Charlie_Watt
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It won't affect modeling as long as they are not set too close to the strings.
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Early warning symptoms of bad piezo?
Charlie_Watt replied to soundog's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
Often it is just a problem of a bad ground connection. If you remove the strings and clean the piezo it my start working reliably again. It relies on the case for it's ground and it can get dirty and not make a good connection. The piezo itself is probably fine if it starts working again. -
Splitting piezo string outputs
Charlie_Watt replied to andrewthouston's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
Piezos require a charge amplifier to generate a signal so no you can't take a signal right from the Piezo. You would have to take it after the amplifier that is on the board. There is one for each piezo. -
Splitting piezo string outputs
Charlie_Watt replied to andrewthouston's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
The string outputs are separate after the piezos so if you know what you are doing you can separate them. Don't expect any help from Line6 though. -
Warmoth neck for JTV69
Charlie_Watt replied to patgiff's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
I'm getting really tempted! I really don't mind the stock 69 neck but I do like my Strat maple neck better. I may go for a Warmouth neck. -
Problem with guitar
Charlie_Watt replied to tjbrosch71's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
Does not sound like a short. Sounds like a bad connection. -
Warmoth neck for JTV69
Charlie_Watt replied to patgiff's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
It actually makes sense to me. Not drilling is special handling. Drilling costs nothing to do. Special handling costs $$ to do. -
Warmoth neck for JTV69
Charlie_Watt replied to patgiff's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
If you add a fret, it will be very close to the pickup. The scale length won't change. -
The Sony Camera battery would not work in the Variax. I did not try it but one of the posters did.
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The batteries do contain a chip that makes them work in the Variax battery holder. They don't need that to work in the charger.
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You can not use Workbench or update your Variax through Helix yet. You need the USB interface.
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terrible noise on magnetic pickups caused by battery?
Charlie_Watt replied to tommirnknharju's topic in Variax Standard
ALL magnetic pickups are going to pick up noise but single coils are the worst. That is what is sweet about the modeling. IT's dead silent! Fluorescent bulbs are terrible, light dimmers are worse. Speed controlled fans are terrible too. -
Anyone lowered the action on their Jtv69s?
Charlie_Watt replied to Gkf9's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
You can adjust each string height with the saddles. Just like a Strat. I would not mess with the bridge height. My 69S was actually set slightly low on the Low E and A strings. Too much fret buzz. You do not want much fret buzz (like none) with the modeling. If you are not confident with a setup take it to a good luthier. All guitars need a good setup. -
VDI won't drain the battery! I leave mine plugged in all the time. No it won't charge it though. Lithium batteries have the lowest self discharge rate of any on the market so they will hold a charge a long time if not being drained by the equipment they are connected to.
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These batteries should not drain quickly on the shelf! Should go 6 months without much loss of charge. If they drain quickly when not used, they are defective.
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Not really. Feedback is the interaction with the sound and the guitar. You need lots of gain - loud sound.
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The end of JTV?
Charlie_Watt replied to Matt_Brown's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
The cost of Variax repairs is not unreasonable! Compare it to what you pay for a new tail light for your car. ($500 for mine) Fortunately, the guy that busted it paid for it. A repair center has to make a profit like it or not. A new board is the whole electronics for a Variax. Stuff like that is not cost effective to repair. -
How to remove variax acoustic bridge block
Charlie_Watt replied to Nyjdams's topic in Variax Guitars / Bass / Workbench
I think the 900 was a prototype so there is no surprise that they had some manufacturing glitches. I don't believe that it was ever really offered for sale in volume. -
Where is your data? How many failures have they had vs the number shipped? I have three Variax guitars the oldest is over 10 years. I have not had any failures of electronics. I replaced the Piezos on my 500 but they still worked when I did so. Line 6 has a reasonable warrantee on them that covers early failures which are common for electronic devices. If it works a year, it will probably be reliable. This forum will have very skewed statistics since most posters are trying to solve an issue with their guitar.