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The short answer is that there is no fix for this. If you were to run that same patch through a different amp and cab it won't sound the same that way either. Ditto for tweaking a patch with headphones then switching to a different pair of cans. Its gonna sound different in every case, even if you touch nothing in the patch itself...just the nature of the beast. You'll find that you'll be creating different patches for different purposes...even the same amp/cab at bedroom vs. gig volumes is gonna result in a very different final product. Tweak, tweak, and tweak some more...no way around it, unfortunately.

Get a JTV...problem solved.

Don't know that I've ever seen a classified ad for guitar set-ups. Just check out whatever local music stores are nearby. At least one of them will have somebody who knows what he's doing. Failing that, Google 'guitar repair' in your area and see what pops up. A lot of times you'll find some luthiers who not only build axes from the ground up, but who take on repair work as well. I'd stay away from the Big Chain music stores if I were you.

I've been seriously considering going FRFR with an L2T, but this problem seems a bit too common for my comfort level...yeah I know, only the ones with the issue come to the forums to complain, and there's no real way to tell what % of units are affected. But 800 bones is too much for me to gamble on a problem that really shouldn't have existed in the first place, especially when there are other FRFR options out there for considerably less money.

1] Certainly sounds like that's the case. 2] Don't know, but "more than it should" is a safe bet...I'm guessing you're out of warranty?

OK...maybe that is what he meant, but then the gripe makes even less sense. Why would one assume that any model would automatically kick out a hotter signal than a mag pickup, especially if the model in question is supposed to be simulating the real mags that are sitting inches away in the same instrument? For one expecting flawless, 100% accuracy in the models...which is what he seems to want...then for this scenario you'd expect the models' output to be roughly the same as the mags in that case, no? Yet he seems to think the models should automatically be hotter... still don't know why anyone would expect that to be the case.

Not sure why you are assuming this to be the case... each model is supposed to sound like the guitar its emulating. You can expect the relative outputs to vary accordingly. I find that most of my 'regular' guitars seem to spit out a hotter signal than most of the JTV models. I usually end up turning down the gain when switching to a traditional guitar...I even have separate patches for them. Just seems to be the way it is.

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.