Line 6 (now Yamaha Guitar Group) has created multiple connectivity protocols:
- FBV (1995)—DC downstream, bidirectional data over CAT-5
- VDI (2002, 7 years later)—2 channels of audio upstream, DC downstream, bidirectional data over CAT-5
- L6 LINK (2010, 8 years later)—8 channels of audio downstream, bidirectional data over AES/EBU (110-ohm XLR)
- Maybe one or two others that were scrapped and never made it into any products
Now 14 years after L6 LINK, it may simply be time to try (with an emphasis on
try) something new.
Nexus may not show up in
any product, but if it does, it may be more likely a Yamaha thing than a Line 6 or Ampeg thing. IIRC, it was not originally designed for guitar-centric gear, and remember, YGG is also home to one of YCJ's many R&D arms.
The kids at The Other Place© are
still talking about how Nexus must mean we're doing some sort of profiling engine, even after they've been corrected multiple times. <facepalm>