Line 6 Variax Modeler Electric Guitar

"The sounds this guitar produces are amazing. Yes, it really does sound like a Les Paul and a Stratcaster with the flip of a switch; the Les Paul sustains and Strat twangs. The hollow- bodies sound hollow and Rickenbackers ring."

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A whole guitar collection in a single instrument.

Variax combines Line 6 s modeling technology with an invitingly playable, solidbody guitar that reproduces classic 6- and 12-string electrics and acoustics plus other fretted instruments such as a resonator, banjo, and electric sitar. It detects string vibrations with a hexaphonic pickup, converts signals to digital, processes them using algorithms, then reconverts them to analog to be sent to a guitar amp. Single-coil sounds are noise-free, acoustic instrument sounds can be played at high volume without feedback, and a variety of classic guitar tones are available at the flick of a switch. The guitar features a contoured alder body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 22 medium frets, and a 25-1/2" scale length. Powered by onboard batteries or footswitch.

Line 6 Variax Modeler Electric Guitar Features:

Dozens of classic guitar sounds

Simple, instantly familiar controls

Contoured alder body

Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard

22 medium-profile frets

25-1/2" scale length

10" fingerboard radius

Volume and tone controls respond faithfully for each model

Included A/B footswitch selects between 2 outputs: 1/4" output for amp connection, XLR balanced output for sending acoustic sounds to a separate amp or PA Powered from footswitch or onboard batteries Custom-fitted, heavy-duty gig bag included

Line 6 Variax Modeler Electric Guitar Includes:

Line 6 gig bag, A/B footswitch

It s like having dozens of guitars in just one sweet axe. Order Variax today.

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With Variax Workbench, you can get inside your Variax Acoustic 700 and fully personalize it with live or studio ambient modes, alternate tunings, mic position, compressor, and trim controls. This combination USB interface and software package for Variax Acoustic allows you to see and hear the physical changes to your custom guitar in real time. Now you can tweak each string's tuning on your favorite model, build the ultimate 12-string acoustic guitar from any of the available models, or put variations of your favorite guitars in every slot on the model knob!With Workbench's Librarian you can keep track of your custom guitars, store them on your computer's hard drive, email them to friends, or just make a CD-ROM backup so you can load your guitars into any Variax Acoustic you use! Using the special RJ-45 connector, you can go inside and create custom acoustic guitar models. Using the included custom digital Variax cable and converter box, you can now USB into any Windows or Mac OSX computer and edit the guitar entirely on screen. You can see and hear in real time exactly what you're building!Live and Studio modes If you're playing a room that's heavily tiled and boomy, switching to Live mode will give you dry sound that has the room-like reflections taken off the guitar model. However, if you're recording direct, Studio mode will give you all the air and lush body modeling that you'll need for a warm and...

NPR - The Variax: Many Sounds from One Guitar

A guitar that can sound like 16 different instruments? Day to Day contributor, jazz critic, golfer and musician David Was reviews the new high-tech Variax guitar, which features electronics that change the sound with the twist of a dial.

NPR - The Variax: Many Sounds from One Guitar

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Updated: 2/23/07