User Manual

The Guitars of Variax
Each Variax model bank has ve dierent models available—one at each
position of the Pickup Selector Switch. These ve models may all be based
on the same guitar, two or three similar guitars, or, for the ACOUSTIC and
RESO banks, each model may be based on an entirely dierent instrument.
For electric models, the Volume and Tone controls work like the ones found
on the instruments we modeled. Rolling o the volume, for instance, will
typically result in a slightly darker sound. The output level of each model is
based on the modeled instrument. Models with humbucking pickups, for
example, will tend to be louder than those with single-coils.
For acoustic models, the Volume control acts as a simple level control. Since
acoustic guitars don’t have tone controls, we decided to let you shape the
tone of these models by changing the position of a modeled microphone
using the Tone knob. Give it a spin to explore a varying range of tonal avor
for each model.
Pickup Position Numbering
We’ve numbered the Pickup Selector positions in this Guide starting with
“bridge” (the position toward the bridge) as 1. Moving the pickup selector
from there, you go through positions 2, 3 and 4 on your way to the “neck”
position (the position toward the neck) which we label as number 5.
Neck Position Bridge Position
T-MODEL
53142
Based on* 1960 Fender
®
Telecaster
®
Custom
Leo Fender’s Telecaster, originally known as the Broadcaster, was the rst
commercially successful solidbody electric guitar and has been in continuous
production for over fty years.
Position 1: Bridge, Position 2: Widerange Humbucker Bridge,
Position 3: Bridge + Neck, Position 4: Widerange Humbucker Neck,
Position 5: Neck
SPANK
53
142
Based on* 1959 Fender
®
Stratocaster
®
The curvaceous Stratocaster is further evidence of the genius of Leo Fender.
Considered a radical departure at its introduction in 1954, the Stratocaster
inuenced electric guitar design more than any other single instrument and
its distinctive comfort-contoured body, bolt-on neck, and versatile electronics
have become industry standard features. Our model takes one slight liberty;
unlike the modeled instrument, the tone control works on the Bridge pickup,
too. We trust that Leo won’t mind.
Position 1: Bridge, Position 2: Bridge+Middle, Position 3: Middle,
Position 4: Neck+Middle, Position 5: Neck
* See “U.S. Registered Trademarks” on page 10. All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners and neither Yamaha Guitar Group nor Line 6 are associated or aliated
with them. These trademarks appear solely to identify products whose tones and sounds were studied by Line 6 during sound model development.