Customer Reviews

Line 6 Variax 600 Guitar,Sunburst

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I've had my Variax 600 for a few months now and I'm very impressed.

I've been a long-time POD owner and have seen quite a few new and improved products coming from Line6.

None have been as inspiring for me as the Variax though.

When I first saw the Variax announced, I knew that it was the answer to the age old quest: how to get good tone and not go broke doing it.

My normal electric has been a Strat. I love its tone and playability. I've also seriously lusted after Les Pauls, SGs, Teles, etc. I've wanted to get a decent sounding acoustic with action like my Strat. The problem is that I don't have thousands and thousands to buy all of the guitars I want.

The cool thing about the Variax is that I can get a VERY close approximation of many different guitars and I don't have to raid the kids college fund. :) The Fender sounds sound very close and the Gibson models seem accurate too. I'm not as familiar with the other electric guitars modeled, but they too sound good. The acoustic models are as if they're going through piezo pickups and sound good. There are a couple of 12-string models and they're very rich and jangly. It's nice to be able to get the 12-string sound without having to buy one or keep all of those strings maintained. As an bonus, they've included a banjo model and a Coral sitar model.

Anyone who has read any reviews online has seen those with golden ears that can tell if a particular amp or guitar has been modeled correctly and sounds "true". The fact is that even if the model isn't "exact", who really cares? It's very close and that's what I'm after anyway.

I'm happy with the neck dimensions and scale Variax They seem to be very close to my Strat so the Variax already feels very natural.

All things considered, it's very well built and sounds great. It's a bit of a battery hog and will drain the batteries if left plugged in overnight. All of that can be avoided if you use the provided interface box. It also allows output switching between a standard 1/4" jack (going to an amp) and an XLR jack (going the a mixing board).

Bottom line: Buy it (or send me the money and I'll buy another).

I bought this guitar through Musicians Friend, but it's the same price here at Amazon. Needless to say, there have been mixed reviews at other sites. It seems that either people really like this guitar or they hate it. I would be among those who like it.
First of all... the positives: you get many instruments within 1 guitar. These are not samples or synthesized sounds but algorythms of actual (real) guitars - don't ask me how they did it, but it's very cool. Using the computer software with it lets you also change pickups, alternate tunings, etc. Its playability is about that of an average stratocaster. It required some setup out of the box, but I always set up my guitars to be comfortable with my big hands.
Secondly... the negatives: it wants to go out of tune when you use the tremolo bar. I'm thinking of changing the nut to a graphtech or the tuning machines to fix this problem. I wish it also had a magnetic pickup in it as well, but that's more of a personal preference.
Overall... I think it's worth the purchase and I am now using it more and more in place of my other guitars. If you want to hear some sound bytes go to the line 6 website or musicians friend.

I've had my Variax 600 for a few months now and I'm very impressed.

I've been a long-time POD owner and have seen quite a few new and improved products coming from Line6.

None have been as inspiring for me as the Variax though.

When I first saw the Variax announced, I knew that it was the answer to the age old quest: how to get good tone and not go broke doing it.

My normal electric has been a Strat. I love its tone and playability. I've also seriously lusted after Les Pauls, SGs, Teles, etc. I've wanted to get a decent sounding acoustic with action like my Strat. The problem is that I don't have thousands and thousands to buy all of the guitars I want.

The cool thing about the Variax is that I can get a VERY close approximation of many different guitars and I don't have to raid the kids college fund. :) The Fender sounds sound very close and the Gibson models seem accurate too. I'm not as familiar with the other electric guitars modeled, but they too sound good. The acoustic models are as if they're going through piezo pickups and sound good. There are a couple of 12-string models and they're very rich and jangly. It's nice to be able to get the 12-string sound without having to buy one or keep all of those strings maintained. As an bonus, they've included a banjo model and a Coral sitar model.

Anyone who has read any reviews online has seen those with golden ears that can tell if a particular amp or guitar has been modeled correctly and sounds "true". The fact is that even if the model isn't "exact", who really cares? It's very close and that's what I'm after anyway.

I'm happy with the neck dimensions and scale Variax They seem to be very close to my Strat so the Variax already feels very natural.

All things considered, it's very well built and sounds great. It's a bit of a battery hog and will drain the batteries if left plugged in overnight. All of that can be avoided if you use the provided interface box. It also allows output switching between a standard 1/4" jack (going to an amp) and an XLR jack (going the a mixing board).

Bottom line: Buy it!