cruisinon2

Agreed! Its MY single biggest complaint of the JTV-69, due to the "too narrow Nut", 1st position chords are a bit cramped for my big hands

Ditto...at first I wondered if I had suddenly forgotten how to play. Couldnt grab most open position chords without muting at least one string...it was maddening. No longer an issue with the new neck...

 

Oh, and totally off topic, but for anyone who has never played on stainless frets...give it a try. Recently re-fretted another axe with stainless, and I'll never go back. It's like playing on glass...effortless bending and no more grind and polish work...at least not for a good looooooong time. I'll probably wear out before the frets will...lol.

as it stands now the JTV-69 has a fingerboard as wide as an aircraft carrier's landing deck.

If you're missing one or more fingers, maybe....

 

It has one of the narrowest nut widths around...seldom seen on anything else out there. Take a ruler over to GC and measure the nut width of any 10 guitars hanging on the wall. Most, if not all will be wider than the 69.

 

As for replacements...if you're gonna spend $120ish on a mighty might neck, save another hundred bucks or so, and see what Warmoth has in stock. You won't be sorry.

Greetings all,

 

I am currently perusing eBay for a used Variax 600. Having never bought a guitar without playing it, I wonder what others have done if a guitars show up in less than optimal condition...?

 

Does Line 6 do any repair work, or do I have to find first, a good luthier, and second, a good electronics guy?

 

Anyone have such experiences?

 

Thanks,

mike f

Used anything is always a gamble, especially sight unseen. Could be the deal of the century or flushing money down the crapper...only one way to find out.

Its surprising how much of the guitar one hears acoustically, even when playing at moderate volumes. The 69s are quite resonant. Without the alt tuning going on, it goes unnoticed as both the acoustic and the processed pitches are the same...crank it through headphones and see if you're still hearing both of 'em. You might be surprised...I was at first.

Found the thread still not sure what they are talking about

 

http://line6.com/supportarchivenew/thread/79793

That's because it doesn't make any sense. I've been looking at guitar string for 25+ years. They're round...round things don't have "sides".

You'll have to explain that one to me... my strings are round in profile and don't have a "fat side" :huh:

Anxiously awaiting an explanation for this one myself...

Any solutions... I have the same problem on my JTV-59.... Low E less volume than the others. Please help??

Individual string volumes are changeable, either globally or on a per model basis, in HD Workbench. If your low E is not loud enough with all 6 string volumes set to 100% (which is the default), then you could try lowering the others to compensate, until everything evens out. Will likely be a trial and error thing...

hello

yesterday during a concert the G string has no sound. how to find the sound?

 

hier en plein concert la corde de sol n'a plus de son. comment retrouver le son?

If only one string is out, it is likely that either the piezo element itself has died, or its connection to one or more circuit boards may be the problem. Either way, it's probably not an easy fix unless you are really comfortable with a soldering iron and tiny little wires.

I've not me very many employees at guitar stores who are all that good at showing customers how the more technically advanced products work, unfortunately.

Welcome to the new normal. I have only set foot in a big box music retailer once or twice in the last decade or so. I threw in the towel years ago when, in need of a new MIDI foot controller for whatever rack unit I was running at the time, I ventured forth to Silly Huge Music to procure said item. The aggressively pierced and tattooed cretin behind the counter literally scoffed at me, and proceeded to tell me: "Uh...that doesn't exist, bro". After pointing out the item that was just behind the counter about 6 feet away, I walked out and didn't return for years. A sad state of affairs...

Well, not everything. Extended warranties, for instance........ :angry:

Best scam ever...particularly amusing when the register jockey at Giant Electronics Emporium tries to get you to buy a $19.95 insurance policy on an $89 item. It should be accompanied by the following speech:

 

"The CEO and shareholders would just love it if you would agree to pay 20% more for this item than you should. To that end, I will now attempt to terrify you into believing that despite it being statistically unlikely, you are about to purchase a lemmon, and spending more money is your only defense against that remote possibility. Please do not allow your decision to be influenced by the fact that you are 99.97% more likely to drown in marshmellow fluff than to actually have an occasion to use this warranty. Thanks for allowing us to rob you today, while convincing you that it was all your idea."

Bump...

 

Definitely interested. Any updates on availability?

Been using AKG 240S cans for many moons...last pair died after about 15 years of regular use. Neighborhood of $100-$120 depending on the source. Semi-open back, low impedance (55 ohms if i'm not mistaken), but I've used them with the 500X without issue. Pretty flat response, good for mixing too.

I have searched over the DFW area and have found no stores including Sam Ash and Guitar Center that carrie the JVT guitars. I talked to 3 Guitar Centers and all where not willing stock them. Is This a sign of a problem, price, or just a technology with them I am not sure. But with something this different I am not willing to order online. Are there any dealers in the DFW area that stock the JTV guitars?

Never seen one in a store in my neck of the woods either, and I'm within a 10 mile radius of 3 "Big Box" music retailers. These guitars are niche items, like it or not. The masses mostly aren't interested, hence the indifference from the big retailers. If they can't sell 2000 of them between Black Friday and Christmas Eve, they don't care how good an item is.

 

 

I've basically had this issue since day one. Initially I just thought it was because the strings were new, but over time I've just been dealing with it. Now it's to the point that I'm wondering if something is wrong with the guitar.

