jandrio 457 Posted November 20, 2013 I have a perfectly decent JTV 69s, but I would still like to take advantage of mechanical automatic tuning. I have read that Chris Adams of Tronical, the man behind Gibson's automatic tuning technology, has released an install-it-yourself flavor called TronicalTune that can be fitted to Gibson, Fender, Charvel, Yamaha and Ibanez electrics, as well as Taylor acoustics. I wonder if this could be fitted on the 69s as well. http://www.tronical.com/ http://www.americanmusical.com/Tronical-Tuning-Systems 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clay-man 259 Posted November 20, 2013 I think robot tuners are nice if you really want to stay in tune fast. Would be great for a gigging person, but I don't think it would sound good for drop-tunings. Drop tunings usually require thicker gauges to keep tension, which you can't do without changing strings. I'm not sure anyone fitted one of these on yet. If it requires internal modifications of the guitar, it might not have room. A lot of the Variax guts take up space in a Variax guitar as opposed to a normal guitar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jandrio 457 Posted November 20, 2013 clay-man, I don't intend to use mechanical auto tune for anything else that standard tuning. I believe the ability to mechanically retune your guitar before every song in a live situation is really nice. Drop tunings will be handled by my HD500, where I have presets for each song including JTV model, tuning and tone knob settings. I understand from the vids+fotos, that this system is actually fitted on the neck top in 10 minutes, no need to mess with the Variax guts. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheRealZap 7,337 Posted November 20, 2013 you could fit a whole strat neck if it doesn't fit natively. too little payout for the cash in my opinion... but looks like it would be awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clay-man 259 Posted November 20, 2013 So it doesn't need to run anything to the body? I think it would be nice. You can give it a try, just be sure you can do it or at least return it if it doesn't work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie_Watt 428 Posted November 20, 2013 You may want to check the tuner spacing. Not sure how flexible it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jandrio 457 Posted November 21, 2013 I found out that there are two strat-compatible auto-tuning boards, TYPE C and TYPE C1 (attached).Anybody knows corresponding specs for the JTV69s head stock drill pattern ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jandrio 457 Posted November 26, 2013 Just received following e-mail: Re: Line6 JTV69s compatibility Günther Klahr [guenther.klahr@tronical.com] Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 4:56 PM To: jandrio Hello John We do not support this model at the moment. Maybe on of the "C" type (C1, C2 etc.) systems will work. To check this out please download a template and compare. Set your printer to full scale (100%) For more information visit our website from time to time. Thank You Best regards Guenther Klahr 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Afterimage75 3 Posted December 4, 2013 I just installed a Tronical Tune on my JTV-69US, and I thought you'd like to know that the C1 version of it fits just fine. It does seem to add a little weight to the headstock, but the guitar still feels balanced. It does a great job of tuning, though. What a cool device! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jandrio 457 Posted December 4, 2013 Afterimage75, tks for your info. Did you encounter any installation problems whatsoever? John 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Afterimage75 3 Posted December 9, 2013 No issues with install whatsoever - it fit like it was designed to. Regards... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
google50002 0 Posted January 26, 2014 i don't see the point of it in JTV because in variax you can make all the alt. tunning with out changing a tune of guitar itself. by the way I have copel of Variax guitar like JTV89F and Variax 700 and no meter if i play leed or solo i don't need to tune it very often. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jandrio 457 Posted January 26, 2014 It is absolutely necessary in a live situation, not for alternative tunings, but for physically keeping your guitar in perfect (standard) tune before each song.PSPls refer to post #3 above. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badmelonfarmer 12 Posted January 28, 2014 Hmmmm, very interesting..... Thanks for posting! I wonder if they do one for the JTV-59? Will have to download the template to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tboneous 221 Posted August 5, 2014 It is absolutely necessary in a live situation, not for alternative tunings, but for physically keeping your guitar in perfect (standard) tune before each song. PS Pls refer to post #3 above. Seems like you purchased a car when you only really need a tire. Why pay $$$$ when you will only use $'s worth of functionality? I agree with Zap, not much payout 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevekc 184 Posted August 5, 2014 I have the Tronical C1 on my Korean JTV-69 This should also work 100% on the JTV-69S 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
