All user reviews for the Line 6 Variax 300

Here I just tested the Variax for at least two hours with my buddy Ludo is a music magazin nimes.
after the toy a little cots al oproche the instrument goes that she was not surprised to see all these sounds as a sought-my door on a single guitar.
good going there.
on the model tests the guitar does not tennait the agreement it took the acorder at least 10 times
finish looks good but I have to find the handle a bit too academic frisouille not bad.
move to the sounds /

Very good access to acute and ergonomics.
but for me the main c is the sound.
at the first aproach I have found all these sounds very well except very few realistic acoustic parts and bland.
but here after one hour quard the sounds start to become boring rather like those digital synthesizer front of the analog.
but it is mainly through its strat has a real Strat that I understood the difference.
day and night on a real strat can play for hours taking the total distance.
but on this guitar once good first impression is soon going hungry.

Well I must confess this guitar suits the style and everything for the beginner c is a good idea for you here is of a stroke with a range of several guitar.
the problem is that c c is not you find your PERSONALITY.
pro and amateur go your way.
lovers variétoche and academic panel fast premach sounds standardis this guitar is for you !!!
ok this quitar is very well it just does not possess a true Les Paul or Strat or Tele ... not to mourn;

2 HOURS no more.
say my buddy Ludo almost the buy before trying a real guitar devienez what he took ???.
of powder eye this guitar really
lol

How long have you use it?
2 years now.
What is the particular feature you like best and least?
Plus: the multitude of sounds available, of course.
The least: perhaps as ... very subjective though. Otherwise, I had a sensor that was released at a time, and I took time to find another ...
Have you tried many other models before buying it?
No, no, a friend wanted to get rid of because he was using more, I jumped at the chance. With that said, having had only acoustic guitars before, I do not really know to what kind of sound I turn to an electric. Having use in home studio to record my songs, I find that this instrument allows me to have the appropriate sound each time, regardless of the style.
How would you rate the quality / price?
So, pretty good ^ ^
With experience, you do again this choice?
Yes, even without having had the opportunity at the time, I think that given my use, it's perfect.
Then, as drummer initially, it will never stage.

The Variax 300 is an electric guitar from Line 6 that models the sound of other electric guitars by using digital signal processing. This guitar does not have traditional magnetic pickups (single-coil or humbucker). Rather it uses a piezo pick-up in the bridge to transduce the string vibrations to an electric signal. This guitar can sound like a Telecaster, Strat, Les Paul, Firebird, Gretsch, Rickenbacker, 335, and a bunch of acoustic guitars.
The first question everyone asks about digital modeling is: does it sound like the real thing? Honestly, I was very skeptical about this guitar before I tried it out. My opinion is that it sounds very good, and very similar to the guitars it is modeling. I don't think it is a fair comparison to criticize the entry level Variax because it doesn't sound perfectly like a $4000 Les Paul. I think the better comparison is does the Variax model of the top-of-the-line Strat sound better than a Squier Strat is the same price range as the Variax 300. In this comparison, the sound of the Variax is much better than a Squier in the same price range. Based on sound quality - I think the Variax 300 is miles ahead of anything else in its price range.
The biggest problem with the Variax 300, is the physical guitar seems to be made very cheap. The body, neck, and hardware of the guitar are really cheap. Line 6 isn't manufacturing this guitar anymore. If you are trying to buy it, then you are going to have to buy it used. Unless you find one that is in really good condition, I wouldn't count it lasting for years and years to come.
I purchased this guitar 'new' when Line 6 was ending production and trying to dump the last remaining units. I try my best to take really good care of my gear so that it will last a long time. Unfortunately, after owning the guitar for several years, it was stolen out of my church. I searched for a long time for a replacement. All the 'used' versions that I found had something wrong. Eventually, I found a used Variax 700 in great condition. This guitar has the same exact modeled sounds, and also has better hardware.
Line 6 has now released the James Tyler Variax. Someday, I am sure I will buy one of these guitars to upgrade my Variax 700. If you are in the price range for a low- or mid-priced guitar, I think finding a used Variax 600/700 is a great idea. This guitar will sound better than buying a Epiphone or Squier. If you can afford the James Tyler Variax, it is probably your best bet. Well...unless you can afford 20 different $5000 guitars - then you can forget about modeling.

