Hello! I am also a lover of the Variax. I have the 600 model that I find perfect for my needs. I immediately fell in love with the possibility of different guitars and build some original using the workbench like a liuther factory. Only sounds that I miss are some emulations of acoustic on 700 model and nylon strings. Combined with the pod x3live solution allows any sound. Only the imagination is the limit. I have a collection of vintage and chiatrre really do not feel the need of magnetic pk. To have two stamps I discovered that you can connect two parallel Pod and get the lowest cost many more possibilities for JTV. What to say? Who likes to take a JTV is good, but I expect further improvements on the side no sw hw. A more powerful processor to combine the series acoustic to electric. More chance of morphing between the models available.

Salut Eamonn

Le POD X3 te permet pour chaque preset de choisir le modèle de la variax soit celui qui est sauvegardé dans ta variax à une certaine position soit celui de la banque de son original

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The POD X3 allows you to choose for each preset any sounds you currently saved in the Variax memory or the sounds that were in the original sound bank

Cheers

Pod X3 allows you to store all the preset parameters of the Variax. For example, I removed the sitar emulation from variax that virtually not use and I put it in a three presets dedicated where I have given various settings for configuration pk, volume, tone. The solution is convenient because you can rebuild all  specific sounds you want, build the whole chain from the guitar, amp, effects, chest microphones. So you can build your sound at will. Exploiting the effects and equalizers I was able to create a sound like an Oud very credible and good resonances, although this is not in the Variax. This is possible with the combination of X3 Live. Combinations that increase possibiliy of sound not feel the lack of other guitars that I can easily rebuild as playing with equalizers and sound effects.

Hi Crusty - wow, you're back with a vengeance...in a good way!!  I hope no one thinks we're married or anything, but I like your postings.  LOL

I think you've explained the TRUE value of Workbench better than anything I've read.  Although I am really looking forward to the JTV model 59 I've asked for, I like yourself, know just how much is really possible with the Variax current models if those who have these also took the time to get Workbench and really delve beyond the obvious.

Perhaps the main reason is that most musicians of any age or instrument really don't bother to spend the time learning how what they are playing works from the inside.  With traditional guitars, it's not such a big deal, but with the technology revolving around the Variax, even just trying weird or strange "looking" things with the pick-ups and everything else you've mentioned.  Most likely a fair amount of those who currently may not be happy with the Variax would change their mind?

If there is anything I can help with or possibly add to this very complete posting, please let me know.  Or perhaps I might be able to add how to intgrate the Variax/Workbench combination with the Vetta?  This is my live rig and the specific gear I'm best equipped to discuss.

Take care,

Neal

Crusty_Old_Rocker wrote:

 

It's great to see that others are taking advantage of what Workbench offers the Variax player.

 

One of the real exciting things that the JTV could offer will be combining the magneting pickup output with the modelling output.  People have wanted the ability to mix acoustic and electric tones together since the Variax first came out.  Soon that dream will come true for those wanting that ability.

 

Cheers,

 

Crusty

I agree that that is the most exciting new feature. Unfortunately it will be somewhat limited for non Vetta /POD guys as for now the only "elegant" way to get both tones out of the guitar is through VDI.

That means if you use non VDI amps etc. . . .you are out of luck for now. If you use wireless also out of luck. Wireless VDI breakout box would bring this goodness to more people. A wired VDI breakout would also be cool but since they added wireless midi to Vetta at the request of pro players I can see the same request being made again. Once people see how cool it is having 2 guitar sounds at once. . . . . . they will want to use it with their current rig. . . .and for many touring pros that means wireless.

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The model I would like the recipe for is a nylon string acoustic.  I heard this fellow in Nashville at the White Horse do a very believable Willy Nelson sound on his Vax 700. I saw him out on the street the next day but wasn't able to get to him fast enough to tell me how he made that patch, then wondered if the 700 had more capability than my 600.  My JTVax is on order, wonder if there is more tweaking on the acoustic models than in the past...

Anyway, does anybody out there have a good nylon recipe other than rolling the tone knob back?  Care to share?