Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench

746 topics in this forum

1. Are the 600s different in functionality and models than a Standard?

   By Marcpattison, March 3, 2016
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   • eenymason
   • July 6, 2016

2. Ghost saddles for 705?

   By arislaf, December 6, 2016   

   • bass
   • ghost
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • bass
     • ghost
     • bass ghost
     • variax bass ghost
   • 17 replies
   • 4.5k views
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   • psarkissian
   • February 13, 2025

3. Variax 600 not recognised by USB interface/workbench

   By nickwright84, May 16, 2020   

   • variax
   • variax 600
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • variax
     • variax 600
     • usb
     • interface
     • workbench
   • 17 replies
   • 6.5k views
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   • lodevo62
   • September 25, 2023

4. Error Message

   By Jae1978, October 10, 2024
   • 17 replies
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   • psarkissian
   • October 28, 2024

5. Variax dead

   By ceejay7777, May 21, 2025
   • 17 replies
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   • Dark-Star
   • October 7

6. Increase In String Breakage Compared To Other Guitars?

   By clay-man, May 28, 2013
   • 16 replies
   • 5k views
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   • psarkissian
   • October 10, 2018

7. Original Variax Workbench Patch Exchange Area

   By stevekc, September 4, 2013
   • 16 replies
   • 20.8k views
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   • erobillard
   • August 23, 2025

8. Good News & Bad News (follow Up To "dead Piezo Users" And Quick Review Of X-inserts)

   By clay-man, May 9, 2013
   • 15 replies
   • 5.8k views
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   • clay-man
   • June 14, 2013

9. Failed Variax Repair

   By boloulu, April 27, 2014
   • 15 replies
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   • amx05462
   • May 2, 2014

10. Variax 300 and Workbench with Mac OS X Yosemite

    By laticfanatic, December 29, 2014
    • 15 replies
    • 6.6k views
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    • TheRealZap
    • June 17, 2015

11. Graphtech Ghost piezo bleed in alternate tuning remedy (almost)

    By eenymason, September 2, 2015   

    • graphtech ghost piezo bleed
    • alternate tuning
    • 15 replies
    • 6.9k views
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    • psarkissian
    • February 19, 2019

12. Splitting piezo string outputs

    By andrewthouston, November 5, 2016
    • 15 replies
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    • psarkissian
    • April 2, 2018

13. need to restore V600 to factory presets

    By grumol, April 7, 2017
    • 15 replies
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    • grumol
    • April 15, 2017

14. Acoustic Variax 700 with electric modeling?

    By gerhartley, February 26, 2019
    • 15 replies
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    • pagliacci
    • July 25, 2021

15. Variax 300 Transplant Using Ghost Bridge Problems

    By tim1953, October 31, 2013
    • 14 replies
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    • amx05462
    • April 5, 2014

16. V500, Reoccurring Issue W/ External Power

    By egkor, April 2, 2014
    • 14 replies
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    • jlamarmiller
    • October 28, 2014

17. VARIAX 500 PCB assistance needed.

    By leesteel, June 15, 2016
    • 14 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • psarkissian
    • July 1, 2016

18. For sale USB Interface variax 600 piezos

    By isdirg1, September 21, 2021
    • 14 replies
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    • soundog
    • November 30, 2022

19. Not Able To "connect" In Workbench

    By McLenison, August 11, 2013
    • 13 replies
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    • silverhead
    • November 13, 2013

20. James Tyler Variax Connector With Regular Variax For Workbench

    By player99, October 27, 2013
    • 13 replies
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    • Charlie_Watt
    • June 9, 2015

21. How Do The Piezos Ground?

    By clay-man, January 7, 2014
    • 13 replies
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    • clay-man
    • June 21, 2014

22. Variax 600 Buzzing Problem

    By khick001, January 19, 2014
    • 13 replies
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    • clay-man
    • May 16, 2014

23. New (to me) Variax 600, with a couple of problems

    By timboL6, June 23, 2014   

    • quiet d string
    • model select problem
    • 13 replies
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    • crice53
    • August 24, 2014

24. No Sound from bottom 3 strings

    By pablo5150, September 12, 2014
    • 13 replies
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    • clay-man
    • September 25, 2014

25. Variax 500 Input Jack Plate Assembly

    By brue58ski, July 16, 2015
    • 13 replies
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    • leesteel
    • July 24, 2015