I came to be an owner of the Variax through necessity more than want. I've been lucky enough to be performing as a 'one man band' 5 out of 7 nights a week for the past 7 years. After years of using Ovation acoustic/electric guitars (with satisfaction),I learned about the ideal innovations of the Variax guitar from a fellow professional, who gave a high recommendation. I have special requirements because of the nature of my act, & the Variax sounded like just the thing I needed. I went to Guitar Center because they have been giving me the best deals for over 17 years.

When you entertain nightly visitors along with a regular following in a downtown atmosphere, the instruments you use better have no equal. I need the best equipment that delivers from the first to the last note, including a state of the art guitar with streamline make-up; and the Variax fits this bill perfectly.
I play guitar, play harmonica, sing, & play percussion rhythm with my feet via four pedals which are hooked up to a digital drum module. I have different sounding percussion, but the mainstay of my set-up are 2 snares (one for each foot), a kick, & a cymbal I crash or choke. My act is as visual as it is audible, & the only drawback is that I have no time to mash any stomp boxes or momentary foot switches for different sounds. Well, the Variax opened more doors and dimensions for me by having the very sounds I need built right into the guitar! With a flick of my finger I can go from a sitar sound like I need for 'Norwegian Wood' to a 12 string Martin for in between the verses. Everything I play is live, yet many people ask me where my 'back up' cd's are! The streamline shape of the Variax enables me to keep the guitar close while I'm stomping away on my pedals, & the sampled sounds within are nothing short of lush musical purity. It even has a built in port, so that you can hook it up and record on your computer! And here's the REAL kicker; all for the price of a regular guitar! Hats off to the innovative creators of this mind blowing guitar which makes me sound better than I am! My only hope is that the same people that came up with this extraordinary instrument come up with a way to house orchestral sounds as well, so that an end to those expensive synthesized guitars is realised! For those of us who don't have a lot of money and/or have families to feed, yet would love to have the many vintage sounds of some of the most coveted guitars in the world; THIS is the guitar for you!!

The only drawback about the Variax is the neck. It seems a bit more in depth & width than my electric, which makes it a bit more difficult to play than my electric, but not difficult enough to make me want to put another neck on, which you can do easily enough as it is a simple bolt-on style neck. It does handle much better than a neck on an acoustic. Also, I would gladly trade some of the vintage guitar sounds (as I don't need as many as it has to offer) for some string sounds, piano sounds, & the like. The only sample that isn't up to snuff in my opinion is the banjo sound.

Construction is solid. The shape is perfect for me because it's difficult enough playing beats & fills throughout the night without stretching over a wide guitar & balancing yourself on a drummer's throne! As far as the quality goes, the body's A-1, but the neck's a bit iffy, being a bit too thick & wide for a 'buttery' feel.

I see this guitar as a hopeful trend of musical products to come. It's great that this instrument can be used as effectively for recording as it can for live applications. In my 28 years of performing, I've never owned a piece of equipment that's made my act even better, at a price that is equally as mind blowing. Just think; a plethera of vintage guitars for the price of one! Awesome.

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This guitar is made in Indonesia but the violin is very good. The handle is screwed 22 frets and the bridge is equipped with LR Baggs piezo sensors 6 for the modeling. The strings through the body. There are 28 different guitars ranging from jazz guitar to Les Paul through acoustic guitars (6 and 12 strings).

The handle is quite nice to play and access to the latest boxes is facilitated by the chamfer and the heel that tapers. The guitar is rather light and the different bevels (for the forearm and back of the guitar) makes it comfortable.

In theory, this guitar is supposed to fit almost any style. In practice, one can be about anything except playing genres such as metal. The simulations are quite realistic and we recognize the Telecaster, the Stratocaster (particularly positions 2 and 4), the Les Paul. One can easily get the sounds to Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin etc ... Other simulations are perfectly usable and very musical but I can not really say if they approach the original (the Firebird, the Rickenbacker ...) because it is less used guitars. Jazz guitars are nice, but it's not really my kind of music. The sound is realistic but I think the Variax Acoustic would do better job! Finally the bank "Reso" with the resonator guitar, banjo, sitar (superb) is also very musical. Some sounds are useless (as the position of the tele without tone) but the set is stunning. Do not expect to have exactly the same as the original guitar but the sounds are very realistic and musical. This guitar is really great for the home studio (because it does not generate background noise).

