Hey there, Funky.  I guess as the newbie on this stuff, I get to poke around and ask questions, and kick the dirt up a bit.  There is a lot of inconsistency with respect to the JTV, in particular.  Arguably, the core of the Dream Rig, yet largely undocumented by Line6, its creator.  There are also no OEM-supported patches, that I can find.  As for the models in the guitar, when you really get down to it, I figure they must have invested heavily back in the 2003/2004 timeframe for the original Variax simulations, and everything since then has been warmed over, as they try to recoup/maximize their initial investment.  The JTV is a big improvement on the original Variax's, but the improvement comes from luthier James Tyler (the body, feel and look), the improved battery life, and the processor horsepower.  The models, correct me if I'm wrong, are still their original investment.

That probably makes good business sense for Line6, but I see no improvement in models, and no new ones over the old Variax's.  I checked these threads - people have been asking for or commenting on the lack of the Gibson SG for a while now (maybe years?).  The ES-335 models, as anyone who actually owns a 335 will tell you, bear little or no resemblance to an actual -335. The Tele models, I suppose, are representative of an early Tele, but bear no resemblance to any Telecaster built in the last 30 years (which is what most people associate with a Tele sound).  The Strat and LP models ("Spank" and 'Lester") - for the most part - are pretty good, and the Gretsch models are passable.  The Ric 360-12 is very good, but the other Ric models are awful.I own all of these guitars - Tele, Strat, LP, 335 and until recently, a Ric 360-12, so I know what they are supposed to sound like.  The ES-335 ("Semi") Iare way off the mark.  I cannot comment too much on the JazzBox's, but I have played an L-5CES, which should sound a bit like a Gibson 400, and that model does not impress me either. We've discussed the acoustics at length, no need to rehash here, but there are some gross inaacuracies there too.  The "Reso" section is fine - except for the Danelectro - since they are really "novelty" instruments, nobody should care if they are accurate models or not.

So the WorkBench and modeling issue becomes all that more important (to the user), and yet, it is badly supported.  I cannot figure Line6 out.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trashing the JTV.  It is a VERY useful tool, and I am getting great use out of it.  It enables me to carry one guitar instead of 4 to a gig, for which I'm very happy, but damn, let's strive for perfection, not adequacy, especially when the JTV has so much potential!