1) Should I put the IR first in the line on my Helix before any FX, preamps, etc?

2) When I was in my loud band I was using loud tube amps and the Helix was only for FX, 4CM. I used the Variax for sitar, slide tunings and other kind of exotic things but never really liked the acoustic guitar sounds. Then it dawned on me that playing through a 2 X 12 guitar cab and real tube amps sounds great for electric guitars and Variax electric models but of course acoustics would sound a little weird. So, has anyone tried using acoustic models with say an acoustic Martin IR and then through the Powercab FRFR? IT seems like that would give a nice new dimension to the Variax acoustic models.

Thanks

Rick

I got this JTV 89F.  I was able to install the workbench - tone locker and got it working.  However, when I change something in the Variax Editor, and I try to sync the settings from the workbench to the guitar and press the "write selected models to Tyler Variax", it gives me a Midi Timeout message - it says Your Tyler Variax has stopped responding.  Please try resetting the power and click "Refresh" in the tone locker.  I tried resetting everything multiple times, including my laptop.  Still not working.  

Please help! Thanks.

Just want to see if it sounds better than the older V1 version.

Thanks :-)

What options exist for UK service?  Can psarkissian perhaps message me please? This is for “The Ballad of Johnny & June” UK tour opening sometime March.  Thanks….

I thought the JTV-89F would be perfect since it has 24 frets and a Floyd.

But I simply can not stand the neck on this guitar... it's as flat as an aircraft carrier and way too thin to be comfortable.

I've asked before about a replacement neck, but last time I checked, there wasn't a viable option out there.

I've been really considering to transplant the electronics from a JTV-89F into a PRS SE Custom 24 Floyd.

However, I just noticed that the scale lengths are slightly different.

The JTV-89F is a 25 1/2" scale length and the PRS is a 25" scale length.

So my question is how much of a difference will that 1/2" make to the Variax models?

Is it a big and noticeable difference or not so bad?

Is it something I can somehow adjust for in the software?

Another alternative I've thought of is to get a JTV-69 and swap the neck to a 24 fret, and maybe swap out the trem for a Floyd.

This seems to be the easier option, though more costly since I don't already have a JTV-69.

Any suggestions on this dilemma?

Thanks in advance!

As I said in the title the switch does change the magnetic pickups but not the variax models.  The model selector knob does cycle b/t different guitars and the detune knob works as it should.

I know the guitars are discontinued and I dont see the switch for sale anywhere on line (that is in stock).

Does L6 still make (or have in inventory) this switch so if I send my guitar to a L6 partnered repair shop it can be replaced?

The board on my switch says "13 Jan 2011"  
Im not sure if thats the old switch or the new one.

Here are some imgur pics

Thanks

To be on the safe side, here's my question again:
Am I absolutely certain that I'll stay in the standard tuning in Helix if I select

• "Custom" under "Tuning (Preset)"
• and then leave everything unchanged at "E-A-D-G-B-E"?

When i am in Variax mode the alternate tunings switch rapidly between each other causing the sound to be so terrible that i need to stop playing altogether and turn off Variax mode.

I have tried resetting tunings and have tried a reflash but nothing seems to be working. Is there someway that this could be fixed without having to get my guitar taken to peices and having the eletronics redone??

Back in the day, I had the cherry finish JTV59 with the included battery charger, RJ45 to USB I/O box, and the A/B box?

Sold it all years ago.

Just when I wanted to revisit the Variax, I discover they're discontinued.

At this point, I would like to acquire a used JTV59 (with included or purchased battery charger) just for playing/recording the modeled sounds. In this case do I need to bother with the RJ45 to USB I/O box, and the Monkey app or whatever?

Would they're be a benefit to registering a used Variax to my Line 6 account?

Other concerns or recommendations?

After some web searching, I gently pulled the knob up, and then pressed down - it worked! Same with alternate tuning knob

It seems that I have to do this every time when powering on the JTV59.  Not an immediate concern but at some point, with wear and tear, the knob's grip on the pot shaft might loosen. 

Are there any solutions or recommendations to address this?

The cable looks identical to that shown on the Line 6 website - the packaging is labeled "Line 6 Variax Digital Interface Cable". Both ends indicate "Neutrik" and "RJ45".

Help.

C'mon Line 6....step up to the plate one more time and knock it out of the park. We know you can. There are a lot of Helixs' out there that were purchased because of my praises of it. I would love to do the same for the Variax.

If someone has simillar problem please help me tell me how to fix it. Thank you 

Here is a Google drive link you can se the video.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ed3RXCH7RQIJc5Nzm_x8EAvDBngxMVRp?usp=sharing

Does anyone have a suggestion on whether to try this myself or have a tech do it( none of which I found have Variax specific experience) or send it back to Line 6.?

Thanks

Where should i look at? 

As i'm also a photographer, someone on FB told me that the sony chargers work just fine for this. So, should a charger for the Sony A7III work with those variax batteries? 

Thanks in advance. 

Problem:

Workbench installs fine

Line 6 Monkey installs and updates fine but reports no USB Driver

Windows Device Manager reports corrupted or incompatible driver when usb interface is plugged in 

The solution:

Click Start, Type Core, Select Core Isolation and run, turn off the Memory Integrity then reboot.

The driver then miraculously functions fine.

Line 6, please pin this somewhere as it was incredibly hard to find a solution and please see if the issue can be addressed.

I know I am probably being stupid, but how do you turn the damn thing on?!

Thanks

If the open strings are perfectly tuned, each fretted note is slightly sharp (enough to sound off on open chords).

It seems that the nut is not positioned correctly. For the 24 9/16 scale length of the JTV-59 the distance from the nut to the first fret should be 35.022 mm yet mine is 36.1 mm. There is a small gap between the nut and the fretboard - but definately not 1mm worth. I am assuming this 1mm difference is causing my intonation problem.

