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If you think you will get an answer from Line 6 in here, you're in for a very long and ultimately disappointing wait. They won't address individual problems in an open forum. If you actually want an answer you have to open a support ticket. On the intonation topic though...while I don't have the 89, I've been adjusting intonation on guitars for 20+ years, and I've never seen one where the pickups had anything to do with intonation adjustment. It's the bridge saddles that have to move, so what difference does it make what the pickup height is?

Wow...quality is just oozing out of the hardware on these things, ain't it?

Secrets are fun...

My guess is that its not an accident that the supply dried up.

Baby steps...

Nope. My 500x did it once...fortunately hasn't happened since. Guess I'm SOL on a fix...

I sympathize with anyone having this issue...but if it's just static electricity, wouldn't whacking something metal discharge everything and solve the problem? How much static charge could one build up sitting in a chair and playing a guitar? Just seems like there's something more going on...

Anything that fits the ream should work...just a question of whether or not the mounting holes will line up on the back of the headstock. Not an insurrmountable problem even if they don't line up, question is does it matter to you or not? Be wary of warranty issues too...

The mag pickup configurations have nothing to do with the modeling...piezos supply the input for the models, which are identicle on both guitars. The only difference is with some of the alt. tunings...the 89 has a few of the super low drop tunings that only whales can hear. Major differences are in look and feel.

Well it seems that the powers that be don't want you to look at the JTV's guts cross-eyed anyway...

Either I'm the luckiest guy in the world, or oxidation can't be that much of an issue...and I live in the NE, about 7 miles from the ocean...salt in the air, wretchedly humid summers, blah, blah.. .I've lost count of the number of guitars I've owned over the years. 3 way switches, 5 way switches, push/pull pots, etc, etc....and I can recall exactly one failed 5 way switch on a Strat, that was an every day player, and it probably took 15 years for that one to die. Some guitars would sit for quite a while without being played, and it never occured to me that the switches would need "exercise"...maybe it's me.

Not disagreeing with you...I evened out the string volumes on all the Strat models too, because I found them very unbalanced. But, I don't think that really qualifies as a problem installing 2.0. Love it or hate it, thats just how those models are.

It's not that it can't be done..there's just no money in it. Projects that generate zero revenue are generally not given much priority.

Unless we all want to spend a whole lot of time being disappointed, we may as well get used to the idea of increasingly short product lifespans. Ever changing technology has made rapid obsolescence the new normal. One could debate all day long what companies "should" do with regard to older product platforms...but in the end it won't matter, as all decision making is ultimately driven by $$$. I just don't get too attatched to anything anymore...there's no point. Fight it if you like, but you're gonna lose.

You're not alone...makes no sense. How much of a cost savings could it possibly have been? I mean, it must have cost a lot more to spend all that time and energy figuring out how to make the EQs as completely unintiuitive as possible...

First line of defense against all weird problems: reflash the firmware...

Monkey is for firmware updates. You need the HD Edit software to load patches from customtone.

And you expect to be able to reach that conclusion like this? Waiting for sounds clips from someone else? You can't out-source a test drive.

To you. So i'll say it again...it a matter of opinion. You think you're right, as do those who like the model and think it sounds authentic. Neither side will ever convince the other of anything. There's nothing to be "proved" here other than that these threads are a colossal waste of time...opinions are thrown around with all the subtlety of projectile vomiting, then everybody argues over whose opinion is "right". It's hilarious.

And there ya go...50/50 with the responses, as is always the case when the question asked is totally a matter of opinion. We could have the same discussion about any of the other models, and the results will be the same...half will think the emulation is spot on, and the other half with declare it a travesty. Round and round we go....

I've never played a guitar right out of the box that didn't need some degree of set-up work, especially the intonation..I'd check that first. Out of whack intonation can make the alt. tunings do a lot of strange things. Especially if one string is worse than the others, this could easily be the culprit. After that, try updating and/or reflashing the firmware. Sometimes that fixes weird issues...of which there can be many. And it might sound stupid, but make sure you're turned up loud enough that you're not hearing the guitar acoustically, as this will obviously clash with whatever tuning you've selected. Even with headphones its still possible if you're not cranked loud enough...it fooled me at first. All the JTVs seem to be quite resonant guitars. It might be ringing louder than you think. And I know you said you don't like to tweak things...if you really hate doing that, this might not be the guitar for you. Workbench is a godsend for way too many reasons to get into here...read thru the forums and you'll get the idea. Without it, I'd say 90% of customers probably wouldn't have kept them. And you will need it too. Way too many variables with playing styles, the tones you're looking for. etc, for the stock settings to work universally. Hardly anybody leaves all the models on their default settings (especially individual string volumes). Don' get frustrated...it will take time to get used to this instrument...doesn't matter how good you are or how long have you've been at it...there's a learning curve with these things.

Believe it or not, the official word is...you might want to brace yourself...it just doesn't. Welcome to the mild to moderately irritated chorus of users who think this is ridiculous. Stay tuned for a firmware fix anytime between tomorrow morning and never...

"Ghost notes" are a JTV specific pheomenon, and usually describes hearing more than one pitch while using any or all of the alt. tunings. Causes are largely a mystery, and some "official" explanations detailed on here are....well lets just say they tend to be a bit lacking. I was the one who posted about the "hum" parameter. It was odd, and kinda hard to describe. I could hear other tones, "behind" the original note, but not "after the note dies" as the OP said. These were "harmonies" of a sort, occuring at the same time as the note being played, and were really only noticeable if you hung on a sustained note for a while and really listened, as the funky overtone was at a very low volume...but defintitely there. The interval bounced all over the place, but was always a lower tone than the note I was playing. Didn't seem to matter what guitar I was using, I could always elicit the tones...so that pretty much rules out JTV-induced strangeness. And why the hum parameter has anything at all to do with it is beyond me. I will happily confess that I don't even really know what the "hum" setting is supposed to control anyway, and I cannot discern any tonal difference no matter where it's set...but I turned 'em all to zero, and I can no longer replicate this Schoenberg-esqe "harmony for the tonedeaf", and thats just fine by me. DSP seems like theoretical physics at times...things can get really weird.

Who cares? The more they rant and rave about tubes and pedals, the worse they play. I've seen guys with 10 grand worth of gear who can't play a lick. My old man said it best...'Never educate a chump'.

I know it's an old post, but LMAO... :lol: Don't forget the thermostat...