Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1550-07 GUS Gibson Guitars
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T o th e ne w Gi bson ow ne r: C on gra tu l ati on s on th e p ur ch as e of you r new Gi bs on ele ct ri c gu it ar —t he wor ld ’ s mo st fam o us el e ct ri c gui t ar f ro m t he lea d er o f f ret t ed i ns tr u m e n t s .
Th e Com pon en ts of t he S oli d bod y E lec tri c Gui ta r 4 G ibs on Inn ova t ion s 6 Th e His tor y o f Gi bso n Ele ctr ic Gui ta rs 8 DE SI GN AN D CO NST RUC TIO N B o d y 1 3 N ec k and H ea.
6 S t r a p B u t t o n S t o p b a r T a i l p i e c e T u n e - o - m a t i c B r i d g e Th e C om pon e nts o f th e So li db od y E lec tr ic Gu it ar Feat u rin g a Les Paul S t a n d a r d in H.
7 S t r a p B u t t o n S t o p b a r T a i l p i e c e T u n e - o - m a t i c B r i d g e T he Com po nen ts of the So li db od y E lec tr ic Gui ta r Feat u rin g a V -F act or F ade d in W o r n C.
6 H e r e are ju s t a f ew of t h e G ib so n in no v at io ns th at ha ve re sh ap e d th e gu it a r wo rl d : 18 94 – F i rst ar c ht op g ui ta r 19 22 – F i rst ƒ- ho le ar c ht op, t he L .
7 1 95 8 – F i rs t s em i- ho ll ow bo d y g uit ar , th e E S- 335 1 96 1 – S G b od y s t yl e in t rod u ce d in t he L es Pa ul li ne 1 96 3 – F i r e b i r d gu it ar s a nd Th un de rb ir.
8 A BRIE F HIS TO RY OF GIB SO N ELE C TR IC G UIT A R S G i b s o n ’ s le g e nd ary a co us ti c e n gi ne e r , L lo yd Lo ar , w as e xp er im en ti n g w it h e le ctr ic i n st r u m e n t s i n 19 24 , at th e d awn of el e ctr o ni c am pl i fi ca ti on .
9 T he fi rs t p o st wa r G i bs on e le ct r ic s f ol l owe d t h e p re wa r c on ce pt o f an e le ct r ic gui t ar as a co nv ent i on al aco u st ic arc h to p w it h a p ick u p i ns ta ll ed on t he to p.
10 I n 1 95 4 t he gr owi n g p op ul a rit y o f t he Le s P au l Mode l pr om pt ed Gib s on to ex pa nd th e l in e. On t he h i gh e nd , th e Le s P aul Cus t om s por te d an Eb on y fin i sh a .
11 T he b od y o f t he L es P au l J r . r ec ei ve d a pa ir o f r oun de d h orn s to b ec om e G ibs o n’ s fi rs t do u ble - c uta way s o lid bo d y . An d the fi n ish col or on th e Le s Pa ul Mod el wa s c ha ng ed to Ch er ry S un bu rs t, w hic h le t the gra i n of th e map l e top sho w thr o ug h.
12 I n r e sp ons e to th e r i si ng de ma nd f or 19 50 s- s ty le Le s P au ls, t he c ar ve d- to p m ode l s w er e r e i n - t r od uc e d in 19 6 8. A ne w mod e l, th e Le s Pa u l Del ux e, f ea tu ri n g mi n i- hu mb uc ki ng pic ku ps a p p e a r e d i n 1 9 69.
13 D ESI GN AND CO NST RU CTI ON B o d y . T he so l idb od y g uit a r wa s inv e nt ed to in cr eas e sus t ai n, p rod u ce a br il lia nt to ne , a nd e li mi na te f eed b ac k ca us ed b y a v ib rat in g top . Th es e qu al it ie s ar e en ha nc ed b y w oo d wi th hi gh d e n s i t y , s uch a s map le .
