Two things: First, fantastic playing! Really enjoyed it, man. Second, incredible variety of sounds out of that thing. A friend bought one of the early Variax's several years ago and was very happy with it. This model seems twice a versatile and truly incredible in your hands. I'll be keeping an eye out for your music in the marketplace. Happy New Year!
Do you find the trem annoying when you're trying to play a fixed bridge sound (les Paul for example) when bending strings (and other strings going out of tune). Could you easily block it or use a tremol-no device? Also, if you had a fixed bridge version would you miss the trem option with the strat sound? Great vid by the way!
are line 6 guitars good? i always thought of them just providing decent amps etc. idk ive seen some line6 guitars that looked bad but yours sounds and plays nice. and plus ur a great guitar play. try to get back to me if u can
What a good demo on the Variax 700! And wonderful playing man! Thanks for posting this video. It's a pretty thorough one featuring some of the "flavors" the guitar comes with. Cheers! I wish I could play like you do. :)
Great playing! Are you using stock Vax patches? I have a 300 & 700 and they sound flat compared to the sounds your getting. Especially the strat tones, which I'm assuming is what you opened with. Maybe it's a question of technique, but you seem to be getting alot more string nuance, attack and detail (almost to the level of normal magnetic pups) than I get.
it is simulation sounds.... but there is question when you play it with out any simulation what sound it have? no sound?i mean when i play with my epiphone sp 2
without any effect or combo or multiefect it have sound..what about variax?
This is a really fantastic demo! Thanks a lot for taking the time to be so thorough. Answered tons of my questions concerning the quality of the sounds. I've been gigging with an HD500 and am really considering taking the plunge on one of these.
What is the computer program called fro the Variax 700 that you can download and store alternate tunings to your variax?The customs are great,but I want to have an eflat and d tuning.
@mojoefly yes you can with the variax workbench app you can create your own guitar, even a guitar with an acoustic guitar's body and electric guitar's pick ups...
Muy bien tocado, sobretodo porque tocas Metheny con la 175 y Scofield con la 335... suena muy bien la guitarra pero una pregunta, a cada simulación de guitarra le pusiste también una simulación de amplificador con el pod no??
Sería una guitarra tan versatil con un amplificador y pedales analógicos?
@elboloalimenticio gracias che. si, yo la use conectada al pod... pero he visto algunos videos de la viola enchufada a un ampli cualquiera con pedalitos y va bien. ahora igualmente sale un modelo nuevo, "james taylor variax" deben estar mejor las emulaciones... el problema de esta variax en mi opinion es cuando le pones distorsion... no suena bien. los sonidos limpios suenan barbaro
I love your style. Great playing. Came to see the variax and was more impressed with your Jazz licks. Been thinking about taking the Variax hardware out to put into a different guitar (such as a std strat) ... Thanks for posting!
Freaking awesome! Wonderful playing! bravo! I've been shopping for "the right guitar" but I have to say, after seeing this, I'm buying one of these!! Thanks! :) Loved the "To Be With You" solo. Great demonstration.
What if the modeling electronics fail on this guitar. Can I bypass the electronics and connect the internal pick-up directly to the amplifier just like I would a regular electric guitar. Will this type of guitar work this way?
@ricomajestic yes, it will. actually the circuit on this guitar was "transplanted" to another one, build buy a luthier, and that guitar also has regular pickups, you can switch between variax and regular coils.
Hey, the acoustic simulator is just godly... Can you only get it using variax guitar + pod xt or is there any patch for any other pod device (ux1/pod farm)? It's just something I must have so if you could only send me the patch if it exists and if you still have it. Thanks!
Here are the problems for a high level player at this time with these guitars imho.
1) Rhythmic interaction with any world class drummer, beat, or even when practicing with a metronome, the tracking lag will make it excruciatingly painful to play.
2) The piezo to digital conversion removes an incredible amount of touch sensitivity and interferes pretty much the same way.
An excellent demo. Some beautiful jazzy playing. Marvellous complex scales and arpeggios. I've been waiting to see someone really good demo these guitars [I've got one too]. Thanks.
With respect, in spite of the fantastic technique and obvious feel for the instrument, the rhythm goes to the wall when the licks are trotted out. Fancy licks are great, but don't we need to be able to do them against a rhythm in most instances? I have seen guys like this who blow you away in the music store, then you put them with a drummer or someone else, and suddenly it seems they need practice. Lots of practice. The good news is that of course he can do it, but does he?
Answering your questions as a "guitar expert" trust me, I know the answers.
1. No, not in this context. If he was playing piano you wouldn't even think of it. What your describing is a different situation that someone who has taught thousands of guitar students can tell instantly, this guy can play.
2. He is not giving a lesson but going through the sounds so I can evaluate the tones.
3. You didn't ask but your statements prove you need to practice.
@HipHopBluesman If he were playing a piano or indeed any other instrument including voice, I would immediately think of it. Endless noodling outside of a rhythmic context has limited appeal. So he is demonstrating the sounds of the Variax for YOU personally? That is mighty nice of him. As regards the need for practicing, we ALL need to practice, including you. If you are satisfied with your musical achievements, then there is no room or ability for improvement or learning.
