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Re: Line 6 Variaxs?

I've tried them out a few times in a shop.
To be honest, I think they sounded awful and piezoish in some settings.
But they do have a great sound if you use them with certain line 6 effects, and
tweak your own custom sounds with a computer.

--- In jazz_guitar@yahoogroups.com, John Amato <jamato316@...> wrote:
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> Hi folks,
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> Does anyone have any of the Line 6 guitars, either the Line 6 Variax 700
Electric Guitar, or the 600, or the Acosutic 700 modeling guitar?
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> Are they all they say they are? How's the quality of the modeling? Do they
stack up for the price? Are the sounds authentic, or can you tell they are
emulated?
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> What's the real deal with these boxes -- (from anyone who owns one)?
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> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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