tone_crafter Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I'm looking at buying a 2nd hand JTV-59 that was purchased new 2 1/2 years ago. I was wondering if there are differences in the electronics from versions a few years older to more recent ones. I see references to "Variax HD" so I assume there has been an update of the electronics, or is this just firmware? The serial number is W12031 368. The manual says "Rev A copyright 2010". I know you can perform firmware updates on these but wondering if there are hardware differences too. I currently have a very old Variax 300, so this would make a great upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 No - there have been no electronics changes just FW changes which you can do yourself. Your guitar was made in 2012. (Serial number W12....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwilken Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I know this is an old thread and I apologize ... and I will start a new thread if I need to . to the best of my knowledge there have not been any intentional design changes made to the JTV 59 since the original , but I was wondering if there are any unintended differences between a 2016 model JTV 59 and the 2012 version . was there any year JTV 59 model that had problems - such as the early JTV 69 problems with the bad necks and high e string fall-off . is the fit and finish any better or worse now that Yamaha has taken over ownership and putting Variax guts in their Pacificas and calling them Variax standards . are they doing anything different to the JTV line ? I have a chance to buy a used 2012 JTV 59 ... but it's from a private individual on the Internet , so I can't play it ahead of time or return it . so any thoughts at all on a slightly used (allegedly) 2012 JTV 59 Korean . any and all opinions are welcome and greatly appreciated . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Have a Tobacco-59 and a Cherry Sunburst-59, both from early 2011. No problems, love 'em both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwilken Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Have a Tobacco-59 and a Cherry Sunburst-59, both from early 2011. No problems, love 'em both. I was hoping to hear that ... thanks a lot for letting me know . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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