James Tyler JTV59 Variax (USA made)
The James Tyler JTV-59 Variax (USA made, or JTV-59-US) is a high-end, US-crafted version of Line 6's modeling guitar, featuring premium tonewoods (mahogany body/neck, maple top), custom Tyler-designed pickups and wraparound bridge, and refined ergonomics for a classic single-cutaway feel with modern digital versatility.
Craftsmanship: Built in the USA with high-quality woods like mahogany and figured maple, mirroring classic 1950s Gibson solid-body guitars.
Developed with renowned luthier James Tyler (who designed the hardware, pickups, and neck profile) for superior feel and aesthetics.
Features alnico humbuckers, wound to Tyler's specs, offering both vintage tones and extended versatility.
Comes with quality Hipshot open gear tuners for tuning stability
Variax Technology integrates Line 6's modeling to digitally replicate the sounds of numerous other classic guitars and instruments.
Includes a unique, fully adjustable, wraparound bridge designed by Tyler for better resonance and tone.
A comfortable neck patterned after Tyler's own vintage '59 shape, it is a bigger neck with a smooth heel for better high-fret access.
Whilst it has the Variax functionality inherent in this model it can also be played normally as a typical high end Les Paul style guitar with its passive pickups…which sound superb. I tended to use this as a “normal’ guitar given it sounds and plays fantastic. However it has the ability via the inbuilt Variax technology to sound like so many other guitars (various electric tones such as Strat, Tele, 335, Rickenbacker, various acoustic models, dobro, 12 string, Sitar etc etc). Perfect for live gig situations where you could play a whole night and cover a lot of ground with just the one guitar.
James Tyler guitars are very high quality boutique guitars and this is no exception.
Any questions please call on 0415 389 300

