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ELECTRIC GUITAR OWNER’S MANUAL
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE * When connecting or disconnecting cables, turn off the ampli- fier and other equipment or reduce the volume. Congratulations on your purchase of the YAMAHA electric guitar. * After playing, wipe the entire guitar down, including strings, with a good polishing cloth. This will remove corrosive skin With reasonable care, your YAMAHA electric oils and acids, and protect the plating, finish, and strings. guitar will age gracefully and provide many years of superlative musical s
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SGV800 Nomenclature 3-P P.U. Selector SW. Front P.U. Front P.U. + Rear P.U. Front P.U. Rear P.U. Front P.U. Volume Rear P.U. Rear P.U. Volume Master Tone 3
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SGV700/SGV300 Nomenclature 3-P P.U. Selector SW. Pickup A Pickup A+(B+C)* Pickup (B+C)* Pickup A * The balance of pickup (B+C) depends upon the position of the Pickup Fader Control. Pickup B Master Volume Pickup C Master Tone Pickup Fader Control: Adjusts the output balance of pickups B and C. Turn to the right (clockwise) to increase the balance of the output from pickup B. Turn to the left (counter-clockwise) to increase the balance of the output from pickup C. Pickup B Pickup C 4
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Truss Rod Adjustment Procedure Make sure guitar is tuned to pitch before making adjustments to the truss rod. NOTE The curvature of the neck should be slightly concave. The practice of sighting down the neck to see whether there is a bow or bend is unreli- Unless you have experience with truss rods, we suggest that you able, and even experienced bass technicians can be misted by optical entrust this adjustment to your dealer. illusions. A better method to check for proper curvature is as follows
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Adjusting String Height (Action) String height is indicated by the space between the strings and frets. Changing this setting will change the manner in which the guitar plays. If the string height is too high, it will be difficult to play, and if the string height is too low, it will cause fret buzz. 1. Loosen the strings. 2. Use the supplied box wrench to remove the anti slip nut on the 1st string and 6th string ends of the bridge. Anti Slip Nut Raise Lower Box Wrench (Supplied) 3. Use the supp
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Bridge Saddle of SGV 300/800 Electric Guitars The bridge saddles may lift off of the bridge plate from intonation adjustments or vibration while transporting. Intonation Adjusting Screw To adjust the saddles, loosen the strings and press the hexagonal nut down towards the bridge plate to set Bridge Saddle bridge saddles in their original position. Press Bridge Plate Hexagonal Nut 7
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Setting the Intonation Adjust the intonation by comparing the note fingered at the 12th fret with the harmonic tone at the 12th fret. Tune so that both pitches are the same. It is recommended that you use good quality strobe tuning scope for this function. If the pitch at the 12th fret is flat com- * Please use the supplied Allen wrench to adjust the octave adjustment pared to the harmonic tone If the pitch at the 12th fret screw. → Turn to the left (counter-clockwise) is sharp compared to the h
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Angle Adjustment for the Tremolo Unit Adjust the spring screw, located on the back side of the guitar body, so that the tail piece section of the tremolo unit is parallel to the body. If the string gauge or the position of the spring hook is changed, adjustment of the tremolo unit's angle (adjust- ment of the amount of floating) will be necessary. Tail section Adjust the height 1. Remove the four (4) cover fixing screws located on the back uniformly side of the guitar body and remove the cover.
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Adjust the Arm Tension Use the tension adjustment screw, located on the side of the tail piece, to adjust the tension that holds the tremolo arm in place. Insert the supplied Allen wrench into the tension adjustment screw on the side of the tail piece, and adjust the tension that holds the arm in place. • To make the arm tighter. → Turn the Allen wrench to the right (clockwise). • To make the arm looser → Turn the Allen wrench to the left (counter-clockwise). To make the arm tighter → Turn to th
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SERVICE If your guitar should need any parts or service, or if you need any information, including the address of your nearest YAMAHA dealer, contact: YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. YAMAHA-HAZEN ELECTRONICA Guitar Service Department MUSICAL S.A. 135 Milner Avenue Scarborough Ontario MIS 3R1 Canada 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue Jorge Juan 30, 28001 Madrid Spain TEL: 416 298 1311 Buena Park, Calif. 90620 Calif. U.S.A. TEL: 593 2554 TEL: 714 522 9433 YAMAHA DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.
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