exercise it a few times. If it's still intermittant, pull the knob off and add another shim. If two of them don't do it, you may have other problems with that instrument and should contact Line6 for a warranty repair.

Re: Trouble with JTV69models on HD500 patches

support@line6.com — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:36:50 GMT

I've noticed a significant amount of misbehavior when my HD500 is connected to the edit program, FWIW.

Re: Is JTV-69 worthy?

support@line6.com — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:31:45 GMT

I don't thinks that's exactly right. It would imply that my JTV-69 was built on March 0, 2012 :-).

Re: WOT??

support@line6.com — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:09:33 GMT

LIne 6 are aware of the issue. I opened a ticket to ensure that they knew, and trust me they do. I'm told it "..isn't simple". I'm a software engineer by trade, but not in the web arena so I will give them the benefit of the doubt.

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support@line6.com — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:02:12 GMT

Moderators: Please eject this individual?

Re: Is JTV-69 worthy?

support@line6.com — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:16:09 GMT

Yes, Line6 have already announced that v2 firmware will be a free download for JT Variax owners.

Re: Is JTV-69 worthy?

support@line6.com — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:40:16 GMT

Geo888 wrote:

I am an owner of HD500 and waiting for DT25 to arrive....Based on my style JTV-69 is the guitar for me. But I am really concerned about quality issues, this is a fact that makes me think of the 59 but I can hardly do without a tremolo....What is your opinion? Is it too risky to get a 69? I am going to order it online...

Other than needing some bridge adjustment, my JTV-69 has been a joy. I did replace the neck with a Strat-style MightyMite, but that's a personal preference. There were no quality issues with the original.

Re: JTV 2.0 Firmware Update

support@line6.com — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:52:55 GMT

TheRealZap wrote:

you do know with firmware 1.7x and earlier you can replace all the models and still get to all the factory models
(using a pod)
when you store the variax settings you will see u-models (user) and f-models (factory)
at least it worked that way with the x3, it's been a while and i can't recall if the 500 worked the same way.

I may be imagining this, but didn't the u/f feature go away with a recent Variax firmware update?

Re: Jtv latency

support@line6.com — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:45:09 GMT

A tiny bit of latency is inherent in the pitch-shifting algorithm. I find it helps if you cannot hear the acoustic sound from the guitar (i.e. amp turned up or headphones). The lag is much more obvious when you can hear the mechanical noise from the pick attack.

In rehearsal or stage situations, it really isn't too bad.

Re: Frustrated With the Tones of my HD 500. Help Appreciated.

support@line6.com — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:04:42 GMT

I'll second that point on QSC K-series speakers. I have been using a K-10 with my HD-500 + Variax JTV-69 and it sounds great. That said, I do not play (nor even particularly understand) contemporary Metal / Djent styles. I'm after an array of more classic Marshall, Fender, Vox sounds (think 60s-70s-80s) using vastly less overdrive than a lot of the samples I hear posted.

One great advantage of the K-10 is it's ability to produce beautiful, uncolored acoustic sounds from the Variax. You just cannot get there with a musical-instrument speaker.