clay-man Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Does that mean my Variax has better playability? I didn't know it was THAT good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 there are some crap guitars in the world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 there are some crap guitars in the world! True, but I didn't know the 600 was that well built compared to other guitars. Perhaps it's a mix of being used to playing on it as well, but it makes me appreciate my guitar more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 the 600 was my main guitar for 5 or 6 years at least.. so very comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Would you say $475 (shipping included) with the bag, workbench interface, power supply, planet waves cable and VDI a decent price? Other Ebay listings of the 600 seem to be around there when they have all the stuff. The only complaint I have in terms of playability is the plastic nut catching my strings and rendering the tremolo useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 the guy i traded mine to has it listed on craigslist for 475$ he has no idea what he has... (traded me a 1000$ guitar for it) I updated mine to the planet wave auto trims and a bone nut.. was mint, pro setup, sunburst and complete... but i imagine that $475 would be a great price on mine, and probably a decent price for a good condition one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Mine is in pretty good condition. Did the tuning get better when you added a new nut? I can't do bends and use the tremolo without going out of tune. I don't use trems that much but I was hoping I could get back into using it to express my playing more. I've seen techniques where the strat user does a bend and hits the trem to get in back in tune, but I personally find that really stupid and to be an interruption when playing. I just want it to be in tune whether using bends or the trem, but for now, I just stretch my strings until bends don't make the strings go out of tune. I'm thinking about a TUSQ, but I don't know what size to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I had the luthier custom cut the bone nut for my string gauge and brand (i used 10-46 elixir POLYwebs, not the NANOwebs) not only did it stay perfectly in tune (the locking tuners helped with that too) but the bone made the strings ring out a little better... lifted the whole feel IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Thanks for the info. Man, a great guitar, just that crappy plastic nut that ruins it... I'm really glad they stepped it up on the JTVs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I think the JTV could be improved with a real good nut job too. I replaced the standard nut on my 500 with an Ervana compensating nut. I like the compensation but the nut isn't that great. Not like a good bone nut. I wish I was a little better craftsman - I would make my own. I have tried with only partial success in the past to cut my own nut. I know what needs to be done but it takes lots of patients and practice which I don't have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I know graphtec has a drop in replacement, in particular one of their strat nuts thats the right size/spacing. (it's on a FAQ on their page i believe) i bought it and took it to the luthier to be installed, and he "challenged" me to try the bone.... never installed the one i bought... come to think of it, i think he kept it! haha that's probably as close to the JTV nut as you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I am pretty sure that the JTV comes with a Graphtec nut. They are pretty good but a well made bone nut would sound better on open strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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