Peavey humbucker model manual

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    Electric Guitar Owner's Manual[...]

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     1. Pic kup Height Screw 2. 5- Way Pick up Select or 3. V olume 4. T one C ontrols 5. Str ap Button 6. Bridge 7 . Bridge Pic kup 8. Middle Single C oil Pic kup 9. Nec k Pic kup 10. P osition Marker s 11. Fr et 12. Fingerbo ard 1 3. Nut 14. T unin g Key s 1 5. String R etainer Guit ar C onfiguration 14 12 11 10 5 5 3 1 5 1 3 9 7 2 1 6 4 8[...]

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     C ongr atulation s So, you are the o wner of a new Peavey Electric Guitar . Congratulations! Y our purchase pro ves your taste in musical instruments is superb . Peav ey offers a wide va- riety of guitars for beginners to professionals, each with unique qualities and features. While our professional luthiers have car efully inspected your guita[...]

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     Cle aning & Car e When properly cared for , your Peavey guitar will offer y ou years of pleasure. Playing your guitar means that you will need to perform r egular , general main- tenance, such as cleaning and proper storage, to keep it looking and sounding great. Ev ery time you play your guitar , body oils and perspiration are tr ansferred[...]

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    T o clean and care for the major wood par ts of your guitar (body , headstock or the back of the neck), Peavey recommends that you use a clean, soft, lint-free, dry cotton cloth and specially for - mulated guitar polish av ailable at www .peavey .com/acces- sories. Use of an inappropriate rag or polish may r esult in scratching the nish of your [...]

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     Cle aning - Fin gerboar d Properly caring for your ngerboar d requires special attention. Ov er time, a ngerboard may lose its natural oils and shrink or exhibit a worn or faded appearance. P eavey recommends that y ou periodically apply a small amount of L emon Oil (av ailable at www .peavey .com/accessories) to y our ngerboard (after[...]

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    Cle aning - M etal T o clean and lubricate the major metal par ts of your guitar (strings, pickups, bridge, tuners), Peav ey recommends that you use a differ ent clean, soft, lint- free, dry cotton cloth and specially formulated guitar string cleaner available at www .peavey .com/accesso- ries. Forming a cloth fold and running it up and do wn the l[...]

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    St orage & T ravel Y our guitar is a piece of ar t that must be protected. When you are tr aveling with your instrument, loosen the tuning knobs a turn or two to take pressure off the neck, and pr otect it with a gig bag or case. While a gig bag offers some protection, mainly from dust, a har dshell case offers the best protection. If you plan [...]

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    Ac c essories Add-on products like stands, hangers and straps that ar e made of plastic, rubber or man-made materials may chemically or physically react with and damage the nish of your P eavey guitar . Peav ey offers a full line of accessories at www .peavey . com/accessories). Ev ery player needs a strap for peak performance, ho wever , straps[...]

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    Strin gs Old strings produce dull, buzzing or dead notes, while a new set of strings ring clear and true. If you play often, you will need to change your strings often. A good rule of thumb is that if you play daily , you should change strings ev ery two or three weeks. Replace your strings as you notice them becoming dirty or discolored, be- fore [...]

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    Chan ging Y our Strings 12 Unless you are r econditioning your fretboard (see car e and cleaning), strings should be changed one at a time to main- tain proper neck tension. New strings should be free of de- fects (twists, kinks, bends) that can cause sound irregularities or breakage. All strings must be str etched upon installation. After your [...]

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    A C M® Bridge - Changin g Y our Strin gs Changing strings on a Peav ey guitar featuring an ACM Bridge is a simple task that will bring new life to your instrument. T ools Needed: Wire cutters Electronic tuner or pitch pipe (optional) Note: Peav ey recommends changing one string at a time to maintain proper tension on the neck and bridge. Replace s[...]

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    A C M® Bridge - Changin g Y our Strin gs Insert a new string through the hole in the back of the guitar and pull through until the ball end of the string rests tightly against the underside of the bridge. Thread the other string end across the string saddle, acr oss the nut and into the small hole in the cor - responding machine head tuning post. [...]

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    Double L ock ing T remolo - Changin g Y our Strin gs The Peav ey double-locking tremolo system allows for pushing and pulling because the tremolo does not rest on the instrument body . Instead, it uses powerful springs, which are attached in the back of the body , to balance the tension created by the strings so that the tremolo “oats” withi[...]

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    Double L ock ing T remolo - Changin g Y our Strin gs First, detune the 6th string (the thickest, top string) using the machine head tuner—two or three turns should remo ve the tension on the string. Then, using a mm Allen wrench, unlock the corresponding string clamp located at the nut. Then, back on the bridge, reset each Fine T uner to its m[...]

