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The Standard Trini Lopez is a very slightly reworked 335 but the pointy horned Deluxe is an archtop based on the Gibson Barney Kessell with different soundholes so you may get closer with the Jazzbox models both guitars therin have the long string gap to the tail piece that will give that slight extra 'ring' that features in the sound. Don't forget the Gretsch 6120 in the R-Billy category. Classic Gibson PAFs in both. Edit: he never really bothered with the standard model, that was Gibson trying to cash in on their signing with different price pointed guitars.

No strings thinner than 10s and just enjoy the sounds. If you are using it with other Line6 gear that has an L6 link socket get a proper Variax guitar lead, the one supplied is only for using with the computer and Workbench HD. A second battery is a good investment. Swap them over at about 40% charge for a long life. Other than that just play and have fun. The trickier advice is only needed when you try to integrate it into you Line6 rig with a Helix or Pod HD and then it is only about understanding all the opportunities now available to you. I’ve had mine since May and love it. Don’t forget to use the magnetic pu sounds. The raw JTV59 sounds pretty good.

Nice one!

It's no real help to you but I have no problem doing it on my JTV59 usingWorkbench HD v2.15.0

The Dent and Scratch models may just have that designation of V2 as that could mean they have been display models in store.

My 59 is a 2017 (bought new this May) and I don't think there has been anything new since that. I know at some point they changed the pickup selector switch but sadly you'll have to wait for psarkissian to swing by with his in depth knowledge of the model. He is here fairly frequently and always helps.

You've kept that quiet.. ;-)

I surrender in the face of expert knowledge. :-)

The guitar works and the batteries work in the identical electronic in the USA JTV so I can only imagine it is a problem with the battery box in the Korean guitar. Did it ever work with the batteries? Have you tried carefully applying contact cleaner to the connector pins in the battery box?

Just measured my 59 and string centre to centre is 36.5mm

Pretty certain they don’t.

Hi all. I'm currently playing with using my JTV59 and HD500X into my Soundsource and DT25 in a wet/dry set up. All connected via the L6 Link. The dry side is the DT25 and the wet side is the Soundsource. This means compressors, overdrives and FX loop before the split and all the other effects in side B after an appropriate amp. The mixer at the end is used to pan the two signal paths hard left and right into the two different physical amps. I'm having trouble (to my ears) with getting an amp model in the dry side that sounds as good as the DT25 does on its own. I've turned off cab sims and just used the pre amp versions of the amps but it seems to lack something. Any ideas on what I'm probably doing wrong? Should I just disable the amp model on the HD500 and just use its built in tones? I have the V2 software in there and have MIDI control of the assorted parameters. Thanks. John

I love mine but blimey I want the guitar controls at the top and the Variax controls nearest the ground.

It’s still there in the second post down.

Well I checked but according to HD500 edit all the amps ARE Pentode. I did find a couple of errors at the bottom of the list, so here is a corrected copy: Amp models and their voicings Corrected.xlsx

Just realised everything is Pentode, dunno what went wrong. I’ll update it when I get home. Doh!

I've been using the DT Editor via TouchOSC on my IPad but couldn't remember what the standard settings are on the HD500X so I made an excel sheet. Hope someone finds it useful. Amp models and their voicings.xlsx

I hadn’t seen that. Thanks, stored for future reference.

I don't own an HX FX but a quick look at the manual seems to suggest it doesn't generate CC messages. You would need to control both the HX and the Irridium with an external MIDI device from what I can see. Edit: The Irridium is awesome BTW, I love mine.

Been having fun with JTV-HD500X-DT25-Stagesource rig but have shaken it up a bit. Currently running the JTV into a TC PlethoraX5 with a Strymon Sunset OD in the loop then one stereo out goes to the DT25 and the other goes into a Strymon Irridium and the to the Stagesource. The sound is huge. I just need to sort a midi switcher out.

Sat down to measure my neck and saw that PierM had done the definitive job. Nice work mate. Love the feel of my JTV59. And tobacco sunburst rules.

I’ll measure up when I get home.

For anyone interested in changing the tuners on a JTV59 I used these: https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Schaller-M6-135-Locking-3L3R-Chrome/art-GIT0017999-000 They looked too low at first but of course there are no full winds on the string so they don't need to protrude so far. The result is a sharper break angle at the nut. I don't know what effect that will have on the system but it sounds no different to the old tuners, just feels a lot nicer and is easier to restring.

Thoroughly loving the JTV59 I bought a couple of months back. I added a few bits and ended up with the Dream Rig. The only tweaks I physically made to the guitar are a set of locking Schallers with some sound tweaking in Workbench plus a lot of great sounds from arislaf. Since then I've been tweaking the system and am running into a TC Plethora with Strymon Irridium and Sunset pedals in the FX Loop, into a Ditto looper and then into a pair of Stagesource L2s. Works for me and by turning off the FX loop I get the an amped/cabinet sound of the acoustic models into the Stagesources. Sounds pretty good to me but needs a MIDI controller now to get it all to work together. Still use the DT25 a lot as well. We live in great times.

It worked. Thanks. Just a matter of cutting and pasting and having the right stuff selected when opening a bank or model.