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String Action
String action describes the height of the strings above the 12th fret. Action is measured at the 12th fret
by determining the distance from the top of the 12th fret to the center of the string. Adjusting the string
saddles on the combined bridge/vibrato system of your guitar can change the height of the string.
Neck Adjustments And The Zero Fret
Most Marquee guitars shipped after 2001 are equipped with bi-directional truss rods. The truss rod
provides the ability to adjust the straightness of the neck and is used to remove curvature caused by
string tension and/or wood expansion associated with climatic changes (temperature and humidity). The
truss rod adjustment is accessed under the small “triangular” shaped cover mounted on the headstock
just above the nut. Burns USA strongly recommends that all neck adjustments are carried out by a
skilled guitar repairperson or guitar technician.
The Marquee series of guitars are fitted with a zero fret. The zero fret, located just beneath the nut, acts
as the starting position for the strings and ensures that the strings are set at the correct height over the
fingerboard and the rest of the frets. In the event that some minor string buzzing is detected when
strumming with open strings it may be necessary to make some minor adjustment to the string slots in
the nut. When used in combination with a zero fret, the nut operates as a string guide and should not
define the string height. If the string slots are not deep enough this may cause some buzzing to originate
at the zero fret. Burns USA strongly recommends that all nut adjustments are carried out by a skilled
guitar repairperson or guitar technician.
Switch Settings
As noted in the product features section, in addition to the standard pickup volume and tone controls,
there are also two sets of pickup selection controls. The standard 5-way toggle switch provides control
of the bridge, middle and neck pickups – these are selected on the extreme settings (up for neck and
down for bridge) and the center position for the middle pickup. The intermediate positions provide out-
of-phase settings between the middle and neck and middle and bridge pickups. These out-of-phase
selections provide a unique tonal response. Additional settings can be obtained by the use of the tone
push-pull switch. If the pickup selector is in its lowest setting (bridge pickup) and the tone knob is
pulled out, this switches on both the bridge and the neck pickups. If this control is pulled out with the
pickup selector in the middle pickup setting, or the two out-of-phase settings, then all three pickups are
switched on. Both of these settings provide unique pickup selection, usually not available on other
guitars.
Burns Marquee and Marquee S
Instructions and Product Guide
Nut
Zero fret
Truss rod
cover plate
Rosewood Fingerboard
Maple Fingerboard
Neck
Tuners
Pickups
System
Body
Fingerboard
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