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Yamaha SGV Series manual

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  • Page 1

    ELECTRIC GUIT AR O WNER’S MANU AL エレクトリックギター オーナーズマニュアル SGV SERIES SGV シリーズ[...]

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    2 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Congratulations on your purchase of the YAMAHA electric guitar. With reasonable care, your YAMAHA electric guitar will age gracefully and provide many years of superlative musical service. * When connecting or disconnecting cables, turn off the ampli- fier and other equipment or reduce the volume. * After playing, wipe the en[...]

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    3 Front P .U. V olume Master T one 3-P P .U . Selector SW . SGV800 Nomenclature Rear P .U . V olume F ront P .U . F ront P .U . + Rear P .U . Rear P .U . Rear P .U . Front P .U.[...]

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    4 Pickup C Pickup A Master V olume Pickup F ader Control: Adjusts the output balance of pickups B and C . T urn to the r ight (cloc kwise) to increase the balance of the output from pickup B. T urn to the left (counter-clockwise) to increase the balance of the output from pickup C . 3-P P .U. Selector SW . SGV700/SGV300 Nomenclature Master T one Pi[...]

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    5 Truss Rod Adjustment Procedure Make sure guitar is tuned to pitch before making adjustments to the truss rod. 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- able, and even experienced bass technicians can be misted by optical illusions. A better method [...]

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    6 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[...]

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    7 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. To adjust the saddles, loosen the strings and press the hexagonal nut down towards the bridge plate to set bridge saddles in their original position. Bridge Saddle Press Bridge Plate Hexago[...]

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    8 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. * Please use the supplied Allen wr ench to adjust the octa ve adjustment screw . • If the[...]

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    9 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 nece[...]

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    10 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 [...]

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    11 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 Guitar Service Department 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue Buena Park, Calif. 90620 Calif. U.S.A. TEL: 714 522 9433 YAMAHA EUROPA G.M.B.H. 2084 Rellingen, b. Hamburg Siemenss[...]

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    0004 Printed in T aiwan QC55690 R1[...]