This guitar is really versatile and the models are realistic. The value for money is really excellent because the sounds are very clean, diverse and violin making is far from the sidelines. I do not know if the Variax Workbench is really useful as this guitar can play almost anything. With experience, I would do without this choice eSite

Well, I just copied the stuff of the beginning commenting

Agathis body may be a bit heavy, but the I'm really too pointed.

Channel 22 boxes. Two more frets would be welcome for some solos, more is sometimes hard to pass but overall it rle too.

Rosewood fingerboard.

3 buttons and a switch 5 poisitons
CONTRL Volume and Tone classic
And choice of guitars (with memory, but I venture too much on this land unknown)

Red or black finish.

I put 7 as it is of good quality but can still be a amlior

The handle is nice, thin enough and efficient.
access to the acute trs is good (but I always regret my 24th fret)
the shape is nice, a bit of a shock to have microphones, but ultimately it's not so bad: o we play we want without ever encountering obstacles.
The guitar in it even is equilibrated with a big ass who Ramna slightly diagonal position idalie. (No innuendo)
the sound is good, but I was dveloppe in the next section (Keep that stuff for later)

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it's all there is to say
this guitar is completely ...........
there's no words to say (as piphone: I can not tell it, the goal I Can Play it for you)
Imagine having the hands open the possibility to spend a bit of a les paul strato, add a martin and a Guild 12-string, and you away from your Ralite.
The sounds are excellent in my opinion.

I tried it in store, and I think that has to be my electric guitar Premire
Versatility??
Bah Voui it has the versatility, and sell more than most guitars can be found on the market.
I tried mostly MODELS like roxanne before playing on the one and I think that there is no picture in sounds that can be obtained on the Variax (may be a hair worse than the roxanne, but you really have to go under the microscope to notice)
The report price is really exellent quality, too, saw the guitar

Asian manufacturing ((mine is red)
piezo pickup
setting a tone and volume. A 5-way switch and a rotary selector patch
handle = compromise gibson / fender

The handle is very nice for a guitar of that price and less polish than the model 600
access to acute weight is easy and is very tolerable.
the game of rope originally fitted suits me very well (light and very slippery sort of editing I've seen on "Les Paul" Gibson)
the note played is accurate to the top of the handle (not like fender)
the width of the handle for me as well because I have big fingers and the width seems to me similar to the widths gibson.

So there .... with the sound ... it's the top. With a good amp behind we believe it. All sounds are detailed and realistic (too bad for the purists).

I use it now for a month. Home. Not been able to play with my friends. But I have already convinced a traditionalist.
It's a beautiful guitar, cheap, and unless you need a vibrato, no need to invest in higher models (I tried too).
risk compared with a traditional e ... failure! To see for aging. But if it fails, at this price, I bought one.

-Very easy to play guitar, neck is very comfortable for the price range.
One-volume, one tone and one slecteur 50 positions! (knob not very good and the selection knob guitar does not look very solid)
No-vibrato (you have to take the model above)
-22 Frets, micro piezo type
But do not worry, it's just a quibble seen the report prstation / cot of the machine

Access in acute fairly easy (be careful not handle running either) ... guitar grip trs fast, very easy to play ...
At the sound, very easy, you choose your modlisation and you play, and sounds more than good.

Trs versatile guitar but that does not in mtalleux vera ... the sound of this guitar are quite vintage, the modlisations are good not by exact reproduction of the original but the diversity of selected sounds.
I play with this guitar on a msa f50, I RULES gneralement the amp to a fender or gibson sound ... now there are monstrous sounds like 12cordes Rickenbacker (2et4 chime in) or acoustic 12-string (2et4 on acoustic) ... I have a soft spot for those quite the bluesy atmosphere. Otherwise there are RésoSanté is a pretty gadjet, little more than the guitar. I put 10 for the price quality ratio
ps I catch a little bug on 12-string modlisations: if we make a harmonic very low volume, the effect of shit because the string ghost supposed to sound the octave from Lollipop and is no longer prcise at all.