14 N ec k Sp ec if ic a ti ons . G ibs o n des i gn s it s gu i tar nec ks t o com p le me nt and en ha nc e t he un iq u e c ha ra c ter is ti c s of e ac h mod e l. N ec k p r of il e s c a n be “ rou nd e d ’5 0s” or “ sl im ’6 0s” ( or a s li gh t V -s ha p e ava il ab le onl y on th e Bl ues H aw k) .
15 w it ho u t th e “d o g ear s” are n ick n am ed “s oa p ba r” b ec aus e th e or ig in al cr e a m - c o l o r e d p la st i c c ov er s on th e 19 52 Le s Pa ul Mo de l re se m ble d bar s o f s oa p. Wh en th e P- 90 wa s in tr o d u c e d i n 194 6, i t wa s th e mo s t pow e rf u l pi ck up of its k ind .
16 V ol ume co nt r o l s : Th e tw o k nob s c lo s est to th e fi ng e rb oa rd co nt ro l the v ol um e o f th e pi ck u ps . T he vo l um e k no b n e ar es t t h e b ri dg e c o nt ro ls th e “f r ont ” or ne c k p ic ku p; t he k nob n ea re st t he e dg e of t he gu it ar co nt ro ls th e “b a ck ” o r b ri dg e p ic ku p.
17 T he T un e- o-m at ic Br idg e . Th e T un e- o- ma ti c b r id g e a llo w s fo r a dj us tm e nt i n o ve ra ll br i dg e h e ig ht a nd in di vi d ual s tr in g le ng th . He ig ht is adj u st abl e up and d own b y mea n s o f th um b wh ee ls u nd er t he b ri dg e a t e it he r e nd .
18 T he t un e- o- ma t ic br id ge wa s d esi gn e d to ad ju st f or st ri ng ch a ng es (ga u ge or ty pe ) an d ot he r p hy sic a l c h ang es b ut n ot fo r p rob l em s w it h in to na t ion du e to st ri n g w ea r .
19 C ARE AND MA IN TEN AN CE F i n i s h . A Gi bs o n in st ru m ent al wa ys a tt ra ct s att e nt ion , w het h er i t is on a con ce r t st ag e be fo r e t hou s a nd s or on a gu i ta r st a nd in a ho me st ud io . Aft er th e cla ss ic bo dy li ne s o f a Gi bso n , t he f in is h m ak es th e st r on ge st im pr e s s i o n .
20 H ea t a n d c ol d: G i b s o n ’ s n i tro c ell u l ose f in is h c a n e xp a nd or co n tra ct t o a d ju st t o e xt re me t em - p e r a t u r e s an d hu mi dit i es —b ut not to su dd e n c ha ng es i n te mp er at ur e or hu m idi ty .
21 A v oi d s ha r p b lo w s to any p ar t o f yo u r i ns tr um e nt . B e p a rti c ul ar ly al e rt t o p os si b le bl ow s t o th e b ac k of th e h ea ds toc k, mac h in e he ad s (t un er s) , an d in th e ne ck he el are a.
22 W he n ch a ng in g st r ing s , we re co mm en d ch a ng in g on e s t rin g at a t im e in or de r t o ma in t ai n te n- s io n o n t he nec k an d br id ge . T he p r e s s u r e o f th e s tr in gs hol d s t he br id ge a n d sa d dle s i n p la ce , a nd rem o vi ng al l t he st ri ng s c ou ld ne ce ss it a te a ne w s et up .
23 2 . Be certain the string is wrapped around the tuner post an adequat e n um be r of tim e s. Fo r un wo un d s tr i ng s, at l ea st f iv e t ur ns a ro un d th e m ac hi ne h ea d s te m a re n ec es s ar y . F or w ou nd st ri ng s, two o r t hr ee tu rn s a re ad eq ua te .
