Summary of JTV-59
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Pilot’s handbook manuel de pilotage pilotenhandbuch pilotenhandboek manual del piloto 取扱説明書 40-00-0196 copyright 2013 rev e.
Page 2: Caution
Caution: this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device pursuant to part 15 of fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference receiv...
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You should read these important safety instructions. Keep these instructions in a safe place. 1. Obey all warnings in this pilot’s handbook. 2. Do not place near heat sources, such as radiators, heat registers, or appliances which produce heat. 3. Guard against objects or liquids. 4. Do not step on ...
Page 4: Basic Operation
1 2 jtv-69 5 3 4 1 jtv-89 2 5 3 4 1 2 jtv-59 5 3 4 basic operation 1. Volume - adjusts the signal level output of your guitar. 2. Tone - adjusts the amount of high frequency pass through. 3. Guitar model selector - push in this knob (led is lit) to access any of the 10 variax guitar model banks or o...
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When set to model your guitar tuning is determined by the current guitar model and selector switch position. To see this in action, enter variax mode and select the custom 2 model, which is the only bank preloaded with alternate tunings from the factory. Now toggle your selector switch to preview th...
Page 6: The Guitars of Variax
The guitars of variax each variax model bank has five different models available—one at each position of the pickup selector switch. These five models may all be based on the same guitar, two or three similar guitars, or, for the acoustic and reso banks, each model may be based on an entirely differ...
Page 7: T-Model
T-model 5 3 1 4 2 5 3 1 4 2 based on* 1960 fender® telecaster® custom leo fender’s telecaster®, originally known as the broadcaster, was the first commercially successful solidbody electric guitar and has been in continuous production for over fifty years. Position 1: bridge, position 2: widerange h...
Page 8: R-Billy
4 2 4 2 based on* 1976 gibson® firebird v the firebird, introduced in 1963, was created with the help of detroit automobile designer ray dietrich. Neck-through construction and epiphone® style mini-humbuckers gave the firebird a unique combination of good sustain and a biting, trebly sound—character...
Page 9: Semi
Semi 5 3 1 5 3 1 based on* 1961 gibson® es®-335 the semi-hollow gibson® was conceived as a blend of the tone and sustain of a solidbody with the balance and aesthetics of a hollowbody. The “woody” tone of these guitars made them popular with jazz artists like larry carlton and blues greats like b. B...
Page 10: Acoustic
Acoustic 1 1 based on* 1959 martin® d-28 the d-28 is generally considered the definitive martin® flat-top. The dreadnought (or “d”) body combined with rosewood back and sides produces a full sound ideal for flatpicking. 2 2 based on* 1970 martin® d12-28 in 1970, martin added 6 more strings to the su...
Page 11: Build A Custom Guitar
2 2 inspired by* the coral sitar® the coral sitar® offered guitarists the ability to get the buzz and drone of a sitar without having to learn a new instrument. On this model, the tone control changes the level of the drone strings. 3 3 based on* 1999 jerry jones shorthorn® in the 60’s danelectro ma...
Page 12: Factory Reset Options
Creating custom alternate tunings the alternate tuning feature of your variax is a very powerful tool, and while we’ve given you 10 common tunings to choose from on the alternate tuning knob, we know some of you will still wish for even more, such as using this feature to replace your capo. Have no ...
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To reset one or all of the alternate tuning presets: first, set the pickup selector switch to it’s middle position, then press and hold the guitar model selector knob while you plug in a 1/4” cable to power up the guitar. Your guitar model selector led and alternate tuning led will both flash red. S...