On the other hand, I have Roland/Boss gear from the 80's that are still going strong. I bought a Firehawk pedal three years ago, only used it at home, and it's dead. I still have a small practice amp, and a Pocket Pod that works, and my Variax bass is going strong, but those are things I hardly use. Al least half of the Line6 gear I've bought failed, usually within five years. I've always been a big Line 6 fan, all the way back to their original Pod, but they just aren't reliable enough for me. I kept my first one only because of all the time and money I invested in making it play well. It's not well-made enough to be worth doing anything with. Without the electronics it's just another guitar, although without pickups. I sold the first parts guitar for scrap, and I'll probably do the same with the second. When it fails completely I'll put some Ghost or PMC piezos in the saddle and use it as a regular guitar because it plays so well. About three years ago I bought another one for backup, but that has now become a parts guitar also, and now my primary Variax is failing again. That later became a parts guitar when the original failed and parts were no longer available. A few years later I bought another one off eBay as a backup. I bought one when they first came out and did a lot of work on it getting it set up perfectly. However, as much as I love mine I would not recommend buying one. Here's ruff clips of "Stop Dragging My Heart Around" using "obsolete" Variax for both acoustic tracks: I think people owe it to themselves to find out if Variax is right for them? Any good working Variax is a good Variax, IMO. Check completed eBay listings for similar guitars and keep purchase price around those numbers and somebody will always want that guitar if you ultimately don’t care for it? Just don’t get carried away with price. The Acoustic 700 behaves slightly better with the wrapped 3rd (G) string than compared to the electric body acoustic models that usually use plain 3rd string.īut the bottom line here is that you’re not likely to lose much, if any, money buying a good working used Variax. Closed can headphones or IEM buds can isolate that pretty well but it’s something to note. When using digital tunings “acoustic†ambient sound bleeding into your ears can make for some funny sounds in your head. One minor con about acoustic Variax IMO is that they have more acoustic volume than the electric body guitars. I’m lucky to have many wonderful acoustic guitars but I can’t get close to the mic sound of Variax acoustic models at my recording locations. ![]() In fact, majority say something glowing about my acoustic guitar tracks. ![]() I frequently cut acoustic guitar tracks and very talented pros don’t notice they originate from Variax digital source. Obviously, recording is another great application. Only thing is, you don’t risk feedback or excessive microphonic’s on live gigs. The old days of using a Barcus Berry type piezo or sound hole acoustic guitar pickup into an electric guitar amp doesn’t really cut it with Variax acoustic model sounds.Īcoustic models seems to be created/captured/sampled as microphone recordings so I treat the sound much like a post-preamp microphone signal. I think people use the term FRFR (full range full response)? Basically, DI the mixer/house, acoustic amp, keyboard amp, etc. If you’re getting back into playing out live remember that Variax acoustic models across all versions need Full Range amplification to sound right. If setup playability can be made right and the electronics work to spec, acoustic 700 is a helluva value, IMO. I find a lot of value in the older Variax models.
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