ozbadman Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I put this image together based on the old Variax models poster that I (and I think others) like to use. If there are any errors/corrections/requested changes, please post them here. Cheers, David. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 That would be great, David --- except I can't see the poster. Did the attachment process somehow get messed up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozbadman Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 Man, you're quick Silverhead. First time I forgot to press the final "attach this file button". It's attached properly now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Got it now. Looks great - thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpanmanx Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozbadman Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 Just to let people know who've already downloaded it, the original version had a white hole in the middle of one of the strats. I've replaced the image with this fixed if you care to download it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partytrain Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 All the guitars are upside down. I guess it's what Hendrix would be playing today if he got a variax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 The guitars are upside down so that the positions of the pickup switches in the top row of the diagram correspond visually to the guitar's orientation. In other words, the leftmost pickup position as you are looking at (and holding) the guitar corresponds to the neck pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swing_girl Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Nice poster but according to the info on the variax HD page: Spank and Lester are 1959 Both Rickenbackers are '66 370 Casino is '64 Jazz box is '54 with P90 pickups Martin D28/12 is '70 Martin D28 is '59 The Danelectro becomes 1999 Jerry Jones Shorthorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozbadman Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 Thanks swing_girl. I couldn't find the new information. I'll update this today and re-submit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozbadman Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 The png has been updated with the corrections noted by swing_girl. Any further corrections, please post them here. Cheers, David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swing_girl Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Thanks swing_girl. I couldn't find the new information. I'll update this today and re-submit. Thanks David :-) The info is here: http://line6.com/jtv-59/features#createcustominstrumentswithvariaxworkbench 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozbadman Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Thanks swing_girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefflynyrd Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 maybe im being anal but could u make another jpeg with the guitars turned around? hat to ask but... please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozbadman Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Hi jeff, It's quite a bit of work, so perhaps somebody else could do it. The reason it's done this way is that the original Variax sheet was done this way, so there was less to change. When I first saw the Variax one it seemed odd to me too, but I definitely got used to it so that now it looks quite normal. One of the great advantages to doing it this way is that most of us are right-handed. That means that the neck is going to the left when I'm holding the guitar: Just like in the pictures. Therefore, I can look at the picture, and instanly know where to put the pickup selector. With all the guitars turned around, the pickup selector wouldn't match the orientation of the guitar, unless we also swapped the left-to-right order of the guitars but if we did that, I'd have to rotate the image in my mind every time I was trying to set the selector switch correctly. I don't know if that made sense, but hopefully. :) Cheers, David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefflynyrd Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Sure that makes perfect sense. Just thought I'd ask. I still have the old one in an excel spreadsheet Maybe I can do it if I can find jpegs of the guitars... Thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealZap Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 when the sheet is layed on the table in front of you... you are looking at the guitars upside down... which in turn becomes the right way... as if you were holding it and the switch is also the right way then... it only looks wrong when viewing it upright of mounted to a wall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derums Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I have made my own poster for jtv-59 users since the pickup selection switch also involves pushing the tone knob. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Thanks, derums. Very helpful. A suggestion: I think the numbering of the pickup positions should be reversed. The JTV numbering uses Position 1 for the Bridge position and then going to Position 5 for the Neck position. The image of the pickup selector switch in your chart is correct, given the player's top-side view of the switch; the numbers should be reversed. In other words, the left-most column header should show number 5, with the image showing the switch pointing up to the top - the Low-E string side - of the guitar. The right-most column header should show number 1, with the image showing the switch pointing down to the bottom - the High-E string side - of the guitar. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra51 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 8/18/2013 at 7:00 PM, jefflynyrd said: maybe im being anal but could u make another jpeg with the guitars turned around? hat to ask but... please? This is one I have with thge guitars the other way round jeff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra51 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I have just acquired a Variax 700 Bass and I am looking for a similar pictorial display of the models it can do, if anyone has one somehwhere I would be very grateful for one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey_Joe Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Best I can find is this Variax Bass Pilot's Handbook. I got it from Line 6 Legacy Products/Variax Bass 700 But I don't remember some of the images being so blurred like this PDF in my original handbook. I'm guessing you didn't get the pilots handbook with your recent acquisition. Hope this helps a little. Variax Bass Manual ( Rev A ).pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra51 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Thanks, I have the tattered handbook that it came with and I have the pdf manual but I was hoping for a pictorial layout like the ones there are for the guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey_Joe Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 I was hoping for that years ago also but never found one. I checked all my bass forums before posting here and didn't find a thing - not even at the Official Variax Bass Club at Talk Bass.com - no help from Google either. Guess you'll have to make your own... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra51 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I came across this, which is better and easier to reference than thumbing through the handbook. Pair Name Green Bank Red Bank VINJ 1961 Fender Jazz 1960 Fender Jazz (flat-wound strings) MODJ 2004 Fender Deluxe Jazz 1961 Fender Jazz Fretless PREBASS 1963 Precision Bass 1958 Precision Bass (flat-wound strings) MANTA 1977 Musicman Stingray 2003 Modulus Flea CLANG 1971 Rickenbacker 4001 1963 Rickenbacker 4001 (flat-wound strings) HOLLOW 1966 Danelectro Longhorn 1963 Hofner 500/1 (flat-wound strings) THUMP 1963 Gibson Thunderbird 1966 Gibson EB2D (flat-wound strings) MODERN 2002 MTD 535 2003 Warwick Thumb ALCHEMY 1978 Alembic Long Scale 1984 Steinberger XL2 8 & 12 1968 Hagström H8 1994 Hamer B12A ACOUSTIC Tacoma Thunderchief Kay M1 Double Bass SYNTH Mini Moog Modern Bass Synth I hope that it helps someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brue58ski Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 For the bass, there's this Variax Bass Quick Guide.pdf There is a chart like the one at the beginning of this post that I can't find on the internet. I'm pretty sure I have it but it's not with me. If I do find it, I will post it later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra51 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 That looks quite good, thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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