Sith Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Hey all... Anyone ever come up with a fix for this ? I have a Variax (out of warranty) and I have seen a big increase in the model switching on its own in the last little while. It has always been there but in the last year or so, it has gotten worse. This happens when using the VDI cable and even the standard cable and box.. I have shielded the coffin with Electrical tape (earlier) suggestion and I have had no luck. Its at the point now where I cannot even play it because of the constant model switching. Any advice??? I do have a registered re-seller in town that I could take it to. But in all honesty, the folks there are not to bright and have botched up another guitar service call which resulted in having to get another tech to service it. Thanks in advance. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLIDER90 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I returned my with the same issue JTV59. Store warranty. A direct return to Line6 is your best choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLIDER90 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 FYI JTV-59 Pickup Switching Issuesby Line6Hugo on 2011-01-21 14:57:59 We have identified the root cause as the 3 way switch itself. We are taking the necessary steps to repair this issue and we should have replacement parts in by the 1st week of February. In the meantime, if you are experiencing this issue, please respond to this thread so we can create a support ticket for you. We will leave the ticket open and once we have the necessary parts to repair the issue, we will reach out to you via your open support ticket. As it is currently Friday afternoon, if you do not receive a support ticket today, we will continue issuing support tickets for this issue on Monday after the weekend. Regards, Line6Hugo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrx Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Does he mean the five way toggle switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 Hmm.. maybe I'll take it apart and give the toggle switch a good cleaning with some contact cleaner. If I need to replace the switch, I would suspect anyone would do - a standard 5 way ? Thanks for the info Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrx Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 It looks like an enclosed alpha 5 way switch. I am not sure this is the exact one, but take a look at yours when you are cleaning it: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR11.TRC1.A0.Xalpha+5+way+switch&_nkw=alpha+5+way+switch&_sacat=0&_from=R40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laud_guitar Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 I'm having the same problem with my variax 300. Worse I am from Brazil and I do not even know how I will solve this. I'm frustrated. My problem started when I plugged my guitar into my POD XT live using VDI cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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