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Clean your guitar after each use, wipe fingerboard/strings/plated parts. Remove perspiration to prevent corrosion.
Be careful with plastic/vinyl straps, stands, hangers that may react with or damage finish. Ensure strap buttons are secure.
Adjust truss rod by turning counter-clockwise to loosen, clockwise to tighten. First step in setup.
Check neck bow by fretting string at first fret and at body joint, tap to measure gap. Aim for .3-.5mm.
Controls the master output level. Turning knob clockwise increases volume, counter-clockwise decreases.
Adjusts high frequencies. Turning counter-clockwise decreases high frequencies.
Where the guitar signal is sent to the amplifier. Always remove cable after playing to save battery.
Convert string vibrations to electronic signals. Single coils vs. Humbuckers (noise vs. hum-cancelling).
Switches between different pickups or combinations. Various types: 3-way, 5-way.
Intonates each string saddle. Height adjusted via mounting screws. Ball-ends attached to stop-bar or fed through body.
Tune-o-matic with set-screws to lock bridge/tailpiece for improved tone, sustain, and tuning stability.
Rosewood bridge glued to guitar top. Bone/plastic saddle. Height adjusted by sanding saddle.
Used on Xtone guitars for vibrato effects. Mounts behind Tune-o-matic bridge. Creates pitch shifts with handle.
Mounts on top of body. Used for slight vibrato. Strings inserted through backplate. Saddle height adjustable.
Change one string at a time. Loosen locks, remove string, replace, tighten locks. Retune and stretch.
Use fine tuners on the tremolo behind saddles for precise tuning after locking the nut.
Use pivot studs to raise/lower bridge. Ensure base-plate is parallel to body. Adjust spring tension first.
Loosen nut lock, loosen string, adjust saddle, retune, check. Repeat until intonation is set.
Adjust tremolo springs in back cavity to keep bridge parallel to body. Adjust 1/4 turn at a time.
Simple bass bridge for ease of use. Saddle height/intonation screws. String fed through back of bridge.
Allows maximum tone transfer. Features 'string thru body' option. Saddle height/intonation screws.
Comprised of bridge and tailpiece. Saddles adjustable for intonation. Bass/treble side height adjustment.
Contact dealer or ESP for authorization. Ship instrument freight/insurance prepaid. Include malfunction description.
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