James Tyler is a meticulously detailed and talented luthier from Southern CA who has been building instruments for everyone from Steve Lukather and Dean Parks to Dan Huff and Michael Landau. James is working with us on the new line of import and US custom-made Variax guitars.

The buzz is starting to get around after the debut in Frankfurt last month. These guitars play “like buttah”, and the sound and features are amazing.

Just a few high points:

• 3 styles – single cutaway, double cutaway, and “shred” style
• Magnetic pickups in addition to the piezo pickups for the modeling, and the ability to switch back and forth
• “Virtual Capo” feature and custom tunings apply to ALL MODELS!
• No need for the Workbench software to create custom tunings – you can do it on the fly!!
• Brand spanking new lithium-ion rechargeable battery – 12 hours of playing time
• Four times the modeling power of the original models