Charlie_Watt
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To Ghost or not to Ghost….. Hmm
Charlie_Watt replied to leesteel's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
I don't know what would cause that. The pickups look like they are potted to me so I don't think liquid would get inside. They should be more reliable than the originals. I had intermittent contact problems with my original 500 pickups. It's been solid with the Ghost pickups. I think the sound is a bit "darker" with the Ghosts which is ok with me. -
Nice! I like the color and it's cool to have one that is different.
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Pickup selector switch problem
Charlie_Watt replied to Musicmannetje's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
Make sure you replace it with another dual 5 way. The analog is isolated from the digital. -
To Ghost or not to Ghost….. Hmm
Charlie_Watt replied to leesteel's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
Strange. The Piezo outputs are very high impedance so if any sweat got across the two input connections, it would temporarily short out the signal. The connections are under the bridge though so I would have thought they would be well enough protected. You could probably spray a protective coating over them if it keeps happening. -
What's the difference between Vib channel and Nrm Channel
Charlie_Watt replied to nickzxd's topic in POD HD
I wonder if anyone ever uses the Normal Channel on a BFDR? I don't ever use it on mine. (mostly because you lose the reverb) I built mine from scratch a bunch of years ago. It's my favorite amp. -
What's the difference between Vib channel and Nrm Channel
Charlie_Watt replied to nickzxd's topic in POD HD
No. The Vib. Channel is the second channel on a BFDR. It is Vibrato (and reverb on the real amp) -
All you care about impedance wise is that it is low relative to the inputs you will be jacking into. You don't match impedance on low level signals.
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Anyone with JTV69 Nut Removal Experience?
Charlie_Watt replied to Topaz's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
Just remove one of the tuners and measure the hole diameter. Unless somebody here has done that you are just guessing. If you want to know for sure, you should measure it yourself. -
Super! Glad to hear they are finally getting into people's hands after all of the waiting.
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The new models do not stand out in any way in the list but they should be there if you installed the vintage pack through the license manager. And the license manager should show that you have that pack installed.
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Dead Piezo Pickup?
Charlie_Watt replied to the29band's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
It may not even be a bad piezo. It is more likely a connection problem. -
Did you install the latest version of the editor SW? It should show up there if it got installed on your Pod.
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I had no problem installing with win 7 pro. I did it so long ago I don't remember doing anything special. Do you have admin privs?
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Dead Piezo Pickup?
Charlie_Watt replied to the29band's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
If it's new why not send it back to the store you got it from. It's clearly defective. You should not have to replace a piezo on a new guitar. -
JTV 69 - String Change
Charlie_Watt replied to jkilgour's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
Those strings will be fine. String change is easy with the locking tuners. Just do one at a time so the floating trem does not get all out of wack. -
You did not say what OS you are using. With Windows you usually get the option to continue when you get a message like that.
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Anyone used the new Acoustic amp in the vintage pack?
Charlie_Watt replied to lwolford's topic in POD HD
An acoustic amp should have a fairly flat response. The main difference is in the speaker system. An acoustic amp has at least a 2 way speaker system with a high frequency driver and a crossover like a hifi speaker. The amp itself isn't much different than a guitar amp. -
You either have antivirus software enabled or a firewall that is preventing them from loading.
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New JTV-89f volume knob question
Charlie_Watt replied to RogerH's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
If it's new, I would return it for a replacement. -
New JTV-89f volume knob question
Charlie_Watt replied to RogerH's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
The pot for the models is different than the mags. I think it's a ganged pot. (2 pots) -
New JTV-89f volume knob question
Charlie_Watt replied to RogerH's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
No. If it doesn't work when in Mags mode, then there is a wiring problem. It's basically a standard guitar in that mode with passive pickup wiring. It should work fine this way with the battery removed. -
Variax 500 1/4 inch jack output stopped working.
Charlie_Watt replied to murwin's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
Could be a battery problem. Do you have the power supply and stereo cable? Try that if you do. I assume it works fine with the VDI? -
Is the Dream Rig done?
Charlie_Watt replied to Tboneous's topic in Dream Rig - Line 6 Product Integration
Sounds like alcohol abuse to me!