Electric guitar · solidbody
Yamaha-built Strat-style Variax with real magnetic single-coils AND Variax HD modeling; more affordable than the JTV line.
| Body Style | solidbody |
| Body | Alder |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fingerboard | Rosewood |
| Neck Pickup | Custom-wound alnico single-coil |
| Middle Pickup | Custom-wound alnico single-coil |
| Bridge Pickup | Custom-wound alnico single-coil |
| Pickup Switch | 5-way pickup selector + model selector |
| Controls | Volume, Tone, Model selector, alternate-tuning knob |
| Electronics | Variax HD digital modeling system with piezo sensors, PLUS three real magnetic single-coil pickups (magnetic and modeled sounds both available); alternate tunings; Variax Workbench HD editable via USB. |
| Construction | bolt-on |
| Bridge | Tremolo with piezo saddles |