24 NE W TEC H NOLO G Y - THE GIB SO N RO BO T G UIT A R T he I m po ss ib le is No w Po s si bl e. I n t r o du ci ng th e G ib so n R ob ot Gu it ar , th e w or ld ’ s f irs t gui ta r wit h rob ot te ch n ol og y .
25 T HE M ASTE R C ONT R OL KN OB (M CK ) T he M as ter Con tr ol Kno b not on ly ser ves as the mas te r co nt ro l for all as pec ts o f th is a maz i ng , se lf - tun i ng sy s tem , bu t it wi l l com m un ic at e wi th yo u as you le ar n it s “la n gu ag e .
26 c ha nge d to yo ur li kin g , bu t you c an al wa ys r e s t o r e t he fa ct or y d e fa ult s as l a ter de sc r ib ed i n th i s Ow ne r ’ s Ma n ual . T he M C K’ s L ED di s pla y w i ll s h ow v ar i ou s s ym bol s an d c ol o rs an d th e se wil l be e x pl ai ne d i n t he var iou s m o des of oper a ti on a vai la b le to y ou .
27 PR EC AUT I ON S: • Nev er tr y to m a nu ally tur n t he tu ni ng p e gs on th e P ow er he ad s u nl es s t hey a re in th e dis e ng ag ed p osi ti on (p u ll ed o ut an d a way f rom the peg h ead ) .
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30 GU ID E TO FU NC TIO NS AND DI SPL A Y MO DES DU RIN G TU N IN G OP ER A T I O N S F u n c t i o n MC K P osi ti on Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s Instantly Activated T uning (440Hz, E.
31 F u n c t i o n MC K P osi ti on Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s DADGAD T uning 440Hz, DADGAD Dropped D T uning 440Hz, DADGBE De lt a Blu es T unin g 44 0Hz, DG DGB D Pull MCK out and t.
32 F u n c t i o n MC K P osi ti on Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s E F lat T uni ng 4 4 0 H z , E b A b D b G b B b e b Do ubl e D r o p p e d D T uni ng D A D G B D Pul l MC K ou t and t.
33 F u n c t i o n Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s R e f e r en ce T unin g ( T une to s ele cte d r e f e r ence p itc h) Pu ll MC K o ut an d t u r n t o I LE D I L ED s hini ng r e d Pu ll o ut (d ise nga ge) the peg of the Power h e a d yo u ch oos e to t une t o a r e f e r e nce p itc h.
34 F u n c t i o n Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s Cu st om A lter e d T un in g Pu ll MC K o ut an d t u r n t o Peg LED T o c rea te yo ur ow n ”Cu sto m Al ter e d T un ing ,” d isen ga ge eac h P ower hea d of t he st rin g r e q u i r ed and tune it man ual ly to the pitch yo u wa nt.
35 F u n c t i o n MC K P osi ti on Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s St rin g U p Mod e St rin g D own Mo de Pul l MC K ou t and tur n to R evol vi ng A rrow LE D Pul l MC K ou t and tur n .
36 T O RE STR IN G YO UR ROB OT GU IT A R F ir st en s ur e th at all Pow e rh ea ds ar e d is en ga ge d by pu lli n g th e peg s a wa y fr om the peg he ad .
37 N ow y ou ar e re ady to en gag e S t ri ng Up Mod e . MCK s ho ul d be on the gr een re v ol vi ng a r r o w a s d e scr ib e d on th e pr ev io us p age .
38 F u n c t i o n MC K P osi ti on Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s In to nati on Mode Activate Intonation Mode by pressing the display for 3 seconds.
39 F u n c t i o n MC K P osi ti on Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s In to nati on Mode For each green LED turn the screw half turn clockwise For each red LED turn the screw half turn counter - clockwise Now a color ed blink code displays the appropriate cor r ection for the intonation scr ew .
