B.C. Rich Mockingbird manual

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    Introduction Congratulations for making B.C. Rich your choice of instrument. This manual will explain how to k eep your instrument in top sha pe for years of m usical enjoyment. Controls Bronz e Series guitars The Bronze Series has 3 contr ols to adjust the sound of the guitar . • The first knob (closest to the bridge pickup) is the Master [...]

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    When you do need to change batteries y ou will get better performance and batter y lif e if you use an alkaline battery . The batter y compartment is located on the back of the bass just abov e the control ca vity . It can easily be opened by unscr ewing the 2 scre ws with a Phillips head scre wdriver . Changing the batter y will not aff ect your w[...]

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    Step 1: The first thing you do to r eset the range of all the fine tuners is to position all the fine tuner scre ws to the mid dle of their possible mov ement. Step 2: One wa y to do this is to turn the low "low E" string fine tuner scr ew all the wa y up , then turn the "D" string fine tuner scre w all the wa y down. Now , posi[...]

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    Step 6: Now check the base plate position. If it is not parallel to the face of the guitar body turn the setscre w until the base plate is parallel. Step 7: After you get the base plate parallel, check your string action. If your strings are too high or too lo w for y ou, adjust the action with the two r ock er scre ws, using a 3mm Allen wrench unt[...]

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    Step 1: T o replace a string, push down on the back of the saddle of one of the strings. Step 2: Then, pull back on the sliding latch by placing the first finger of your fr ee hand on the black knob protruding out the back of the saddle then placing your thumb on the fin sticking up just behind the fine tuner scre w and pull the latch back with a p[...]

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    Step 4: Now r emove the bullet fr om the saddle. Step 5: If you ar e replacing a br ok en string, when you unlatch the piv oting saddle there will be no tension on the string to pull the pivoting sad dle forwar d, so you'll ha v e to piv ot the saddle forwar d with your finger . Y ou can now remo ve the bullet on the other end of the string fr[...]

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    Step 1: T o put on the new string simply slide one of the bullets into the nut, then place the other bullet into the appr opriate sad dle and push do wn on the back on the saddle until y ou hear , or feel, a snap . Step 2: This sound is the spring-loaded sliding latch snapping into place. If you don't hear or feel the snap , push the sliding l[...]