Hmmn... "we ALL need to practice". If it's that obvious why did you bring it up? As regards to "endless noodling" watch any demonstration of keyboards where somebody is showing you the features and they stay "perfectly" in time. And WTF is rhythmic context? Try to loop 8 bars of any rock band before U2 started using a metronome when recording tracks and then tell me about this pedantic slavery to a metronome you speak of.
@cfsimon21 If you have any sense of being a real musician, you would know that no musican, no matter how famous or well-respected, is not as good at music as he would like to be. That is what spurs them on to even greater achievements in the various areas of repertoire and interpretation.
@cfsimon21 I mean precisely what I say. Look at musical score; it has a time signature and perhaps some indication as to tempo. I never implied in anything I wrote that people needed to play in a robotic, metronome-like tempo The real issue is that too many great guitar players seem to spend a lot of time in their bedrooms playing lick after lick and run after run, and all too often they are doing it with no particular rhythm or pulse.
@cfsimon21 There are few bits recorded and successful that have a guitar working outside any definite tempo. "Eruption" by EVH is a good example, but how many studio recordings of any kind have a track like that on them? Very few indeed. As I say, it has a limited appeal. Most people, most of the time seem to like some sort of rhythm or rhythms in the music they listen to. And when one presumes to tell another he needs to practice, he might need to be reminded of his own need to do so.
@HipHopBluesman As it happens, he has a number of other videos uploaded on Youtube during which he demonstrates a clear ability to play in a rhythmic context which I was certain he was capable of.
I already have several very expensive metronomes since I make a living playing and teaching guitar. Thanks. Here's another free tip, try to match your metronome to an orchestra from the beginning of a section of a piece of music to the end and see what happens. Might be interesting...
@cfsimon21 You have several very expensive metronomes? You are more of a fool than I thought. A musician only needs one. I have an old wind-up German Taktell which has a mercifully soft but definite click to it. I do not particularly care for the obnoxious beep that some electronic ones have, but some of those have a number of sounds to choose from. The idea of using a metronome all the time is crazy, but so is the idea of NEVER using it. That is the problem I speak of.
I collect things... has nothing to do with your definition of a "musician" and more to do with the fact that I have money from playing music instead of posting videos where I play out of time while I criticize others. If your not looking at the video for information on the tones of the guitar but instead for an opportunity to stroke your ego... maybe you should take a look at that too.
@cfsimon21 And for those of us who hate metronomes (indeed I often find myself among them), another option is to play with other musicians as much as possible rather than playing alone. It is amazing how quickly the need to practice with a rhythm becomes apparent when one plays with others.
Hmnn..., to make it more simple for you. I took your comment and paraphrased it and threw it back in your face... if it offends you that much maybe you should take a look at that.
@acbulgin2 ... with respect you miss the point of this vid it is clearly about the variety of sounds etc from the Variax and the noodling on the guitar [pretty awesome noodling btw] is to fit in with the various sounds , tunings etc your criticism of Andy's playing is unwarranted watch his vid with his trio playing Gambale's "Yang" then come back and admit you were wrong ?
@illuminOz I think you need to read what I wrote a bit more carefully, especially the last bit and the poster's reply. Most of us are well acquainted with what the Variax can do. Line 6 has also promoted it quite well. My comment had to do with the tendency among rock guitar players to 1. play without any tempo and 2. not play all the way through a song. I know he can do it, he is a great player, so I hope he gets on with it and does it.
@acbulgin2 check out my variax transplant vid. i showed sounds of the guitar, but with a music context. maybe you will like that one more than this one.
Excellent display of what the Variax is capable of. I have a 600 and play it more than my Gibson Les Paul now. It's a fun guitar to play (action, setup, etc...) and it sounds great.
Te felicito Andres, tocas increible, Tengo tu mismo set up El pod xt live mas la Variax 600. Una consulta , que ampli ocupaste en el segundo tono, el de la lespaul con la capsula del neck, al cual le subes el volumen despues y satura un poquito, me encanto el timbre es super sensitivo al touch. Te felicito nuevamente y saludos desde Chile!!!!
@andyvicius No importa amigo, nuevamente te felicito x tu manera de tocar ademas de hacer el mejor demo de el pod xt junto con la variax que he visto. Me encantan los timbres que ocupas,de verdad le sacas partido a tu rig. Me parece que escucho algo de steve howe en tu manera de tocar junto con muchisima influecia Jazz ademas de rock. Saludos fraternales de Chile!!!
Dude I own a fender strat deluxe, a line 6 Spider III 75W and a pod xt live, can i get that les paul neck position sweet sound with that equipment or is a variax needed in order to succeed that? Subscribed. Peace.
