Line 6 Announces The First Interactive Custom Shop For Guitars: Variax Workbench
Line 6
Posted 2005-05-27
Line 6, manufacturers of the world's first modeling
guitars and amplifiers, announced today the launch of Variax Workbench, the first interactive,
virtual custom shop available exclusively for Line 6’s Variax 300, 500 and 700 electric guitars.
This unique product provides guitarists with their own interactive guitar custom shop with all the
tools needed to easily create, store, and share guitars they’ve completely customized using a
computer.
Variax Workbench provides access to an amazing collection of pickups, controls, and bodies
allowing guitarists to mix and match parts to create their ideal tone. In real time, guitarists can
listen to and tweak the placement and settings of each until they’ve come up with a guitar that is
truly unique and meets their creative needs.
“With Variax Workbench, guitarists can easily create unlimited custom guitar models for the
Variax,” said Marcus Ryle, senior vice president, product development, Line 6. “Ever wonder
what a single-coil pickup would sound like on a hollow-body tuned a whole octave down?
Probably not. That's because it wasn't a reality… until now.”
In addition to the customization of bodies, pickups and sound, guitarists will also be able to
create and store custom tunings. Now the T-model setting can be in Open G, the Spank model
can be tuned a half-step down, and the Lester model can go to Drop D.
Guitarists will be able to create, store, share and backup thousands of guitar models using
Workbench's Librarian. It easily keeps track of their custom guitars, stores them on the
computer's hard drive, makes them e-mailable to others, or can be used to create a CD-ROM
backup to load customized guitars and tunings into any Variax. Workbench enables guitarists to
fill each slot on the Variax Model knob and five-way switch with a custom guitar of their own
creation.
Variax Workbench is a combination USB interface and software package that allows guitarists to
see and hear the physical changes to their custom guitar in real time. It is compatible with both
Windows PC and Mac OSX computers. A software only version will become available at a later
date for Vetta II and PODxt Live owners.
Variax Workbench Pricing: MSRP $139.99
About Line 6
Incorporated in 1996, Line 6 is a music gear manufacturer dedicated to creating music products
to inspire creativity both on the stage and in the studio. Headquartered in Agoura Hills,
California, Line 6 currently has a presence in over 60 countries worldwide with offices in
California and the United Kingdom. In just under seven years, Line 6 has grown from an
original team of 10 to over 200 employees. As the pioneer of digital modeling guitar amplifiers,
Line 6 has created award-winning products for guitarists, bass players and engineers, working
both on stage and in the studio. For more information visit www.line6.com.
