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I find the sound quality to be excellent - not at all squeely or unclear. Yes, you can connect via L6 Link as well but I find it very loud. More difficult to balance volumes. Having said that, I didn't experiment with the L6 Link too much - I immediately got good results with the XLR outpus and stuck with that. My general comment: you'll be happy with it.

I have used a Pod HD500 (for electric guitar) using the L3t rear-panel XLR inputs, and a mic and acoustic guitar into the two channels of the side-panel mixer. Works well. I see no reason why you couldn't add a keyboard into the rear-panel RCA inputs. The only potentially tricky part will be to balance the levels using the L3t mixer for the vocal mic and the output level controls on the HD500 and the keyboard, because the rear-panel inputs have no level control. I think for best results you should set the L3t to use Reference/PA mode.

This doesn't exactly answer your question, but I think it is useful info for you....... I switched my Variax 300 to Graphtech piezos based on the advice of others on this forum who had done so. I noticed a big improvement over the V300 version of the LR Baggs piezos. I also have a JTV-59 and I can say that the improvement in the LR Baggs piezos on the JTV series is very noticeable. I don't detect any deficiency in the JTV LR Baggs vs. the V300 Graphtech. As a result I have chosen not to switch to Graphtech for my JTV.

I'll give it a try......... 2) To hear your microphone you need to have a dynamic (not condenser - requires phantom power) mic connected to the XLR MIC input on the Pod HD. Then you need to have your preset using MIC as one of its inputs. Typically, using a single preset for guitar and mic in your Pod HD means you will have a dual path preset, with both paths independent. This means there are two separate signals (Path A and Path B that are sent to the HD outputs - and, importantly, also to the USB output which is your interface to Logic. That means in Logic you need to setup two tracks to record simultaneously - one to record the guitar and one for the mic/vocal. You will see these individual options in Logic when you assign the Record Input for the track as you arm it for recording. 3) There is no 'dry' signal output from the Pod HD over its usb interface. You need to use a dual-path preset similar to the guitar/mic preset above. But this time rather than you select Guitar as the Input to both paths, and you simply place no amp/FX in the dry path. Then in Logic you select the path with the dry signal for recording. You can still monitor the wet signal through the HD as you record, or you can also record it in the same way that you recorded the guitar and mic simultaneously above. Here is a Customtone preset I uploaded some time ago to illustrate the configuration: http://line6.com/customtone/tone/217206 Hope this helps.

Hmmmm.... the first thing that comes to my mind is one or more wonky knobs on the face of the device. Perhaps vibrations are somehow causing it to move counter-clockwise slightly so that over time the volume/tone change is noticeable. I would test this out by 'parking' the knobs at the zero level where they can't move lower, then re-activating the desired patch. Of course once the knobs are parked you can switch patches freely until you need the knobs again.

I wonder if it is related to this: http://line6.com/support/topic/111-make-your-variax-sound-100-better/

Yes, it is recognized right away. But you can easily delete the input/icon from the stage immediately too. That will remove the channel assignment.

I think this is caused by a ground loop between the HD and your computer when the usb is connected. This is quite common with a laptop. Just as a test, try running your laptop from the battery - disconnect its power supply from the wall. The noise should disappear. If so, a permanent solution would be to buy a hum-remover device. I forget exactly what they are called.

Have you downloaded the latest driver for the Toneport UX1? Run Line 6 Monkey with your UX1 connected to determine whether there is a more recent driver. If there is Monkey will help you download and install it. Pay attention to when/if Monkey instructs you to disconnect your UX1.

That is a very cool guitar. Looks great. Does the Bigsby arm get in the way of your Model Selector knob, visually if not mechanically?

I don't think that's true. When switched to magnetic pickups, the Variax OS (it's a computer, after all) still has to be cycling and 'listening' for the command (Model Select knob depression) to instantly turn on its modelling. It's akin to having your laptop computer running and being able to repsond to your keystrokes instantly, even though you may temporarily be reading a book instead. If you want to turn off your computer completely you need to power it off (unplug the guitar cable).

Can you elaborate a bit on what you mean by 'all the patches sound equal'? Do you mean they all sound similarly poor (fizzy, scratchy, low volume, noisy, ....) although you can detect a basic difference when you switch patches? Or do you literally mean all patches sound exactly the same - in other words you can't tell any difference in the sound when you change patches (in this case the patch might actually sound good, but they all sound identically good). If it's the latter case (all patches actually sound identical) it could simply be that you have Tone 2 Locked, and your patches only use Tone 2. To make sure Tone 2 is unlocked, check the padlock icon in the bottom row of the Home page display; turn the little knob beneath the icon until it shows unlocked. But if it's the former case please provide more detailed information about the bad sound you are hearing.

I mentioned earlier that I had installed Variax 300 electronics into a Warmoth body/neck. I really didn't like the look, feel, or playability of the original V300. Here are a couple of photos of the Warmoth - not very good lighting but you'll get the idea. A big improvement (imho) in look, feel and playability.

Just new members I think - it's a good carry-over precaution from the recent spamming in the old forum. It was all done by bots that would create a new username and then go wild with spam. Current attempts to do that will be caught by the moderators.

Thanks for posting this. I remember seeing your double-ended fixit in the other post and thought it was very creative. I can't say I have really noticed the artifacts, but your comments here and the previous comments make me want to try out your technique especially on the 12-string and acoustic models. Can't say when I'll get around to that but if I do I'll post my thoughts here. Interesting and simple modification in any case. Thanks.

Hopefully TheRealZap's suggestion will restore the device to sanity. In terms of why this happened, I suspect it has to do with running HD Pro Edit while also running your recording program. It is likely that the HD Pro device got confused by trying to respond to two different programs over the USB connection.

adding to TheRealZap's observation - I have no problem doing what you describe using an SD card with mp3 files loaded from my Windows system. Ther is only one file per song, and the M20d Media Player plays them all successfully.

The old forum isn't gone - it's just read-only now. Old L6 Community Support Forums .... and, yes, I'd like to see the update soon too!

It's all still there. The previous forums are available in read-only mode. Old L6 Community Support Forums

I also got a Warmoth body and neck to fit the electronics of an old Variax 300. I love the playability of that guitar and it used to be my go-to. However, since I got a JTV-59 it has now become my go-to. I love the look of the JTV-59, but I also love the look of my Warmoth V300 (of course I like it - I chose it! I did not like the look or feel of the original V300). I think once the JTV-59 has had some time I will likely play both of them about 50/50 although the JTV's alternate tuning knob is very nice, and it has improvements in the interoperability with my Pod HD. Overall I am extremely satisfied with them both. My formerly go-to Les Paul Deluxe has definitely taken a rear-view seat.