@giometaxas thanks mate. i think you need a guitar with a humbucker on the neck position to get that sound. so... get a les paul... or, yes with variax you can do it all
@Nerka131 there actualy are pickups. individual ones right at the bridge of the guitar, atached to the bridge to be exact. they're very small and only get the sound from which particular note your hitting. the electronics in the guitars pre-built and customized system change that note to different effects to sound like a ex: banjo, 12 string, stratocaster, acoustic, classical, citar, etc.
One question; does it matter what the sound card of the PC is? I mean, I have a shitty sound card. If I buy the Pod X3 Live, in order to record, will I have to buy a new sound card?
Que reales los sonidos acusticos y de banjo, ¿de que procesador los sacaste?, perdona mi ignorancia, me quede impresionado de como tocas compa, saludos.
You are very talented. I have 4 of these, but you made me appreciate the guitars even more. Line6 is lucky to have you as an unpaid Rep. Best to you and your life choices.
@andyvicius You definitely should, because your demo video is better than any of the ones they've put out themselves, imo. I just got mine today, and am loving exploring all these new sounds. The only thing that troubles me is that I can't seem to dial in a nice, thick distorted sound for metal. Maybe with a bit more fiddling, but I haven't found it yet. I'm in love with the 12 string models, though!
de pronto tienes el libro 1 solo tengo el libro dos.......por ejemplo ahi va la pregunta del millon....todos los ejercicios de geovan del libro 2 estan en do...pero como puedo hacer para ensayar en otras tonalidades tambien y no estar solo en do sin perder tiempo y aprender mas cosas..me hice entender verdad??
@meliyalvaro no solo hagas los ejercicios, tienes que leer el texto, sobre todo del libro 1. practica en todas las tonalidades...busca el libro en una pagina llamada taringa. bueno, que tengas suerte.. busca un profesor sino. saludos
ok gracias....ahora mira yo tengo 6 horas diarias para ensayar puedes ayudarme con una rutina de ensayo en donde pueda abarcar las tres tecnicas que mencionaste y mas que todo aprender armonia y cosas nuevas ya que me dicen que es importante que saque canciones....me gusta el estilo de Alex Hutchings si puedes mira la cancion Summer Love...que tipo de canciones de beria sacar y cuanto tiempo le dedico diria a la cancion??
osea que si me recomiendas comprar una guitarra......porque a veces la escucho como que el sonido es un poco opaco a diferencia de una normal que es un poco mas brilloso me imagino que eso se debe al seteo del ampli o del pod verdad??
@meliyalvaro si buscas un sonido especifico, te recomiendo comprar una guitarra de verdad. si te gustan muchos estilos diferentes, esta es tu guitarra.
awesome playing bro
AllmondJoy9 1 month ago
great playing man
2009korte 1 month ago
Two things: First, fantastic playing! Really enjoyed it, man. Second, incredible variety of sounds out of that thing. A friend bought one of the early Variax's several years ago and was very happy with it. This model seems twice a versatile and truly incredible in your hands. I'll be keeping an eye out for your music in the marketplace. Happy New Year!
buczekjoe 1 month ago
@buczekjoe thanks for your comment! happy new year
andyvicius 1 month ago
wow, nice tuning! is this the best Variax around? Because i can see that there are a lot of models
DiomedesTididax 5 months ago
@DiomedesTididax there are new ones. they are called "taylor variax". they are said to be better than this one(variax 700)
andyvicius 5 months ago
Do you find the trem annoying when you're trying to play a fixed bridge sound (les Paul for example) when bending strings (and other strings going out of tune). Could you easily block it or use a tremol-no device? Also, if you had a fixed bridge version would you miss the trem option with the strat sound? Great vid by the way!
drdamski 6 months ago
what's the name of the song u played using acoustic sound :D
babybackstreet02 6 months ago
@babybackstreet02 "to be with you" by Mr Big.
andyvicius 6 months ago
are line 6 guitars good? i always thought of them just providing decent amps etc. idk ive seen some line6 guitars that looked bad but yours sounds and plays nice. and plus ur a great guitar play. try to get back to me if u can
Butters20K 7 months ago
that guitar is awesome i wish fender would make a strat like that
JJBATEAST 8 months ago
5 people can't play guitar
ramabima 9 months ago 2
@ramabima thanks mate!
andyvicius 6 months ago
there are no pickups Oo how does it know what youre playing?
shatalg 9 months ago
@shatalg *facepalm* there under the wood.
jmannunez 6 months ago
I know I heard guthrie's rhode island shred during the banjo section. I say do a vid of that song.
