Customer Reviews

Line 6 Variax 300 Modeling Guitar,Red

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I had reviewed this before, but there is some new information that may be useful to people thinking about it.

I went to change the strings and the guitar stopped working. The part under the bridge was held in place by the strings. Getting service is also very difficult (most people wait weeks for service and I can't even find an "authorized" service dealer that will take it on). I went to the message boards and online and found that many people were experiencing a myriad of problems with it.

SO PLEASE THINK LONG AND HARD BEFORE BUYING.

Below is the first review (feel the misplaced optimism!):
The models are fantastic. I will never be able to afford all those guitars (or have a place to keep them!), so this is the next best thing. The sounds are spot on. The guitar even arrived in tune (even with the shipping). I use it going through a PODxt and into a computer. Running it through an amp does not do it justice, especially the acoustics.
CONS:
The B and E string have some 2 fret buzz. But the action is a little low anyway, an easy fix.
The plug is in an awkward place. It is hard to sit with it.
If gigging on a dark stage it would be very hard to know where the modeling knob is at. Line 6 may want to light it up.
You really need Workbench to make this thing sing. They should bundle it. That is just greedy selling them separate. Line 6 seems to do this a lot (i.e. buy a PODxt and then spend more on model packs). It's a poor corporate strategy that just makes customers upset, and that always leads to less customers in the future.
I'd swear the D string volume is less on the acoustic models, but that may be me!
PROS:
The models! The quality is top notch. The variety is also top notch. I found myself playing models of guitars a lot that I didn't even think I'd like before.
Through a computer home studio, it is amazing.

So in conclusion, if you long for many guitars, but have a tight budget, this is the BEST alternative to selling your organs to buy more guitars. There may be purists that say you are better off with the real deals, but that is simply not possible for almost everyone. I think those snobs should do "taste" tests where they hear both and have to pick which is which.

The sounds out of this guitar are amazing. The playability is not great compared to more expensive guitars, but considering the price this guitar is quite good.