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Anyone know how to get the old Workbench to work in Windows 10?

More good news for me. My Variax 300 is also working with a cable plugged in to it.

I edited the post with the pics. Is it correct now? (I pretty much gutted it lol) Where are you in Ontario? I'm near Ottawa.

This guitar has never been connected to Workbench, so it's completely stock. Do you know how to save the whole thing to a folder on my PC?

UPDATE: I'm very exited! As I was told, the charged battery and a cable in the guitar gave me back the green lights on my interface, as well as Monkey sees the guitar again! I have no time right now, but I will be trying to update the guitar soon. I have read some folks don't like to take the updates to the latest, that they think the models don't sound as good. Should I go to the latest 1.23?

You don't have the USB driver for my interface. It used to show up in Monkey.. But not anymore. Now the led is red on the interface. Which flash version? The interface shows up and it's version is 1.0.3. The usb driver shows as 1.0.7.2. There is a picture of the USB interface on the left side of Monkey. No Variax. I am connecting it: Variax --> Old USB interface --> PC

In case someone else has this happen, here's a few fun facts: The older JTV's used the same USB connector as the 300's did. If you want to use Monkey to update something but you can't sign in, you can download the firmware you want and manually upload it offline. There are instructions on how to do that available. If you can, try to use Line 6 Central instead of Monkey. Pod HD500X pedalboard can hook your JTV up to Monkey and Workbench HD. Old USB Interface for The older 1st gen Variax but works with JTV: Newer USB interface:

So here is the summary and conclusion. I had a Variax 300 and the old interface that was also same exact interface for the JTV-59 when mine was sold. The software on the Variax JTV-59 was designed to run on the same version of Workbench (not Workbench HD). When I plugged the JTV-59 into the USB connector Monkey saw the Connector and the JTV-59. Line 6 instructions were to immediately update the guitar to the newest version before doing anything else. But mine wouldn't. I followed instructions to Monkey was telling me to update my computer firmware. I did update the firmware and my USB connector and basically my computer were bricked. The USB device won't work anymore and the neither my JTV-59 or my Variax 300 are able to connect to my computer ever again. Does anyone have the computer driver for the older USB connectors? The version I was at was something like 1.0.3, the update took it to 1.0.7.2. I need to roll my computer back to 1.0.3.

Did anyone reverse engineer the interface for a DIY hack to interface with Workbench and Monkey?

So the POD HD500X won't do the Workbench HD?

What pedals will work to connect to monkey and Workbench HD other than the POD HD500X?

Thanks I did that. But without the JTV USB interface it won't work on Variax guitars with less than 2.0 firmware. Mine is at 1.93. So I updated the interface firmware and now I can't use the old interface. It used to see the JTV but now Monkey only sees the interface.

What pedal or device will give me access to Monkey to update the Variax JTV and then also allow me to use Workbench HD? Preferably the oldest and cheapest...

I need the new interface. The guitar didn't come with one. Monkey works but L6 had a server issue that made you stop supporting monkey. But there is a way to do it manually from a file, which I did. I have the older interface though. It is not comparable with the Workbench HD or lets me take the JTV's firmware over 2.0. I need one of the interface boxes. I would like to know how to roll back the interface driver. I updated it on my computer thinking that would help. But what it did is make my interface not work at all. Since I don't have the new interface and I still have an old 300 Variax, I would like the ability to at least run that. The old interface also saw my JTV. So it would probably work in the regular workbench until I figure out how to get an interface. So how do I roll back the interface driver?

I tried before he sold it to me... it's gone...

Thanks. I think I found my issue. I bought the JTV-59 recently used and it didn't come with the interface box. I have one, but it's for the older 300 series. It would see the 59 as the guitar has the older software. But I couldn't do anything. So I searched and read I could update the driver etc. So I did that without knowing I had the wrong box. Now my computer won't see any guitars as the driver is for the newer box I think. I tried to roll it back and I can't seem to accomplish that by installing the 300 interface driver. So now I don't have the ability to use any Variax interfaces. I feel like such a chump. The JTV-59 interface is not available anywhere.

I have a mint JTV 59 with the 1.90 firmware, I need to get to the latest 2.33, but Monkey won't connect or even let me log in. When I go to workbench HD it won't work with the guitar because it needs 2.0 or greater firmware. Any help here?

You are sure about the intonation? I have bought Warmoth 24 3/4 "conversion necks" and I think there could be issues just putting a regular short scale neck on the guitar and being able to intonate it. Warmoth sells the conversion necks for strats. That is what I bought for my strat. You may want to call them and see if they will share the trickery. As far as getting a luthier to grind the sides and a narrower nut etc. I have a luthier that can do that so fast and precise it is crazy. He would have your neck done in 1-2 hours. If you get a short scale neck you will still need to have it set up, frets dressed, nut filed or replaced etc. It is never bolt it on and go. It will need the skills of a luthier. Warmoth will make you think it is that way when you buy the neck, but when you get it and then phone them they point out a page in the bowels of their site that says it will need professional work.

Just find a good luthier to modify the existing neck to your liking. If it is too big, it is easy to thin it out if you find a competant experience luthier / builder. Just don't give it to the first dork that says the can do it. They have to know what they are doing.

The guitar might just suck really bad...

I could not get the old variax to sink up. The light on the guitar side of the connector was red, not green.

Are you able to get an old Variax to sink up and work with Workbench?

Mine looks like this:

and I used batteries to power the Variax. The light on the interface did not change from red to green on the Variax side. The one I have is a clear plastic top unit with usb on one side and the Variax cable on the other.

I tried it and could not get it to work... I am wondering if I am doing something wrong.