Compare the Variax® Family

COMPARE THE VARIAX ® FAMILY

SHURIKEN VARIAX SHURIKEN VARIAX SR270 SR250 JTV-89F JTV-69 JTV-69S JTV-59 VARIAX STANDARD

Mahogany body, Body Alder body Alder body Mahogany body Alder body Alder body Alder body carved maple top**

Three-piece maple neck Bolt-on solid maple neck Bolt-on solid maple neck with Set mahogany neck with Bolt-on solid maple neck with Bolt-on solid maple neck Bolt-on solid maple neck with Macassar ebony with Macassar ebony Macassar ebony or maple Macassar ebony ngerboard Macassar ebony or maple Neck with Indian ebony ngerboard with Indian ebony ngerboard ngerboard and dot inlays ngerboard and dot inlays ngerboard and dot inlays* and dot inlays ngerboard and pearl dot inlays* and offset dot inlays and offset dot inlays (Tyler Fast n’ Flat neck shape) (Tyler '69 neck shape) (Tyler '69 neck shape) (Tyler '59 neck shape)

Scale Length 27” 25-1/2” 25-1/2” 25-1/2” 25-1/2” 24-9/16” 25-1/2”

Frets 24 medium-jumbo frets 24 medium-jumbo frets 24 jumbo frets 22 medium-jumbo frets 22 medium-jumbo frets 22 medium-jumbo frets 22 medium frets

Nut 1.650" Graph Tech Black 1.650" Graph Tech Black Locking Floyd Rose® 1-5/8" Graph Tech Black 1-5/8" Graph Tech Black 1-11/16" Graph Tech Black 1-5/8" Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut nut and string tree TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut

Tuners Sealed locking tuners Sealed locking tuners Sealed tuners Sealed locking/staggered tuners Sealed locking/staggered tuners Sealed tuners Sealed tuners (16:1 turn ratio) (16:1 turn ratio) (16:1 turn ratio) (16:1 turn ratio) (16:1 turn ratio) (16:1 turn ratio) (16:1 turn ratio)

Hardware Black hardware Black hardware Black and black nickel hardware Chrome hardware Chrome hardware Chrome hardware Chrome hardware

Floyd Rose licensed Bridge Custom xed Custom xed double-locking tremolo system Fully adjustable Tyler-designed Fully adjustable Tyler-designed Fully adjustable Tyler-designed Fully adjustable bridge bridge by Graph Tech tremolo bridge tremolo bridge wraparound bridge tremolo bridge

Line 6 Custom Line 6 Custom Two high-output alnico Alnico bridge humbucker and SSS pickup con guration features SSS pickup con guration Vintage-voiced alnico neck medium-gain medium-gain humbucking pickups vintage-style neck and middle vintage-style single-coil pickups features vintage-style and bridge humbuckers bridge humbucker bridge humbucker wound to Tyler's specs single-coil pickups wound loaded with alnico magnets and single-coil pickups loaded with wound to Tyler's specs Pickups to Tyler's specs wound to Tyler's specs alnico V magnets

L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex piezo pickup system piezo pickup system piezo pickup system piezo pickup system piezo pickup system piezo pickup system piezo pickup system

Knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs

Pickup Selector 5-way selector switch 5-way selector switch 5-way selector switch 5-way selector switch 5-way selector switch 3-way selector switch 5-way selector switch

Model and Alt Tune knobs Model and Alt Tune knobs Model and Alt Tune knobs Model knob and Alt Tune roller Model knob and Alt Tune roller Model and Alt Tune knobs Model and Alt Tune knobs Variax Control for easily accessing for easily accessing for easily accessing knob for easily accessing knob for easily accessing for easily accessing for easily accessing instrument sounds and instrument sounds and instrument sounds and instrument sounds instrument sounds instrument sounds instrument sounds alternate drop tunings alternate drop tunings alternate drop tunings and alternate tunings and alternate tunings and alternate tunings and alternate tunings

Outputs 1/4” out 1/4” out 1/4” out 1/4” out 1/4” out 1/4” out 1/4” out VDI (Variax Digital Interface) *** VDI (Variax Digital Interface) *** VDI (Variax Digital Interface) *** VDI (Variax Digital Interface) *** VDI (Variax Digital Interface) *** VDI (Variax Digital Interface) *** VDI (Variax Digital Interface) ***

Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion battery (Up to 12 hours of play time) (Up to 12 hours of play time) (Up to 12 hours of play time) (Up to 12 hours of play time) (Up to 12 hours of play time) (Up to 12 hours of play time) (Up to 12 hours of play time) Battery and international wall charger and international wall charger and international wall charger and international wall charger and international wall charger and international wall charger and international wall charger (also functions as standard (also functions as standard (also functions as standard (also functions as standard (also functions as standard (also functions as standard (also functions as standard electric guitar without batteries) electric guitar without batteries) electric guitar without batteries) electric guitar without batteries) electric guitar without batteries) electric guitar without batteries) electric guitar without batteries)

Software Variax Workbench HD software Variax Workbench HD software Variax Workbench HD software Variax Workbench HD software Variax Workbench HD software Variax Workbench HD software Variax Workbench HD software and USB interface and USB interface and USB interface and USB interface and USB interface and USB interface and USB interface

Case Includes Shuriken premium Includes Shuriken premium Includes high-quality Includes high-quality Includes high-quality Includes high-quality — padded gig bag padded gig bag padded gig bag padded gig bag padded gig bag padded gig bag

Available Additional battery, charger and Additional battery, charger and Additional battery, charger and Additional battery, charger and Additional battery, charger and Additional battery, charger and Additional battery, charger and Accessories cable kit available separately cable kit available separately cable kit available separately cable kit available separately cable kit available separately cable kit available separately cable kit available separately

Black, Three-tone Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst, Sunburst, Lake Placid Blue Finishes Satin Black Satin Black Blood Red Black, Black, Black, Olympic White Cherry Sunburst White

This chart reflects guitars produced since March 1, 2018. Rosewood fingerboards were used prior to this date and may still be offered for sale by some retailers. Specifications subject to change without notice.

*Maple fingerboard on Black model

** Flame Maple Veneer on the Tobacco and Cherry Sunburst

*** For integration with Line 6 Helix® family, POD® HD family, Firehawk® family, and limited compatibility with POD xt, POD X3, Vetta II amplifier and other legacy Line 6 products

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