The Line 6 Dream Rig, the combination of a James Tyler Variax guitar, DT-Series amp, and POD HD500 or HD Pro multi-effect, is the best-sounding, most advanced guitar system in the world. From October 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 you can save $500 on the entire system or up to $200 on select components.*
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25 guitars, 11 tunings, 1 exceptional instrument
60 years ago, modern music was transformed by the advent of the electric guitar. This revolutionary new instrument proved to be incredibly expressive, and allowed players to connect to their music and their audiences in powerful ways. As music evolved, traditional electric guitars clung to the past, but others provided broader palates of sounds. The JTV59 Variax guitar inclues a Gig bag, 1 Lithium Ion Battery, Charger, Bridge Saddle Wrench and Truss Rod Wrench
v1.8 Line 6 Variax Guitar Update
Now available from Line 6 is a free v1.8 update which gives all James Tyler Variax guitars five next-generation acoustic guitar models based on celebrated 6 and 12-string acoustics from Martin, Guild and Gibson. The v1.8 update also enhances functionality for those who use a JTV guitar with a POD HD500 or POD HD Pro. Find out more about the
v1.8 Line 6 Variax update.
In 2002, Line 6 launched Variax modeling guitars. These groundbreaking instruments offered guitarists an unprecedented range of tones based on the most desirable electric and acoustic guitars on the planet. To develop the latest evolution of Variax guitars, Line 6 partnered with legendary luthier James Tyler to craft an exceptional instrument and the perfect delivery system for Variax technology.
Award-winning Variax guitar modeling technology
Line 6 set the goal posts for digital guitar modeling, and the latest evolution of this technology gives the James Tyler Variax JTV 59 unprecedented tone-crafting potential.
At a twist of its simple and intuitive selector knob, JTV 59 transforms its tone with 25 award-winning electric and acoustic guitar models, giving you a virtual guitar collection to rival the gear rack of any top studio. Need to roll from country twang ’n’ spank to thick bluesy wail to resonator-style shimmer and chime in the course of the same song? The JTV 59US takes you there and beyond, instantly.
Each model offers nuance-perfect tone inspired by the most desired vintage acoustic and electric guitars, and it does so with more accuracy and tonal purity than ever before (thanks to the ultra-sensitive and more reliable new L.R. Baggs Radiance Hex (polyphonic) piezo pickups loaded into the bridge saddles of JTV 59).
25 guitar models based on
- 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"
Top-flight guitar design
Designed from the ground up by one of the world’s foremost luthiers, and manufactured in one of the world’s best-respected guitar plants, JTV 59 is a cutting-edge performance tool.
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JTV-59 is built along the lines of the archetypal singlecut, set-neck guitar with 24-9/16 inch scale length, and it employs the tonewoods that have made the format legendary since the 1950s. It has a mahogany body with carved maple top, and a set mahogany neck with 22-fret rosewood fingerboard. Optimum playability is ensured by the smooth, rounded Tyler ’59 neck profile and comfortably contoured neck heel, while highly efficient 16:1 tuners and a James Tyler Custom stoptail bridge keep it all rock solid and resonant.
Taking it all to your choice of amplification are a pair of alnico humbucking pickups, wound to James Tyler’s specs along the lines of classic PAFs, but with a little extra punch in the bridge position. Add it all up, and it’s a supreme player’s machine, even before the Variax guitar modeling enters the game.
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The Variax technology
- 25 award-winning Variax guitar models inspired by classic vintage electric and acoustic guitars
- 11 programmable alternate tunings featuring our Virtual Capo system on a dedicated knob
- Polyphonic L.R. Baggs Radiance Hex piezo pickup system for ultra reliability
- Variax Workbench Software allows each model to be customized to your unique taste (Mac/PC)
- VDI (Variax Digital Interface) connection to Line 6 POD xt, POD X3, or Vetta II guitar amplifier, enabling dual channel processing and guitar model selection integration with POD presets
- Includes one Li-Ion battery for 12 hours of play time, and international wall-socket charger
Alternate tunings for JTV 59
- 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