Line 6 Announces Variax Guitars Designed by James Tyler
The Tone King | Mar 24, 2010 | Comments 8
LINE 6 ANNOUNCES VARIAX GUITARS DESIGNED BY JAMES TYLER
—Partnership with renowned luthier delivers unmatched combination of craftsmanship and technology—
FRANKFURT, Germany – March 24, 2010 – Line 6, Inc. (line6.com), the industry leader in digital modeling technology for music-creation products, announced today the next generation of Variax® modeling guitars: Variax Designed by James Tyler. This new line of guitars is designed to deliver the feel of the finest boutique instruments and the optimal tonal performance of Line 6 guitar modeling technology.
Through patented Line 6 guitar modeling technology, Variax guitars can reproduce the sounds of an entire collection of 25 vintage electric and acoustic instruments, and a dozen custom tunings. The modeled instruments include solid-body, semi-hollow guitars and hollow-body electrics with a variety of pickup configurations, six- and twelve-string acoustics, and other guitar-related instruments including a resonator, banjo, and an electric sitar.
This new line of guitars will be available in three styles. Each one reflects the innovative designs of James Tyler in each curve, component and control. Acclaimed for his attention to detail in making custom, hand-crafted instruments for the most discerning players, James Tyler has designed guitars for the world’s most respected guitarists and sought-after session players including Steve Lukather, Michael Landau and Dan Huff
In a launch as creative as the instruments are innovative, Line 6 will be chronicling in real-time the design and development of the new guitars. At www.TylerVariax.com, the public is invited to participate firsthand in the evolution of these groundbreaking instruments.
Each Variax Designed by James Tyler will ship Summer, 2010.
About Line 6, Inc.
Based in Calabasas, California, Line 6 is a leading manufacturer of guitars, amplifiers, effects, effect processors, and recording interfaces. Line 6 is world renowned for its studio- and stage-standard gear featuring its patented amp and effect modeling and digital wireless technologies. Line 6 invented digital guitar amp modeling technology in 1996, and is currently the #1 maker of guitar amplifiers. Its award-winning products are used by musicians worldwide and have been featured on countless platinum and Grammy® award-winning titles. Line 6 is distributed in over 60 countries with operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China. For more information, visit www.line6.com.
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Hey there Tone King,
I currently have a Variax 700 acoustic and did have a Variax 600 that was stolen from a gig. I reently started playing in a classic rock cover band and some of the venues I play in have played at I get noise even with humbuckers and “noiseless” active pickups.I must say that with my Variax, I never had that issue. Plus, I’m kinda slow at changing instruments going from Strat to LP, so I am resolved to get a new Variax when they come out.
Thanks for the info on my absolute favorite performer. I’ve been a big fan for three years or more. Just wonderful.
Variax is turning out some nice instruments. I am in love with my Strats, but I got to play an earlier one recently. I’d have to live with it to give an informed opinion, but it felt good.
Got to check these one out in Frankfort at the Musikmesse. Pretty kool. Way better looking than the old LIne 6 that’s for sure ;O)
These are way appealing ! Not quite Strat,not quite ESP,not quite Les Paul. Very Nice !!!
The two more Strat-like guitars seem to have shades of Ibanez at the front of the body, and are shaped just like a Schecter Synyster at the rear, and other than the headstock, the third guitar is basically a dead ringer for a Schecter Solo 6 with a slightly less sharp tip on the cutout.
HI Tone King
Greetings from Ireland
Could you please tell me if possible when you will be reviewing the Bugera Magician and the Bugera TRIREC.
Thank you for your time and keep up the good work. You are right up there with Andy from ProGuitarShop.com.
The Variax is wicked cool, but those James Tyler guitars(on his website) have some of the worst headstock designs I have ever seen on a guitar… and I’m a Dean owner, so I dig wacky. o_0 I know that has nothing to do with the tone or feel, but I’m just being honest, as always. If a player(consumer) is visually repulsed by a guitar, I doubt he/she will bother even trying it out. *shrug*