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-No argument here... Smiles, G-Girl At 10:31 AM 5/22/03 -0400, you wrote: >Assuming the Variax and the Roland VG are equally capable in the "sounds" >department, having it all in the guitar already is nice as it would mean >one >LESS thing to carry around. > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Goddess" <thefates@earthlink.net> >To: <loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com> >Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 1:46 AM >Subject: Re: LINE 6 VARIAX > > >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> --- >> >> >> >> "The only things I really think are important, are love, and >eachother. >> >> -Then, anything is possible..." >> >> >> >> http://home.earthlink.net/~thefates >> >> >> >> Please visit BadFiction and The Guitar Cafe. >> >> >> >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/badfiction >> >> >> >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-guitar-cafe >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> --- >> >> "The only things I really think are important, are love, and >eachother. >> -Then, anything is possible..." >> >> http://home.earthlink.net/~thefates >> >> Please visit BadFiction and The Guitar Cafe. >> >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/badfiction >> >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-guitar-cafe >> >> > > --- "The only things I really think are important, are love, and eachother. -Then, anything is possible..." http://home.earthlink.net/~thefates Please visit BadFiction and The Guitar Cafe. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/badfiction http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-guitar-cafe