StevieBGoode 10 months ago
@StevieBGoode check out my channel and you'll find one!
andyvicius 10 months ago
What a good demo on the Variax 700! And wonderful playing man! Thanks for posting this video. It's a pretty thorough one featuring some of the "flavors" the guitar comes with. Cheers! I wish I could play like you do. :)
christophersuzara 10 months ago
@christophersuzara thanks mate!
andyvicius 6 months ago
thanks a lot mate!!
andyvicius 6 months ago
Great playing! Are you using stock Vax patches? I have a 300 & 700 and they sound flat compared to the sounds your getting. Especially the strat tones, which I'm assuming is what you opened with. Maybe it's a question of technique, but you seem to be getting alot more string nuance, attack and detail (almost to the level of normal magnetic pups) than I get.
pworam68 10 months ago
@pworam68 yep, all variax patches were the stock ones
andyvicius 10 months ago
andres ludmer: if you have facebook what is your name and your picture???
andres81231 10 months ago
it is simulation sounds.... but there is question when you play it with out any simulation what sound it have? no sound?i mean when i play with my epiphone sp 2
without any effect or combo or multiefect it have sound..what about variax?
SilentKRock 11 months ago
@puydan they are in the bridge.
pipsqueek14 11 months ago
This is a really fantastic demo! Thanks a lot for taking the time to be so thorough. Answered tons of my questions concerning the quality of the sounds. I've been gigging with an HD500 and am really considering taking the plunge on one of these.
allthingsfufkin 11 months ago
2:23 I'm the one who waaants to beee with youuuu haha =D
santinhoww 11 months ago
What is the computer program called fro the Variax 700 that you can download and store alternate tunings to your variax?The customs are great,but I want to have an eflat and d tuning.
stratman1967 1 year ago
@stratman1967 variax workbench
andyvicius 1 year ago
Потрясающе!!!Шикарный инструмент!!!Великолепная игра))))))))
MegamanCartman 1 year ago
way better than me. I have a Variax 300 and I hate the neck. I'm using 10s, but
I think I'll switch to 9s tomorrow. What stringsare you using? Your rig sounds great. What amp are you running?
uninoculated 1 year ago
@uninoculated thanks mate. i was using ernie ball 10's. no amp, just pod xt live.
andyvicius 1 year ago
can you blend the sound of acoustic and electric?
mojoefly 1 year ago
@mojoefly nope.
andyvicius 1 year ago
@andyvicius You could loop it though...
Hectorious2 1 year ago
@mojoefly yes you can with the variax workbench app you can create your own guitar, even a guitar with an acoustic guitar's body and electric guitar's pick ups...
FUME77 10 months ago
Sweet playing!
francoprs 1 year ago
Muy bien tocado, sobretodo porque tocas Metheny con la 175 y Scofield con la 335... suena muy bien la guitarra pero una pregunta, a cada simulación de guitarra le pusiste también una simulación de amplificador con el pod no??
Sería una guitarra tan versatil con un amplificador y pedales analógicos?
elboloalimenticio 1 year ago
@elboloalimenticio gracias che. si, yo la use conectada al pod... pero he visto algunos videos de la viola enchufada a un ampli cualquiera con pedalitos y va bien. ahora igualmente sale un modelo nuevo, "james taylor variax" deben estar mejor las emulaciones... el problema de esta variax en mi opinion es cuando le pones distorsion... no suena bien. los sonidos limpios suenan barbaro
andyvicius 1 year ago
Excellent! Both your demonstration of the unit and your proficiency as a guitarist. Goes to show you, its all in the fingers. Great Job!
redax1 1 year ago
acoustic sound is awesome!
mrChe5ter1 1 year ago
Cara vc é o CARA !!!! que facilidade que técnica, parabéns irmão vc é abençoado!!!
jonasbellotto 1 year ago
How is te action on the neck? is it thick or thin etc?
trevortheterrorist 1 year ago
Ohhh... that one octave down E and A was awesome...
seckin12 1 year ago
5:35 Is that New Millennium Cyanide Christ? lol
UWFSkull 1 year ago
I love your style. Great playing. Came to see the variax and was more impressed with your Jazz licks. Been thinking about taking the Variax hardware out to put into a different guitar (such as a std strat) ... Thanks for posting!
capth00k 1 year ago
@capth00k thanks mate. if done the "transplant". check out that video response below the main vid
andyvicius 1 year ago
chapo excellent jeu a la guitar woooo la classe , bravo tres bon feeling
olisan29 1 year ago
Freaking awesome! Wonderful playing! bravo! I've been shopping for "the right guitar" but I have to say, after seeing this, I'm buying one of these!! Thanks! :) Loved the "To Be With You" solo. Great demonstration.
gtrgdss 1 year ago
@gtrgdss thanks a lot!!! glad you liked it. cheers from argentina
andyvicius 1 year ago
could you please tab me the chord at 2.08 - 2.10 ?
would be really nice!
and good playing, i'm really impressed! nice guitar.
stay tuned!!
Felixxxxxxxify 1 year ago
@Felixxxxxxxify hey, it's a 3 note chord(Badd9 in regular tuning). 5th string, 2nd fret - 4th string, 4th fret - 3rd string, 6th fret.
andyvicius 1 year ago
@andyvicius thanks man! really nice:):)
Felixxxxxxxify 1 year ago
you have an excellent ear, and excellent guitar too.
