Next in the Line 6 line of Variax modeling guitars, the Variax Designed by James Tyler series of guitars will combine the feel of boutique-quality instruments with the tonal performance of Line 6 guitar-modeling technology.

Variax guitars can reproduce the sounds of an entire collection of 25 vintage electric and acoustic instruments, and a dozen custom tunings. The modeled instruments include solid-body, semi-hollow guitars and hollow-body electrics, with a variety of pickup configurations, 6- and 12-string acoustics, and other guitar-related instruments, including a resonator, banjo, and an electric sitar.

Available in three styles, each curve, component, and control will reflect Tyler's attention to detail in making custom instruments, such as those played by guitarists Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, and Dan Huff.

To further rev you up about the new line, Line 6 will be chronicling the guitars' design and development stages in real-time at tylervariax.com. Each Variax Designed by James Tyler guitar will begin shipping in the summer of 2010.

For more information, visit the Line 6 Web site.