Swansuite Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Have enjoyed my Variax as a nice complement to my recording efforts. A few months ago (the guitar is under a year old), it suddenly stopped sustaining notes. It also sometimes doesn't make a sound if I play too lightly. It will essentially hold a note for a couple of seconds then cold stop. I have no idea what's going on. I've tried changing batteries, tried all presets, etc., nothing seems to be allowing me a sustained note. On some settings the sound will last slightly longer than others, but that's basically it. Never had this problem the first few months that I owned this thing. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psarkissian Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 My first suspect is the set-up, next would be loose connection. Have the authorized service center near you check it out. https://line6.com/find/service_center/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 4:48 PM, Swansuite said: Have enjoyed my Variax as a nice complement to my recording efforts. A few months ago (the guitar is under a year old), it suddenly stopped sustaining notes. It also sometimes doesn't make a sound if I play too lightly. It will essentially hold a note for a couple of seconds then cold stop. I have no idea what's going on. I've tried changing batteries, tried all presets, etc., nothing seems to be allowing me a sustained note. On some settings the sound will last slightly longer than others, but that's basically it. Never had this problem the first few months that I owned this thing. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks! Is the sustain issue present when using the mag pickups as well as the modeling? Do notes ring out normally if you're not plugged into anything? If not, then you have a set-up issue, likely requiring adjusting the action, and/or neck relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurghanico Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 10:48 PM, Swansuite said: stopped sustaining notes. It also sometimes doesn't make a sound if I play too lightly. It will essentially hold a note for a couple of seconds then cold stop. I have no idea what's going on. I've tried changing batteries, tried all presets, etc., nothing seems to be allowing me a sustained note. On some settings the sound will last slightly longer than others ..also.. if by chance there is a noise gate fx in your chain the problem could depend also on its setting, if so turn it off or set its threshold to a more appropriate value to allow the notes to have a natural sustain _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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