The XT does not work as an interface device for Workbench HD. The XT works with the original Workbench while the JTV requires Workbench HD. The Pod xt and the JTV are not compatible in terms of Workbench. The big plus of the 600 for me was having the tele sounds, which i just love - even with a coil tap on my les paul style guitar, i can't get true tele or strat sounds, due to the scale length - but i have read on this forum that with the jtv59, you still get the tele/strat sound, even if it may involve some tweeking - and i'm totally sold on using the workbench software to modify things as needed, as opposed to my never ending swapping of pickups, in search of the "perfect" tone Very enlightening - i don't have the hd500, but i will have a used pod xt live, arriving tomorrow - however, i have found that although i can play on a strat-style neck, i really miss the gibson style, which is what i've played for many years, so i'm returning the 600 to gc, and have a jtv-59 coming from them to try out - however, wanting to keep the price down a bit, i will also be returning the new jtv, and assuming all goes well, i'll be looking for a used one - i will keep the xt live to use with the jtv the Special patches are actually still in the Variax, but you can't select them on the guitar itself, as they've been overwritten, they are only available by setting up a patch on the Pod to force the Variax to select a factory patch, which has been overwritten on the variax. Confusing? In setting up patches in the Pod, you can choose to "force" selection of ANY variax patch (factory OR user), within that Pod patch i.e. Secondly, and maybe more importantly, you can simply leave the "user" patches wherever they are, and still have access to all the factory patches, as well as all the "user" patches which have been loaded in place of the factory patches. If you have this, or intend to buy one, it allows a couple of important things to happen, and are worth noting.įirstly, you can connect to Workbench through the Pod HD500, facilitating a backup of the "user" patches, and or movement to other (more suitable?) positions on the guitar. You don't mention whether or not you have a Pod HD500 to connect it to. Just received my 600, and i am totally blown away - only problem is after messing with it for a while, i realize that the po (i got it from guitar center, so no contact with po) customized about half of the preset models(not just the 2 "custom" banks) - its ok cause i think he/she did a great job, put in some incredible models, including a bunch of alternate tunings - but for instance, i'm missing all the "special" models, and numerous other ones have been altered - i think the ones that are there are all where they're supposed to be, so its not that problem i read about where models are in the wrong locations, or randomly changing their locations - so this 600 came with the xps-ab for power, but am i now supposed to buy that usb interface in order to use workbench and restore the factory presets? If you have one of those you are already good to go with Workbench. A Workbench license, along with the hardware interface, was included with the JTV purchase.ĮDIT: I should also mention that older Line 6 POD devices that support Variax guitars like the XT, X3, and HD500/Pro (not the 500X/ProX) will also work as a Workbench hardware interface device. The Line 6 online store carries it at full price.īeginning with the JTV Variax things changed. You may find a used device on eBay or some other online source. Note that all you actually need is the hardware interface device anyone can download the software for free. Workbench was, and remains, a separate purchase. The early Variax models, including the V600, did not come bundled with a license for the Workbench software, nor did the Variax purchase include the Workbench hardware interface. Yes you will need to purchase the original Workbench product (not Workbench HD) including the hardware interface. but am i now supposed to buy that usb interface in order to use workbench and restore the factory presets?
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