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As far as I know,... yes. But, you will need an computer with an older operating system. Check the Downloads page for OS compatibility for Monkey and Workbench on the Forum and support are on the Line 6 site. Since Monkey and Workbench are no longer on the Line 6 servers, you would have to download and use those from your local computer drive.

Try updating using Line 6 Central.

It is there on the Downloads page. Check to see that it is compatible for your computer OS and that your amp is registered in your Line 6 account.

Could be the G and B string piezos. https://line6.com/find/service_center/ There's a Line 6 service center, Morecambe, Lancashire, north west of Manchester. Contact them about checking it out for you.

Don't know if there is enough memory in the Variax of Workbench HD to accommodate that. Impulse Response (IR) is what characterizes reflections and delay of a room or space in four dimensions (xyz space and time). That is a lot to condense into Variax memory. Mainly why that would be an external effects block in your floor effects. Not an effect to be used like delay, reverb or amplitude dynamics.

Should be able to. Select a body and then go from there.

Yes,... the Valasquez (Herman Hauser) sound is great for classical, and the 12-strings are good too. Customizing in Workbench HD bring interesting possibilities.

No portability of old models transferring to the newer guitars. You could use Workbench HD to create an acoustic sound from the templates in the application.

Monkey no longer connects to the server. Download Monkey and Firmware v2.00 from the Line 6 Downloads page to your local drive and update from there.

Check the retainer nuts under the knobs, make certain they snug and tight (not too tight) as they keep the potentiometer casings snug against the chassis which is the chassis ground. If it is a grainy and crackling distortion, I would suspect intermittent solder points on the processor board, around the processor circuitry and the clock circuitry. Have a Line 6 authorized service center deal with that. Shock Hazard: Keep your fingers out of the insides of a tube amp, as the 200V capacitors can discharge into you. Hurts like hell and is a shock hazard. I have 50+ years of experience with tube amps, I still get zapped from time to time.

Need to use Workbench HD for the James Tyler Variax.

Line 6 authorized service tech near you should have the tools to do it. https://line6.com/find/service_center/

Contact Line 6 Support on that, log a ticket in your Line 6 account, they might be able to answer that question for you. Don't know how backwards compatible it will be for earlier pre-HD Variax guitars.

As far as I know, the DigiKey supply is NOT a 'drop in' replacement. Use at your own risk. Just remember, that any modifications that alter the unit function may and can void any warranty. If something were to go wrong and it ends up on my repair bench, chances are I'd have to send it back untouched. Just so you are all aware.

Do not use v1.8x,... there was glitch in it where, if you tried to update later from there, you have a 50/50 chance of locking up the program board (bricking it), making it non functional. At that point, I would have less than a 50/50 chance of bringing that board back to life with the tools I have here at Line 6. So Do not use v1.8x.

Download to your computer desktop and update from there. Monkey is no longer on the Line 6 server. You can download it to your computer and use it as a stand alone app.

https://line6.com/find/service_center/ -Glasgow (Scotland) -Lancashire -Norwich - Southend On Sea (north bank mouth of the Thames)

On the DT amp Facebook User page.

Check the Downloads page on the Line 6 site for computer OS compatibility for the update you are trying to do.

Loose chassis ground on a pick up or the bridge, loose connector not fully inserted are the prime suspects.

Noise like that is typically due to a floating ground somewhere. A product that old may have a number of oxidized intermittent solder points or a loose connector. Have a Line 6 authorized service center check it out.

Don't use the Line 6 Server, update from your local C-Drive on the computer. Download the Central , then download the Firmware (v2.23). Connect Variax to computer as you would for an update. Open Central and sign in, make certain "My Computer" comes up as "Authorized", and your Variax comes up on Central. Click on the Variax and an update window should come up. There should be a virtual button that says "Update from File", ... click on it. Find the TylerVariax_2.23.vxf file and update from that.

Don't have that info on hand about the original ratings. Super old product so that is probably buried deep in some archive. Vacuum tube SVT would be pretty substantial cable, as tube amps pull a lot of power. Same criteria would apply.

Best bet is the 105 C cable for something like that. Bigger diameter means more insulation means it can handle more heat. So chances are the bigger diameter and 105 C would be the better cable to use.

Have it checked out by a Line 6 authorized service center. Buttons, pivot underneath, solder point on the UI board, interface cable between the UI and processor board,... an authorized service tech can check it out. https://line6.com/find/service_center/