I've had two months, I love its versatility and ease be played.
I think this is a flawless guitar for the price ... it rating records are clean I think this is one of the best guitar in this price range, which I n ' shut not really hot for this kind of scrapes before trying it.
I was looking for a guitar in this price range before you can buy a "real" guitar ... I am tomb with 500 euro budget; Do not hesitate, jump on this guitar (the exit m Talleux) ...

Form almost stratocaster guitar
Channel 22 boxes of fender-like profile (like only) a little off.
Settings: Volume, Tone and selection of the simulation (rotary selector 5 + classical position).
Lutherie very correct. I was very surprised by the beauty of the guitar because at first I was not a fan. You get used very quickly. J'jouterais she is not photogenic at all (she is prettier in person than the pictures on the net).
Not being an expert in instrument making and wood, I put a 6 (the average of what!).

The handle is very nice (for those who love handles Fender type). The key also. The guitar is very light is not very tiring. The absence of microphones is a plus for the work of the right hand.
For access to acute, well it's like a Start.
I put knobs on a big plus: the volume buttons and tone are really doing a great job. It gets good grades saturation and tone. For me it's a good thing compared to other guitars of the same budget that I could test (Squier top).
=> 7

For sonrités and my decision, the senpiternelle caveat: I do not know the guitars are simulated, so I will only assess the sound quality of the guitar without cling to the resemblance to the magnificent original guitars. That says it!
As for testing, in Marshall or Peavey amplification, repeated use and house concert. I play a little bit of everything from folk to thrash.
Here is a model by model description sounds:
T-Model:
Excellent sound with clear highs slammin. Big versatility of this model. Position 4 is really (too) silent. Otherwise it's all good. 2 The position offers good opportunities for saturation.
Spank:
In my opinion the sound is too muffled. A general tone a little low. Otherwise it is round, it's clean. Characteristic sound simple micro-saturated distortion. Crunchy and other low saturated very nice but its clear that this simulation is doing better.
Lester:
Excellent sound palette (note its not too clear to raise the level guitar, it would spoil a bit). Position 4 magnificent lead with large saturation. Very good sustain general (the best of the guitar). Sounds clear "scraped" very pleasant.
Special:
Position 2 and 4 for the excellent AC DC. Again the volume micro play a lot in sound quality.
Billy R:
True his 60's. Treble a little garish for my taste.
Chime:
3 positions 2 and 6 string 12 string positions. It's not my favorite sounds. The 12-string comes out still not bad, especially rhythm.
Semi:
Any good especially crunchy. Play with the volume of pickups is simply the Panard. Position 2 and 4 really nice.
Jazzbox: I do not really because of the tone and sound a little nasiard.
Acoustic: bluff high volume, even disconcerting at first. This is a big highlight of the guitar is a very good electrical and electro acoutisque. The twelve strings have found their way directly into the compositions.
Reso: recreation, including banjo and Citara. Position 3 (Danelectro) is the best for me.

Conclusion: Apart from a certain lack in the guitar nags and accepting large staurations, the sound palette is complete and quality. Everyone gets their money. But even for 8 when the lack of guitar over buggers.

I use it for 2 months now and I do not think of a well with excellent value for money.
It is not for everyone. But for people like me do not really want to put € 1,000 in a good guitar is fine. I was not party to buy it but eventually the sound palette for that price I decided (I confess I am afraid of being disappointed with a more expensive guitar, also taking into account my average).
After the great guitarists and those who can afford I understand they like a good guitar brand with real wood and real microphones especially since we do not know how it will age. Personally for the price (385 € at the time) if it is not 5 years it will make me nothing at all ...

But frankly for those who hesitate: go ahead Variax is a very good system.