40 F u n c t i o n Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s C a l i b r a t i o n M o d e Pu ll MC K o ut an d t u r n t o C L ED C L ED s hine s r e d Ac ce ss Cal ib rati on Mo de b y pre ss ing the di spl ay f or 3 s ec ond s. Th e C LE D wi ll shi ne bl ue.
41 PL E ASE NOT E: O nce y ou h av e s el ec te d y our de si r ed f un d amen tal , p re ss th e d isp l ay d ow n f or thr e e se co nd s. N ow ch o os e a tu n in g and s tr u m t he s tr ing s. T he G lob a l C al i br at io n O f fs et is ap pli ed to ea ch s el ec te d t un in g.
42 F u n c t i o n MC K P osi ti on Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s En te r Set up M ode Pul l MC K ou t and tur n all the way down to “0” ( c o u n t e r - c l o c k w i s e ) b a nd # shi ne r e d Press display for 3 seconds. When the display tur ns blue, r elease the display button.
43 F u n c t i o n MC K P osi ti on Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s Ex it S etu p M ode with out s avi ng ch ang es Ex it S etu p M ode; s avi ng ch ang es Pus h MCK bac k in Dep end en t .
44 R e s t o r e F a c t o r y D ef ault s Di spl ay S of twa re R e l e a s e En ter S et up Mo de a nd t u r n t o LED D En ter S et up Mo de a nd t u r n t o E LE D a n d p r e ss En ter L E D D s .
45 F u n c t i o n MC K P osi ti on Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s G l o b a l C a l i b r a t i o n O f f s e t On / Of f Ent er S etup Mo de t u r n to L ED C an d p r e ss dis pla y o .
46 F u n c t i o n MC K P osi ti on Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s I n s t a n t l y A c t i v a t e d L ast T u n i n g In st antl y Ac ti vate d P r e set T u n i n g Ent er S etup Mo d.
47 F u n c t i o n Dis p la y LE D s A c t i o n R e m a r k s Sp eed / A c c u r a c y S e t t i n g s En ter S et up Mo de a nd t urn to A LE D Pe gs sh in es w hite , A sh in es bl ue P r es s di spl ay on c e.
48 Dy nam ic R un time C o n t r ol On / O ff e F u n c t i o n C o r r e c t i o n On / Of f En ter S et up Mo de t u r n t o G LED an d p r e ss En ter En ter S et up Mo de an d tur n to B LED , p r.
49 C A L I B R A TI NG PO WER HEA DS T he Rob ot Gui t ar wi ll b e p re- ca li br a ted f or a s t and ar d .0 10 -.0 4 6 set o f st r ing s . If you c h ang e s tr in g ga uge s , r e s t o r e fac .
50 CH AR GI NG AND BA T T E R Y I NFO RMA T I O N T he R o bo t G ui tar c ome s wi th a b att e ry pa ck c on t ai nin g tw o r e c h a r gea b le b a tt er ie s.
51 C h a r ge Mo de Pu ll MC K o ut, turn to C L ED an d pr e s s d i s p l a y Y our c urre n t cha r g e le ve l wil l be d isp la yed fo r a bou t 3 sec on ds. T he le vel of c har g e wi ll b e in dic at ed by ho w ma ny g ree n LE Ds y ou se e (b et weeen 1 a nd 1 0).
EMERGENCY CHARGE MODE Th e sys tem has an Em ergen cy Charge Mod e (ECM) if it s r e c h a r ge able bat ter y pack goes c omplet ely ‘dead’ or too low in char ge to run the nor mal Char ge Funct ion . Pull out MCK a nd tu rn it to r ough ly the midd le posit ion .
53 Note: It is r ecommended not to store the guitar with the MCK out, as this will fully drain the battery eventually and Emergency Charge Mode must be employed. SHORT CIRCUIT W ARNING I n th e ev en t of a shor t ci r cu it f ro m n eg at iv e to g rou n d (S tr in gs E o r A to D o r G ) the whi t e peg s ymb o l wil l fl ash .
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