Line6 SHURIKEN Pilot’s Handbook

SHURIKEN

PILOT’S GUIDE

MANUEL DE PILOTAGE

PILOTENHANDBUCH

MANUAL DEL PILOTO

40-00-0475 Rev A

Pilot’s Guide also available at www.line6.com/manuals

Introduction

Welcome to Variax® Shuriken! This exciting guitar was developed in tandem with Steve “Stevic” MacKay of Twelve Foot Ninja, a fusion metal band from Melbourne, Australia. Steve is the band’s founder, guitarist and producer and is a creative powerhouse who uses the Variax guitar’s capabilities to the maximum. The band’s songs often switch between different musical styles, sounds and even tunings to create a highly addictive soundscape like no other. If you ever wondered how the band’s guitarists manage to change from a single coil “funk” tone in standard tuning to a super-heavy humbucker in Drop A tuning right on the downbeat leading from the verse to the chorus, look no further than the Variax guitar. This guide will introduce you to basic capabilities of the Variax guitar and its custom tones designed by Steve MacKay.

Twelve Foot Ninja’s website can be found here: http://twelvefootninja.com.

Variax Shuriken includes these accessories: 1 gig bag, 1 Lithium Ion Battery, Charger, VDI USB Interface, Bridge Saddle Wrench, Truss Rod Wrench

Weight: 7.5 lbs / 3.4 kg

Dimensions: 42” x 13.5” x 2“ / 1070 mm x 345 mm x 50 mm

Specifications:

•Alder body and 27” scale maple neck with Rosewood fretboard

•24 medium-jumbo frets

•Sealed locking tuners

•Fixed custom bridge with piezo saddles (for Variax processing)

•Single medium-output humbucker

•Volume, Tone, Model and Alt Tuning controls

•5 way selector switch (for Variax model switching)

•¼” and VDI (Variax Digital Interface) outputs

•Lithium-ion battery with up to 12 hours of play time

Please Note:

© 2016 Line 6, Inc. Line 6, Variax and POD are trademarks of Line 6, Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countires. The Line 6 Logo, Helix, Workbench and Monkey are trademarks of Line 6, Inc. All rights reserved. Shuriken is a trademark of Shuriken Guitars Pty Ltd., used under license. All other product names, trademarks, and artist names are the property of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. Product names, images, and artist names are used solely to

identify the products whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. The use of these product names, trademarks, images, and artist names does not imply any cooperation or endorsement. U.S. Patent Nos. 6,787,690; 7,279,631; and 7,812,243. UK Patent No.

GB2406957. Japan Patent No. 5227493. German Patent No. 103 92 940.

Basic Operation

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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 8 preset Variax guitar model banks or one of four user definable model banks. When in Variax mode the Guitar Model Selector LED will illuminate the active guitar model bank. There are actually 5 models per bank, as defined by the Selector Switch position. Press this knob again (LED is not lit) to use the magnetic pickups. The four User I, II, III, and IV preset slots allow any combination of guitar

model and alt tuning to be saved directly from the guitar. Please use the Line 6 Workbench software, available as a free download from line6.com/software, for creation of custom models.

4.Alternate Tuning - When in Variax mode you can use the Alternate Tuning Knob to instantly access 10 preloaded alternate tunings on the fly. Missing your favorite tuning? No problem, you can store your own custom tunings here as well. More on that later. Be sure you amplify your signal enough to drown out the natural acoustics of your guitar or you might hear some odd modulations from it blending with the amplified sound.

When set to MODEL your guitar tuning is determined by the current guitar model and Selector Switch position. You can assign alternate tunings to any guitar in the Guitar Model Selector banks using our

Variax Workbench software.

To bypass the Alternate Tuning feature, simply set the Alternate Tuning Knob to STANDARD. In Standard mode, every Variax model will play in standard tuning, including any alt-tuned models that were saved to a user preset slot.

5.Pickup Selector Switch - Since there is only one magnetic pickup installed on the guitar, the pickup selector switch has no influence over the sound from the pickup. In Variax mode this switch has unique properties for each model. Check out The Guitars of Variax section for details.

6.Analog Output - Plug in a standard 1/4 inch guitar cable here.

7.VDI Digital Output - For connecting to Line 6 hardware supporting Variax Digital Interface (VDI). Only connect a Line 6 Variax Digital cable to this output.

8.Battery Compartment - Installation as shown. Please fully charge the included lithium ion battery in its charger prior to your first use. A fully charged battery will give you a minimum of 12 hours of life. Press the Battery Check button for a quick reference of remaining battery life:

4 LEDs=9+ hours

3 LEDs=6+ hours

2 LEDs=3+ hours

1 LED=less than 3 hours

1 LED blinking=less than 1 hour, recharge battery

Note: you can also supply power to your Variax guitar without a battery. When connected to VDI Digital Input equipped hardware, such as a HELIX™ or POD® HD500X, power is supplied via this connection.

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