- Guitar made in Indonesia
- 21 boxes, micro piezo type on the easel.
- Fixed bridge telecaster type (6 bridges)
- A volume knob, one tone knob, a button Guitar Pick (12 banks of 5 sounds, corresponding to the original 10 different types of guitars, stratocaster, telecaster, les paul, les paul junior, gretsch, rickenbacker, ES335, acoustic guitars, resonator guitars and other banjo, sitar, etc.., plus two banks of five sounds "custom")
two outputs: one stereo output (sound / power from the internal sound card), and an output RJ45 (network cable) that connects directly to the Line6 Vetta or POD XT Live, or the unit "workbench "line six separate opportunities to better enjoy the guitar (customization, alternate tunings).
- Bolt

body agate, rosewood handle the key. landmarks round plastic cream.

correct construction for the price. highly innovative concept

Handle very nice.
access to acute very correct
very nice guitar to play, and light.
the sound is quite pleasant "unplugged", but once plugged in the guitar is stirring.

The sound of this guitar is made to suit all types of music, since you can customize at will the sound characteristics of the beautiful, especially through the workbench (accessible with the unit hardware sold separately, or through the POD XT Live , or the Vetta)

I play with a pod xt is connected to the sound system or a powered speaker (B. Cord Audio), or sometimes a marshall JCM 2000 "live".

the sound is simply stunning, especially for Les Paul, Telecaster and Stratocaster. I owned a les paul studio, and the comparison is held ... Of course, I get a good marshall all lamps with a les paul, it will sound better than the Variax. but the difference is not so egregious, in particular recording that is quite the way! note: the guitar makes its best services in clean or crunch or even slight distortion. with large distos is that it sounds not (on the contrary, its very good), but we no longer know the difference between a les paul and a Start or a rickenbacker ... everything sounds like beyond a certain level of distortion ... which is a shame, but not necessarily of the guitar ...

it's still modeling, but what can be done with the Variax and can not physically do with NOT ANY OTHER guitar:

- Move from his acoustic guitar / electric guitar electroacoustic within a song (not true with some other godin guitars with a piezo hidden in the bridge ... but not at all in the same price! !)

- Change of tuning within the same song, simply by changing the switch position: it is the only guitar that does so seamlessly. I often use different tunings (dropped D, all strings lowered a semitone so hendrix or slash, or 4 low tones as Black Sabbath, or an octave lower commme low) and is bluffing. no other guitar that I know did this.

can also customize the sounds for its sounds really preferred.

- I use it for over a year.
- I prefer the following two options: move from his acoustic electric sound, change the tuning without having to touch the mechanical
- I tried the guitar shop, I did not want to buy another, given the possibilities of the beast.
- Amazing value for money.
- I would do the selection again.

However, with more money, I would buy, of course, the original models, especially if the roadies had to maintain them, change the strings, (re) and give me the go on stage ....

ONE downside: what to do in case of failure?? I have no patent electronics ... argh.

- Chinese guitar
- Simple concept: no vibrato, bridge type gibson basic.
- Trs Lutherie guitar couraging proper even if with some matrial onreux: agathis body, mechanical correct but trs rustic ...
- Instrument trs well finished. Varnish trs beautiful quality honed handle great.
- One word to describe this guitar is an instrument of work well done, although basic Designed with nothing but a guitar collection.

- Trs enjoyable round. Good width. Fairly close to that of a wider strata.
- Access in acute trs good.
- As many think.
- Excellent: see above-after.

The sounds are the strong point of this guitar.
For a list of guitars mules, I refer you to advice on other models Variax.
The sound ranges from acoustic 12-string les paul though the swells through the sitar.
The quality is quite impressive: plugs into my sound card (esi esp 1010), without physical prampli, with just an amp simulator freeware (bc devil), his standard.
Everything we can play with this scratching: folk, funk, heavy rock ... very powerful
The only style banned (and again ...) is the extreme mtal.
I think this guitar is a tool destined to the outstanding work and home studio composters. Scne for this may be not bad, but hey, it's not the destination privilgier.

I have this guitar for a couple of weeks.
It is exceptional in terms of efficiency, but nothing transcendent in its look and its manufacture that trs well finished and sturdy.
This is a guitar that is intended for composers, which is my case.
A foisen hands, one passes easily for hours to create.
I work with Samplitude, a esi esp 1010, washburn bass and dsormais my Variax.
My home studio is full dsormais.

Well, I think everything mentioned above ...

A quick calculation ... Over a hundred of thousands of euros in an instrument ... Thank you Line 6!