T3raDownloader 1 year ago
Most importantly.. how does it play?
Stophocles 1 year ago
What if the modeling electronics fail on this guitar. Can I bypass the electronics and connect the internal pick-up directly to the amplifier just like I would a regular electric guitar. Will this type of guitar work this way?
ricomajestic 1 year ago
@ricomajestic yes, it will. actually the circuit on this guitar was "transplanted" to another one, build buy a luthier, and that guitar also has regular pickups, you can switch between variax and regular coils.
andyvicius 1 year ago
Hey, the acoustic simulator is just godly... Can you only get it using variax guitar + pod xt or is there any patch for any other pod device (ux1/pod farm)? It's just something I must have so if you could only send me the patch if it exists and if you still have it. Thanks!
Kamis5050 1 year ago
@Kamis5050 in order to get the variax acoustic sound, you just need a variax. it's a preset on that guitar. no pod or anything else needed
andyvicius 1 year ago
i hate the sound of the low b tuning w/ distortion but otherwise this seems like a great guitar!! and amazing playing too; you're very versatile!!
guitarfreakeddd 1 year ago
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guitarfreakeddd 1 year ago
I love some of the sounds Line6 is getting into these guitars, and when they are really "there" I'm lookin forward to buying one.
And yes, noodling thru sounds, without a rhythmic reference, is appalingly misleading.
themusicmaker420 1 year ago
acbulgin2 is very much on track here.
Here are the problems for a high level player at this time with these guitars imho.
1) Rhythmic interaction with any world class drummer, beat, or even when practicing with a metronome, the tracking lag will make it excruciatingly painful to play.
2) The piezo to digital conversion removes an incredible amount of touch sensitivity and interferes pretty much the same way.
themusicmaker420 1 year ago
Question: is a POD needed in order to get the various guitar settings?
LessthanJake14 1 year ago
@LessthanJake14 nope
andyvicius 1 year ago
that's some shit load of seriously good playin dude. restecpa.
and i'm so buying this guitar it's not even funny...
kinfainlondon 1 year ago
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Sos un capo! Gracias por la demostracion.. muy buena viola!
perrymusica 1 year ago
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Sos un capo! Gracias por la demostracion.. muy buena viola!
perrymusica 1 year ago
Sos un capo! Gracias por la demostracion.. muy buena viola!
perrymusica 1 year ago
Haha that rockabilly part was sick. Nice tones.
Andragon90 1 year ago
gibson 175 D....; i NEEEEEED this : / do u need to use this guitar to do this? :o
CoolParkourName 1 year ago
make it lefthanded one line 6 i beg u!!!!
muckcity0 1 year ago
@IndianathePelimies you can get al the variax sounds without the pod xt live.
andyvicius 1 year ago
Whats the name of the song in 2:25 ?
XAyubi 1 year ago
@XAyubi it's a song by the band Mr big. called "to be with you".
andyvicius 1 year ago
@andyvicius Thank you very much. =)
XAyubi 1 year ago
What is your amp?
spartan13014 1 year ago
@spartan13014 no amp on this vid, just hte pod xt live straight to the sound card.(i have a fender stage 100 if you with to know anyway)
andyvicius 1 year ago
yo quiero tocar asi!!!!!!!!!
metalboricua 1 year ago
This is a demonstration of a type of guitar, not guitar playing. Reality called, they want you to come visit. ;-)
nikoguitarshow 1 year ago
Che se puede conectar el pod directamente al ampli y tener todos esos tonos y sonidos de todas formas? o hay que conectarlo a la compu?
fedec16 1 year ago
@fedec16 si, podes conectar la viola al pod, y el pod al ampli y es lo mismo. para grabar lo hice directo
andyvicius 1 year ago
@andyvicius Buenisimo.
Gracias capo.
fedec16 1 year ago
Good video. I enjoyed the samples of different models.
cmonsterz 1 year ago
An excellent demo. Some beautiful jazzy playing. Marvellous complex scales and arpeggios. I've been waiting to see someone really good demo these guitars [I've got one too]. Thanks.
martinjp1958 1 year ago
Great job man :D I fell of my chair when I heard the banjo sound :O
Migez93 1 year ago
With respect, in spite of the fantastic technique and obvious feel for the instrument, the rhythm goes to the wall when the licks are trotted out. Fancy licks are great, but don't we need to be able to do them against a rhythm in most instances? I have seen guys like this who blow you away in the music store, then you put them with a drummer or someone else, and suddenly it seems they need practice. Lots of practice. The good news is that of course he can do it, but does he?
acbulgin2 1 year ago
@acbulgin2 check out some of my videos with the fusion trio, hope you like it. cheers.
andyvicius 1 year ago
@acbulgin2
Answering your questions as a "guitar expert" trust me, I know the answers.
