When the original Line 6 Variax guitars stormed into stores back in 2002, they received an outstanding reception from guitarists who were in need of a helping hand, which is essentially what the Variax guitars are, a blessing for guitarists everywhere, and the new James Tyler series is no exception. The JTV range Combines traditional playability with the convenience of technological features. Dolphin are now stocking the latest Line 6 series of digital guitars with the latest sound modelling technology.
All James Tyler Variax models now come with HD Variax modeling, new high gain models and the HD Workbench for creating your own custom dream guitar. Change every tiny detail from pickup height to individual string volume. The Variax has been reworked from the ground up for incredible tonal variety and easy setup.
Designed by renowned luthier James Tyler, the JTV series features an internal library of modelled guitar sounds including settings for Fender Telecasters, Gibson Les Pauls and even the legendary Epiphone Casino. In addition to a number of electric guitars, the JTV guitars also stock a selection of somewhat more extreme sounds, such as a sitar, an acoustic guitar and even a 12 string guitar.
With the JTV range, there’ll be no more switching guitars mid-performance, down-tuning strings and no more painstaking transpositions. Besides being a superb performance guitar, the JTV guitars are also compatible with your computer (Mac/PC) and come together with Variax Workbench software. This software application enables you to create truly unique guitar tones and load them into your guitar, all accessible from the twist of a control knob.
The Line 6 James Tyler Variax guitars are available in three very different models, the JTV-89, JTV-69 and JTV-59.
JTV-69 Key Features
• Delivers a bright percussive snappy sound as well as being capeable of a beautiful bluesy warmth
• Alder body, maple neck and 22 fret rosewood fretboard
• James Tyler custom tremolo bridge increases resonance and greatly improves tuning stability
• PAF-style humbuckers loaded with alnico magnets
Line 6 JVT-69 James Tyler Variax Modelling Guitar Specifications
- Alder body
- Bolt-on solid maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
- 25-1/2" scale length
- Tyler '59 neck shape
- 22 medium-jumbo frets and dot inlays
- 1-5/8" Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut
- Sealed locking/staggered tuners (16:1 turn ratio)
- Chrome hardware
- Fully adjustable Tyler-designed tremolo bridge
- L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex piezo pickup system
- Alnico bridge humbucker and vintage-style neck and middle single-coil pickups wound to Tyler's specs
- Master volume and tone knobs
- Model knob and Alt Tune roller knob
- 5-way selector switch
- VDI (Variax® Digital Interface) for integration with Line 6 POD® xt, POD® X3, Vetta™ II amplifier, and other Line 6 products
- Li-Ion battery (12 hours of play time), and international wall charger
- Variax Workbench™ software and USB interface
- Includes quality padded gig bag
- Additional battery, charger and cable kit available separately
Guitar Models
• 1960 Fender® Telecaster® Custom
• 1968 Fender® Telecaster®
• 1968 Fender® Telecaster® Thinline
• 1959 Fender® Stratocaster®
• 1958 Gibson® Les Paul® Standard
• 1952 Gibson® Les Paul® “Goldtop”
• 1961 Gibson® Les Paul® Custom (3 PU)
• 1956 Gibson® Les Paul® Junior
• 1976 Gibson® Firebird V
• 1955 Gibson® Les Paul® Special
• 1959 Gretsch® 6120
• 1956 Gretsch® Silver Jet
• 1968 Rickenbacker® 360
• 1966 Rickenbacker® 360-12
• 1961 Gibson® ES®-335
• 1967 Epiphone® Casino
• 1957 Gibson® ES®-175
• 1953 Gibson® Super 400
• 1959 Martin® D-28
• 1970 Martin® D 12-28
• 1967 Martin® O-18
• 1966 Guild® F212
• 1995 Gibson® J-200
• 1935 Dobro® Alumilite
• Danelectro® 3021
• Coral/Dano® Electric Sitar
• Gibson® Mastertone Banjo
• 1928 National® Style 2 “Tricone”
*All product names used herein are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6's sound model development.
Alternative Tunings
• Model
• Standard: E A D G B E
• Drop D: D A D G B E
• 1/2 Down: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
• Drop Db: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
• 1 Down: D G C F A D
• DADGAD: D A D G A D
• Open D: D A D F# A D
• Blues G: D G D G B D
• Reso G: G B D G B D
• Open A: E A C# E A E
• Baritone: B E A D F B