fruijter7777 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Hi fellow guitarists, I'm planning to buy a Variax guitar. But if Line 6 claims that all Variax guitar can simulate all electric guitars, then why should I bother about choosing a single coil or humbucker pick-up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specracer986 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Because the mag pickups are quite good. You might find, like me, that you use them a lot. So, you're better off to choose the style that you like to play. Then if your brain suddenly doesn't like any of the sims, you just push the knob and use the mags. I've had a JTV89 and two JTV69's. I've never tried the JTV59. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonSom1976 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 The simulations are the same. I chosed one with strat-like-pickups because I didn't had one of these, but some hum-ones. I use the mag pickups a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I agree that the mag pickups are quite good! So choose wisely if you like a humbucker at the bridge or not ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Use pick-ups with a DCR spec of between 6k and 8k Ohms for good impedance matching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruijter7777 Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 Thank you for reacting! Some of you mention 'mag pickups', but I only know single coil - and humbucker pickups.... What do you mean with 'mag' ??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Variax uses piezos in the bridge when the modeling is on. And he magnetic pick-up signal is turned off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrillow Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 I have a JTV-59 and use the mag pickups almost exclusively. IMO, They seem to have a hotter output and more realistically represent expected sustain and decay characteristics when playing live through an amplifier. The models include these characteristics of the guitars modeled, which may or may not be quite what you'd want. But it's a matter of personal preference. Another reason I use the mag pickups so much? Poor performance from my original JTV battery, and the expense of replacing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brue58ski Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Also, you can mix the signals from both the simulated pickups and the mags on the guitar and save that on your Variax. The same thing can be done in the Helix if you have one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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