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Oh and, Stevekc is another one.

Yes he is. He knows I can do it too, but he also knows my bosses won't let me. Only done transplants for a couple of high profile endorsers as favor to them and the top brass here. One guy in Canada, used to be at a service center, transplanted to a Flying V,... he needed to, he's a lefty. I did Carlos Rios' who's also a lefty. Because of the different resonance aspects compared to the woods we use, the tone color in their guitars sounded different, but otherwise worked good. But yeah,... need someone who knows this stuff inside and out.

Page 15 in the Helix manual. POD would be referred to as mic, guitar or VDI inputs in the edit page of the unit.

"You may need to adjust the trussrod if there is too much relief in the neck..."--- Best to have someone well trained at it. Too many turn it too far one way, then too far back,... back and forth, then end up with a warped neck. Truss rod adjustments aren't immediate like action or intonation, you make the adjustment, then you let it sit and settle-in. It's done incrementally. Relief, action, intonation, pick-up height and spring tension on floating bridges,... it's all about balancing out the tensions so that the strings ride and fret correctly for the optimum performance and feel of the instrument.

"Also, the shops that are listed on Line6 authorized Repair facilities- can they be trusted to properly setup my guitar to my liking or will they stick with the default Line6 setups specs"---- I Know what you mean about the action, I have two 59's and the action reminds me of the vintage Les Paul. A smidge higher than say my Ricki 12, which is a low as can be had. That's my point of reference and comparison. When you do the search, there's a sub-heading for those in your area that do our guitars. They will probably do it to spec. But they can always dial it in (within limits, up to a point). Here, I start with spec and dial it in on request of an end user, and still remain within limits. There's some play in that, that can be done within reason. It's a pieces of wood, so it's organic,... so there will be some slight and minute variation from guitar to guitar. Line 6 authorized tech experienced with guitars will know how to deal with that. And he can always consult me, as I am the JTV repair guy here at Line 6.

Got a couple "bpta" types here in the lab, along with the Line 6 ones. Aside from getting old and used up from all the guitars I work on, they both perform well.

Have you checked the input selector in the edit page? The VDI doesn't usually doesn't engage automatically, it has to be selected. It's an easy thing to forget, done that one a number of times myself.

The "btpa" says it will also plug into an FBV controller, it won't with the Canon casing in it.

Could be an intermittent connection. Should be serviced at you nearest Line 6 authorized service center.

Yes, what Charlie said.

1) Do you have any mics plugged in? 2) If yes to question 1, did you engage the +48V phantom power? 3) If yes to question 2, are your mic condenser mics or dynamic mics?

It's not a matter of divulging info, it's a matter of 3rd party pick-ups. They are going to have their mag field variations, and that has to be taken into account when adjusting pick-up height. It has nothing to do with our specs, we don't control 3rd party pick-up specs. As a result, with 3rd party pick-ups, it's going to be trial and error to get the height right so you don't get warbling. So as a result, modding is not a good idea, as it may have an adverse affect on the sound in modeling mode as well as in mags mode. Warbling in Modeling mode is all to common. ================================= As for brettwade's query,.... "Has anyone both replaced the analogue pickups and routed a separate output for them within an 89F? Would disconnecting the leads from the analogue pickups to the JTV adversely affect the output of the modeling section?"---- Re-routing mags or bypassing the normal connections is not a good idea. I've come across grounding issues while doing customizing to JTV's, as favors for the boss, for high profile clients and endorsers. Not a good idea. But if you must, I want you to be aware of the common pitfalls. Just trying to keep everyone's gear from ending up on my bench.

30-51-0739 for the Variax Standard. 30-51-0381 for the JTV-69/69S, as in the Stevekc post here.

Log a Support Ticket in your Line 6 account. Don't know what the hang up is, but 2 months is a long time.

Don't do that. FBV is designed to work with Line 6 gear. Check the user manual and Knowledge Base here in the Forum area for more info.

All 69S bridges use the later version bridge, so will have the internal threaded Trem Bar.

Tremolo Bars,... --Early legacy Variax trem bars are externally threaded, but will not fit in the newer Variax Standard. The hole diameters and threading are different, so they are not interchangeable with one another. See the Line 6 online store for those. --JTV69 (first generation bridge), no threading, locked at the top. At this point a non-issue, since there are no more of those left. All gone. --JTV69 (second generation bridge) is internally threaded a the bottom, so between that and the set screw at the top, locks in good for a no wobble operation. These are not interchangeable with other Trem bars Available through Full Compass. See Stvekc's earlier post and photos. --Variax Standard trem bar (and bridge) is modeled after the Fender Strat type, and only fits the Variax Standard. I don't see any on the Line 6 online store or Full Compass at this time. So check in periodically there for availability.

No,... JTV and Variax Standard Trem Bars are totally different. If you didn't get one, then log a ticket with Customer Support in your account. I don't see any in the inline store or Full Compass at this time. CS would probably come to me as a last resort, since I service guitars here and would have a spare part or two.

Brue58ski, the one in the jpeg,... It's an older Variax. It's not the newer Variax Standard,... wrong serial number format, and the head-stock cut is different, and a slightly different color neck. The newer Variax Standard is made at a Yamaha factory, as it's a collaborative product. More than likely the 600 in the jpeg is not a Chinese knock-off, though the one I have here in the lab is not one of the Chinese made ones. From a time before I came here. Standard vs "standard",.... I can see where it would be confusing.

Check with my mate Mark Wright at Mark Wright Music in Northampton. He was my opposite number in Rugby, back when there was a Line 6 Rugby. And a guitar nut like me. We still keep in touch. Great mate and he knows his stuff. Not sure what or if he still has any of that, but you can ring him up and see what he does have.

Log a support ticket in your account and make sure you have the receipt you can scan and upload. Those earlier bridges were okay, there were a few that could be finicky if they weren't adjusted just right.

If audio drop outs occur, will be because of impedance mismatch. Mic cables are 50-Ohm impedance and L6 Link uses 110-Ohm AES/EBU cable. They might have the same connectors, but they are different impedances.

No I'm not. That's was a while ago before I came here. Don't know if that info still exists.

I can't get into circuit level stuff with an end user. We don't do self servicing circuit advice. I can't walk you thru this stuff. I only get down to this circuit level stuff with factory authorized service centers if they need a tech assist or query. And they already know this stuff to begin with. Knowing the plate voltage would be useful in calibrating a UREI tube compressor or limiter (which I used to service and calibrate). Beyond that, it's of no use here, and I've never needed to check plate voltage on any of our tubes amps, accept to assist in putting together a service manual for the service techs. Sorry I can't get any deeper into this with you.

Smashcraaft,... sure it's a 600? We have a 500 Electric here in the lab that was made in China. Not sure which batch, it was before my time here. Interesting. Most of it has Korea or Indonesia on it. Frets,... standard issue Silver-Nickel. Rock-n-roll!