1. No, not in this context. If he was playing piano you wouldn't even think of it. What your describing is a different situation that someone who has taught thousands of guitar students can tell instantly, this guy can play.
2. He is not giving a lesson but going through the sounds so I can evaluate the tones.
3. You didn't ask but your statements prove you need to practice.
HipHopBluesman 1 year ago
@HipHopBluesman If he were playing a piano or indeed any other instrument including voice, I would immediately think of it. Endless noodling outside of a rhythmic context has limited appeal. So he is demonstrating the sounds of the Variax for YOU personally? That is mighty nice of him. As regards the need for practicing, we ALL need to practice, including you. If you are satisfied with your musical achievements, then there is no room or ability for improvement or learning.
acbulgin2 1 year ago
@acbulgin2
Hmmn... "we ALL need to practice". If it's that obvious why did you bring it up? As regards to "endless noodling" watch any demonstration of keyboards where somebody is showing you the features and they stay "perfectly" in time. And WTF is rhythmic context? Try to loop 8 bars of any rock band before U2 started using a metronome when recording tracks and then tell me about this pedantic slavery to a metronome you speak of.
cfsimon21 1 year ago
@cfsimon21 If you have any sense of being a real musician, you would know that no musican, no matter how famous or well-respected, is not as good at music as he would like to be. That is what spurs them on to even greater achievements in the various areas of repertoire and interpretation.
acbulgin2 1 year ago
@cfsimon21 I mean precisely what I say. Look at musical score; it has a time signature and perhaps some indication as to tempo. I never implied in anything I wrote that people needed to play in a robotic, metronome-like tempo The real issue is that too many great guitar players seem to spend a lot of time in their bedrooms playing lick after lick and run after run, and all too often they are doing it with no particular rhythm or pulse.
acbulgin2 1 year ago
@cfsimon21 There are few bits recorded and successful that have a guitar working outside any definite tempo. "Eruption" by EVH is a good example, but how many studio recordings of any kind have a track like that on them? Very few indeed. As I say, it has a limited appeal. Most people, most of the time seem to like some sort of rhythm or rhythms in the music they listen to. And when one presumes to tell another he needs to practice, he might need to be reminded of his own need to do so.
acbulgin2 1 year ago
@HipHopBluesman As it happens, he has a number of other videos uploaded on Youtube during which he demonstrates a clear ability to play in a rhythmic context which I was certain he was capable of.
acbulgin2 1 year ago
@HipHopBluesman Go buy a Variax. And you might be interested in this web site as well: it is a free metronome. Metronomeonline -dot-com
acbulgin2 1 year ago
@acbulgin2
I already have several very expensive metronomes since I make a living playing and teaching guitar. Thanks. Here's another free tip, try to match your metronome to an orchestra from the beginning of a section of a piece of music to the end and see what happens. Might be interesting...
cfsimon21 1 year ago
@cfsimon21 You have several very expensive metronomes? You are more of a fool than I thought. A musician only needs one. I have an old wind-up German Taktell which has a mercifully soft but definite click to it. I do not particularly care for the obnoxious beep that some electronic ones have, but some of those have a number of sounds to choose from. The idea of using a metronome all the time is crazy, but so is the idea of NEVER using it. That is the problem I speak of.
acbulgin2 1 year ago
@acbulgin2
I collect things... has nothing to do with your definition of a "musician" and more to do with the fact that I have money from playing music instead of posting videos where I play out of time while I criticize others. If your not looking at the video for information on the tones of the guitar but instead for an opportunity to stroke your ego... maybe you should take a look at that too.
cfsimon21 1 year ago
@cfsimon21 Now I think you might have hit upon something there.
acbulgin2 1 year ago
@cfsimon21 And for those of us who hate metronomes (indeed I often find myself among them), another option is to play with other musicians as much as possible rather than playing alone. It is amazing how quickly the need to practice with a rhythm becomes apparent when one plays with others.
acbulgin2 1 year ago
@acbulgin2
Hmnn..., to make it more simple for you. I took your comment and paraphrased it and threw it back in your face... if it offends you that much maybe you should take a look at that.
cfsimon21 1 year ago
@acbulgin2 stfu.
taycuhtoe 1 year ago
@acbulgin2 Wow. The video is not about his playing or what he plays at all. It's completely about the sound.
SSJMALEX 1 year ago
@acbulgin2 ... with respect you miss the point of this vid it is clearly about the variety of sounds etc from the Variax and the noodling on the guitar [pretty awesome noodling btw] is to fit in with the various sounds , tunings etc your criticism of Andy's playing is unwarranted watch his vid with his trio playing Gambale's "Yang" then come back and admit you were wrong ?
illuminOz 1 year ago
@illuminOz I think you need to read what I wrote a bit more carefully, especially the last bit and the poster's reply. Most of us are well acquainted with what the Variax can do. Line 6 has also promoted it quite well. My comment had to do with the tendency among rock guitar players to 1. play without any tempo and 2. not play all the way through a song. I know he can do it, he is a great player, so I hope he gets on with it and does it.
acbulgin2 1 year ago
@acbulgin2 check out my variax transplant vid. i showed sounds of the guitar, but with a music context. maybe you will like that one more than this one.
andyvicius 1 year ago
nice meshuggah, but its in Bb
abysslord16 1 year ago
Nice demo, nice songs. Damn, i really want Variax now.
