Re: LINE 6 VARIAX

[Goddess <thefates@earthlink.net>]

  Whether the statement is accurate is anyone's guess; 

  Actually no, it's not anyone's guess.  -Considering that it has  a bit of
trouble staying in tune, and most of the hardware on it is relatively low
quality, -to me at least, that impacts the general quality of the
instrument, which, incidentally, IS, a strat copy,   according to the
line-6 rep.  -or at least the model that he'd demoed with some of the
employees at the store where I teach, was.  This is why I'm concerned.
-With issues like that, the modeling just doesn't justify spending that
kind of money to me.   -That's all...   -just my opinion, and perhaps they
will, or have already upgraded the guitar.   -It's certainly possible.
I'll still try one for myself...    
  
        
Smiles,

Cara

At 03:47 PM 5/21/03 -0400, you wrote:
><< what I  know from co-workers who've tried it, is basically a really 
>cheap
>strat >>
>
>But....
>
>Whether the statement is accurate is anyone's guess; i.e. that there's a 
>50%
>cost in the guitar end and a 50% cost in the software/hardware/development
>end (per the article on the Variax in Guitar Player).
>
>However, there are some nice axes available now in the approx. $500 price
>range. I bought a PRS Santana for $499 which is really well-made for the
>price point. I also bought a close out of a Jackson DK-2S with the 
>Sustainer
>for $399. Again, pretty nicely made and decked out for 4 big ones. 
>'Course,
>if it's a $149 item, that's another story.
>
>Regarsd, Paul
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Goddess" <thefates@earthlink.net>
>To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 2:08 PM
>Subject: Re: LINE 6 VARIAX
>
>
>>   What bothers me about this though, is that the guitar itself, from 
>what
>I
>> know from co-workers who've tried it, is basically a really cheap strat,
>> and if I'm going to spend that kind of money for an instrument, <smile>
>> it better be a nice one!   lol!   -just my thoughts...
>>
>> Smiles,
>>
>> Cara
>>
>> At 11:54 AM 5/21/03 EDT, you wrote:
>> >In a message dated 5/21/03 3:25:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> >laab2000us@yahoo.com writes:
>> >
>> >
>> > So how much are this sweeties?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > louie.....they (GP) said street price will be about $999.00.....i was
>> >surprised by the very positive reviews on both accounts and the talk of
>> >expandability in the near future, ability to download new models 
>(sounds)
>> >into the variax and directly connect to a puter for those of that
>> >bent.....michael
>>
>>
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>
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>


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