The Guitars Of Variax
Each Variax model bank has five different models available—one at each
position of the Pickup Selector Switch. These five models may all be based
on the same guitar, two or three similar guitars, or, for the
ACOUSTIC
and
RESO
banks, each model may be based on an entirely different instrument.
For electric models, the
Volume
and
Tone
controls work like the ones found
on the instruments we modeled. Rolling off the volume, for instance, will
typically result in a slightly darker sound. The output level of each model is
based on the modeled instrument. Models with humbucking pickups, for
example, will tend to be louder than those with single-coils.
For acoustic models, the
Volume
control acts as a simple level control. Since
acoustic guitars don’t have tone controls, we decided to let you shape the
tone of these models by changing the position of a modeled microphone
using the
Tone
knob. Give it a spin to explore a varying range of tonal flavor
for each model.
Pickup Position Numbering JTV-69 & JTV-89
We’ve numbered the
Pickup Selector
positions in the manual starting with
“bridge” (the position toward the bridge) as 1. Moving the pickup selector
from there, you go through positions 2, 3 and 4 on your way to the “neck”
position (the position toward the neck) which we label as number 5.
Neck Position
Bridge Position
Pickup Position Numbering JTV-59
Even though your guitar is equipped with a 3-way
Pickup Selector Switch
you can still access all 5 models in each model bank.
We’ve numbered the
Pickup Selector
positions in the manual starting with
“bridge” (the position toward the bridge) as 1. Moving the pickup selector
from there, you go to
position 3
on your way to the “neck” position which we
label as number 5. To access models 2 and 4 press the
Alternate Tuning
Knob
to toggle between using the 3-way to access models “1-3-5” or “2-
3-4”.
5
3
1
or
4
Alternate
Tuning Knob
=
3
2
