Tones? Tunings? Take it All Onstage!

Line 6 takes their Variax line to a whole new level with the James Tyler Variax series. If you're looking for an excellent and value-packed guitar you can use for an incredible range of music, then take a look at the JTV-89. First and foremost, the JTV-89 is an amazing guitar. Made to the specs of the world-renowned Californian master luthier James Tyler, the JTV-89 sports a stunning custom mahogany body topped with flame maple. A super-fast bolt-on maple neck and a 24-fret, 14"-radius rosewood fretboard give this axe serious shredding power. Unlike the Variax models of the past, the JTV-89 features a pair of genuine custom-wound humbuckers. These pickups were designed by James Tyler and made to his specs. So, even without the Variax technology built-in, the JTV-89 is a wonderful instrument on its own.

But there's a lot more to the James Tyler Variax JTV-89 than meets the eye. Inside, there's a fully updated Variax modeling rig. This rig lets you instantly reshape your sound and retune your guitar with only the turn of a dial or two. Just twist the tone selector dial on the JTV-89 and jump from a 6-string solidbody to a 12-string acoustic, or from a bold humbucker configuration to a snappy single-coil setup. Applying alternate tunings such as drops, open tunings, and capos is just as simple. The JTV-89 has a second selector wheel up at the neck that lets you instantly switch between 11 tunings without altering either the feel or the tension of your strings.

What's even cooler about the JTV-89 is that you're not locked into a predefined set of tunings and models. Line 6's Workbench software (a free download from Line 6's website) lets you make custom models on your computer and upload them to your JTV-89 via its built-in USB port. Define your body style, dimensions, pickup configuration, etc. — the combinations and possibilities are endless! Plus, defining your own custom tunings is as really simple as pushing a couple of buttons, fretting your guitar, and plucking each string individually. Also, a new Li-Ion battery pack offers up 12 solid hours of playing time. Now, you can take the stage with a guitar shop's worth of instruments and never have to swap out your axe or its batteries!

Line 6 JTV-89 James Tyler Variax Modeling Solidbody Electric Guitar Features at a Glance:

• Body: Mahogany with flame maple top
  
• Included: Padded corduroy gig bag, Workbench USB adapter, Li-Ion battery, and switching power supply
  
• Finish: Blood Red
  
• Full Variax rig built-in with independent model and tuning controls
  
• Hardware: Chrome
  
• Bridge: Custom Tyler-designed bridge
  
• Number of frets: 24
  
• Nut: 1¹¹⁄₁₆" GraphTech
  
• Pickups: 2 custom humbucker pickups (wound to Tyler's specs)
  
• Radius: 14"
  
• Workbench software downloadable for free from Line 6
• SCALE: 25½"
  
• Tuners: Custom tuners
  
• Neck: Bolt-on maple
  
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
  

Line 6 JTV-89 - Blood Red Specs: Body Type Doublecut Left-/Right-handed Right-handed Body Material Mahogany Top Material Not Applicable Body Finish TBD Color Blood Red Neck Material Maple Neck Shape Tyler Fast 'n Flat Scale Length 25.5" Fingerboard Material Rosewood Fingerboard Inlay Dots Number of Frets 24 Nut Width 1.687" Bridge/Tailpiece Custom Tyler Wraparound Bridge Tuners Sealed Tuners Number of Pickups 2 Neck Pickup Custom-wound Alnico Humbucker Middle Pickup No Middle Pickup Bridge Pickup Custom-wound Alnico Humbucker Controls Master Volume, Master Tone, 5-way Selector, Guitar Model Selector, Alt Tune Selector Case Included Gig Bag