Peavey T-15 User Manual

CAUTION
PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND INSTRUCTIONS
THOROUGHLY BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY
ADJUSTMENTS.
Adjusting Torsion Rod:
All guitar necks must have a slight amount of bow to
keep the strings from buzzing on the frets. To set the
“straightness” of the neck, a Peavey torsion rod wrench
No. 75031001 must be used (avilable from a Peavey
Accessory Center).
1. Tune the instrument tostandard
(A-440) pitch.
2. Fret the sixth string (BIG E) at
the first and last frets.
3. Check for clearance between
the string and the eighth fret.
4. Clearance should be no less
than .012" and no more than .025".
5. To increase clearance, loosen
(counterclockwise) the torsion rod
nut. Less clearance (straightening
‘of the neck) is accomplished by
tightening the nut
CAUTION
IT IS NOT USUALLY NEC-
ESSARY TO ROTATE THE
TORSION ROD NUT MORE
THAN ONE FULL TURN IN
EITHER DIRECTION. ONE-
QUARTER TO ONE-HALF
TURN IS NORMALLY SUF-
FICIENT TO MAKE MOST
ADJUSTMENTS. EXCESSIVE
ROTATION MAY CAUSE
DAMAGE TO NECK AND
TORSION ROD. IF EXCESSIVE
FORCE IS NECESSARY TO
ROTATE TORSION ROD NUT,
YOU SHOULD CONSULT
YOUR PEAVEY DEALER OR
THE FACTORY BEFORE ANY
FURTHER ADJUSTMENT IS
MADE.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 until
proper clearance has been reached
Neck Tilt:
The neck tilt adjustment works in
conjunction with the bridge height
adjustment to set the overall string
playing height, This adjustment
should be used whenever possible
to set string height rather than the
bridge height adjustment.
1. Relieve string tension slightly by
detuning guitar (approximately 1 to
Torsion
Rod Nut
First fret
ath fret —>!
2 full steps)
2. Loosen two neck screws
(closest to headstock of guitar)
approximately 1 turn.
3. Loosen remaining two neck
screws (closest to bridge)
approximately 2 turns.
4. String height may now be
adjusted with the neck tilt screw
which is located inside the fifth hole tan
in the neck plate. A 14" allen wrench ret
is used to make this adjustment.
Turning the screw clockwise lowers
thestrings closer tothe fingerboard.
NOTE
STRING HEIGHT SHOULD BE ADJUSTED TOFIT YOUR
OWN PARTICULAR PLAYING STYLE. IT SHOULD BE
NOTED THAT SETTING THE STRING HEIGHT TOO
LOW WILL RESULT IN EXCESSIVE STRING BUZZ AND
RATTLE — ESPECIALLY WITH A “HEAVY” PLAYING
TECHNIQUE. EXCESSIVELY HIGH ACTION WILL
RESULT IN INTONATION PROBLEMS AND
DECREASED PLAYABILITY.
5. After adjustment, securely tighten all four neck
attaching screws.
6. Tune guitar to standard pitch. Check strings for
correct height and playability. If necessary, repeatsteps 1
through 5 until action is correct.
Bridge Height Adjustment:
The bridge height adjustment works in conjunction
with the neck tilt adjustment to determine the overall
string playing height. Ordinarily, the neck tilt adjustment
should be used to set the. string height
The bridge height may be adjusted, if necessary, with
the two forward bridge mounting screws. Rotating the
screws clockwise will lower the bridge.
counterclockwise will raise the bridge.
String Intonation:
Accurate string intonation settings insure that your
instrument will play in tune at any point on the neck.
although “perfect intonation” is a physical impossibility
with a fretted instrument, the correct settings will
maximize the accuracy of individual notes up and down
the neck.
Intonation is set by comparing the pitch of an open
string to the pitch of the same string when itis played one
octave higher at the 12th fret. The actual “vibrating
length” of that string is varied until the notes are both at
the right pitch. The “vibrating length” of the string is
altered by adjusting the bridge saddle either forward or
backward, depending on whether the fretted note is
sharper or flatter in pitch than the open note. If the fretted
note is sharper than the open note, the vibrating length of
the string must be increased —move the bridge saddle to
the rear, away from the pickups. If the fretted note is flat,
the vibrating length must be shortened — move the
bridge saddle forward, toward the pickups, toshorten the
length.
The T-15® features a specially compensated bridge
which requires setting the intonation only on the 1st and
6th strings. All other strings will then be reasonably
accurate.
Rotating
NOTE
IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT FOR THE UNTRAINED EAR TO
DETERMINE WHEN THE OPEN NOTE AND THE
FRETTED NOTE ARE AT PRECISELY THE SAME PITCH.
SOME PLAYERS FIND THAT COMPARING THE 12TH
FRET HARMONIC OF THE STRING (RATHER THAN THE
OPEN NOTE) TO THE FRETTED NOTE I$ MUCH
EASIER. A HARMONIC IS PLAYED BY PLUCKING THE
STRING WITH THE RIGHT HAND WHILE TOUCHING
THE STRING WITH THE LEFT INDEX FINGER (AS
LIGHTLY AS POSSIBLE) DIRECTLY ABOVE THE
TWELFTH FRET. THE LEFT INDEX FINGER IS DRAWN
AWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE STRING
IS PLUCKED, PRODUCING A “CHIME” EFFECT. THIS
CHIMED NOTE IS THEN COMPARED TO THE FRETTED
FOR EVEN GREATER EASE AND A HIGH DEGREE OF
ACCURACY, WE RECOMMEND ONE OF THE MANY
TYPES OF ELECTRONIC GUITAR TUNERS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE FROM MOST MUSIC STORES. THE
TUNERS WHICH USE EITHER A METER OR A MOVING
LED DISPLAY ARE USUALLY EASIER TO USE THAN
THE TYPE WITH A NUMERICAL FREQUENCY
READOUT.
Setting Intonation:
NOTE
BOTH TORSION ROD AND STRING HEIGHT SETTINGS
INTERACT CLOSELY WITH STRING INTONATION.
THESE ADJUSTMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED
BEFORE ANY ATTEMPT IS MADE TO SET STRING
INTONATION AT THE BRIDGE.
1. _ Insure that torsion rod and string height settings are
accurate.
2. Tune guitar to standard A-440 pitch

Peavey T-15 Specifications

General

Brand	Peavey
Model	T-15
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English