Variax 500 by Line6
As with all our guitars, this guitar comes with a FREE signed certificate highlighting the setup work carried out on your behalf. This is part of our promise to bring you the UKs favourite guitars, at the best prices with uncompromising service... " Shania Twain's band loves the Variax. In a band where you have a ton of different guitar sounds in a single song, flexibility is key. That's why I look to Line 6 for my gear. " Brent Barcus (Shania Twain) Introducing the Variax modeling guitar - an entire guitar collection in a single instrument. Imagine a wall full of the world's finest acoustic and electric guitars ready for you to play in the studio or on stage. Variax is the first guitar to offer the sounds of an entire guitar collection in a single instrument. Variax combines Line 6's exclusive modeling technology, with a custom-crafted solid-body guitar, to accurately reproduce the sounds of a variety of classic six and twelve string electric and acoustic guitars - plus other fretted favorites, such as a resonator, banjo, and electric sitar. All of the sounds are accessible with just one knob and the 5-way pickup selector. Variax can change instantly from a classic single-coil solid-body electric to a richly detailed acoustic 12-string at the flick of a switch. But great tone is not complete without a great-feeling, high quality instrument. Variax was carefully crafted by experienced luthiers to create an invitingly playable instrument - no matter what tone you choose. On stage or in the studio, Variax delivers. Playability. Inspiration. Tone on demand. The models in the Variax are based on analysis of the following fine instruments: Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster, Fender Telecaster Custom, Gibson ES-175, Epiphone Casino, Gibson ES-335, Gibson Firebird VII, Gibson J-200, Gibson L5, Gibson Les Paul Custom, Gibson Les Paul Special, Gibson Les Paul Standard, Gibson Mastertone Banjo, Gretsch 6120, Gretsch Duo-Jet, Guild F212, Martin 0-18, Martin D-12-28, Martin D-28, National Tricone, Rickenbacker 360, Rickenbacker 360-12, Coral/Dano Electric Sitar, Danelectro 3021, Dobro Number 32. Variax is the first guitar to break the physical barriers to great tone by modeling the subtle qualities and interactions that create every guitar's unique voice - including body resonance, sustain and pickup characteristics. In the process, we found modeling solved a few pesky issues that have long plagued guitarists. For example, single coil sounds can be both dead-accurate and dead-quiet, and rich acoustic sounds at stage volumes no longer threaten to feedback. How does it work? Although at first glance Variax appears to be a conventional electric guitar, closer inspection reveals its lack of traditional magnetic pickups. The string vibrations are detected by a hexaphonic bridge pickup and are converted directly into digital signals. These signals are processed through software algorithms that capture the interaction of each instrument's pickups, their placement, the tone controls, and details of the instrument's physical structure. Unlike MIDI instruments or guitar synths, Variax dynamically alters the signal of its own natural string vibrations to match the modeled instrument's unique tonal characteristics. The signal is then converted back to analog, so Variax can be plugged directly into any electric guitar amplifier. 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 Standard 1/4" guitar output jack Volume and tone controls respond faithfully for each modelIncluded A/B footswitch selects between two outputs: - 1/4" standard guitar output for connection to any guitar amp - XLR balanced output for sending acoustic sounds to a separate amp or PA Powered from footswitch or on-board batteries Custom-fitted heavy duty gigbag Available in Sunburst, Black, or Candy Apple Red
Our Price: £416.17 £489.00 Including VAT at 17.5% | 
