Gibson DARK FIRE - Page 12

1. Pull the MCK out and turn it fully counter-clockwise. The Display Matrix and the b# symbol will
shine blue, because Dark Fire’s default Bank is the Blue Bank.
2. Press the center of the MCK's Display Matrix momentarily (don't press hard enough to push
the MCK knob back in). Each press cycles through the Banks in the following order: Green,
Red, Blue, Green, Red, Blue, etc.
3. When the Display Matrix shows the color for the desired Bank, turn the MCK to the string LED
that represents the tuning you want (please refer to the following charts).
4. Press the center of the MCK's Display Matrix once more to enter your choice.
5. Strum the strings, and the Powerheads will tune Dark Fire to the pitches required for the
selected alternate tuning.
6. The string colors indicate the tuning status.
7. When Dark Fire is tuned, the String LED you selected will shine the same color as the current
Bank, and the other String LEDs will turn off. Push the MCK in—you're ready to play.
8. To return to Standard Tuning, rotate the MCK to the Peg symbol and press momentarily on the
Display Matrix. Strum the strings, and Dark Fire will return to the default tuning.
Green Bank Presets Reference
String LED
Name Tuning (low string to high)
E
Delta Blues (G)
D G D G B D
A
Delta Blues (Ab)
Eb Ab Eb Ab C eb
D
Delta Blues (A)
E A E A C# e
G
E Major
E B E G# B e
B
E Flat Major
Eb Bb Eb G Bb eb
e
Open D
D A D F# A D
Red Bank Presets Reference
String LED
Name Tuning (low string to high)
E
Eb
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
A
D
D G C F A D
D
C#
C# F# B E G# C#
G
C
C F Bb Eb G C
B
B
B E A D F# B
e
Dropped Db
Db Ab Db Gb Bb eB
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