Yunneck 1 year ago
Okay...I've been playing for over 40 years(yeah I'm ancient) but I've never seen anything like this! AWESOME! guy plays his ass off!
ndsquared 1 year ago
This is the coolest video I've seen on Youtube. Incredible playing and demo.
homersimps1 1 year ago
hey, what's the song on 8:05 i can't remember, and it's breaking my head cause i can't remember! please
brbo101 1 year ago
You play so well... wow...
your sound is great, so I ask you: have you connected your variax with a pod xt live?
And....
...what do you think about a variax guitar to play things like guitar solo with Malmsteen, Vai and Satriani sounds?
stefanoagostinicom 1 year ago
I hear your meshuggah there!
Mykerawr 1 year ago
Excellent display of what the Variax is capable of. I have a 600 and play it more than my Gibson Les Paul now. It's a fun guitar to play (action, setup, etc...) and it sounds great.
guitfiddleblue 1 year ago
the variax is only good for acoustic stuff. but when it comes to palm muting with distortion it sucks big time
hideki12345 1 year ago
Correct me if I am wrong, but from 2:24-2:48, is that the solo from "To Be With You" by Mr. Big?
TheIttoHimself 1 year ago
from an owners point of view, what is the sound like? is it too electronicy? what is the neck like? write back :)
Donnan125 1 year ago
@Donnan125 i transplanted the electronics to a custom guitar recently.
andyvicius 1 year ago
Love it!
freenamdar 1 year ago
whats the name of the song at 7:34 ?
ngveantat 1 year ago
The strat patch was least convincing. You would think that would be an easy one to get right. I liked the Donna Lee and Manhattan.
kelljm 1 year ago
what is the name of the seconde accoustic song ? I would like to play this song but I can't for that ! pleaaaase ! help me !!! =)
Liomec 1 year ago
Hello sir... Do you have these patches in some place to download?
orlaguitar 1 year ago
Acustic sounds beautiful!!!
Anze491992 1 year ago
Hey dude, you have a msn? Other thing, waht song you play in in 1:20? Congratulations, Great job!
Dimasllex 1 year ago
This guitar have automatic tuning like the gibson's roboguitar?
SrNutritivo 1 year ago
so do you have to have this plugged into a computer to play? or just plug into the pod and store all the sounds on it
frozenfarm 1 year ago
@frozenfarm you don't need to have it plugged to the computer. only to edit tunings and stuff, but you can save it
andyvicius 1 year ago
Te felicito Andres, tocas increible, Tengo tu mismo set up El pod xt live mas la Variax 600. Una consulta , que ampli ocupaste en el segundo tono, el de la lespaul con la capsula del neck, al cual le subes el volumen despues y satura un poquito, me encanto el timbre es super sensitivo al touch. Te felicito nuevamente y saludos desde Chile!!!!
aletrepiana 1 year ago
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aletrepiana 1 year ago
@aletrepiana muchas gracias... la verda no me acuerdo :s... te pido disculpas..... tal vez era el line 6 mood
andyvicius 1 year ago
@andyvicius No importa amigo, nuevamente te felicito x tu manera de tocar ademas de hacer el mejor demo de el pod xt junto con la variax que he visto. Me encantan los timbres que ocupas,de verdad le sacas partido a tu rig. Me parece que escucho algo de steve howe en tu manera de tocar junto con muchisima influecia Jazz ademas de rock. Saludos fraternales de Chile!!!
aletrepiana 1 year ago
whats on the headstock
is that like a sweatband for your guitar
for when you shred too intensely
haha
GoHabs13 1 year ago
Dude I own a fender strat deluxe, a line 6 Spider III 75W and a pod xt live, can i get that les paul neck position sweet sound with that equipment or is a variax needed in order to succeed that? Subscribed. Peace.
giometaxas 1 year ago
@giometaxas thanks mate. i think you need a guitar with a humbucker on the neck position to get that sound. so... get a les paul... or, yes with variax you can do it all
andyvicius 1 year ago
@giometaxas You should sell the Spider the Pod and if you like the variax sell the Strat. Get the variax and a Pod X3 Live and you´re set.
luckyguitar123 1 year ago
nice man
raizenron 1 year ago
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PrestonZero 1 year ago
does this line 6 guitar use an amp or pc i am very confused
D4V35PR1NG 1 year ago
The Pod xt live can go USB into your computer for recording, through your amp, OR into the PA.
It can be used in many different ways.
