i'd pick up a variax if it was cheap enough. my pod has the in. but the way they built it wasn't really offering a whole lot. most guitarists that would want to switch between the classic models have a way to get the sound of the classic models already. like, i have an sg sounding thing and a fat strat sounding thing and that's enough to get me what i need. i wouldn't mind picking up a single coil guitar, but i don't have much use for the too-thick paul sound (the sg is the thicker metal/punk sound i really want, because it's thicker but not too thick). so, they were really selling a guitar that can sound like a banjo. it's a shame it all got discontinued, but i have to wonder if there are people out there creating models and uploading them somewhere....