Here's another south paw who would go for a JTV. It would be a Koerean model, as I couldn't justify the expense of the real deal. I like the blue model, but any colour would do.

I love my leftie Variax 500, but I like the idea of the JTV modelling/conventional pickup combination. I like using an ebow and you don't quite get the same response out of a Variax 500 due to lack of pickups, compared to my Squier Strat (which I am only keeping for Ebox duties).

I'm also so reliant on the 500 that I either need to get another one as a backup, or have the 500 as a backup and go for leftie JTV if available.

I'd really prefer a 69 if they're only going to have one lefty version - it's obvious (to me at least) it's the most versatile.  Otherwise I'd settle for any of them.  I suspect the colors would be limited in any event, just as they were with the Variax 500 series.  I'd take what I can get.  My 500 has performed beautifully now for over 3 years and is intergral to my band's sonic pallette.  It's well worth keeping as an eventual backup.  It WILL eventually be a backup, right Rich Renkin?

I would be interested, but as a rule I don't buy a guitar that doesn't have a wang bar and so I would hope that this would be at least an option.

Dave B.

I'm very interested in how you modded the 500 for a trem bar.  I'd love to be proven wrong but I too am doubtful Line6 will address leftys in the Tyler version.  Love my 500 - just wish I had a trem bar, so would you mind sharing how this was done?

On behalf of a friend, I also encourage the development of a left hand model.

I told him all about the JTV guitar and how cool it was, and he was very interested and considered buying until the question came up "Do they make a left-handed version?"

Two and a half hours ago, Rich Renken wrote:

"We [James Tyler & Line 6] are already working on some more cool things for early next year. Not the least of which is a left-handed JTV-59. Lots of fun stuff coming."

WOOT!