RICK PAYNE Variax mp3's: With a simple twist of the MODEL SELECT knob, you'll hear a diverse range of instruments from no-frills workhorses to the upper echelons of collectibility. And a few exotic oddities that most of us don't even know how to tune, much less play. Check out the astounding variety of sounds available by listening to Rick Payne's mp3's below.
Variax Models Based On the following classic instruments:

1941 Martin® 5-17
1946 Martin® 000-28
1960 Martin® D-21
1954 Gibson® J-45®
1951 Gibson® SJ®-200
1933 Selmer® Maccaferri
1951 D'Angelico™ New Yorker
1958 Manuel Velazquez™
1973 Guild® F412
1935 Stella® Auditorium
1939 National Reso-Phonic™ Style "O"
1937 Dobro® Model 27
Gibson® Mastertone
Mandola
Japanese Shamisen
Indian Sitar

AGW HOMEPAGE

 Variax sounds

1 12 String
2 Acoustic bass and arch top lead
3 Arch top jazz
4 Banjo and jumbo
5 Classical
6 Dreadnaught
7 Maccaferri
8 National
9 Sitar
10 Square neck dobro
11 Triple o

Mp3's encoded full stereo 128 kbps. They were recorded directly into Cubase with no messing about with EQ, reverb, compression or any other studio trickery. Only the onboard microphone settings on the Variax were used. File sizes vary from 500K - 2MB

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