Originally, I am more Gibson than Fender ... But then, surprise, the handle is nice under my fingers! Access to acute is easy (it is inevitably a form very close to the Start ...) and the body moves well, whether sitting or standing ... The guitar has an easy grip, which will delight beginners!

Only downside: the game in wireless ... Provide two sets of rechargeable batteries! But hey, a 9 qd same for her. Knowing that the 10 would be for Gibson, Fender, PRS, Dean ...

There is happiness ... How to find a more versatile uitare ?????
The Variax is plugged into a Korg AX1500G pedal, then a Marshall amp, or on the laptop via a behringer mixer to work on Cubase.
We quickly get to play with the buttons to change at any guitar will ... A little TLC for commancer soft ... Well, it sounds good ... A lil Jimmy Hendrix on the Start ... oodstock is fast approaching!
Then come the Les Paul ... What happiness!
The semi! A good old retro rock well ... Go Johnny Go! Johnny be good!
The Jazz ... Not bad, but a semi-hollow ... It's so magical, the sound is there, but ... a semi-hollow body is a half!
The acoustic ... Here I find my Gibson J-200! The sonoritées his family!

Ben is already my second ... A sold in France before coming to settle in Quebec (I take no risk, electrical outlets are not the same!) And the second purchased in Quebec ... (Much less expensive in France than elsewhere nine ...)
This is a fantastic Guitres, I use it at home, in studio, on stage, and I've never had a problem with. I can follow all styles of music, and, Workbench can step if necessary ... In addition, I have no truck to carry around guitars!

Value for money? 10/10!
I would do without hesitation that choice ... and then for the 700 version has a more physical for my taste ...

Description made above, nothing else to add

Channel nickel for me Dumoine
Easy access to acute
rather good ergonomics
the sounds are easy to access

Pooh j'avous I'm bluffing I tried the 700 I found a bit expensive in the meantime I had the opportunity to try a fender and a gibson us with Conference lespaul 1957, the purists can not picture it's just screaming to be not like the original and we do not care I take it as a second guitar and I must say it sounds great plugged into my pod x3 pro in his numrique d mnage serious it would happen and gives great agreement, buy 256 euros of new dv247 is unbeatable it next to my throne and I regale rgxa2 with not trying to imitate the Whereas the scratch ancestral line 6 as a full-fledged guitar and it will fill you without any doubt.

Bah oui.oui.oui
super value for money, many low-end guitars do not compare with the Variax but as said above do not look the emule ...

Chinese-made, clean, burr-free, it is even in SunBurst really pretty! There is no vibrato on this model, too bad I used it that far. There are one volume, one tone and the magic button that takes you to a Custom Telecaster 1960 National Tricone to 1928. 9 / 10 for the dream ...

I use it now plugged into my Pod XT Live. The possibilities are fantastic! I play Folk Rock, I do not need "big sound", the models fit me so well and I am sick of 25! The neck is thin (a little too much for me, I have a Gibson for many years I used tree trunks ...), nice touch, not surprisingly, the frets standards. Some small defects noticed during bends but nothing too serious. It is still not high violin, then 7 / 10.

That's where I'm going to slap on the wrist, I do not know if the models are very close to original models and indeed I do not care. Indeed, all the tones stand out quite well and all the sounds are usable which makes it one of the guitars, if not the most versatile guitar on the market. And if the reproduced sounds do not sound like a real Les Paul Goldtop 52, they are very good (or excellent) and living and found most of the models emulated (the twang of a TV, a Les Paul argne , softness and roundness of a Super 400 ...). Certainly after having a relatively light agathis never replace the feeling of holding a Gretsch 6120 and it is true that the rest of the guitar (including handle) plays for much of the sound. Not to mention the effect "psychoacoustic" produced by playing a beautiful instrument. But this is really amazing Variax share the quality and variety of sounds it produces. Acouplée the Workbench, the possibilities are endless.

I've had a year and never tire of it. I try everything and find every day (with the POD XT LIVE) a sound that will allow me to complete a piece. She is very playful by the variety and quality of sound produced, it is doing, I think, better than other guitars in the same price. I will not go either in the debate "for or against the model", it will be crazy, it does at least have fun at good prices with lots of different sounds. I like!