TMF58 1 year ago
OMG i still dont get how you get sound out of the guitar when it has noo pick ups
xD
Nerka131 2 years ago
@Nerka131 it has a piezo pick up on the bridge, but no magnetic pickpus. check out the line6 website to find out more
andyvicius 2 years ago
@Nerka131 there actualy are pickups. individual ones right at the bridge of the guitar, atached to the bridge to be exact. they're very small and only get the sound from which particular note your hitting. the electronics in the guitars pre-built and customized system change that note to different effects to sound like a ex: banjo, 12 string, stratocaster, acoustic, classical, citar, etc.
doucher2 1 year ago
Wow, that guitar sounds amazing.
Your also very talented.
jbudman92 2 years ago
i liked that bit from donna lee!!
tanks617 2 years ago
That guitar is amazing.
Songwriter4God 2 years ago
Nice playing!
One question; does it matter what the sound card of the PC is? I mean, I have a shitty sound card. If I buy the Pod X3 Live, in order to record, will I have to buy a new sound card?
ploutoploutwnios 2 years ago
@ploutoploutwnios you can use the pod x3 as a sound card.
andyvicius 2 years ago
Thanks a lot!
ploutoploutwnios 2 years ago
Que reales los sonidos acusticos y de banjo, ¿de que procesador los sacaste?, perdona mi ignorancia, me quede impresionado de como tocas compa, saludos.
nachoDominguez 2 years ago
@nachoDominguez esos sonidos son de la guitarra line 6 variax. es una guitarra con los sonidos de 25 instrumentos.
andyvicius 2 years ago
Gracias por la respuesta y suerte en tus proyectos.
nachoDominguez 2 years ago
the les paul neck sounds a little too twangy i think the tone should be a little thicker but i think that the acoustic was rather incredible..
bcmagz888 2 years ago
great playin btw
bcmagz888 2 years ago
nice test, great acoustic sound ;) and 2:24 what thats song ;P?
Siergiejl 2 years ago
@Siergiejl - That's Mr. Big's "To be with you"
wespaul1981 2 years ago
dude i fucking need this pedal
jazzyhands07 2 years ago
hi nice music my friend!I've just got my variax..do you think that if I buy the workbench device it's also possible to have bass sounds?
piglioncu 2 years ago
@piglioncu mmm not really... when you tune down a lot it's not that good.
andyvicius 2 years ago
You are very talented. I have 4 of these, but you made me appreciate the guitars even more. Line6 is lucky to have you as an unpaid Rep. Best to you and your life choices.
A1MauiBoy 2 years ago
@A1MauiBoy thanks a lot mate! good luck to you!
andyvicius 2 years ago
nice acoustic sound
bfc081390 2 years ago
This video was the deciding factor on whether or not I bought one of these. I should have it in the mail any day now :)
wespaul1981 2 years ago
@wespaul1981 hehe, maybe i should ask line6 for a comission! enjoy your variax mate
andyvicius 2 years ago
@andyvicius You definitely should, because your demo video is better than any of the ones they've put out themselves, imo. I just got mine today, and am loving exploring all these new sounds. The only thing that troubles me is that I can't seem to dial in a nice, thick distorted sound for metal. Maybe with a bit more fiddling, but I haven't found it yet. I'm in love with the 12 string models, though!
wespaul1981 2 years ago
de pronto tienes el libro 1 solo tengo el libro dos.......por ejemplo ahi va la pregunta del millon....todos los ejercicios de geovan del libro 2 estan en do...pero como puedo hacer para ensayar en otras tonalidades tambien y no estar solo en do sin perder tiempo y aprender mas cosas..me hice entender verdad??
meliyalvaro 2 years ago
@meliyalvaro no solo hagas los ejercicios, tienes que leer el texto, sobre todo del libro 1. practica en todas las tonalidades...busca el libro en una pagina llamada taringa. bueno, que tengas suerte.. busca un profesor sino. saludos
andyvicius 2 years ago
ok gracias....ahora mira yo tengo 6 horas diarias para ensayar puedes ayudarme con una rutina de ensayo en donde pueda abarcar las tres tecnicas que mencionaste y mas que todo aprender armonia y cosas nuevas ya que me dicen que es importante que saque canciones....me gusta el estilo de Alex Hutchings si puedes mira la cancion Summer Love...que tipo de canciones de beria sacar y cuanto tiempo le dedico diria a la cancion??
meliyalvaro 2 years ago
@meliyalvaro te recomiendo leer los libros de guthrie govan "creative guitar" 1 y 2. leelos enteros y estudialos bien.
andyvicius 2 years ago
osea que si me recomiendas comprar una guitarra......porque a veces la escucho como que el sonido es un poco opaco a diferencia de una normal que es un poco mas brilloso me imagino que eso se debe al seteo del ampli o del pod verdad??
meliyalvaro 2 years ago
@meliyalvaro si buscas un sonido especifico, te recomiendo comprar una guitarra de verdad. si te gustan muchos estilos diferentes, esta es tu guitarra.
andyvicius 2 years ago