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good to know that you guys are looking into it. if you need more audio clips, please let me know. Also depending where the Line 6 Service centre is in the UK ... I would be happy to demo it in person to an official tech ... if that would help narrow down the issues. I am more than happy to work with you guys to try and get to the bottom of it ... if it needs to be offline, NDA'd no problem ... just would like to get to the bottom of it as it is otherwise an excellent instrument.
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Good to know, as I said it still "Feels" a great instrument ... It's just going to have to be used selectively until / IF the issue can be fixed by a software update. Spent a bit of time today trying to EQ the plink out... Not really happening in practice, unfortunately. Will have to see if I can find amp / cab model combinations that mask it. AC-30 TB is pretty bad at emphasising the problem
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well, it's not just the start model, the Tele model does it, the Les Paul model does it, Special does it, R-Billy does it, chime does it, Jazzbox does it,. etc etc as it went back to line 6 in the UK, I would hope they set it up to the relevant specs. the out of the box setup when new was not great to be honest....after a decent set up it has always "felt" great. going to have to try to EQ that horrible plink out of the equation.
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wellllll...... not had a huge amount of time to play with it, for many personal and boring reasons, but it is 'better" ... but it is still very noticeable in some model / amp combinations. They replaced the Piezo, if I had to make a subjective assessment ... I would say it was a 50% improvement ... not perfect by any means. :(
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agree it "Could" be an issue..... but it seems unlikely that so many of us have the issue only on the low e string? I took it for a professional set up and there was some very light fret buzz, very light...the real pickups would not it pick up ... but yes the piezo's did ... so I raised the action ... zero fret buzz but still that awful plink sound on the low E... and it does not matter what fret is played
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Jtv 89-f Model Sound Issue
badmelonfarmer replied to chstd's topic in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
It's not related to HD500 as I don't own one, my clips were recorded through an Axe-FX II It's also not restricted to 89f mine is a 59p... Which came out about the same time ... Later than the other models -
First string? Do you mean the low E (thickest string) or high E (thinnest string) Reason I ask is there is a thread with with a weird harmonic plink plonk sound on the Low E. I had this on a JTV-59p... Others on the 89 etc Mine is currently back at line 6 being looked at, support ticket suggested a bad piezo.
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Gotta say, I owned a Variax 700 MIJ and it was really "meh" as a physical instrument... nothing special or anything I felt any connection with... It was a dreadful set up put of the box and the tech at the dealer was the worst butcher I have come across... Even after all the hassle and expense of trying to get it playable it was still "meh".... Did not have a soul or that mojo that meant it wanted to be played. Not experienced that feeling since buying a really cheap guitar in the 80's. This really put me off the MIK JTV especially the extra £'s on top. Having said that, I waited for a deal and got a JTV-59p at less than I paid for the Variax 700 and despite it being back at line 6 to try and fix an issue with the modelling ... As a physical instrument it is head and shoulders above the Variax 700. I really hope the modelling issue can be fixed otherwise it will have to go... I have decent guitars already that feel great and have the mojo, Fender Custom Shop, fender USA, gibson standard and custom, Martin's etc and despite the claim, the variax does not replace those real physical instruments.... And in all honesty I do not expect it to.... But as a playable workhorse, it is nearly there. It just need to be taken up a notch in tech and reliability, which we hoped the JTV would be.... It is a step in the right direction... But still needs improvement..... iMHO
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Don't have a Kemper personally, I use an Axe-FX II.... But I have heard of people using the HD500 purely as a MIDI controller with the Axe-FX II.... So in theory, if you needed a foot controller for the Kemper... You may be able to use an HD500 or HD500x and incorporate the VDI power cable. Just a thought.
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an update:- Line 6 Support came back and have requested I return the guitar via the store for Line 6 Service to check.. but suggested it was "Playing style" I pointed out that it was only the one string and asked how it can be playing style if it did not happen on the variax 700 I owned, and happens if picked with plectrum, finger style etc. they believe this info changes the picture and it might be a bad piezo and to ensure this info is relayed to them via the store. I have asked the store to arrange a pick up a per line 6's request. Will keep you guys informed.
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Hmmm, interesting. Although I have raised the action on the bass side to where I thought the buzz stopped.... It's now pretty high. Wonder if I took it back to the tech if could do a better job of it than me? One problem is that I noticed the nut is cut pretty low on the low E... Came that way from line 6. Hmmm