James Tyler Variax: Acoustic Sounds | Line 6

Vintage acoustic and resonator models are explored using the new James Tyler Variax®.

More sound samples! http://tylervariax.com/sounds.php

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Notes:
All sounds were recorded in a direct wet/mic'd dry configuration. The guitar went into a POD® HD500, and afterward the XLR outputs of the HD500 were sent to a pair of homebrew Neve® mic preamps. The preamp outputs were sent into a new AVID HD IO audio interface, and on into Pro Tools® HD.

The HD500 was also connected to a DT25™ head over L6 Link™. Only the dry preamp signal was sent to the DT25, which was sent out of an older VHT 4x12 cabinet loaded with Celestion® Vintage 30's, and mic'd on the bottom with an AEA R92 ribbon mic. The mic went into an EMI REDD47 tube mic preamp, then into the AVID HD IO, and then into Pro Tools® HD.

No effects were added in post after recording -- all effects came live from the HD500, and were mixed with the mic'd dry cabinet signal. The exception to this occurred in the case of the acoustic guitar samples, where only the direct feed from the HD500 was used, with no amp modeling enabled.

Amps used were custom-built on the fly, mixing and matching amp parts using the preamp and tone stack from the HD500, and the variable tube power amp section on the DT25 head.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Vintage acoustic
• acoustic
• resonator
• guitar modeling
• guitar models
• James Tyler Variax
• acoustic guitar
• POD HD500
• DT25
• acoustic models
• acoustic modeling
• acoustic modelling

[zedchuva]

So, Magnetic Pickups + Alt Tunings? Yes/No? Just curious. Getting one for myself for my Birthday. Can't wait. :)

[line6movies]

@zedchuva JTV comes with magnetic pickups and digital piezo pickups which you can use alt tunings with.

[TheEternalLeader]

Does having the 3-way switch limit the tones you can get out of this guitar? The other two guitars both have a 5-way if I'm not mistaken, does that mean they're going to have more options? ( I can never remember the names, isn't it the JTV-59, JTV-69, and JTV-89 or something? ) Anyways, thanks for the reply if you do and awesome product and player!

[line6movies]

@TheEternalLeader You can still access the same number of tones in the JTV59 despite it only having a 3 way switch as opposed to a 5 way. You can download the manual from our website where it goes into more detail about this.

[davemis40]

God that sounds good ! .. Im gonna go try one tomorrow in Birmingham.

[line6movies]

@davemis40 Did you get a chance to try one? We hope so :)

[kevin11007]

ok line 6 sack all other line 6 demo guitarist and stick with this one

[senn416]

Killer demo. Better models than my goldtop 700 VAX. I want one!

[chrisbrown18andup]

Are there acoustic tones like this on the Hd500?

[teerexness]

This is now my "go to" video for those elitists who insist on portraying the Variax as a "toy". I gig with mine and my POD HD500 (and not much else!) every weekend. Switching between acoustics, electrics, sitar (Metheny's Last Train Home) and even banjo (Who's Squeeze Box) instantly from the POD.

[seanhalleyguitar]

@zedchuva

To clarify, the alt tunings require that the signal already be in DSP, so you would need to use Variax versions of the magnetic sounds to be able to retune on the fly. Does that help?

[ElijahGallegos]

That first martin, makes the whole guitar worth it

[line6movies]

@Steveromig Check the description, they let you know exactly how it's recorded. Visit us on Facebook when you get yours and share your thoughts :)