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  1. Agreed. I think part of it is how much you focus on it. I went back and forth between 1.9 and 2.0, but have settled on 2.0 for now. I really like the Teles and LP better. I feel like I was able to get a decent 335 by mixing the mags in 25% and bringing up the pickups 1 db in the HD Workbench. I did adjust the Global String volumes too and this has helped. The method I found that works best is: 1. make sure the guitar is setup properly including the height of the magnetic pickups, then 2. going back and forth between the mags and the LP model All the other models then sound balanced too. I had to redo a few strings after the string change, but nothing major. I also gave the string a little "push" just past the bridge to lay it into the saddle better. This helped a bit too. Some models I don't notice it at all, but others it is more prominent - strat neck position the most. Its almost like its adding too much "body" or "wood" for some reason. The weird thing is because its just on a few strings, the other notes sound oddly phased because all 6 strings aren't "agreeing" tonally. In any event, the models I am most interested in - Semi, LP and Tele now sound pretty good. So between the tweaks, lightening my attack, and trying not the think about it ;) I'm starting to settle into it. I guess my expectations were pretty high with the price point and substantial technical update from the prior Variax. I didn't expect to have to put so much effort into it, but now that I have, I feel much close to being where I expected. Will keep y'all post if L6 support is able to push this further to a resolution.
  2. Well, spoke too soon. This issue persists regardless of firmware. Gave the guitar a good setup and changed the strings - the issue is still there. I have isolated it to the A and D strings mainly. But very disappointing. I'm pretty much unable to use the modeling portion of the guitar. It is a nasal like out of phase sound on those strings that makes the whole model sound really weird. I think there is something wrong with the piezo elements. I have opened a ticket with L6 support - will let you know where it goes. If I cant sort this out this week I'm going to return the instrument. I'm just too frustrated.
  3. Ok so ^^^ OK - this seems to be it! Thank you. I did plug it in and played with a few models right when the battery was ready. Only thing I remember thinking was that the Variax models seemed louder than the actual magnetic pickups, nothing about a Banjo type tone. At that point I was on stock 1.7. First chance I got today I went to 2.0 and reported the above post. On a hunch I went to 1.9 and I am in love again!! I suspect that because I tend to use heavier picks and maybe the guitar hasn't been setup just perfect for my room / environment that I may have been encountering the volume / preamp issue noted above. But man, 2.0 sounds horrible to me. In any event I am super pleased now. Loving the tones I am getting and all the models sound as good as I expected. I may experiment more in the future because I really like the look of the HD Workbench. That aspect of it is a major improvement. I just cant get along with the tones. For now though I just want to play and experiment, not edit. Thanks for all your prompt responses!
  4. Just got my JTV-59 a few days ago. Very impressed with it as a guitar on its own. Love the playability and sound from the magnetic pickups. First day I got it I had to charge the battery so I only played it as a "standard" electric. Then I had to travel for work, so today is the first day I am playing the modeled guitars and they sound horrible! I successfully upgraded to the latest firmware and it's still bad. I owned a Variax 300 and 600 in years past and was satisfied. So I'm thinking something is wrong here. There may be a defect, but was hoping it might be simpler than that and you all might be able to help resolve this quickly. In short, there is a banjo-like flange in the background of all the models. It is a static almost cocked wah sound, but its there on all settings. Some models demonstrate this artifact worse and some strings seem to be worse than others (paticularly the D). This makes me think it might be a ahrdware (piezo) problem. Has anyone encountered this or know what a likely cause might be?
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