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VHfanOU812 said:
"Tonage".....that's a good description. When I first got it I was afraid it was a bit light compared to my 5150II.....until I figured how to operate it properly. Now I can make if about at heavy as I need.
I have never tried the Variax guitar because I am afraid I might want one.......and they are $$$$$.
Attached is the patch....and check out the Armin mod I have installed in mine
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Nice patch man, luv it!
The Vetta does have a pretty large learning curve, no question. It sounds OK with the stock patches but the real worth in this thing comes from customizing patches. You cant reproduce the wide range of tone this thing is capable of on any other single amp. Its like you have a truck load of amps and stomp boxes in one little cab, its amazing.
For the true puritans it may not be "exact" replication but damn, its so close to the original amp tones I'll take 98% accuracy instead of carting around a ton of amps to get 100% exact tone.
Now, the Variax is also a thing of beauty. I love to be able to click a few buttons and have a Strat in my hand...click a few more for a Les Paul...another couple clicks and Im playing an SG. The list goes on and on. Yes its a few bucks, I paid $1199 for mine but I havent played my Les Paul Custom since I bought it. The only times I've turned it on was to compare the Variax model to the real thing and its almost impossible to tell the difference. There are two downsides to the Variax though. First, it doesnt play quite as fluid as a Les Paul but I can live with that. The neck is a wee bit thicker and more rounded on the back so it takes a small adjustment period to get your hands use to it. Second, it doesnt work as well for metal playing with lots of heavy palm muting. If you palm mute on the bridge and hit the strings close to the bridge it produces a noticable "chink...chink" noise thats annoying.I had to adjust my palm muting style slightly to avoid this noise when palm muting but some people I know wouldnt want to do that. I also played with several different types of strings to limit this and that also works.
Overall though, you cant beat the versatility of a Variax/Vetta and the FBV long board, which I also have. It produces so many tones its worth its weight in gold to me. I just love it and while I once thought all this modeling stuff was complete BS, Line 6 has a real winner here. I suspect you will see more and more musicians trying and using this kind of stuff in the near future.