Has anyone else had this problem and resolved it?

I can only think of two solutions:-

1. add a shim to the leading edge of the nut to effectively bring it 1mm forward.

2. replace the nut and remove a small amount of the fretboard so that the whole nut is moved forward.

Any help here?

The tunings on the 2nd guitar are not the same as the 1st guitar. 

In addition, the 2nd guitar does not work properly with my Helix.  Patches that cause the 1st guitar to change key (electric capo) fail on the 2nd guitar.

Any thoughts?

I have a Variax JTV but I don't have the USB interface in order to use it with the Workbench. 

If you have a Variax USB and don't need it anymore because you have the Helix or another unit that interfaces with the Variax, I would appreciate if you would be willing to donate it or sell it for a reasonable price.

The brand new unit is too expensive for me.

Thanks.

Secondly, if Line 6 is reading this, how about using the Revstar as a Variax platform?

Thanks

The battery shows a full charge, all four lights. Yet when I press in on either the modeling knob or the tuning knob, nothing happens. No light, etc. I can only use the magnetic pickups.

The jack is a bit problematic. It's a bit difficult to insert/take out the plug. I really hope it's not that.

It's been suggested to:

"Use a guitar cable with TRS (tip, ring, sleeve) plugs and not a TS plug."

I've checked and my only cables are TS. TRS cables didn't occur to me. I hope the lack of a TRS cable is the only reason. I wonder if that's also the for the difficult jack?

I think there may be TS to TRS adapters, would that be sufficient? I suppose I'd need just one adapter to fit the jack, the other end of the cable not being relevant.

Or do I just need to order a new TRS cable? 

"For JTV-89 Customers Only:  The five high-gain models that were previously exclusive to JTV-89 and loaded into custom bank 1 are now available in the Workbench software by loading the custom JTV bank available online."

By available online, do they mean the workbench software and I have to do it myself, or is the high gain custom bank available somewhere online, because if its the latter, I can't find it.

I'm assuming there's simply a setting on the Pod that needs to be set to "Variax" but I don't know about it yet since I'm still a Variax noob (about a month now).  Anything that I fiddled with didn't change the status of the tuner when using the Variax.

Any guidance?

Thanks.

Dean J.

The Jack Plate Assembly for my Variax JTV-69 was damaged and I'd like to replace it, but they are a bit hard to find, even at Sweetwater.  Will any of the other jtv jackplates work in the

JTV69s?      And - any tips on replacing this part?

Thanks!

Line 6 50-04-0079-1 Jack Plate Assembly for Variax JTV-69

Last night upgraded security patch to my Mac - (Monterey 12.7.2) and Workbench no longer recognises my JTV basically it appears bricked!

Was fine before.

Managed to get workbench going on Big Sur 11.7.10 But this looks like a really big problem down the line - Be careful when upgrading and if you have any old Macs don't throw them away just use for the JTV -  Can't be sure but until last night everything was fine . We need security patches  & updates so don't compromise that but be aware this could be a huge issue if L6 don't support the software. Also Helix update may be implicated in this but can't tell yet as I tried connecting directly to Mac and it still thought I had an old JTV which is not the case.

Anyone else found issues last night with upgrades to Macs?

Next up, I checked the Variaxes.  The JTV still had the battery in and showed three lights.  Between 2020 and now, I periodically charged all the Line6 batteries.  I tried all the other batteries in the JTV and no lights on all the batteries.  I bought three new Line6 batteries (notmdelivered yet, but I was slightly pissed that they appeared to,be charged but the guitars showed they were dead.  I watched a few Youtube videos on tricking the batteries and computer chip to have sufficient voltage.  I then bought a volt meter and touched all the + and - poles which showed that all the batteries had the correct voltage.  

I then updated Workbench HD but Workbench would not recognize the JTV using batteries.  I then dug out the TSR Cable and PowerBox, and Workbench recognized the JTV, Central updated it, and I backed up all my patches.  Now, the JTV works using batteries for playing purposes.

I did the same with the 59 - updated it and saved patches.  While the JTV operates on batteries, the 59 will only work using the powerbox and cable.  Does anyone know if there is a battery in the 59 that needs replacing (like a coin cpu board battery or the reason why the 59 will not recognize the batteries?

The original Variax still doesn't work after replacing the dead AAs.  I'm going to see whether the powerbox works, but I have to dig out my old MBP2013 to use the 32 bit Workbench.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Since buying a Helix, I've considered upgrading to a Variax HD model, but am a bit worried none of the major retailers are selling them.

Does anyone know if new models are being worked on by Line6 or Yamaha?

I hope they have teams working on new Variax models.

Now magnetic pickups are standard on all of them, I also hope they design new magnetic pickups that capture each string's signal separately, instead of using piezos on the bridge.

I called the company, and they had no information on new Variax development (at least to comment on).

Have any of you seen press releases or other plans regarding Variax development in the last year or two?

Do any of you know the technical values of the digital AES audio signal of the Line6 Variax guitars? I play a JTV'89 FR.

How many KHz and how many bits does the AES signal of the Variax guitar have?

Thank you very much!

Looked around in the UK and the cheapest Line 6 Variax Cabled Power Kit  I could find was £99.

However Digital Village (DV247.com) do the A/B switch for £22.70,

Official Line 6 Power adapter 9v 2000mA on ebay.co.uk around £18,

TRS Cable £12.00,

XLR Cable £14.50.(optional if you want to go acoustic in PA)

Total: £67.20

Admit you have several packages to wait for but 1/3 off seems good to me.

Hope this helps others wanting to save battery use.

Regards

Steve