Mtech Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I have a 1st gen Variax 700. I upgraded my equipment to POD HD500. Is there any modifications I can do (including replacing the brains entirely) that would allow that 700 to act like a JTV? I hate having this beautiful instrument just hanging on a wall. Put differently, can I buy the brains and wiring (minus the pickups) of a JTV and transplant it to a 700? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 They're completely different processors, so there's no way the firmware in a 700 can be upgraded to match what's in a JTV. But as long as your 700 still works, there's no reason you can't use it with the HD500. It still works fine. You can still call up presets on the 700 with a patch change on the HD500 with the VDI connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 what is it you think you can't do? your 700 works the same as it always did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 The Variax 700 is a great guitar. Yes the modeling isn't as new as the JTV but it's still very good. Many would probably rate the build quality of the 700 as better than any of the other Variax models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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