Variax Standard

399 topics in this forum

1. Variax 500 help needed!

   By Yosser70, February 23, 2017   

   • variax 500
   • workbench
   • 1 reply
   • 1.4k views
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   • BillBee
   • February 23, 2017

2. Failure to load presets...

   By mkrais6line, December 18, 2023
   • 3 replies
   • 1.4k views
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   • psarkissian
   • December 21, 2023

3. Provide Variax direct Piezo output to use acoustic IRs in Helix

   By amsdenj, April 30, 2016
   • 0 replies
   • 1.4k views
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   • amsdenj
   • April 30, 2016

4. Onyx fretboard wood

   By TomPettersen, February 19, 2018   

   • onyx fretboard wood
   • 1 reply
   • 1.4k views
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   • NBell
   • March 12, 2018

5. JTV VDI-USB adapter not compatible with the Standard Variax?

   By Euripide, July 1, 2023   

   • solved
   • 3 replies
   • 1.4k views
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   • Euripide
   • July 2, 2023

6. Standard2 vs Mk1 - can anyone advise me on this?

   By neilwebb, June 13, 2022
   • 2 replies
   • 1.4k views
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   • psarkissian
   • June 14, 2022

7. Variax Standard Compatibility for Workbench and Monterey

   By DaveSoreff, September 4, 2023
   • 1 reply
   • 1.4k views
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   • silverhead
   • September 5, 2023

8. Variax Standard Supply Issue ?

   By FAusM, May 23, 2022
   • 1 reply
   • 1.4k views
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   • cruisinon2
   • May 24, 2022

9. chris67

   By turtle67, October 13, 2018   

   • live recording total newbie
   • 0 replies
   • 1.4k views
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   • turtle67
   • October 13, 2018

10. Variax Power Supply A/B switch

    By Lamont32, February 24, 2017
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Lamont32
    • February 24, 2017

11. Which Variax has the most features, such as effects, tunings, instrument emulations and so on?

    By Foxwaves, September 18, 2022
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
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    • psarkissian
    • September 19, 2022

12. Fashing blue on both Knob lights, Variax Standard (new)

    By kamikaze3557, February 6, 2019
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • kamikaze3557
    • February 6, 2019

13. Variax Trem Springs...How Many

    By jbsoundideas, December 19, 2022
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • psarkissian
    • December 19, 2022

14. Variax is no longer sustaining notes

    By Swansuite, February 9, 2023
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • hurghanico
    • February 23, 2023

15. Really impress about the tuning

    By Punkyboy, October 2, 2015
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Punkyboy
    • October 2, 2015

16. Varian Power Supply

    By RoyalNavyMan, September 3, 2016
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • RoyalNavyMan
    • September 3, 2016

17. Update PUs in a Standard

    By cclement, March 1, 2018
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
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    • psarkissian
    • March 1, 2018

18. Alternate tuning problem

    By addersb, June 27, 2023
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
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    • silverhead
    • June 27, 2023

19. Have a Good Christmas

    By madmalcnoodling, December 25, 2016
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
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    • Brazzy
    • December 25, 2016

20. variax flash roll back

    By kevin11007, December 14, 2017
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
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    • Rewolf48
    • December 14, 2017

21. Alternate tuning knob LED

    By airborne75, July 19, 2022
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • airborne75
    • July 21, 2022

22. Tone control on Mags

    By bentele, September 5, 2018
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
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    • bentele
    • September 5, 2018

23. Variax 300 - D string 1/2 volume of others

    By top1percent, June 8, 2017
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Smashcraaft
    • June 8, 2017

24. Tunning Selector does not work anymore

    By podhd500xcr, May 11, 2022
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
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    • silverhead
    • May 11, 2022

25. Can load Guitar into workbench but can't sync new to the guitar ...

    By corlissjim, February 3, 2018   

    • workbench java
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
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    • silverhead
    • February 3, 2018

26. Magnetic Bridge Pickup on Variax Standard Not Working

    By tommyhash, July 21, 2024
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • psarkissian
    • July 22, 2024

27. Onyx fretboard wood

    By TomPettersen, February 19, 2018   

    • onyx fretboard wood
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
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    • psarkissian
    • February 20, 2018

28. Newbie saying Hello

    By Vintagebrit, May 23, 2017
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
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    • NBell
    • June 3, 2017

29. Drop tuning selector problem

    By chief2006, June 3, 2023
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • chief2006
    • June 3, 2023

30. Tuners swap

    By patruc, July 21, 2022
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
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    • psarkissian
    • July 21, 2022

31. Variax Standard bad noise

    By echirouze, January 6, 2018
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
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    • psarkissian
    • January 8, 2018

32. Question for the Forum About Wireless Variax

    By Digital_Igloo, April 1, 2016
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Digital_Igloo
    • April 1, 2016

33. Update Variax Firmware without adapter

    By hcaley, January 15   

    • variax
    • helix
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • jerseyboy
    • July 7

34. Variax Standard Acoustic

    By matt_wolfe0655, January 2, 2018
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • matt_wolfe0655
    • January 2, 2018

35. Anyone was able to fit the Fishman Triple Play midi pickup on the Variax Standard?

    By Euripide, October 11, 2023
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Euripide
    • October 11, 2023

36. Variax 300 Neck Screws?

    By johndoe99, May 19, 2017
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
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    • psarkissian
    • May 19, 2017

37. Shuriken presets on standard

    By Jetar, February 24, 2018   

    • shuriken standard
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Jetar
    • February 24, 2018

38. Variax Standard (yamaha) tone-lock capabilities with the HD500x

    By cubbini, March 25, 2024
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • psarkissian
    • March 25, 2024

39. Some strings are cutting in and out when not using magnetic pickups

    By Motx, July 17, 2025   

    • model guitars
    • strings
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • model guitars
      • strings
      • problem
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • silverhead
    • July 18, 2025

40. VDI Interface?

    By jh9001, April 22
    • 7 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • silverhead
    • April 24

41. Cannot connect my Variax Standard to Win 11 nor Win 10 computers

    By griffgb1979, June 16, 2023
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
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    • griffgb1979
    • June 16, 2023

42. Roller Nut for Variax Standard

    By jbsoundideas, July 18, 2022
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
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    • jbsoundideas
    • July 18, 2022

43. Another Variax Standard question about Workbench HD

    By cubbini, March 25, 2024
    • 1 reply
    • 946 views
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    • psarkissian
    • March 25, 2024

44. Workbench HD download problem with VS last firmwave

    By arouldug, December 28, 2020   

    • workbench hd
    • variax standard
    • 0 replies
    • 945 views
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    • arouldug
    • December 28, 2020

45. 1962 Gretsch Country Gentleman

    By chief2006, May 31, 2024
    • 1 reply
    • 930 views
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    • chief2006
    • May 31, 2024

46. downloading workbench

    By polyal, November 2, 2019
    • 0 replies
    • 851 views
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    • polyal
    • November 2, 2019

47. Pickup cover sizes

    By Gadambarrett, June 20, 2025
    • 1 reply
    • 724 views
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    • psarkissian
    • June 23, 2025

48. Are Standard and JTV-69 batteries interchangeable?

    By shawnmx, December 10, 2025
    • 2 replies
    • 622 views
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    • shawnmx
    • December 11, 2025

49. Variax: Next Generation Feature Requests

    By Marcipicus3, November 22, 2025
    • 1 reply
    • 595 views
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    • silverhead
    • November 22, 2025