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So when people complain about the piezos on the Shuriken, they could easily be referring to the JTVs? I have an American JTV ordered, the Les Paul style but was wanting a shredder style as well. Would you think the Shuriken fits that bill or should I look to a JTV-89? I notice that there are a couple of Shurikens on sale now and would love some kind of comparison to the JTV-89. It seems that they both have mid gain pick ups which I might swap out anyway. And thanks so much for the response! I bought a TC Plethora, and find their forums nothing compared to the Line 6 forums, both from the people that work for the company and the other line 6 users. I am a big fan who owns several products and will keep buying the stuff!

I was looking over the forum and saw a lot about the piezos in a Shuriken. Is this the same pickup system that is in the JTV guitars or is it something different? I am considering a Shuriken but want to make sure I am getting the same thing as the other variax guitars. Also, Is Line 6 just waiting on a shipment of Variax guitars? There don't seem to be many out there anymore. Are they being discontinued?

Thanks everyone. A lot of differing opinions but overall it sounds like 10s are the best but 9s or 11s tend to work pretty well. I will let you know my experience when I get the guitar. Hopefull soon....

Wen you say 9s are too light, does that mean that they glitch out in some way? I have 9s on my LPs as a rule now and they pay and feel great. The variax tech is completely new to me so I am not sure what to expect. Thanks for the reply! rick

Just curious what people have found over the years. I am getting a JTV 59 if it ever comes in. Pretty sure it will come with 10s. What is the collective experiences here on other gauges from 8s to 12s? mostly I am thinking of 9s up to 11s but wondered what they are capable of using and if anything is needed to go up or down gaue-wise. thx rick

I was on Sweetwater's site and they don't have the G70/75. I then went on Line 6's site and it is not listed. Is there a safety issue? Like others, I am kind of pissed at Line 6. I have had my G75 for a couple of years and b/c of covid have not used it much. So I can't get a transmitter now? What a waste of money! Line 6, what is going on?

Thanks! As you said this, I think I know what I am doing wrong….When I have a preset for4CM, I have to have a loop in the signal path and I need to turn it off in order for it to work. I new it was something really obvious! Again, I appreciate your reply! rick

So I have had my HX FX for a couple of years and love it and never had a problem. I have never even tried it in anything other than 4CM as that is how I play. I was trying to isolate an amp issue and tried to run it like a normal pedal board, straight out of the manual, you know, guitar -> L Input, L-> output -> amp. I got nothing. I then tried using it through my FX Loop.....Guitar-> amp, L Input-> FX Send, FX Return to L Mono Out. Again, nothing. I then went back to 4CM and everything works just fine. Am I missing something really simple? Is there something internal I need to switch? I looked and didn't really see anything relevant. thanks in advance rick

I picked up a couple and thet work great....simple and cheap. THey are so inexpensive I now have a spare for my spare.

That helped with the Stomp XL. However as I am starting to gig soon, it was time to bring out the Helix Rack. I noticed that the FX loop is flashing red in it. I switched the loop to line level and it still flashes red. I have been using the Helix for a few years and it had never done that. I updated it a couple of months back and have not used it since the update but now I notice it. Did something change?

Thanks everybody. I got it now. rick

I thought of one possibility....when I assign a block to wah I think there is a low/high range. Maybe if I find that place and assign it to both low and high? Since you are a Zappa fan, there is a tone I was curious about.....the solo in Blessed Relief has this kind of cocked wah tone but also a normal tone mixed in. It is hard to describe unless you know the tone. He used it on a few of those Hot Rats to Grand Wazoo era tunes....well before he hired Steve Vai. Anyway, that might be for another thread? Thanks. Just your answer may have moved me into how to think about this. When you plug an Xpression pedal into the right jack it automatically defaults to wah/volume pedal. At least I think it does or I may have set mine up that way a long time back. Definitely let me know what you find on your LT! rick

This thread goes back to 2018 and I was wondering if anyone had tried this inexpensive power supply and how it works. robberns, if you are still around, could you tell me if there have been any issues in you using it all of these years?

