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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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With reasonable care, your choice of the Yamaha electric bass. 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 heat and humidity. 2 @F@C@FO@PNJOEE CARE AND MAINTENANCE * When ... 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. This will age gracefully and provide many years of superlative musical service.
With reasonable care, your choice of the Yamaha electric bass. 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 heat and humidity. 2 @F@C@FO@PNJOEE CARE AND MAINTENANCE * When ... 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. This will age gracefully and provide many years of superlative musical service.
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Set too high and the instrument is hard to the truss rod before performing the following adjustments. 4 @F@C@FO@PNJOEE 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 mm Height adjustment Saddle NOTE... Be sure to perform any necessary adjustments to play. Clockwise rotation raises saddle height and counter-clockwise lowers the saddle. 4-string bass - 1st 2nd 3rd 4th - Too low results in the form of two set screws on playability. Adjust so that the space between the...
Set too high and the instrument is hard to the truss rod before performing the following adjustments. 4 @F@C@FO@PNJOEE 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 mm Height adjustment Saddle NOTE... Be sure to perform any necessary adjustments to play. Clockwise rotation raises saddle height and counter-clockwise lowers the saddle. 4-string bass - 1st 2nd 3rd 4th - Too low results in the form of two set screws on playability. Adjust so that the space between the...
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... When lower than harmonic When higher than the harmonic, turn the corresponding saddle adjustment screw counter-clockwise, reducing the active string length. 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... be generated. If the fretted note is needed. Repeat the same procedure for each string in the higher registers, this adjustment is pitched higher than harmonic 5 @F@C@FO@PNJOEE If the bass plays out of tune in the following way: To check intonation, compare the harmonic tone...
... When lower than harmonic When higher than the harmonic, turn the corresponding saddle adjustment screw counter-clockwise, reducing the active string length. 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... be generated. If the fretted note is needed. Repeat the same procedure for each string in the higher registers, this adjustment is pitched higher than harmonic 5 @F@C@FO@PNJOEE If the bass plays out of tune in the following way: To check intonation, compare the harmonic tone...