
NEW VARIAX on its way (left or right handed)
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TwelveFootNinja, in James Tyler Variax Guitars / Workbench HD
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clay-man 260
No physical pickups?
Can be with or without pickups (standard will be WITH).
I am having two Seymour Duncan's installed on this model but if people wanted to supply their own pickups: that's cool too.
Also the bridge will be replaced with something more aligned with the guitar design, the burl top will have a gloss finish and the Shuriken logo added to the headstock.
=)
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clay-man 260
Can be with or without pickups (standard will be WITH).
I am having two Seymour Duncan's installed on this model but if people wanted to supply there own pickups: that's cool too.
Also the bridge will be replaced with something more aligned with the guitar design, the burl top will have a gloss finish and the Shuriken logo added to the headstock.
=)
Oh ok, good. As much as I love the modeling, I think switching to mags should be a standard on modern Variax guitars now.
What guts does it use, the JTV one?
Agreed, but if anyone wishes to have no pickups - this is also possible.
Yes, it has the latest variax brain found in jtv models. ;)
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arislaf 846
Love the pickup less project! Great work!!
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samsgs 5
I was ready to by a JTV-69. Just learned today that Guitar Center will no longer carry the Variax (so I was told when ordering).
So now there will be a new Variax coming out? Did I wait too long or time this about right?
I have recently all but completed my rig with a HD500X, L3t, and DT25. Need another DT and the Variax.
clay-man 260
Agreed, but if anyone wishes to have no pickups - this is also possible.
Yes, it has the latest variax brain found in jtv models. ;)
Are you getting it directly from Line 6? I know Parker did that before.
Line 6 will exclusively distribute the Variax brains to Shuriken Guitars but at this stage, that is the extent of their involvement (i.e they're not manufacturing or distributing the guitars).
I believe there are a lot of guitarists that want a world class, high end modern guitar built for tone and playability first...with the added arsenal of Variax tech second (not the other way around). I can say with confidence that the modelled guitars (especially heavy tones) sound better because the highest quality wood is used on the guitar - you can hear it acoustically before you even plug it in. The scale of the guitar tracks the alternate tunings much better - my a/b tests with actual 7 and 8 strings render it virtually undetectable which guitar is which (other than the Shuriken actually sounds cleaner).
As a massive advocate of the options Variax provides: I am beyond stoked with this instrument.
Re: body shape: I understand it might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I wanted to design something unique and in line with modern metal players - that said: if someone wants a tele, strat or more conventional shape: Shuriken Guitars is a boutique company: we can do whatever the hell we want, it's just not going to be cheap. Guitars like this are going to be in the $2500usd to $3500usd price range.
Charles (the luthier) says, "Would you prefer a garage full of Daewoo's....or one Ferrari". I agree with him.
Merry Christmas!
Hey_Joe 268
Are you getting it directly from Line 6? I know Parker did that before.
The answer is...
"Variax technology provided exclusively to Shuriken Guitars by Line 6."
found here
http://line6.com/support/topic/10999-new-shuriken-variax-models/
you must have missed it clay-man because I see that you replied to the thread I linked.
I wonder why Parker is no longer including Variax tech in the newest version of the Adrian Belew Parker???
Maybe because Mr. Belew is using the Roland VG-99 with his current rig.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FlyABBB
I posted a thread a few days ago with
http://line6.com/support/topic/10938-anyone-using-d%E2%80%99addario-nyxl-on-their-jtv/
AND....left handed models can be made at exactly the same price as the right handed models :)
clay-man 260
The answer is...
"Variax technology provided exclusively to Shuriken Guitars by Line 6."
found here
http://line6.com/support/topic/10999-new-shuriken-variax-models/
you must have missed it clay-man because I see that you replied to the thread I linked.
I wonder why Parker is no longer including Variax tech in the newest version of the Adrian Belew Parker???
Maybe because Mr. Belew is using the Roland VG-99 with his current rig.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FlyABBB
I posted a thread a few days ago with
http://line6.com/support/topic/10938-anyone-using-d%E2%80%99addario-nyxl-on-their-jtv/
Maybe exclusive outside the James Tyler guitars. Just double checking.
That's pretty cool though, I wonder how you strike a deal like that.
TwelveFootNinja, good luck on your Variax, I'm for it! I can't promise I'll be purchasing it anytime myself, but I hope it opens up the Variax for people who don't want the 3 main models.
You ever do a maple fretboard butterscotch Tele with a strat trem and it'd be my dream guitar :P
We can do anything - it's a boutique guitar company.
TonyHay 14
Twelve Foot Ninja are you affiliated with Shurikan?
You sound like a company spokesman but it isn't clear.
Great idea I guess, but the pics I've seen are some of the ugliest guitars I've ever seen.
What is happening to the JTV line? Is the whole dream rig discontinued?
"Twelve Foot Ninja are you affiliated with Shurikan? You sound like a company spokesman but it isn't clear."
Yes. Shuriken Guitars is my brand. I am a Line 6 artist with a new line of Variax (JTV gen) equipped guitars coming out. I designed them and I play them in my band, Twelve Foot Ninja. They are made by a world class luthier in Sydney, Australia.
"Great idea I guess, but the pics I've seen are some of the ugliest guitars I've ever seen."
Thank you. My aim was to make the ugliest guitars imaginable. I considered all the guitars you've ever seen and selected the worst parts of each. I plan on doing the opposite to this as well: featuring only the best parts of all the guitars you've ever seen. Then I plan on systematically repeating this process for every guitarist on earth until I've made every guitar everyone wants . . . Or another plan I had was just to make what I like knowing there are a lot of like minded others: far less time consuming!
"What is happening to the JTV line? Is the whole dream rig discontinued?"
I am not a representative of Line 6 but I can say my guitars are in a completely different price point to JTV's. Shuriken Guitars are hand made high end guitars targeted at the modern hard rock/metal guitarist. If none of that appeals to you, I dare say you are not the target audience ;)
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clay-man 260
We can do anything - it's a boutique guitar company.
Amazing, I think I might order in the future.
https://www.facebook.com/shurikenguitars
(Prototype pictured)
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