psarkissian

"... new batteries and am lucky to get 3 hours from each before having to re-charge again hence wanting to have another power option. " --- When using a guitar cable, use one with TRS (tip, ring, sleeve) plug ends on it. " Which Line 6 hardware other than the POD has a VDI Input that could power the Variax Standard? " --- POD floor effects or a rack mount with a VDI connector on it. Check the product pictures with "VDI" connector on the back. Use a VDI cable and not a standard network cable, it's a tighter fit and better connection. https://line6.com/products/ There's a difference between out of stock and discontinued as I have mentioned in some of those threads. Check the Line 6 online store VDI cables and power kit. https://shop.line6.com/accessories/guitar-accessories/

If the mod plug in the back of the amp says FBV, ... then NO, DO NOT plug in. It's not a matter of too much or too little supply, our amps and FBV's are NOT audio for Variax. 1) Yes, it will damage both the guitar and the amp's mod jack. 2) NO! These are two different functions, FBV is a controller, not an audio device. NO! You can't power both from the one jack. 3) No, there is no plug to do that, FBV and Variax are two different devices with two different functions. DON'T DO THAT! Check the owner's manual for using Variax with battery, power wedge or VDI. --- https://line6.com/support/manuals/variaxstandard

No service record here. 2012 number with a non slotted tremolo cover, odd. Did he have the neck swapped out at some point? A 2010 guitar with a 2012 heads stock number suggests a neck swap. Since I do most of those, it would be interesting to find out who did it for him,... if a swap was done. Sometimes a neck swap is done when someone wears the frets down to the nubs, and the head-stock number would be different as well.

Yes, if it's as good as it looks. I have some from that era (2010-2012). Yes, I know a lot about JTV, Standard and Shurikens,... I'm the guy at Line 6 that services them.

An early one with a 2nd generation bridge on it, good. Some got the bridge upgrade for those who wanted it. Tremolo cover is early, no screw driver access slot for adjusting the tremolo, so the cover had to be taken off. The slotted ones came in mid 2011. And before I forget,... there was an update adjustment to the fret edge spec in later units. With a full serial number I can check service history on it.

" The old model was HD too ? " --- Once it is updated to Flash v2.00 or higher, it is. -What silverhead said. -Bridge and bridge posts are different from the 2010, 2nd and 3rd generation bridges have smoother Tremolo functions. -2012, there was a minor revision to the main board for better data communications during updates. A nip and tuck, here and there, as it were. 2010 would have a serial number W10xxxxxx. If you have a link, I can better evaluate from the photo.

Just a CAT5, RJ45 modular jack. Didn't start using USB until the Spider V.

Two speakers in same cab, mono. Stereo requires two cabinets space apart from each other for spatial characteristics. Two speakers in one cab is more decibels, than one speaker in a cabinet.

RJ45 cable should be CAT5/5e cable.

Very good.

I see that they have now.

1) " Is it possible to model and include a digital Sustainiac thru Workbench HD? " --- It's not in Workbench HD. Idea Scale would be the place to go to submit as a feature. 2) Hardware counterpart,... not if it were a Workbench HD patch feature. 3) " The idea is that instead of having that to happen physically, the folks at Line 6 would instead include some kind of infinite sustain to each models output to be triggered by adding the virtual Sustainiac pickup (so you could get a forever sustained Spank, Lester, etc)? " ---- That would be the idea. And Idea Scale would be the place to go for that. " Count me in for the Idea Scale vote, if that's the case. " --- That would be the place to go to be heard by Line 6. It's through Idea Scale that the Helix was created.

It's not actually stereo.

If that works, use it. There is a risk of what I call "scrunching",... trying to pack a lot of audio data into a lower rate sample interval. Scrunching can lead to regular data errors, jitter errors, and an area I've been researching the last few years,... risk of uncertainty errors (offsets and and jitter affects due to data-to-clock uncertainty) where data doesn't know which clock cycle it belongs to. I'm a High Resolution Audio (HRA) guy myself.

GP-10 digital audio is 24 bit resolution at 44.1kHz sampling rate. Using a 96kHz sampling rate would be better for a 24 bit system.

Do Not use active pick-ups in these guitars, it is not compatible with Variax circuitry.

For the JTV-69, it's 18/32-inch (15mm) from the top of the shaft to the pick-guard, with a ribbed upper shaft. Can't use speed knobs for the Model or Alt Tune encoder knobs as they are fitted special for the encoder selections, just in case someone else out there has any ideas about doing that with the encoder knobs.

X3 Live, HD-500X or Helix, using Preset Force mode.

Was the amp the only item connected to MIDI during the update?

What fflbrgst and phil_m said. The RJ45 mod jack on the amp is labeled FBV Pedal, not computer. Buzzing is a bad sign, amp chips or the main board damage to a regulator. Buzzing would be the 60-cycle from the wall. Bummer.

No problem.

Yes. Always use the specified approved power supplies with these, use them according to the way the owner's manual specifies.

Definitely something to consider.

No problem.

No. Use the XPS power wedge.