FIRST THE DISCLAIMER: THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL AND PROOF OF CONCEPT THREAD. IF YOU DECIDE TO WIRE THIS YOU AGREE TO ALL THE RISKS INVOLVED AND THAT YOU ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES. EXPECT YOUR WARRANTY FOR BOTH THE VARIAX AND THE WIDIMASTER TO BE VOIDED IF ANYTHING HAPPENS. IT'S NOT KNOWN LONG TERM IF THERE ARE ANY NEGATIVES SO BE CAREFUL AND KNOW THAT ALL ACTIONS YOU TAKE ARE YOUR OWN AND YOU TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF YOUR EQUIPMENT AND ACTIONS. thanks.
Forum members of the group I belong to are currently seeking more expert eyes to understand and enhance reliability, safety, and enhance functionality. maybe even full control midi and aes in the future..
So..
I'm over at the Line 6 Variax worldwide family on Facebook and found out that an enterprising member has achieved wireless vdi *no audio just control... using a neutrik to widimaster conversion wiring scheme on a standard widimaster.
That's right Variax loyalists.. you can potenially use any wireless bluetooth midi controller to change the tuning and guitars on your jtv/standard Variax.
video demo from user and the one who implemented this fix on their Shiruken, Christian Graffe
To be honest I don't understand it, but I want one 5 years ago! We are currently asking for forum members to vote for CME to make an official version, so I figure the more votes, the more this becomes reality. So please sign up and vote.
Another route is someone smarter than me could put one together based off the schematics provided by the original innovator in this thread. It is supposed to cost only the widi master dongle which is 50 bucks and a neutrik connector. wiring* is here
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=13484.msg259727#msg259727
*keep in mind this is only midi in, so you cannot have any two way communication or audio, but you can use your g10 or other wireless to activate power to it and to go totally wireless, audio through 1/4 in output and midi in control through the widi jack.
One way or another this HAS to happen. keep me in the loop and please don't bombard the guy with requests to build one. Meanwhile I'm going to build one next week.
NOW