Connecting the Variax 300 to a PC

[charlesian2000]

Hi Guys,

 

Here begins a story of woe.

 

I bought myself a black Variax 300, second had... wooo!

I found out about Workbench... wooo wooo wooo!

I searched the forums, and the internet about attaching this guitar to my PC... a little more wooo.

I bought myself a proprietry cable... woo.

I bought myself a POD X3 second hand... not woo at all, it's the wrong device.

Okay,can you help me out.

Which model POD do I need to buy to be able to connect my Variax 300 to my computer.

 

 

Help :-(

[Charlie_Watt]

You can get the USB interface or one of the pods that supports the Variax VDI.  A used X3 Live would do it.  The USB interface is only for Variax.  You might be better off finding a used Pod X3 Live since you can use that for more than the USB interface for the Variax.

[charlesian2000]

Thank you Charlie, I have found one, or so I hope... it depends if it is still for sale.

 

Do you know if the later POD live units will accept my Variax 300?  In case my X3 Live deal falls through?

I relly live the POD X3 standard that I own, it's a tonne of fun, I'm thinking the X3 Live will be even more fun.

[silverhead]

The Pod HD500/X and Pro/X have the required VDI connection for Variax. So does the recently announced Firehawk FX.

[Charlie_Watt]

I own an X3Live and it works fine with my Variax 500 which is the same as your 300 interface and Workbench wise.  The X3 Live is still a very good unit.  I upgraded to an HD 500X when I got my JTV.