I ordered a Variax standard in late November, which I'm still waiting for. The store, whilst apologetic about the delay advised me
" I am afraid Yamaha are not able to tell us as to when we can expect a delivery.
Our understanding is that there was a production issue, which meant all the guitars had to be re-called, which unfortunately has delayed the delivery with no real accurate estimate"
So, for what it's worth, that's the information that I have for the delay.