sappyse107 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I have both instruments, but never purchased the USB dongle for the bass and have the issue with string volume due to an older firmware. The instrument doesn't seem to be recognized by the newer USB dongle for the HD Workshop, and obviously the bass has no support for any workshop software. Do i have to buy a bass pod XT live to flash this bass, or is there a work around? I assumed the USB to variax would be the same but the .vxf file is not compatible with the .vuf file the Monkey software is looking for. Perhaps that is to update the firmware of the USB itself though. Works perfect with the JTV guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 It's the software. WB HD only works with the JTV and newer guitars. The older ones need to use the old standard workbench software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sappyse107 Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 I have the old software but it doesn't do anything with the bass either. The USB to Variax dongle lights up green to USB and green to the JTV, but flashes red with the bass plugged in. Bass has power. It is the Line 6 Monkey software that allows me to update firmware, and works on the JTV but not the Bass. Does the old software only work with the old variax to USB adapter? Monkey shows my adapter to look like the old stop sign looking setup anyway, so I assumed it worked identical to the old one but I am at a total loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I think the new and old adapter are the same. I have no experience with the bass but I do have experience with older Variax and they do work with the newer adapter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sappyse107 Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 All the pins are good for the VDI/RJ45 setup on the bass so I will assume the internal hardware is junk. Thank you for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitartart Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Hi. Variax Bass 700/705 have never been supported by any version of WorkBench software. I'm guessing that Line 6 thought that giving a bassist 24 models with tone and blend controls would be enough to keep us happy. They didn't even provide the USB connection that comes with Variax guitars. In the past, I've updated the firmware via XT Live. If you are having trouble with individual string volumes, there is a calibration method which I found in Knowledge Base (I think). Let me know if you can't find it and I'll see if I can dig out the notes I made at the time. Myk Just found this link: http://line6.com/support/page/kb/_/guitars/variax-guitars-bass-workbench/variax-troubleshooting-tips-r519 Hope it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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