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- Thu May 23, 2024 10:59 am
- Forum: All Other Guitars
- Topic: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
- Replies: 24
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Re: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
Encoders turned up and have a Yamaha part number!
- Thu May 23, 2024 10:56 am
- Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
- Topic: Line 6 Variax external power
- Replies: 1
- Views: 20
Re: Line 6 Variax external power
On load, my current USB power packs (2 x 5V 2.1A) shut down - probably inrush current or something. I'm not sure whether to try a more modern (5V 4.5A) PD-style power pack or try a different DC-DC converter. Or try some kind of current limiting. Oscilloscope out...
- Tue May 21, 2024 11:24 am
- Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
- Topic: Line 6 Variax external power
- Replies: 1
- Views: 20
Line 6 Variax external power
So here's what I've put together. Much of this you will already have seen in my guitar thread. The Variaxes can be fed external power through a TRS cable or the RJ45 VDI connector. I'm using TRS here as an alternative to the internal 6 x 1.5V battery pack. Current drawn by the Variax seems to be abo...
- Mon May 20, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: All Other Guitars
- Topic: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
- Replies: 24
- Views: 728
Re: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
Apparently my order for two Model Selector switches has a Correo (Spanish Post Office) tracking code. I await developments with interest. El envío ha salido del centro logístico internacional de origen y se ha cursado a destino Note: Firefox's Spanish - English translator is crap compared with Edge....
- Thu May 16, 2024 9:14 am
- Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
- Topic: HELP COMPUTER: modding a Boss pedal
- Replies: 11
- Views: 134
Re: HELP COMPUTER: modding a Boss pedal
Looking at the circuit diagrams for the SD-2 and HM-2, the HM-2 has a similar input stage to the Big Muff Pi. You might try increasing the value of C10, currently 100 pF, if the other aspects suit. Ooh that's very interesting, thanks Nick! Based on the circuit, would you foresee any problems with m...
- Wed May 15, 2024 10:48 pm
- Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
- Topic: HELP COMPUTER: modding a Boss pedal
- Replies: 11
- Views: 134
Re: HELP COMPUTER: modding a Boss pedal
Feels like it would be easier to stick another circuit and/or foot switch into a muff enclosure than trying to mod a completely different circuit into something it isn't? Plenty of space. But my point is I want the Boss enclosure because of the form factor and those 2 Boss pedals I mentioned CAN ge...
- Wed May 15, 2024 2:08 pm
- Forum: All Other Guitars
- Topic: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
- Replies: 24
- Views: 728
Re: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
Plan coming together... bought 5 of these as I can see other possibilities with these cheap power converters and it brings the unit cost down.
- Mon May 13, 2024 7:42 am
- Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
- Topic: HELP COMPUTER: modding a Boss pedal
- Replies: 11
- Views: 134
Re: HELP COMPUTER: modding a Boss pedal
Looking at the circuit diagrams for the SD-2 and HM-2, the HM-2 has a similar input stage to the Big Muff Pi. You might try increasing the value of C10, currently 100 pF, if the other aspects suit.
- Sun May 12, 2024 10:54 pm
- Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
- Topic: HELP COMPUTER: modding a Boss pedal
- Replies: 11
- Views: 134
Re: HELP COMPUTER: modding a Boss pedal
Sounds like you want a single transistor input stage with that negative feedback cap that simulates the Miller effect you get with valves and germanium transistors.
- Sun May 12, 2024 7:36 pm
- Forum: Guitar Projects and Tech/Set-up
- Topic: Black Japanese resurrection
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1970
Re: Black Japanese resurrection
Pleased you managed to ID it!
- Sat May 11, 2024 6:39 pm
- Forum: All Other Guitars
- Topic: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
- Replies: 24
- Views: 728
Re: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
Did an quick lash-up for proof-of-concept.
That's using a 12v centre +ve supply, but I'm thinking of putting in a rectifier bridge so it could be powered by a standard (Boss-style) 9v centre -ve PSU. I might also look for a USB connector so it can be run off a USB charger- Fri May 10, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: All Other Guitars
- Topic: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
- Replies: 24
- Views: 728
Re: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
A company in Spain has the Line 6 part on their website so I've placed an order that I confidently expect to be declined
- Thu May 09, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: All Other Guitars
- Topic: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
- Replies: 24
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Re: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
After playing it for a while the guitar model selector started playing up as described by the vendor. The parts list and schematics you can find on the net are for the original (Mk. 1) Variax. That used, I gather, a pot with 12 detent positions so that a particular resistance indicated a particular ...
- Wed May 08, 2024 1:47 pm
- Forum: Guitar Projects and Tech/Set-up
- Topic: Black Japanese resurrection
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1970
Re: Black Japanese resurrection
...aaand it's on its way to its next home.
- Sat May 04, 2024 9:11 pm
- Forum: All Other Guitars
- Topic: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
- Replies: 24
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- Fri May 03, 2024 1:46 pm
- Forum: All Other Guitars
- Topic: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
- Replies: 24
- Views: 728
Re: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
Nice, I almost grabbed one from my local store, they've had two for under $300 each in the past year or so - they're stupid fun for the money but all kind of uggo so I passed. The Variax 300 is Indonesian made. The neck feels a bit different to my Fenders - different profile, flatter fretboard, sem...
- Wed May 01, 2024 10:31 pm
- Forum: All Other Guitars
- Topic: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
- Replies: 24
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Re: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
No, I have an old Squier Strat fitted with a GK-3 pickup and a Roland GR-55. That can also simulate other stringed instruments as well as triggering/controlling two PCM synth sounds.
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- Wed May 01, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: All Other Guitars
- Topic: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
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Re: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
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- Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:46 pm
- Forum: All Other Guitars
- Topic: NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
- Replies: 24
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NGD: Line 6 Variax 300
Being sold by someone locally, watched it for a couple of weeks and it dropped so I pounced. It's supposed to have some intermittent issues but I haven't noticed anything in the limited time I've had it so far. I've managed to load the Workbench (the installer grumbled about failing to find JRE 1.6 ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: Short Scales
- Topic: Any verdicts on the squire sonic mustangs?
- Replies: 27
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Re: Any verdicts on the squire sonic mustangs?
Very unlikely to actually go for this (unless the seller is prepared to settle for a hilariously lowball offer), but oh nooo: http://reverb.com/uk/item/78304305-mustang-bass-guitar-yellow http://rvb-img.reverb.com/image/upload/s--yF7aSRYr--/a_0/f_auto,t_supersize/v1705779865/j64itspz8cuf8sxzn73q.jp...