@Blave

You were just complaining about negativity and hiding behind aliases yet you complain that backwards volume and tone controls shows that Line 6 doesn't get lefties. AND... You use an alias.

@Darrell

Someone on leftyfrets posted about how they got a small maker to sandcast a lefty Mosrite tremolo for a lefty Mosrite build. So it can be done.

Don't do the profitable thing, do the right thing.

I'll pay upfront for my JTV before its built if Line 6 promises to make one.

Hi Blave,

yep, I tried to keep it civil. I didn't actually notice at what point I stopped being civil, but I'm open to correction. Line6 stopped being "civil" once they chose to ignore the desperate pleas of a minority of people...and by that I mean true and long time customers who are genuinely looking for a solution to their problems.

Left-handedness IS a problem. There are few answers for it in "real" life, but Line6 has the answer to it in "guitar" life...and they choose NOT to follow that path. I can understand this in financial terms...Line6 will also understand this in financial terms if I have my way!

Thanks D

anyone that offers to buy me lunch  and give me a free tour has totally captured my attention...and yet...and yet....I live in Germany not America, so I'm not too sure how the free lunch is going to happen. I'd gladly invite all you guys over to the Munich beer festival, where we could really talk about the needs and wants of the left-handed guitarist over a few liters of the finest ale...or alternatively I could make it up to the International Frankfurt music fair where the attention of the world, (and the european world) is once again on all things musical.

Many people say there's no such thing as a free lunch...but I'd be happy to have my brains picked for the price of a meal :-) Line6 claim to be "pretty"passionate about empowering their customers. Well, I'm damned passionate about empowering Line6! When I "discovered" L6, albeit very late, I was so bowled over with their potential that I simply looked no further- For me, as a left hander, it was like finding the holy grail. Sadly, this holy grail is not only tarnished, but seriously flawed. This holy grail is only for those who are able to use it...right handed people...and not for those who genuinely need it. So the question is, shall I now look further to find out if other companies can also fulfill my needs? I've been reading in this thread about Roland..maybe they can fulfill my needs too, for my needs are small compared with many of the proffesional musicians here on this thread. However, I DO have friends in the music business, in Germany, Scotland, Spain and Italy, and if I'm not happy, I don't think they'll be happy either...and one of them is an excellent Line6 guitarist

"Screw your courage to the sticking post" as Shakespeare once said. Instead of ignoring or being fearful of the Lefty market, embrace it with both hands, and it will love you in return. Or as my wife pointed out...they don't make left handed amps and cables, do they??

So, as generous and welcome as the offer of lunch is, this time I'd be glad to pick up the tab, if L6 would just reconsider it's position and strategy...just for me ;-)

  Greetings,

      Gordii

Hi Paulsky,

thanks for revitalising the thread and for your background research, and as using lyrics to make a point is a very good idea, i've allowed myself to change one word of a Pink Floyd song to make the case for a Left Hand Variax.

"Shall we "make" a new guitar?

   shall we drive a more powerful car?

    shall we work straight through the night?

     ...shall we get into fights?"

Pink Floyd (What shall we do now)

I personally don't care if it's 59,69,89, or Thailand, Korea, Mexico, or even a brand new design specially to capture the left hand market. Although I replied to Darrell within the hour, we've heard nothing from him since end of May, and only 11 responses from him since 2007...not exactly "our man in Havanna" more like the "Spy who came in from the cold"

I'm in the market for a new amplifier. At the end of the year I receive loads of money from an insurance premium (unless I die first, in which case my good lady has promised to buy a left hand JTV 89 and cremate it with me ;-) ) The very serious question is, Do I choose a company that chooses to ignore me, my wishes, dreams...my WANTS (to quote Mick Jagger) or do I choose a company that can fulfill my NEEDS?

I would like to be another imperceptible lefty blip on the radar asking for Line 6 consideration.  I had a lefty Variax (300).  I've got a Pod HD500, a DL-4, a UX2.  Have had several other Line 6 products in the past.  There has to be a reasonably cost effective way to serve the left handed community.  In the fraction of the lefty request type posts here I have read, I see a lot of empassioned pleas for lefty guitars.  An electronics kit might be the companiy's compromised accommodation.  Please?  Something for the southpaw?  One thin mint, for Mr. Creosote?

I'm a new-comer to Line6, having had a PodHD 500 for about a year now. But, I would have gotten into Line6 earlier if they'd had a left-handed JTV available when I got my current guitar (in 2010). Come on Line6, please just do a lefty JTV-69! That's all we need...

Done. I did follow the link and gave a kind feedback post wishing them the best with the JTV's concept and being a lefty I cannot try one for myself. No ranting or complaining!