After lusting after one for years, I found an early model at a nice price on Craigslist. The seller didn't have any issues with it, he simply never played it.

I used it a couple of times, but mostly it spent the couple of years gathering dust, as it was much simpler for me just to use an acoustic.

Fortunately, I ran into a multi-instrumentalist friend who gigs around town, and I suggested that the Variax might be perfect for him. He came over, demonstrated his awesome guitar skills, agreed with me, and he walked out with his new purchase.

Of course, I warned him (before selling it) that although I'd never had any problems with it, there were quite a number of people who had, and not to blame me if it failed in the middle of a gig. wink

I've talked with him a number of times since then, and he says he couldn't be more pleased with it and the convenience of not having to lug around a bunch of guitars.

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?