Yamaha 2 EZ-AG manual

EZ GUIT AR / EZ GIT ARRE / EZ GUIT ARE / EZ GUIT ARRA[...]

2 EZ-AG PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utiliz es batteries or an e xternal power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to an y pow er supply or adapter other than one descr ibed in the manual, on the name plate , or specifi cally recommended b y Y amaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied or ; a cart, rack[...]

3 EZ-AG 1 ● COPYRIGHT NO TICE T welv e of the demo-songs or compositions included in this instrument are as follows: Califor nia Girls W ords and Music by Brian Wilson and Mik e Love Copyright © 1965 IR VING MUSIC, INC. Copyright Rene wed All Rights Reserved Used by Permission Day T ripper W ords and Music by John Lennon and P aul McCartney Copy[...]

4 EZ-AG PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but ar[...]

5 EZ-AG (4)-8 2/2 • Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over . • Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables. • T urn off the power to all other electronic components to which the instrument is to be connected before connecting the instrument. Also, be sure to lo[...]

6 EZ-AG Thank you for choosing a Y amaha EZ GUIT AR (EZ-A G)! F or maximum performance and enjoyment, please read this o wner's manual carefully before using your EZ-A G. When you're done reading the manual, please store it in a safe place – along with the warranty card – for future reference. Main Features The EZ-A G is a sophisticat[...]

7 EZ-AG Names Of the Parts, Controls, and Connectors ............................................... 8 Setting Up ....................................................... 10 • Power Requirements ........................................10 • Connections ......................................................11 Playing the EZ-AG ....................[...]

8 EZ-AG Names Of the Parts, Controls, and Connectors ■ Body q V ALUE [+]/[-] Buttons These buttons are used to select sounds and songs as well as adjust tempo, volume, balance, and other parameters. Press the [+] button once to increment the v alue by one, or press the [-] button once to decre- ment the v alue by one. Holding either button causes[...]

Names Of the Parts, Controls, and Connectors 9 EZ-AG r [TUNING] Button Allo ws overall tuning of the EZ-A G in semitone increments, as well as selection of one of the EZ- A G’ s alternati ve tunings: in addition to standard gui- tar tuning the EZ-A G provides drop-D, open-D, open-G, and open-E tunings. t [TEMPO] Button Allo ws the song tempo to b[...]

10 EZ-AG Setting Up This section contains information about setting up y our EZ-A G f or playing. Make sure to read this section carefully bef ore using the instrument. Although the EZ-A G will run either from an optional A C adaptor or batteries, Y amaha recommends use of an A C adaptor whenev er possible. An A C adaptor is more en vironmentally f[...]

Setting Up 11 EZ-AG ■ Using Headphones • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • For pri vate practicing and playing without dis- turbing others, connect a set of stereo head- phones to the PHONES/OUTPUT jack. Sound from the built-in speak er system is automati-[...]

12 EZ-AG Playing the EZ-AG When y ou ’ re set up and read y , turn on the power and play! 1 T urn on the power . W ith the A C po wer adaptor connected or with batteries installed, simply press the po wer switch until it locks in the ON position. When the instrument is not in use, be sure to turn the po wer off. (Press the switch again so that it[...]

Playing the EZ-AG 13 EZ-AG The EZ-A G includes 20 different guitar , bass, and other instrument sounds. Choose the sound that best suits the song you’ re playing and your playing style. 1 Press the [SOUND] button. 2 Select a sound number . Use the [+] and [-] buttons to select the sound you w ant to play . Sound List No. Sound No. Sound No. Sound[...]

Playing the EZ-AG 14 EZ-AG The EZ-A G’ s virtual capo functions in the same way as a normal guitar capo, “stopping” the strings at the spec- ified fret. The EZ-A G CAPO function can be applied up to the sixth fret. Some guitar books include capo indica- tions that can make setting this function easy . 1 Press the [CAPO] button. 2 Select the [...]

15 EZ-AG Playing the Songs The EZ-A G features a range of internal songs that y ou can play along with. Song number s 1 through 25 are pre-pr ogrammed into the EZ-A G. Additional songs can be downloaded fr om the internet using a computer and loaded into the EZ-A G f or playback. Ref er to the “ Connecting to MIDI Devices ” section for details.[...]

Playing the Songs 16 EZ-AG 1 Press [SONG] and select a song. After pressing the [SONG] button, use the [+] and [-] b uttons to select the number of the song you want to play . 2 Press the [DEMO] button to start and stop playbac k. Playback tempo of the songs can be adjusted from q =32 through q =280 (quarter notes per minute). This can be handy to [...]

Playing the Songs 17 EZ-AG This function adjusts the volume of the accompaniment playback, thus allo wing you to set the ideal balance between the accompaniment and what you play on the EZ-A G strings. 1 Press the [V OLUME] b utton once or twice so that “ b b b b A A A A L L L L ” appears on the displa y . “ bAL ” will sho w on the display [...]

18 EZ-AG Play Along With the Songs T ry playing along with the songs using the EZ-A G ’ s three play modes: STR UM (right hand), CHORD (left hand), and BO TH (both hands). Play using only your right hand. Great for rhythm practice. 1 Press the [SONG] button and use the [+] and [-] b uttons to select the song y ou want to play . 2 Press the [STRUM[...]

Play Along With the Songs 19 EZ-AG Play using only your left hand. Great for chord practice. 1 Press the [SONG] button and use the [+] and [-] b uttons to select the song y ou want to play . 2 Press the [CHORD] button to begin pla yback in the PLA Y 2: CHORD mode. The song will begin after count-in. Finger the chords indicated by the glo wing fret [...]