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    Double L ock ing T remolo - Changin g Y our Strin gs Thread the other string end under the nut and into the small hole in the corresponding machine head tuning post. Allo w two inches of slack for turning around the machine head post (View 2). For the thicker strings (E, A, D), wr ap the string end clockwise around post, then run under string at po[...]

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    T une-O-Mat ic™/Stop T ailpiec e - C hangin g Y our Strin gs T o replace strings, thread the new strings through the string holes located on the back of the tailpiece and bring them up and ov er the saddle. The intonation can be adjusted by mo ving the saddle forward or backward using a Phillips head screw driver on the adjustment screw at the re[...]

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    T unin g Mac hine Adjus tments Over time, tuners can become loose. Get in the habit of checking the tension with ev ery string change. If you notice a change in the tension of a tuner , use a small athead or Phillips screw driver to tighten it (turn clockwise) or loosen it (turn counterclockwise) accordingly . W arning: While the screw should be[...]

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    20 String action refers to the distance betw een the strings and the frets on a stringed instrument. Peav ey technicians carefully set optimal string action on every guitar befor e it leaves our factory; howev er , changes in temperature and moisture (humidity), changing string gauges, making neck adjustments or tuning can alter string action enoug[...]

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    20 21 F actory settings place pickups at the same volume level; how ever many players change the height of one or more neck or bridge pickups to create their own output lev els. Should you choose to alter the height of a pickup, r emember that it is magnetic. T o keep your factory warr anty intact, Peavey suggests you take y our guitar to an Author[...]

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    Intonat ion A properly intoned guitar will sound in tune no matter where you play along the fretboar d. Into- nation is determined by the length of each string as controlled by the location of each string’ s saddle. T o check intonation, complete all adjustments to the truss rod and string action, and tune your guitar . Then, compar e the fretted[...]

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    2 Nec k and T russ R od Ev ery Peav ey steel-string guitar features an adjustable truss r od inside the neck. T russ rods allow for adjustments in the neck to accommodate changes in string tension caused by humidity , changing string gauges or tuning. As the backbone of your in- strument, the truss rod should always be adjusted rst step durin[...]

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    2 Nec k and T russ R od hand thumb (where the neck and body meet, typically around the 16th fr et). Then, str etch your picking hand index nger as far as y ou can to fret the middle ar ea of the neck, somewhere ar ound fret --. The distance your string trav els to meet the fret is the bow . Peav ey recommends a . mm to . mm (.0[...]

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    2 V olume and T one C ontrol This control determines the master output level of y our instrument. Rotating the knob clockwise in- creases volume. T urning the knob counterclockwise decreases the volume. Some guitars feature multiple volume controls, one assigned to each pickup . When the three-way pickup selector switch is set to the middle posi[...]

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    Pic kups & Pic kup Selector S witc h 26 Single-coil pickups and dual-coil pickups (humbuckers) convert your guitar’ s string vibrations into an electronic signal that is processed by your amplier . Selector switches are used to quickly change between pickups or combinations of pickups. T ypically switches are -way slotted, -way slott[...]

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    Balanc e C ontrol & P ush-Pul l or Push-P ush C oil T ap 2 T o create a specic tone, some instruments feature a balance control that determines the mix of pickup signals being sent to the amplier . In the center (detented) position, both pickups send the same vol- ume. T urning the knob counterclockwise selects more bridge pickup signa[...]

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    2 Ac c essories Item Number Description 00010 10’ Black Instrument Cable 00020 1’ Black Instrument Cable 000160 20’ Black Instrument Cable 001210 2’ Black Instrument Cable 000 10’ Silent Instrument Cable 000 1’ Silent Instrument Cable 000 20’ Silent[...]

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    2 Ac c essories 2 Item Number Description 000 Thin Dr eamers™ R ed 1, 1 2-piece guitar pick set 000 hin/Medium Dreamers Orange 1, 12- piece guitar pick set 000 Medium Dreamers Y ellow 1, 12-piece guitar pick set 0000 Medium/Heavy Dreamers Green 1, 12- piece gui[...]

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    W arranty 0 Y our Peavey W arranty co vers defects in material and workmanship in Peav ey products purchased and serviced in the U.S.A. and Canada. What This W arranty Does Not Co ver The W arranty does not co ver: (1) damage caused by accident, misuse, abuse, improper installation or operation, r ental, product modi- cation or neglect; (2) d[...]

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    W arranty Peavey Service Center . OR (2) Ship the defective item, prepaid, to P eavey Electronics Corporation, International Service Center , 12 Highway 11 & 0 East, Meridian, MS 01. Include a detailed description of the problem, together with a copy of your sales receipt or other pr oof of date of purchase as evidence of warrant[...]

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    Featur es and specifications subject to change without notice. Peav ey Electronics Corporation • 022 Har tley Peavey Dr • Meridian, MS 0 (601) -6 • FAX (601) 6-12 • www .peavey .com © 2006 E X0000[...]