shane01 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hi all. I am waiting on a variax jtv59 coming tomorrow I have a dt50 and a hd400 ,so what I would like to know is when using a acoustic model on the variax what amp should the dt/hd400 be set to , or do you bypass the amps I have no idea please give some tips please ,I know it wont sound pure acoustic through my greenback loaded 4x12 but what amp is what I need to know. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I would try no amp. Best sound is through a PA or Full Range system not a guitar amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane01 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks for the reply but I have no PA or FRFR speakers what would do the job via the HD400 ,can I bypass the amp and use a power section. I am new to this stuff but been playing 25 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malnack Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I've had a lot of luck lately with the model of the Roland Jazz Chorus that was in one of the expansion amp packs. In the past I had set the HD500 up with no amp model and it was okay, but using the Jazz Chorus model I get a fuller frequency sound. I think I dial the Variax volume back a touch as well so it doesn't distort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks for the reply but I have no PA or FRFR speakers what would do the job via the HD400 ,can I bypass the amp and use a power section. I am new to this stuff but been playing 25 years I'm really not trying to rain on your parade and ruin your JTV experience, but you could try every amp model at your disposal, and you won't get a usable acoustic tone from that cabinet...trust me, I tried. I spent weeks trying one amp/cab/EQ combo after another through my old tube rig and Marshall 4x12, and got nowhere. You need a frequency range that those speakers just can't produce...that being the case, the choice of amp model is almost irrelevant. Fighting it is a losing battle. Hell, if you plug an actual acoustic guitar through a traditional guitar amp it will just barely sound like what it is. Tried that too...it doesn't work either. Finally, and VERY reluctantly, I went FRFR and couldn't be happier. One of the primary reasons I bought my JTV was so I could get acoustic tones live without having to drag one to the gig. Wasn't gonna happen any other way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane01 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Ok guys I get the idea ,save me looking for tone that is not there. Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewolf48 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 You could try this - not sure how much control an HD400 offers, but it might work: http://line6.com/support/topic/5553-acoustic-solution-for-jtv-with-dt-amps/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdeverall Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 "no amp", and MAYBE an EQ to tweak it just a bit. I have a no amp setup that sounds pretty good to me, good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leftzilla Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Yeah the FRFR is the way to go for the JTV acoustics. There are some good acoustic setups in Custom tone so I would try some of them with the HD400. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane01 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spmartin Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I have had good luck running it through the Fender Acoustasonic 150. Acoustic models sound very good, and I can tweak them further on the amp if I choose to. Here is a link: http://goo.gl/3p7W5o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlecBourne Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Wondering if anybody would recommend using say an Amplifi 75 or 150 for home us with a JTV-59?? is there nothing FRFR middle of the road that has the Variax Cable etc without going all out for a helix and FR speaker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewolf48 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 http://line6.com/support/topic/5307-ampifi-acoustic-tones/ Amplifi works well apparently, but doesn't have VDI. If you want VDI on the cheap I would suggest a used HD500 connected to the Amplifi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewolf48 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Should say that as the Amplifi guitar signal only goes to the woofer I would think the HD500 routed into the AUX input will work best; HD500 can easily provide compression, mic pre, eq and verb for tuning the JTV signal. This is effectively using the Amplifi as an FRFR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blgband Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 My solution: Firmware 1.70 + voicelive 3 You will be able to shape hundreds of beautiful acoustic models + quick lollipop amp simulatiobs for electrics. And If you sing,, tadaaaa you get grear backing harmony Oh shall mention the trip of carring a heavy amp around and no great setups for acoustic? Of coarse if you are a rock guiataris and will only play a few tunes on acoustic at gig then any amp or firmware will do. Who cares. Also remember the crowd won’t give a toss unless you are playing a concert for a very musical appreciative audience or opening for Alivia Keys ( lol ) . But then why not use two guitars (a real acoustic direct to PA) for such important musical gigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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