 

The guitar is about 10 months old and still have the original strings.

I'd start with a new set of strings. I'm amazed that any of the strings still stay in tune after 10 months...and there's no telling how long they were on the guitar before you got it. I can get a couple of weeks out of a set of strings on guitars that I don't play often...but my two main every day axes...4 maybe 5 days and the strings are toast. Even if you don't play much the strings will begin to corrode and lose their ability to stay in tune just sitting there. Pick up any guitar thats been hanging in a store and hasn't had a new set in months...they're always disgusting to the touch, and tuning stability is long gone.

Thanks for the reply! So, is using lemon oil or any similar clearner a bad idea? Could it permanently ruin the maple neck with the satin finish?

Permanently ruin it? I doubt it, unless you soak the neck in a vat of the stuff. However, conventional wisdom says no lemon oil on finished necks... most of the oil is just gonna sit on top of the laquer, unlike ebony or rosewood boards which are completely unfinished. On those the oil will easily penetrate the grain. There are oil-finish only necks...but they seem to be rather rare as they are more prone to warping. Warmoth, for example, will sell you a raw neck, but won't warranty it if you apply an oil-only finish.

I don't have enough experience with variax models. I recently bought a JTV-59 but I'm still trying to discover models and tunings. Something getting me crazy is the fact that everytime I use the alternative tuning 1/2 step down (Eb), the sound of the guitar gets octaved, as it was in the 12 strings model but it's not!! Does somebody have something to share about it?

Thats a new one...numerous complaints about the alt tunings...'ghost notes', 'warbling', lack of sustain, etc...but never seen anyone say that an alt tuning produced octave harmonies.

Only time will tell...but as is often the case, first generation anything tends to have issues. Caveat emptor...

"Unless of course you meant slapping a wider nut on the stock JTV neck...

but who in their right mind would do that?"--- Precisely, you hit the nail on the head. :)

But then, I've come to expect that from you.

 

Unfortunately, there are modified JTV's that come across my bench all too often with

mods that should have never been done, including mod' or 3rd party nuts, or backwards nuts.

 

As a result, there are maybe four people besides myself (and Tyler's people), in all

of North America, that I trust, to do mods on a JTV,.... and not mess it up.

 

And the user names here I recognize as a savvy bunch. :)

Lol...backwards nuts. Takes all kinds I guess.

 

As far as dealing with the "brains" of the guitar, there are few with any experience at all I'm sure.

 

But the neck, if it were not for the hole spacing, would be a drop-in replacement. Any half-way sentient luthier...if they succeed in making a living wrenching on guitars, should be able to handle it without too much drama.

Sounds like Charlie got one with the later fret edge spec.

 

Oddly enough, a wider nut would bring the strings out closer to

the edge and make the problem worse.

 

cruisinon2 have ties to Warmoth? ;)

Aside from being a happy customer, I have no ties to Warmoth whatsoever. IMHO, they make quality stuff at reasonable prices.

 

And while I do not proclaim to be an expert, the idea that a wider nut will make the problem worse really doesn't make any sense. How do 7 and 8 string guitars function then?

 

If the neck is wider, the nut is wider. String spacing will vary accordingly, but the E strings shouldn't be placed any closer to the ends of the frets than on any other properly built guitar in the universe. Otherwise every wide neck guitar on earth would suffer from this problem. I have a custom piece I commissioned years ago with a very wide and nearly flat, almost classical radius...wider string spacing than any production guitar I've ever owned, and neither E string has ever fallen off the fretboard.

 

Unless of course you meant slapping a wider nut on the stock JTV neck...but who in their right mind would do that?

All JTV69 neck issues, be it simply a preference for a slightly wider nut, or to cure string-slip issues, are easily solved with a modest investment in a Warmoth neck, or any other replacement that is built to Strat neck pocket specs.

Every time I charge my battery I put it in the guitar and play for a bit. I unplug it and put it down for a couple of days and the battery is completely dead. What the hell is going on?

 

I haven't used the digital modelling for months now because of this problem. Very frustrating.

Only other thing to try is taking the battery out of the guitar when not in use...if it keeps a charge, then the problem is in the guitar somewhere and power is being drained when its not supposed to. Otherwise, its just a dead battery...either because its been through too many charging cycles and simply used up, or its defective.

I like maple. It feels smoother, easier to slide on, it looks amazing.

 

What would cause a slip anyways? Just doing a lot of vibratos? Usually the top 3 go down, the bottom 3 go up when doing it so it shouldn't slip off.

An improperly cut nut or poorly dressed frets...either one could place the strings too close to the beveled end of the frets causing either E string to slip off. Wouldn't need much vibrato, if any, to make it happen.

Ahh...the good old days. When I was a kid I stood in line at a record store (remember those?) for hours to have Nuno sign my old Charvel Model 1, lol. Those are some great tunes...monster technique. His right hand was/is just as mindboggling as the left.

I seem to remember a post a while back from someone who claimed to work for Warmoth, who said that they did not make anything that would fit the neck pocket of the 89...don't know for sure though. Warmoth is pretty much the gold standard for replacement necks, but who knows, u might find an "off the rack" solution somewhere else. Failing that, you might have to find yourself a boutique shop somewhere and have one made that will fit the 89's specs.

I tried that combo...wasn't specifically looking for a VH tone, but I thought it sounded rather thin. But as always, your mileage may vary...