26. Retrofitting Variax 700 with James Tyler Electronics

    By EricP1954, May 19, 2016
    • 13 replies
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    • jerseyboy
    • October 14, 2019

27. Can a Variax replace a favourite guitar?

    By Smashcraaft, June 28, 2016
    • 13 replies
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    • Smashcraaft
    • July 5, 2016

28. Workbench Software for Variax 500

    By machuero, May 4, 2017
    • 13 replies
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    • blekenbleu
    • April 29, 2019

29. Non-standard string use with Variax 500

    By thecameralens, May 21, 2018   

    • strings
    • variax
    • (and 2 more)

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      • strings
      • variax
      • intonation
      • string volume
    • 13 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • thecameralens
    • June 16, 2018

30. Variax transplant donor bodies...

    By Bob2point0, August 20, 2018
    • 13 replies
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    • Bob2point0
    • August 27, 2018

31. Variax 700 Acoustic Problem / Buzz

    By arislaf, August 5, 2013   

    • variax_700_acoustic
    • 12 replies
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    • Charlie_Watt
    • October 10, 2014

32. Line 6 Customer Service...or Lack Of

    By VinnyJ, January 31, 2014
    • 12 replies
    • 3.5k views
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    • TheRealZap
    • February 1, 2014

33. Variax 900 Acoustic

    By RogerGLewis, June 30, 2015   

    • release the variax acousti
    • 12 replies
    • 6.3k views
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    • PeacockUSA
    • August 28, 2020

34. Variax Acoustic 700 intermittent output from battery and clipping sound

    By Mavril, May 25, 2016   

    • variax
    • acoustic
    • (and 1 more)

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      • variax
      • acoustic
      • 700
    • 12 replies
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    • Mavril
    • May 30, 2016

35. Variax 700 model selector switch

    By bubney, September 8, 2018
    • 12 replies
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    • psarkissian
    • September 24, 2018

36. Variax 300 Repair (no output)

    By tertiumsquid, November 24, 2018
    • 12 replies
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    • psarkissian
    • November 1, 2023

37. Need a Mother Board for 700 acoustic

    By cepyih, June 14, 2020
    • 12 replies
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    • pinoguitar
    • November 26, 2020

38. Variax 300 vs 600 vs 700

    By jcmathews, November 1, 2021
    • 12 replies
    • 10.2k views
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    • psarkissian
    • November 2, 2021

39. Variax 705 Bass doesn´t work with Battery Pack

    By Tummeliten, May 26
    • 12 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • psarkissian
    • June 9

40. Was Playing Guitars At A Shop, They Were Harder To Play Right Than My Variax

    By clay-man, September 18, 2013
    • 11 replies
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    • Charlie_Watt
    • September 18, 2013

41. Not Newbie But...

    By funkifized, March 24, 2014
    • 11 replies
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    • DarrellM5
    • June 4, 2014

42. Variax 500 Lithium Batteries?

    By murwin, June 1, 2015
    • 11 replies
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    • psarkissian
    • June 3, 2015

43. Variax 700 Acoustic for sale.

    By leesteel, July 6, 2015
    • 11 replies
    • 4.7k views
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    • Chaucho
    • August 31, 2017

44. Uploading images - a little help?!

    By eenymason, December 6, 2016   

    • upload
    • image
    • 11 replies
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    • zn8ke
    • December 18, 2017

45. Variax 500 Sound Qaulity plus electrics

    By mgw5678, March 29, 2018
    • 11 replies
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    • mgw5678
    • March 31, 2018

46. Questions about my Variax Acoustic 700...

    By Bob2point0, August 13, 2018
    • 11 replies
    • 4.1k views
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    • Bob2point0
    • August 27, 2018

47. Variax Bass 700 - Reset?

    By Growlyman, December 20, 2018   

    • bass 700
    • reset
    • (and 1 more)

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      • bass 700
      • reset
      • troubleshoot
    • 11 replies
    • 6.5k views
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    • Growlyman
    • June 25, 2019

48. Variax Acoustic 700 popping using XPS-A/B box

    By Bob2point0, January 13, 2019
    • 11 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • Bob2point0
    • January 28, 2019

49. Variax 300 not connecting to Workbench

    By erbisti, December 20, 2020
    • 11 replies
    • 4.5k views
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    • erickfp
    • February 17, 2022

50. Cheap DIY XPS power supply replacement for Variax 300/500/600/700

    By pickupwinder, December 28, 2023
    • 11 replies
    • 6.5k views
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    • pudgenet
    • June 13, 2025