Mar 22, 2012 2:03 PM
My JTV-89 is a dud :(
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I had it ordered in 'blood red' by the shop. I had a quick play on it before charging the battery. Everything worked fine. However, since I charged the battery, the guitar has started behaving erratically. The alternate tunings don't always work when they are slected, and the virtual capo function doesn't produce the correct tuning (and sounds horrible, to boot). I can't programme tunings using Workbench either, so I'm pretty disappointed.
It's going back to the shop tomorrow and I'll be seeking a working replacement. I'm incredibly disappointed. I had a Variax 300 which I loved, but which had no end of problems. I was hoping that I would not be adding to the internet horror stories I'd read about the JTV models. Alas, it wasn't to be. I love the technology, but really wish Line 6 would get their quality control sorted out. £950 was a lot of my hard-earned money for me to spend on a guitar.
Since you didn't mention it, I have to ask: Did you try reflashing the firmware? I'd just hate to see you take back a guitar that feels right hardware-wise due to a potentially fixable electronics problem. (At least, it sounds like your problems are only with the electronics.)
I did re-flash the firmware. It didn't help at all
. I'm very disappointed because I love the Variax technology.
Oddly enough, it works perfectly today. I will test it extensively over the weekend to see if I can replicate the fault. How odd.
How's your variax doing now?
Hello,
It is still working fine. I've updated to 1.81 and rolled back (don't like the new acoustic models) and it's still working great ![]()
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