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  1. Any issues with putting Hipshot tuner on the low E of a 700 bass, and dropping the string's tuning, vis a vis the piezos?
  2. Love my 700 Bass. Great feel and wide variety of tones. I wish it would work with Workbench as I'd like to program a set of EB-3 tones. (My main bass is a 67 EB-3.) I anticipate, however, its electronics will eventually die and turn it into a boat paddle. Investigating adding on regular PUs somehow.
  3. It is with great sadness and frustration that I recently read from a Line 6 support person that the Variax line is discontinued. Just about 13 months ago I bought a 700 bass and a JTV-59 to prepare for an overseas move in summer 2024. We were planning on a trial year before we cut our US-ties permanently. Those two were supposed to be my hand-carry guitars until we determined if it was advisable/cost-effective to ship my other guitars. The thought was between the two Variaxes I could cover the bases (no pun intended) on instruments until my others were shipped (perhaps) in a year or two after we got there. Their being discontinued changes all that. To help with our shipment reorganization, it would be helpful to know the failure rate of the Variax electronics, particularly for the bass. The JTV-59 is still usable with its magnetic PUs should the Variax gadgetry fail but the bass will be unusable since it has no external PUs. The 700 is really a good bass with great feel and tones but if it craps out I'd be stuck without easy, or timely, access to my others. Not good since I'm primarily a bassist. Advice, pls.
  4. It is with great sadness and frustration that I recently read from a Line 6 support person that the Variax line is discontinued. Just about 13 months ago I bought a 700 bass and a JTV-59 to prepare for an overseas move in summer 2024. We were planning on a trial year before we cut our US-ties permanently. Those two were supposed to be my hand-carry guitars until we determined if it was advisable/cost-effective to ship my other guitars. The thought was between the two Variaxes I could cover the bases (no pun intended) on instruments until my others were shipped (perhaps) in a year or two after we got there. Their being discontinued changes all that. To help with our shipment reorganization, it would be helpful to know the failure rate of the Variax electronics, particularly for the bass. The JTV-59 is still usable with its magnetic PUs should the Variax gadgetry fail but the bass will be unusable since it has no external PUs. The 700 is really a good bass with great feel and tones but if it craps out I'd be stuck without easy, or timely, access to my others. Not good since I'm primarily a bassist. Advice, pls.
  5. I'm reading on various social media that Yamaha has discontinued the Variax line. True?
  6. I used a capo'd Rick 12 to play way up high on the fretboard to mimic a mandolin in years past. I think this should be doable with Workbench HD tweaks.
  7. I'm trying to get my 700 Bass into the original Workbench so I can add an EB-3 emulation. In an update to my original post... I got that female to female coupler, made a straight-through male to male Cat5 "patch" cable (about as long as your palm is wide). The connection goes bass > VDI cable > f to f coupler > Cat6 patch > Line6 USB adaptor > PC. Both lights on the USB adaptor went green. I've only tested it briefly. Workbench sees something so the connection is there but it didn't identify the something as my bass. I was only testing the patch cable at the time so this is a work in progress.
  8. Would this work with a VDI cable and a short male to male Cat5 to a Variax USB adaptor? $100, if you can find one, is too much for a Variax VDI to USB kit. https://probroadcastsupply.com/Neutrik-NE8FF-RJ45-Feedthrough-Coupler-NE8FF_p_15422.html
  9. Got an X3 Live a couple of days ago and works great with my JTV. Will try it with the bass in a day or two. Tnx for your input. I also bought a couple of XPS Minis so am good to go power-wise I think. This X3 looks like a beast!
  10. I've been trying to get spare hardware for my recently purchased Variaxes (a JTV-59 and a 700 Bass.) I've been able to sort out I can use the bass's XPS-DI with the JTV-59. I'd like one, CURRENTLY SUPPORTED, power source for BOTH my variaxes. Helix equipment is too expensive. Are there other, older products that will fit this bill, perhaps the Line 6 Pod XT Live? I can find those used for reasonable prices. Still looking for VDI to USB adaptors and JTV batteries too, by the way.
  11. Are there any differences between these batteries? My JTV-59 came with the former, which I assume is 2011 vintage, like the guitar. I'm TRYING to find a couple as spares but only this one is out there: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08Z3FBLF8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A311BEHFUHRLQM&psc=1
  12. Found a surface mounted pick up for bass from Roland: https://www.boss.info/us/products/gk-3b/. This gadget doesn't require any routing or drilling and has capability to blend between a normal bass signal to a 1/4" cable jack and data to one of their pedals. None available at Roland dealers so will have to measure my 700 Bass to guestimate if/how it would fit before ordering. (They start at $187-ish.) Appears this may solve the problem.
  13. I recently purchased a JTV-59 and a 700 Bass. As I hate gig bags, I went shopping today for hard shell cases. I found (and bought) two of them that are perfect, or very near perfect fits. For the JTV-59 it was a Gretsch G2655T. For the bass it was a Gator GWE-Bass. The Line6 file size limits prevent my posting pictures, but if anyone is interested shoot me a request to sornord(at)yahoo.com and I'll attach them to my reply.
  14. I have a Variax bass with an XPS box with the ground/mic-line switches. Looking for a spare XPS and PS. Can't find any with the switches but some reasonably priced ones, one with the XLR and 1/4" lights, and another with a "mini" box. Are the latter two any different electrically than the one with the switches? I also have a JTV-59 (which I've powered with the bass's XPS) and don't want to damage it by using incompatible power components.
  15. Do the Catalyst line of amps power Variax guitars? I really don't have need for Helix pedals as I already have Boss multi-effects pedals and don't want to "re-buy" just to power my two Variax guitars
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