I was listening to Frank Zappa and he had this cool thing where he would use a wah, but not move it. He could find that perfect frequency and then play on it forever. My question is about this kind of thing. Is there a way to find that perfect frequency that you like and then just save it so that when you turn on a wah footswitch it just turns that frequency on? Not really using an expression pedal, but just that frequency at the push of a button? I know it must be possible with all the Helix can do. I just am at a loss as to how to pull it off. Thanks a lot. rick

Cool! Thanks a bunch! rick

I don't really use a pedal board. What I was wondering about is if the HX Stomp and HX FX power supplies were interchangeable....like can I use one for the other in a pinch or could there be damage? Or is there something on the market that would work for both like a little power supply?

Are the power supplies for the HX Effects and the HX Stomp interchangable? IF not are there cheaper alternatives for spares than using the L6 products which seem crazy expensive for what they are.

I am using the Stomp XL in 4CM and when I am using a higher gain channel on my preamp, I notice the FX loop block flashes red. I hear some clipping some times so I guess I am asking if this is normal or what can I do about it? It would seem that I am overdriving it somewhere. As I am using a guitar, everything is set to instrument level. I have pulled the loop levels down, both send and receive, and that doesn't really do much except pull the volume down. Ideas, Anyone?

I got the CEBA buttons and they are great! The touch capacitants on the top is perfect and the buttons stay put with the magnets. I put them on my HX FX and now may have to buy some more for my Stomp XL. They are not cheap though if you lawn on outfitting more than one Helix model.

I just got my Stomp XL today and was playing with it for a while and set up a nice preset that included the Glitzy Reverb. After a bit, I decided to hook it up to my Mac and update to 3.10 which I did. I noticed that when I went to my patch on HX Edit there was a little question mark on my reverb block. I clicked on it and it said that the reverb was not available on my version. I then looked at all of the verbs and all that I could access were the Legacy verbs.....the mono and stereo were not listed. I unplugged it and went back to just the unit. I went to my preset and the Glitzy verb was there. My question is why is it on the unit but not in HX edit? Befuddled in Bozeman

I snet my refurb back and they informed me that they were going to get me a new one. I hope I will get the G10T II as they said that they were expecting a shipment in a few weeks and would I please be patient. If that is the case. the G10T II is supposed to have longer battery life. I have a G75 with two transmitters for live playing and I just thought it would be nice to have the G10 in the studio minus the two hour battery life, of course. I am really loyal to Line 6 so I hope this works out for me. Did I get you right in that if I had two transmitters, I couldn't charge one while playing with the other? That would be handy but in my studio, one with four hours will probably be plenty. Changing back to a cable is not all that inconvenient here but live would be a bigger issue.

So after a few years of these buttons being available, is there any consensus as to which work the best as far as the touch capacitance, looks, comfort level, etc.? I know that the Barefoot Buttons cost a couple of dollars more and the screws are on the side for the touch thing with the CEBA having the metal on top. Also the CEBA is held on magnetically?

I had a 25% off coupon from buying my HX FX and then they had a refurb one here at the Line 6 shop. I would assume if it is a refurb the dangerous defect has been corrected. I am pretty sure the charging issue will still be there so I am probably just going to have to return it as soon as it gets here.

I have a lot of Line 6 gear and am really happy with all of it. So, I just ordered the G10 without looking on here. Did I make a mistake or have they fixed anything on it? From what I am reading the battery life really sucks and has gotten worse in the past year. Any opinions on whether I should just return it and go for the Boss WL50? Thanks and looking forward to your opinions.... Rick

So I have a G75 which I dearly love for my electric gigs. I do a lot of acoustic work and have a Dimarzio Black Angel system....basically a piezo and a magnetic. They are wired such that I use a TRS cable out and then into either a Grace Felix or (for smaller gigs) a K&K preamp which is takes the TRS in and I can then mix the pickups. Is there any way to go wireless using this system? thanks rick