By Spiritguitar

With the release of Workbench 1.5, Variax Acoustic 700 owners can now use Workbench to tweak their User Models, set Comp and Mic levels, save their custom Models to any location on the Variax 700 Model Select knob, and create alternate tunings using...

By Spiritguitar

It’s October, and the Halloween decorations have gone up in the Line 6 Agoura Hills building. With all the ghosts and goblins lining the halls, it seems like a good time to use a dark track I’ve had in my Acoustic 700 archives for a few months. I...

By Spiritguitar

One of the most popular alternate tunings is called DADGAD. This month we’ll take an introductory look at DADGAD, using a simple MP3 example. This is directed to those of you who may be new to alternate tunings, or who may be learning to play...

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With the development of Variax Workbench software, you can now tune your Variax electric to any alternate tuning you like. The Variax Acoustic 700 has this feature built into the guitar itself. With the Variax tuned to standard pitch, however, the...

By Spiritguitar

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to dedicate a weekend to jamming on your guitar, write a short original song using an alternate tuning, record it using the equipment you have at your disposal, and by Monday morning have it mixed and...

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When trying out a new alternate tuning, it helps to have a few chord charts as guides, but it’s also important to discover new chord patterns on your own. To me each tuning has its own sweet spot, which you can usually hear by strumming all 6 open...

By Spiritguitar

One of the most powerful features in Variax Workbench is Alternate Tuning Mode. From traditional blues to acoustic and electric rock, many great songs have been written and recorded on guitar using alternate tunings. In Alternate Tuning Tips,...