Fkavipela Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Hi Im from Sweden so please excuse my bad grammar and poor vocabulary. I have a Line6 Variax 300, and it have begun developing some annoying issues. First of all : DROPOUTS _Regardless_ if i use the external powersupply or if i use the internal batteries (it happends no matter what). It have some problems with sound-dropouts. Not unlike the sound you get if you turn off an tube amp while playing. It get quieter and start to distort the sound and eventually becomes silent. Sometimes i can reverse the process by pushing the "bank selector" or just by tapping the pickguard around the "bank selector". But most of the time i have to pull out the cable and put it in again. The guitar starts up and may be playable for another 30s to 3h after that. Do you know how to correct this ? Is it the electronics thats failing or the output-jack? Oxidation? ?!?! Second: Changes the soundbank randomly. Sometimes while im playing, it starts shifting soundbank / settings. Most often is it while im using the "tele or strat"-banks or the "Acousting or Resonator"-banks. To solve this ive used the same solution as above, pulling the cord and puting it in again. Any real solutions for this issue? I really like the instrument both for the sounds and the feeling it gives me while playing it... so i really want to solve these issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amx05462 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 sounds like the coffin case problem again. the board is too close to the metal case and can short out the guitar. most people either paint it with non conductive paint or liquid electrical tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhenke2 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Just received a variax 300 through ebay. The output jack does not work well. If you pull it out a little, it works, but does not stay in place and stops working again. I see on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/V300VW36NfM that this may be a common experience. However, I spent too much money to have this problem. I really like the guitar, and would like to resolved the problem rather than just send it back. Are these jacks still made, or is there some other way to fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellM5 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Here you go. Fits your model and the Variax bass. http://www.fullcompass.com/product/431850.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhenke2 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Unfortunately the variax 300 nylon acoustic does not have the variax port--it only have a 1/4" port. So this port will not work. Thank you however for your response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellM5 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Oh, sorry. I didn't even know they had ever made a 300 nylon acoustic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amx05462 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 check further on the fullcompass site there are more jacks there some aresingle imput jacks for line 6. the other thing is that the metal connectors loose tension if you leave them plugged in. what i did with mine is to take it out of the guitar and plug in the 1/4 inch plug while watching which one moves the least when putting in the plug slowly then i bent that one in a bit curing that problem. its just that metal pieces that thin loose tension over time. i always unplugged my varaix when not in use. to extend the life of the plugs since they are so hard to get replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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