Dagoof Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Hello Community! I'm a new LTV-69 owner and had a question about using the magnetic pickups. When I don't have the modeling turned on with the 1/4" cable being used through my guitar amp, my guitar hardly makes any sound. I have to crank the volume of my amp way up just to hear anything. If i turn on the modeling pickup, I can have the amp volume on 2 and I hear it well. I did have it connected to a HD500X so maybe I sent a configuration to the guitar that is causing this issue? Any suggestions? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Something is wrong the mag pickups should be plenty loud with the volume up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 -Use a cable with TRS (Tip/ Ring/ Sleeve) plugs on the ends. -You can configure the JTV from the 500X,... turn "Force" off, to control from the guitar. Try those first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 A regular guitar cable works just fine with a JTV into an amp. No TRS required or wanted unless you are using the external power supply which does not come with a JTV. The mags should be plenty loud without even installing the battery. Try removing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Yes,... what Charlie said. Next on my list, want to first see how the others went. Which ever works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellM5 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I had the exact same problem and I fixed it with some contact cleaner in the output jack of the JTV. It just wasn't making a good connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 If you're going to use contact cleaner, spray it on a cotton swab and use that. Do not go spraying inside that jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 A brand new guitar should not need any treatment to make it work! Send it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagoof Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Where is the "Force" option? Is it within the HD500X Edit program? Thanks for all the replies. I am just getting around to testing them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagoof Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 I was thinking... if it was a bad contact, then why would the sound be loud using the piezo but almost no sound using the mags? Could it be a relay or pickup button itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Yes, the edit page. Each page has a Variax patch associated with it as a Variax option. I don't recall if it was a global or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagoof Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Maybe I should reset all settings and push them to the guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Read the manual on that one, all my floor FX, I have it set to "don't force", so the JTV runs on it's own patches and setting that I set, and not what the floor FX default is. There's a thing about it in one of the online the ops manuals. Set-Up > scroll down to Variax Options > Enable or Disable http://line6.com/support/manuals/podhd500x for further info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Try your guitar directly into an amp. Battery removed, regular guitar cable. It should be plenty loud with the mags only. If not, there is a problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagoof Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Psark.... I will give it a go. Charlie, I did try it plugged directly to an amp without a battery. Still very little sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellM5 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 If you're going to use contact cleaner, spray it on a cotton swab and use that. Do not go spraying inside that jack. Didn't think of that and it didn't take much. Just a quick squirt and then a couple minutes inserting and removing a cable. At least it was Deoxit D5. Next time I'll take your advice for sure. A brand new guitar should not need any treatment to make it work! Send it back. True, but some of these "new" JTV's were produced as far back as 2013. Regardless, cleaning the jack fixed mine. Before I cleaned it, it wasn't even putting out enough volume to use a tuning pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 D5 is good stuff. There is a recent entry in the Knowledge Base on this subject. http://line6.com/support/page/kb/_/general-faq/cleaning-pots-and-faders-r816 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandrio Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 correct url http://line6.com/support/page/kb/_/general-faq/cleaning-pots-and-faders-r816 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagoof Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 I took my Variax to Stringed Instrument Services (http://www.sisguitars.com/ - they are an authorized Line 6 repair center). They discovered a few bad connections. The guitar works GREAT now! Pickups are loud as is the modeling pickup. If you are in the Los Angeles area, I highly recommend SIS for guitar and amp repairs! (they do authorized repairs for many music stores in the area!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Great! It is good to hear that some repair shops can handle these guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagoof Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 They were fast AND reasonable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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