James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD

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1. Single String 'gurgling' With Distorted Sound?

   By MartinDorr, October 10, 2013
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   • MartinDorr
   • October 29, 2013

2. JTV FW 2.21 - What's New In It? 1 2

   By davidb7170, April 2, 2015
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   • clay-man
   • May 16, 2015

3. New Competitor: Gibson's Lpx 1 2

   By LarryLion, July 23, 2013
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   • johnnyayyy
   • August 19, 2013

4. Latest Jtv Transplant Is Done

   By toasterdude, July 29, 2013
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   • tonypearce
   • October 18, 2019

5. Big retailers are no longer selling Variax guitars. Why?

   By fbunn, October 5, 2023
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   • cruisinon2
   • September 24, 2024

6. Battery Drain W/variax Off 1 2

   By pheld, April 26, 2013
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   • phil_m
   • June 3, 2020

7. JTV-69 Mods - Neck and Pickguard Replacement...

   By trinitypc, March 1, 2016
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   • renatofuzz
   • November 23, 2023

8. Just Can't Use The Guitar Modeling... :( 1 2

   By robbieb61, September 5, 2017
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   • cruisinon2
   • February 21, 2018

9. Forget modeling -- how do you like your JTV otherwise? 1 2 3

   By smrybacki, March 6, 2015
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   • Charlie_Watt
   • April 5, 2015

10. Survey: How Happy Are You With Your Jtv? Scale 1-5 1 2

    By billlorentzen, August 20, 2013
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    • or8ital
    • September 27, 2013

11. Replacement Usb Interface Device

    By ddalton, September 18, 2013   

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    • tooth
    • July 23, 2017

12. Jtv-69 Replacement Neck Questions

    By chrisusher, March 2, 2014   

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    • bakedbeans
    • March 7, 2017

13. JTV Neck Replacement Pics 1 2

    By sinistralx, November 13, 2014   

    • neck
    • replacement
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    • guitarno
    • April 10, 2021

14. Lousy Acoustic Sounds - How To Improve?

    By janssengr, January 14, 2014   

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    • Mrkgtr49
    • March 29, 2017

15. Should I Get A Pod X3 Live, A Pod Hd Or Something Else Entirely? 1 2

    By Shaamaan, October 24, 2013
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    • clay-man
    • October 31, 2013

16. Hard Shell Guitar Case For A Jtv-59?

    By guitarno, September 10, 2013
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    • C_note
    • March 23, 2016

17. How to update JTV firmware?

    By leemh, June 23, 2016
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    • yonkey7
    • December 14, 2021

18. Jtv-89f First Impressions

    By israz99, August 29, 2013   

    • jtv-89f review variax
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    • aa0300
    • January 10, 2022

19. Jtv-59 Selector Switch Not Working

    By ltmsc, May 23, 2013   

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    • selector switch
    • 39 replies
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    • psarkissian
    • May 15, 2023

20. Variax to control MIDI instruments

    By roscoe5, November 1, 2016
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    • HasseFX
    • November 13, 2017

21. Earvana installed this weekend - my experience

    By ajktsb, June 2, 2014   

    • earvana jtv69 intonation
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    • Nos402
    • July 22, 2020

22. Where Is The Dream Rig... 1 2

    By Tboneous, June 9, 2013   

    • dream rig
    • 52 replies
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    • jegler
    • June 10, 2014

23. High E string slipping on the JTV69 1 2 3

    By the29band, May 2, 2015
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    • JTSC777
    • June 7, 2015

24. Factory reset Variax JTV-59

    By Hockeyplayer, September 1, 2014
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    • TheRealZap
    • December 24, 2014

25. The Ghost 59 1 2

    By slockrem, February 3, 2015
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    • stevec
    • November 29, 2025

26. did many people succeedin trans-variax system to custom guitar? 1 2

    By leemh, July 27, 2016
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    • chainsawdave
    • December 29, 2016

27. How to determine the manufacture date of your JTV?

    By C_note, March 25, 2016
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    • davidb7170
    • May 4, 2016

28. Variax And Workbenchhd Won't Connect

    By MWolfkiel, October 28, 2013
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    • magnusf27
    • October 12

29. Modified JTV-69

    By a2dconverterguy, January 8, 2016
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    • psarkissian
    • March 3, 2017

30. Realistic Bundle

    By arislaf, August 2, 2018
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    • oyobass
    • April 16

31. I Think I Have A Problem With My Variax Usb Interface 1 2

    By two_faces, January 19, 2014   

    • variax usb interface
    • 48 replies
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    • dmroz
    • February 12, 2015

32. variax battery charger power supply specs

    By jbutler, August 27, 2014   

    • variax battery charger power
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    • poortomsacold
    • April 30, 2023

33. Serious Bug In Workbench And Jtv 1 2

    By guilhordas, October 8, 2013
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    • TheRealZap
    • December 16, 2013

34. Variax line discontinued?

    By sornord, October 7, 2023
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    • LoisBlade
    • May 22, 2025

35. Playing Style With Jumbo Frets vs Medium Frets

    By guitarplaya2000, March 25, 2016
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    • psarkissian
    • August 2, 2016

36. Great Comparison V1.9 Vs 2.0 1 2

    By vjclaus, September 1, 2013
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    • brue58ski
    • September 7, 2013

37. String Change Made A Difference 1 2

    By zacflame, March 25, 2014
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    • clay-man
    • February 21, 2015

38. Battery Charging Time

    By spmartin, September 2, 2013   

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    • 5 replies
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    • jerseyboy
    • September 20, 2018

39. Jtv 59 - B And E Strings Very Low Volume On Models 1 2

    By donnachatoo, March 11, 2014   

    • low string volumes
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    • edstar1960
    • May 9, 2014

40. Is anyone really happy with there Jtv?

    By capdoogie, July 26, 2015
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    • JTSC777
    • November 4, 2018

41. Is Monkey Supported for Mac OS These Days?

    By JScotty317, August 4, 2021
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    • soundog
    • August 10, 2023

42. Firmware comparison video - 1.71 vs 2.21

    By pugdealer, February 3, 2016
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    • yuriamorim
    • February 4, 2021

43. Difference in Models - Variax JTV

    By TomyGun, January 16, 2015
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    • pwhittles
    • February 5, 2015

44. Variax Jtv 69s Questions About The String Spacing

    By drschultz, June 3, 2013   

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    • 38 replies
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    • psarkissian
    • July 28, 2014

45. Jtv 89-f Model Sound Issue

    By chstd, February 24, 2014
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    • MiroslavKloud
    • January 23, 2016

46. JTV-69 Tremolo Bar

    By mkaylor, August 29, 2014
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    • Walternativo
    • July 4, 2020

47. Nylon Stringed Acoustic Sounds

    By jc_x_c, August 29, 2013   

    • nylon acoustic
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    • cruisinon2
    • June 17, 2016

48. Not happy with JTV-59 Variax Strat modeling 1 2

    By lasvideo, May 18, 2014
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    • edstar1960
    • June 9, 2014

49. Dagnabbit I tried a variax guitar today 1 2

    By shredjsx, November 4, 2015
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    • Rewolf48
    • December 3, 2015

50. Will they ever update the Variax?

    By rwinking, September 2, 2022
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    • cruisinon2
    • June 29, 2025