Sweetwater Audio has
Line 6 Shuriken Variax Solidbody Electric Guitar in Satin Black (25.5" or 27" Alder Body) on sale for
$999.99.
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dolfan058 for finding this deal
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About the Product- 25.5"/27" Scale Length
- Satin Polyurethane Body Finish
- Solidbody w/ onboard Variax Electronics
- 24-fret maple neck w/ C profile
- Aggressive shaped alder body
- Single bridge humbucker/tight and aggressive metal tone (LR Baggs Piezo System)
- Alternative tunings
- Line 6 multi-effect units/instant switching
- D'Addario EXL110 (Regular Light; .010-.046) Strings w/ Gig Bag
Warranty- Includes 2-year Sweetwater Total Confidence Coverage Warranty w/ purchase [Details]
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I realize it's got a bunch of hyped up electronics on board as you might expect from line 6, - then maybe a hot humbucker, but I just don't see the price/value for your money being that high.
I'm guessing these aren't selling that well and maybe they are another marketing promotion that went sideways?
I realize it's got a bunch of hyped up electronics on board as you might expect from line 6, - then maybe a hot humbucker, but I just don't see the price/value for your money being that high.
I'm guessing these aren't selling that well and maybe they are another marketing promotion that went sideways?
I realize it's got a bunch of hyped up electronics on board as you might expect from line 6, - then maybe a hot humbucker, but I just don't see the price/value for your money being that high.
I'm guessing these aren't selling that well and maybe they are another marketing promotion that went sideways?
I'm not seeing a $1000 guitar here. I'd guess much steeper discounts will be coming.
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I realize it's got a bunch of hyped up electronics on board as you might expect from line 6, - then maybe a hot humbucker, but I just don't see the price/value for your money being that high.
I'm guessing these aren't selling that well and maybe they are another marketing promotion that went sideways?
With all that being said, this is very expensive, at $1k, for me. I love this guitar to bits but I'm proper poor for this.
One day lads, one day.
I realize it's got a bunch of hyped up electronics on board as you might expect from line 6, - then maybe a hot humbucker, but I just don't see the price/value for your money being that high.
I'm guessing these aren't selling that well and maybe they are another marketing promotion that went sideways?
The Variax has 2 different setups. One with "regular" effects and amps, and one for Line 6 "rigs".
With a normal setup, you can program the guitar with a computer app to a bunch of different tunings, pickup configs, body styles, etc. The guitar controls the processing and you can use any amp or effects. It's great for sets with a bunch of different tunings and you never have to touch the pegs or worry about floppy low strings if you drop to low C.
With the Helix, I can program all the above changes in the effects patch on the Helix. This uses the special cable (basically Ethernet).
While not for everyone, it's a pretty cool thing. Is it worth a grand? Maybe, if you can use the functionality. Is a Les Paul worth 3+ grand? Not for years.
As a guitar, the shuriken isn't bad, but isn't great. My JTV59 on the other hand is my goto of the dozen guitars I own. I seldom use the modeling on that one, as it's an amazing guitar on its own with just the mags.
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