User Manual

To Reset Guitar Model and Alternate Tuning Selectors:

If you want to restore the Variax Standard defaults for model and alternate

tuning selectors, you can do so via the Line 6 Workbench HD software.

Using the supplied VDI USB interface, connect your Variax guitar to your

computer. Please ensure that the Variax battery is charged and inserted, and

plug in a 1/4” short patch cable or headphone adapter to engage the battery.

Check that both lights are green on the VDI USB interface throughout the

entire process.

Download the Variax Standard preset bundle from https://line6.com/

variax-modeling-guitars/resources/. After launching the Workbench HD

application, go to the File menu and click on Open Bundle. Select the Variax

Standard bundle in the dialog box and click OK. Click on the Upload All

button in the upper left hand corner of the Workbench HD application. Once

the upload is complete, both the model and alternate tuning settings will be

reset to the factory settings.

In addition to the factory reset above, set the Alternate Tuning Knob to the

factory tuning presets by performing the following steps in the Workbench

HD app:

Select the Strings tab, click Manage, and load the appropriate User Alt

Tuning preset that corresponds to the table, if available, onto the Guitar Alt

Tuning preset by clicking each of the appropriate locations and clicking the

double left arrow.

Alternatively, if the tunings from the table are not listed in the User Alt Tuning

Preset list, you can create them in Strings tab in accordance with the following

table, then click Save, name the tuning, and then follow the previous steps.

Factory Tunings

Here are the factory default alternate tunings loaded in your Variax Standard

guitar (assuming the physical tuning is EADGBE). Note: The STANDARD

tuning location cannot be changed.

Variax Standard Factory Alternate Tunings

Name Tuning Description (from low to high string)

STANDARD E A D G B E

DROP D D A D G B E

1/2 DOWN

DROP D

1 DOWN D G C F A D

DADGAD D A D G A D

OPEN D

D A D F

A D

BLUES G D G D G B D

RESO G G B D G B D

OPEN A

E A C

E A E

BARITONE

B E A D F