Guitar Review Ninja

With supercharged active pickups, the Peavey PXD Series is the ound of full-on aggression and the perfect complement to the Peavey 6505 Series guitar amplifiers, already a metal legend in the arsenals of bands like Trivium, In Flames, Bullet For My Valentine, Machine Head, Darkest Hour and more. True to the music that inspired them, the new PXD Series guitars are built for speed, slicing leads and razor-sharp riffs.

Peavey PXD Tragic II Electric Guitar (With Case) Features…

24.75 in. scale

24 frets

Set-neck with maple neck and rosewood fretboard

Basswood body

Two EMG ceramic pickups

Two Volume and one Afterburner controls with 3-way toggle switch

Precision tuning machines

String-thru-body bridge

Aluminum pickguard and truss rod cover

Black hardware

Specially designed Coffin Case case included

Buy Peavey PXD Tragic II Electric Guitar (With Case)

This raging beast from the netherworlds has THE BEST heavy metal tone forany axePERIOD!Great for Ozzy,great for VH,etc…………….Nothing wrong at all!

My beautiful,black Vortex II was made in early '86,i got it at Music Go Round,Erie Pa anmd its got a Kahler pro trem,P12 humbuckers,Rhoads v shape,gotohs,and best of all USA made.

I set it up myself,as iam a guitar GENIUS,and its PERFECT!

Rob Lindbeck (07/30/2000)

a metal machine that stand's alone….played straight into my ADAMS V-50 50 watt tube head, and through a cheap 2×12 cab, it could do the deathly job very well…the original pickups are more than adequate for playing any metal, anywhere…no need to change these at all!!…less bassy/muddy sound from this guitar than my other guitars (they are mahogany body/neck, and mahogany body/maple neck)….a bit brighter, but not happy-bright….more like powerful-bright…really good sustain for a bolt-neck guitar with a trem….i've heard that the kahler trem's can enhance both sound quality and sustain…i believe that to be true in this case….there is nothing wrong with this guitar's sound….'80's perfection!!!

made in USA 1985 or 1986, 22 fret bolt-on maple neck, 25.5" scale length, "polyglide" ebony-like polymer fretboard, jumbo frets, poplar (so I've been told) body in a rhoades-like V-shape with a curious (esp alexi laiho type) cut-away….two original peavey humbucker's with 12 adjustable pole-peices each, kahler cam-type flat mount tremolo with a locking mechanism past the nut…..black finish on body, neck, headstock….all black hardware including gotoh-type tuners…one volume and tone knob….came with original hard case….

i got this used from a florida trucker w/the case….when i got it, it was pretty much set-up just like i like it…..LOW action, correct pickup height, bridge set-up perfect….no string buzz, no dead spots, no sharp edges, better intonation than anything I've ever played-except my b.c. rich bich archtop baritone guitar (but that's another story), play's better than ALL of my other guitars, plays easier, and play's fast…….no real flaws, except for the ding here and there from age and use, and the output jack is a bit loose on the inside…….but hey? it's @ 22 years old!!

actually, i've supported peavey for a long-long time……

Dr. Zin (03/14/2008)

A couple of years before Variax(R) was born, we decided to turn our attention from all that guitar gear to the guitar itself. We wondered?could it be possible to capture a complete range of this tone in one single instrument? It was a daunting task, but then so was the idea of squeezing a whole collection of amps and effects into one little kidney bean shaped metal box. So we figured, why not give it a go?

We knew our sounds would have to be amazingly accurate to meet the needs of discriminating guitarists, so we began an intensive research project into guitar physics. We assembled test guitars that would make Victor Frankenstein blush. We systematically examined every factor that contributes to a guitar’s tone, and developed ways to measure the complex interactions of vibrating strings, resonant bodies, and magnetic pickups. More importantly, we developed ways to capture these interactions mathematically so we could get the same sounds from our guitar.

As we refined our measuring and modeling techniques, we began working on a new, powerful hardware platform that could deliver our shockingly accurate sounds. Variax needed to have less noise than a standard humbucker, the ability to switch sounds in the fraction of a second that it takes to slap a pickup selector switch to the next position, and be powered in a variety of ways. And, most importantly, perform so flawlessly that you could forget it’s even there.

As the body and brain neared completion, it was time for us to create the soul. We auditioned an amazing array of vintage instruments to find the ones with the most distinctive voices and personalities.

We applied our painstaking measuring techniques to these specimens, and refined our models while constantly referring back to the originals for accuracy. When the model reached the point not only sounding like the original, but also being as much fun to play, it was done.

The result of our labors? Variax. An entire guitar collection in a single instrument.

Line6 Variax 600 Modeling Electric Guitar Features…

Comfort-contoured basswood body

Single piece maple neck and fingerboard with classic-feel and traditional “skunk stripe”

Six-on-a-side headstock

22 medium profile frets

25 1/2 in. scale length

9 1/2 in. fingerboard radius

Custom L.R. Baggs tremolo bridge

Standard 1/4 in. guitar output jack

Custom-fitted heavy-duty gig bag

Digital I/O jack for PODXT Live, Vetta II, and Workbench connectivity

Included XPS A/B footswitch selects between two outputs:

- 1/4 in. standard guitar output for connection to any guitar amp

- XLR balanced output for sending acoustic sounds to a separate amp or PA

Buy Line6 Variax 600 Modeling Electric Guitar

Batteries not included

I was excited about getting this guitar and even booked a practice session to use it . The construction is good , nice neck, strings came in a bit high but easy to play overall. The finish is ok and the weighting is ok too. But here is the rub , it requires 6 A batteries to make a peep . And in the manual it claims you will get only 10 hours of use from each battery replacement . So, if you gig like me it means replacing batteries after every two gigs ( every weekend ) . That alone made me start looking for the packing box to return it. I went forward and plugged it in to a high end Fender amp but the tones were unimpressive. The differences between the different guitar types were not as distinct as advertised and some actually seemed out of tune? My recommendation is that if you want a new toy and don't mind changing lots of batteries this might work for you . I actually own many of the guitars this models so I think I will just keep playing the real thing(s).

Bud from Yukon, OK (Sep 20, 2006)

"dont waste your money"

it looks good but thats all

$200.00 guitar

guality of finish is good neck feels good but if its not dependable its useless

all they seem to care about is the on line community customer service is awful

a customer from verizon.net (11/18/2007)