Product Overview
JTV-59 is built along the lines of the archetypal singlecut, set-neck guitar and it employs the tonewoods that have made the format legendary since the 1950s. Optimum playability is ensured by the smooth, rounded Tyler ’59 neck profile and comfortably contoured neck heel. Keeping it all rock-solid and resonant is the James Tyler Custom stoptail bridge.
25 guitars, 11 tunings, 1 exceptional instrument
60 years ago, modern music was transformed by the advent of the electric
guitar. This revolutionary new instrument proved to be incredibly
expressive, and allowed players to connect to their music and their
audiences in powerful ways. As music evolved, traditional electric guitars
clung to the past – but others provided broader palates of sounds.
In 2002, Line 6 launched Variax modeling guitars. These groundbreaking
instruments offered guitarists an unprecedented range of tones based on the
most desirable electric and acoustic guitars on the planet. To develop the
latest evolution of Variax guitars, Line 6 partnered with legendary luthier
James Tyler to craft an exceptional instrument and the perfect delivery
system for Variax technology.
At a twist of its simple and intuitive selector knob, JTV-59 transforms its tone with 25 award-winning electric and acoustic guitar models, giving you a virtual guitar collection to rival the gear rack of any top studio. Need to roll from country twang ’n’ spank to thick bluesy wail to resonator-style shimmer and chime in the course of the same song? The JTV-59US takes you there and beyond, instantly. Choose from:
- 1960 Fender Telecaster Custom
- 1968 Fender Telecaster
- 1968 Fender Telecaster Thinline
- 1959 Fender Stratocaster
- 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard
- 1952 Gibson Les Paul “Goldtop”
- 1961 Gibson Les Paul Custom (3 PU)
- 1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior
- 1976 Gibson Firebird V
- 1955 Gibson Les Paul Special
- 1959 Gretsch 6120
- 1956 Gretsch Silver Jet
- 1968 Rickenbacker 360
- 1966 Rickenbacker 360-12
- 1961 Gibson ES-335
- 1967 Epiphone Casino
- 1957 Gibson ES-175
- 1953 Gibson Super 400
- 1959 Martin D-28
- 1970 Martin D 12-28
- 1967 Martin O-18
- 1966 Guild F212
- 1995 Gibson J-200
- 1935 Dobro Alumilite
- Danelectro 3021
- Coral/Dano Electric Sitar
- Gibson Mastertone Banjo
- 1928 National Style 2 "Tricone"
Each model offers nuance-perfect tone inspired by the most desired vintage acoustic and electric guitars, and it does so with more accuracy and tonal purity than ever before (thanks to the ultra-sensitive and more reliable new L.R. Baggs Radiance Hex (polyphonic) piezo pickups loaded into the bridge saddles of JTV-59).
Designed from the ground up by one of the world’s foremost luthiers, and manufactured in one of the world’s best-respected guitar plants, JTV-59 is a cutting-edge performance tool.
JTV-59 is built along the lines of the archetypal singlecut, set-neck guitar with 24-9/16” scale length, and it employs the tonewoods that have made the format legendary since the 1950s. It has a mahogany body with carved maple top, and a set mahogany neck with 22-fret rosewood fingerboard. Optimum playability is ensured by the smooth, rounded Tyler ’59 neck profile and comfortably contoured neck heel, while highly efficient 16:1 tuners and a James Tyler Custom stoptail bridge keep it all rock solid and resonant.
Taking it all to your choice of amplification are a pair of alnico humbucking pickups, wound to James Tyler’s specs along the lines of classic PAFs, but with a little extra punch in the bridge position. Add it all up, and it’s a supreme player’s machine, even before the Variax guitar modeling enters the game.
With the James Tyler Variax, you can change the tuning of your guitar at the flick of a switch!
Without affecting string tension of playability. You can also place a virtual capo anywhere on the fretboard without missing a beat! With the JTV59, you can select from the following tunings:
- MODEL
- STANDARD - E A D G B E
- DROP D - D A D G B E
- 1/2 DOWN - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
- DROP Db - Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
- 1 DOWN - D G C F A D
- DADGAD - D A D G A D
- OPEN D - D A D F# A D
- BLUES G - D G D G B D
- RESO G - G B D G B D
- OPEN A - E A C# E A E
- BARITONE - B E A D F B
- Body Wood: Mahogany
- Top: Maple carved top
- Nut: 1 11/16” Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL Self Lubricating Nut
- Number of Frets: 22
- Scale Length: 24 9/16”
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Fretboard Wood: Rosewood
- Neck Shape: Tyler ’59
- Inlay: Dot
- Bridge:James Tyler custom stoptail bridge with LR Baggs Radiance hex pickup system
- Tuners: 16:1 sealed tuners
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Neck Pickup: James Tyler designed neck humbucker
- Middle Pickup: n/a
- Bridge Pickup: James Tyler designed bridge humbucker
- Magnetic Pickup Controls: Volume, Tone, 3-Way Switch
- Guitar Model Selector: 12-position rotary knob. (Push function switches between magnetics and modeling)
- Alt Tuning Selections: 12-position rotary knob. Push for more models on 3-way switch
- Battery System: Lithium-Ion battery with external recharging station. 12-hour charge, 6-hour recharge time.
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