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ELECTRIC BASS OWNER'S MANUAL CONTENTS CARE AND MAINTENANCE 2 TUNING MACHINE TENSION ADJUSTMENT 3 SETTING THE STRING ACTION 4 INTONATION ADJUSTMENT 5 PICKUP HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT 6 TRUSS ROD ADJUSTMENT 6 CORRECT USE AND HANDLING OF BATTERIES 7 Safety Precautions 8 @F@C@FO@PNJOEE
ELECTRIC BASS OWNER'S MANUAL CONTENTS CARE AND MAINTENANCE 2 TUNING MACHINE TENSION ADJUSTMENT 3 SETTING THE STRING ACTION 4 INTONATION ADJUSTMENT 5 PICKUP HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT 6 TRUSS ROD ADJUSTMENT 6 CORRECT USE AND HANDLING OF BATTERIES 7 Safety Precautions 8 @F@C@FO@PNJOEE
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... years of superlative musical service. Congratulations on your Yamaha electric bass will remove corrosive skin oils and acids, and protect the plating, finish, and strings. * Avoid exposing the guitar to direct sunlight and extremes of the Yamaha electric bass. CARE AND MAINTENANCE * When connecting ...or disconnecting cables, turn off the amplifier and other equipment or reduce the volume. * After playing, wipe the entire guitar down, including strings, with a good polishing cloth. With ...
... years of superlative musical service. Congratulations on your Yamaha electric bass will remove corrosive skin oils and acids, and protect the plating, finish, and strings. * Avoid exposing the guitar to direct sunlight and extremes of the Yamaha electric bass. CARE AND MAINTENANCE * When connecting ...or disconnecting cables, turn off the amplifier and other equipment or reduce the volume. * After playing, wipe the entire guitar down, including strings, with a good polishing cloth. With ...
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... provided in fret noise. Clockwise rotation raises saddle height and counter-clockwise lowers the saddle. 4-string bass - 1st 2nd 3rd 4th - STRING 5-string bass - 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6-string bass 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th TUNING High C G D A E Low B HEIGHT 2.6 mm 2.7 mm 2.8 mm 2.9 mm 3.0 mm 3.1 ... is hard to the truss rod before performing the following adjustments. 4 @F@C@FO@PNJOEE SETTING THE STRING ACTION String height refers to the space between the string and the last fret measures as follows: Individual height adjustments for each saddle. Too low results in the...
... provided in fret noise. Clockwise rotation raises saddle height and counter-clockwise lowers the saddle. 4-string bass - 1st 2nd 3rd 4th - STRING 5-string bass - 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6-string bass 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th TUNING High C G D A E Low B HEIGHT 2.6 mm 2.7 mm 2.8 mm 2.9 mm 3.0 mm 3.1 ... is hard to the truss rod before performing the following adjustments. 4 @F@C@FO@PNJOEE SETTING THE STRING ACTION String height refers to the space between the string and the last fret measures as follows: Individual height adjustments for each saddle. Too low results in the...
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...exactly the same pitch as shown below. However, if the fretted tone is usually necessary to reintonate the bridge saddles. INTONATION ADJUSTMENT When the string gauge and/or bridge height is changed, or the truss rod is adjusted, it is higher in pitch (sharp) or lower in pitch (... no adjustments to the bridge saddles are necessary. If the fretted note is done by barely touching the string directly above the 12th fret (left hand) and simultaneously plucking the same string (right hand). This is pitched higher than the fretted tone can be generated. Conversely, if the fretted...
...exactly the same pitch as shown below. However, if the fretted tone is usually necessary to reintonate the bridge saddles. INTONATION ADJUSTMENT When the string gauge and/or bridge height is changed, or the truss rod is adjusted, it is higher in pitch (sharp) or lower in pitch (... no adjustments to the bridge saddles are necessary. If the fretted note is done by barely touching the string directly above the 12th fret (left hand) and simultaneously plucking the same string (right hand). This is pitched higher than the fretted tone can be generated. Conversely, if the fretted...
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... playability will suffer because of the nut loosens the rod and corrects for too much convex bend. Counterclockwise rotation of the magnetic pull on the strings. Allow five to ten minutes for too much concave bow concave convex Pickup adjustment screws NOTE: Unless you have experience with truss rods, we suggest.... Clockwise rotation of the nut tightens the rod and corrects for setting, and check the curvature after each 1/2 turn of the pickup. distance from the strings. The polepieces should be about 2 or 3 millimeters from the...
... playability will suffer because of the nut loosens the rod and corrects for too much convex bend. Counterclockwise rotation of the magnetic pull on the strings. Allow five to ten minutes for too much concave bow concave convex Pickup adjustment screws NOTE: Unless you have experience with truss rods, we suggest.... Clockwise rotation of the nut tightens the rod and corrects for setting, and check the curvature after each 1/2 turn of the pickup. distance from the strings. The polepieces should be about 2 or 3 millimeters from the...
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...strap, make sure that require two or more batteries, do not mix new batteries with old. String ends are provided to the guitar. • Do not lift the guitar by . • Do not place your Yamaha Guitar in a proper manner. 8 @F@C@FO@PNJOEE 1. Improper use the instrument in a... are sharp and can be careful not to the instrument when changing or adjusting the strings. Separate batteries from household garbage and dispose of this Yamaha Guitar. The strap on the sharp string ends. And when cleaning the headstock, be the cause other unexpected injuries as swinging ...
...strap, make sure that require two or more batteries, do not mix new batteries with old. String ends are provided to the guitar. • Do not lift the guitar by . • Do not place your Yamaha Guitar in a proper manner. 8 @F@C@FO@PNJOEE 1. Improper use the instrument in a... are sharp and can be careful not to the instrument when changing or adjusting the strings. Separate batteries from household garbage and dispose of this Yamaha Guitar. The strap on the sharp string ends. And when cleaning the headstock, be the cause other unexpected injuries as swinging ...