20 EZ-AG Connecting To MIDI Devices The EZ-A G features MIDI IN and OUT connector s that can be used to connect to other MIDI devices f or expanded m usical capabilities. It is also possib le to load additional songs down- loaded from the internet (URL pr ovided belo w) into the EZ-A G via these connectors. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interfac[...]

Connecting To MIDI Devices 21 EZ-AG The EZ-A G can be connected to a computer via MIDI. ● T o connect the EZ-AG to a computer that is equipped with USB connec- tors use a USB-MIDI interface such as the Y amaha UX16, as shown in the diagram belo w . ● The EZ-A G can be directly connected to a computer that has built-in MIDI connectors via standa[...]

Connecting To MIDI Devices 22 EZ-AG In order to perform the operations described in this section you will need to use a computer connected to the internet to do wnload the free Song Filer application from the URL listed below . Song data can be loaded into the EZ-A G from your computer using the Song Filer application and played in the same way as [...]

Connecting To MIDI Devices 23 EZ-AG Local Control determines whether the EZ-A G plays its own internal tone generator (Local Control = ON), or whether performance data is transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector only , without playing the internal tone generator (Local Control = OFF). ● Local Control ON This is the normal setting. In this state the[...]

24 EZ-AG Troubleshooting Problem Check No sound. Are the batteries properly installed? Are they run down? Is the volume set to “ 0 ” ? Is a plug plugged into the PHONES/OUTPUT jack? Speaker output is automatically cut off when a plug is inserted into the PHONES/ OUTPUT jack. Is Local Control turned OFF? The EZ-AG will not produce any sound unle[...]

25 EZ-AG Memo 89[...]

26 EZ-AG MIDI Implementation Chart / MIDI-Implementierungstabelle / YAMAHA [ EZ GUITAR ] Date: 11-June-2003 Model EZ-AG MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 6 1 - 16 *1 Channel Changed x 1 - 16 *1 Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered ************** x Note 28 - 88 0 - 127 Number : True[...]

27 EZ-AG Feuille d’implémentation MIDI / Gráfica de implementación MIDI 91 Prog o 0 - 127 o 0 - 127 Change : True # ************** System Exclusive o *3 o *3 : Song Pos. x x Common : Song Sel. x x : Tune x x System : Clock o o Real Time: Commands o *4 o *4 Aux :All Sound OFF x o(120,126,127) : Reset All Cntrls x o(121) :Local ON/OFF x o(122) :[...]

28 EZ-AG NO TE: *1 EZ-AG functions as a 16-channel m ulti-timbral tone generator , and incom- ing data does not affect the panel v oices or panel settings. Howe ver , the MIDI messages listed below do aff ect the panel voices and songs. • MIDI Master T uning *2 Control change <RPN> The EZ-AG receiv es and responds to the following messages [...]

29 EZ-AG REMARQUE : *1 L ’EZ-AG f onctionne comme un générateur de sons multi-timbre à 16 canaux. De ce fait, la réception de données n’aff ecte ni les voix, ni les réglages de panneau. Cependant, les messages MIDI réper toriés ci-des- sous affectent les v oix de panneau et les morceaux. • MIDI Master T uning (Accord général MIDI) *[...]

30 EZ-AG Song Chord Chart / Song-Akkordtabelle / ● Reading the Chord Charts • The numbers marked at each position ref er to the fi ngers that should be used to press the corresponding frets: q index, w middle, e ring, r little. • Normally the leftmost fret in a chord diagram will be fret 1. When the left- most fret is marked with a number , [...]

31 EZ-AG ● Lecture des partitions d ’ accords • Les num é ros inscrits au niveau de chaque position indiquent les doigts à utiliser pour appuyer sur les frettes correspondantes : q inde x, w majeur , e annulaire, r auriculaire. • Normalement, la frette situ é e à l ’ extr ê me gauche de la repr é sentation d ’ un accord correspond[...]

32 EZ-AG AE GE m A m D 7 GE m CD 7 CA m FG 7 E m7 A m7 D m7 G 7 CE m FG 7 DB m GA 7 CD m E m F AA 7 DD m A m7 D 7 FC CD 7 F GE m DC FD m E m A m 13 14 15 16 18 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 w e q q w e r w e r w e w e w e q w e q w e q w e q w e q w e q w e w q e r q w e q w e q w e q w e q w e w e w q e r w q w q w e w e r q r w e w e q w e q w r w w q [...]

33 EZ-AG Commonly-used Chords / Die am h ä ufigsten gebrauchten Akkorde / Accords g é n é ralement utilis é s / Acordes m á s comunes 2 22 3 23 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 3 2 A AA m A 7 A m7 A dim A sus4 E b E b m E b 7 E b m7 E b dim E b sus4 B C D A # B b E F G D # E b F # G b G # A b C # D b B b B b m B b 7 B b m7 B b dim B b sus4 BB m B 7 B m[...]

34 EZ-AG Specifications / Technische Daten / Sp é cifications / Especificaciones Strings 6 Frets 12 Displays LED displa y , 6 x 6 fret LEDs Sounds 9 guitar , 8 bass, 3 others Play Modes STR UM (r ight hand), CHORD (left hand), BO TH (both hands) Controls [ST ANDBY/ON] switch, [STR UM] button, [CHORD] b utton, [BOTH] b utton, [DEMO] button, [SOUND][...]

L imited W arr anty 90 D A YS LABOR 1 YEAR P AR TS Y amaha Corporation of America, hereafter referred to as Y amaha, warrants to the original consumer of a product included in the categories listed below , that the product will be free of defects in materials and/or workmanship for the periods indicated. This warranty is applicable to all models in[...]

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