Line 6, founded in 1996 and based in Agoura Hills, California, is a manufacturer of digital modelling electric guitars, amplifiers and effects processors. Agoura Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, and has the zip code of 91301. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... A digital system is one that uses discrete values rather than a continuous spectrum of values: compare analog. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar with a solid or semi-solid body that utilizes electromagnetic pickups to convert the vibration of the steel-cored strings into electrical current. ... This page is about amplifiers for musical instruments. ... Effect processors are devices usually electronic in nature used for the purpose of adding effects such as distortion, compression, reverb, delay or otherwise coloring, changing, or manipulating sounds. ...

The company underwent a rapid expansion in the early 2000's due to the huge success of its Guitar Port and Guitar Pod products, which accurately imitate the sound of various different guitars and amplifiers.

Variax is a line of electric guitars developed and marketed by Line6. The Variax is the first "modelling" guitar ever marketed. Using piezo pickups and digital signal processing technology, the Variax can simulate as many as 25 classic guitar (eg. Gibson, Fender, Gretsch...) tones. An electric guitar is a type of guitar with a solid or semi-solid body that utilizes electromagnetic pickup (music)s to convert the vibration of the steel-cored strings into electrical current. ... A pickup device acts as a detector and captures mechanical vibrations (usually from suitably equipped stringed instruments such as the electric guitar, electric bass guitar and violin) and converts them to an electronic signal which can be amplified and recorded. ... This article is about the American musical instrument manufacturer. ... Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, initially named the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, was started by Leo Fender in the 1940s, and is one of the most widely recognised manufacturers of electric guitars, bass guitars and amplifiers in the world. ... Gretsch is a US musical instrument manufacturer. ...

Their products are used and endorsed by e.g. James Hetfield of Metallica, Matt Bellamy of Muse, and The Edge of U2. James Hetfield James Hetfield is co-founder, lead singer, main songwriter and rhythm guitarist for the band Metallica, with which he is closely identified. ... Old logo, as used in Master Of Puppets, circa 1986. ... Matthew Bellamy (born June 8, 1978) is the lead singer and guitarist of British rock group Muse. ... The trio left to right: Dominic Howard-drums, Matthew Bellamy-vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist and Chris Wolstenholme-bassist Muse is a British rock band formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1993. ... David Howell Evans (born August 8, 1961, Barking, Essex (now in Greater London), England), byname the Edge, is the guitarist of the Irish rock band U2. ... U2 U2 is an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals and guitar, The Edge (David Howell Evans) on guitar and pianos, vocals, and bass, Adam Clayton on bass and guitar, and Larry Mullen on drums. ...

External links

• Line 6 (http://www.line6.com)
• Page with info on Variax guitars (http://line6.com/products.html?category=2)