psarkissian
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Variax Has 2 Notes on One Strings
psarkissian replied to Jae1978's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
It's called 'Dual Tone Effect'. Hearing standard tuning coming off the guitar and the Alt Tune out of the amp at the same time. Headphones are useful, or turning up the amp to hear the Alt Tune better will minimize it. -
Never needed Monkey to 'use' Workbench (or Workbench HD), as they are two different applications. Monkey is for doing Firmware updates. Workbench is for doing custom patches and tuning to 300, 500 and 700 series Variax. Workbench HD application for custom patches and tuning for JTV, Standard and Shuriken.
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1) Sony A7III camera charger,... don't go there. He's correct, it's a slight difference that makes all the difference. Some of the Sony are two contact, or the charge/discharge rate is not what it should be. And Sony charger not compatible with a Line 6 JTV/Standard/Shuriken battery. 2) XPS (wedge or soap bar) is an external powered DI box, used in place of battery, using a 1/4" TRS guitar cable. It won't charge the battery. 3) He's correct, "Stick with the official charger or a third-party charger that is explicitly designed for Variax batteries. " Yes, use the official Line 6 battery and charger kit. I've had issues with Variaxes coming my bench for repair with 3rd party batteries and chargers. In some cases, they were the source of the problem. Not good.
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I'm thinking of downgrading my Vetta Combo from version 2.50 to 1.05 or 1.10 because 2.50 has already given me several bugs and I see that everyone who has this version has had some kind of problem Can anyone with an older version of Vetta tell me if it crashes or something? Google Translate.
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Something I've been doing recently,... Download page, then download it to your computer, save it to a folder. Once that's is done, connect the guitar or bass and open Monkey. Select portion you want to update, "update from file" will appear, click on it, go into the folder with the downloaded Line 6 file and open it in Monkey from there. Follow the prompts and update or "reinstall".
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Do you have the L6 License Manager on your computer? Variax 700 Electric? Connecting direct with a Variax interface or thru a VDI on a floor effect?
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Contact cleaner safe for electronics?
psarkissian replied to sornord's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
Do not spray directly on it. use a cotton swab and drip it in, work the pot or switch, the blow it with canned air. Repeat as needed. From Line 6 Knowledge Base. 700 Bass, a Line 6 authorized service center can still get and install bridge assemblies for those. -
First off, do not use camcorder batteries in the JTV's, they are not as compatible as you may have been lead to believe. The JTV Line 6 battery is getting old and spent, and is not charging the way it should. 98-034-0003 is an older part number on the battery, whereas 98-034-0009 is the current number. Or, a failed solder point on the battery box circuit sending a false low volt signal to the main board. The JTV-59, battery and charger should be checked out at the nearest Line 6 authorized service center.
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Saving Tones on the Swtches
psarkissian replied to Jae1978's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
Use Workbench HD. Same board as JTV, but with a different program. Both use Workbench HD. -
Variax acoustic 700 with sporadic drop of volume
psarkissian replied to rimanzo's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
You can do a re-Flashing of the Firmware,... v3.01 as I recall. Then you will know for certain whether it is hardware or software. But most probable is hardware. -
600 has a lacquered finish maple fret board, not an unfinished rosewood fret board and made in Korea. That one is made in Indonesia.
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600 has a lacquer back of the neck, this one doesn't, so it has to be a 300. I have two 600's here in the lab with lacquered back of the necks. They can be hard to tell apart.
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Variax acoustic 700 with sporadic drop of volume
psarkissian replied to rimanzo's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
Could be intermittent slide pot, intermittent cable connect to circuit board or jack plate circuit header. Maybe a program glitch or other intermittent issue with the main board. -
Not a 500, they don't have a tremolo bridge and the 500 bridge is a fixed on-the-deck bridge. The 600 has a lacquer back of the neck,... so it has to be a 300 Electric. Nice.
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Variax 500 burning smell/fried pcb
psarkissian replied to plipto's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
Saw the photos from the the support ticket from back in May, as the Support people consulted me about that. Trying to repair trace damage like won't last. And two IC's near that spot may be damaged as well, one of which, sorry to say, is an out of date IC no longer made or available. -
PCB schematic for burnt Variax?
psarkissian replied to plipto's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
Not if it's the 300 electric program board. Continuing on the posting in the early Variax topics. -
PCB schematic for burnt Variax?
psarkissian replied to plipto's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
No schematics available. Too much proprietary stuff in it. -
Variax 500 burning smell/fried pcb
psarkissian replied to plipto's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
No schematics available. Too much proprietary stuff in it. The way the strings are on a 500 Electric, the ends won't fall onto the circuit. That can happen with a JTV-69 though. -
Relay? Possible, but rare. Unequal topology is usually old tube (valve) elements wearing and pulling down voltage of signal path in the tube (valve) amp section. Also, be aware that topologies are not amplitude normalized between them, and that amp Class setting is also involved in how the gain loop topologies work. Schematics are not available due to intellectual property considerations, and we cannot vouch for the technical ability of others out there. Being high voltage tube amps, it is also a safety issue. I've been dealing with vacuum tubes and CRT's for 50+ years,... I still get zapped every now and then. It still hurts when that happens. So another reason we don't publish schematics. HD500 thru the Line 6 Link,... yes. I haven't tried that lately. As I recall, what comes out of the HD500 comes out of the L6 Link as well, fed by the same source path.
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If the power amp board failed, then it will need to go to an authorized service center for a proper troubleshoot and repair.