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Block/Unblock Banks for Custom Tunings (Blue Category)
Turn write protection on or off for any tuning preset bank
The blue bank defaults to a user tuning preset bank for custom tuning presets. For low tunings, the
magenta bank (see Activate Low Tunings and/or Additional User Tuning Preset Banks on page 18)
defaults to a user tuning preset bank for custom tunings (low tunings or otherwise). The remaining
banks contain factory tuning presets and are write-protected. However, any of the six banks can have
write protection turned off to store custom tunings, or turned on to prevent overwriting custom
tunings.
1. With Gibson G FORCE off, press On three times. Press the Left button four times to select blue
B.
2. Press Enter. The Left/Right buttons select the color of the bank to write-enable or write-protect.
3. Press Enter. The Left button enables writing to the selected bank (e B G LEDs flash green). The
Right button write-protects the selected bank (D A E LEDs flash red).
4. Press Enter. Green or red LEDs light sequentially to confirm your choice.
5. You can now save a custom tuning to any write-enabled bank.
Note: If a bank is blocked, you will not be able to access it with the Up/Down buttons when saving a
custom tuning (see page 11). However, the blue bank is a special case. When you create a custom tuning
you are first given a chance to save to the blue bank, regardless of whether it’s blocked, so that even if
all the other banks are blocked you can still save your tuning. However, as soon as you use the
Up/Down buttons to select a different bank to save a custom tuning, the blue bank will no longer be
available if it’s blocked.