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BATTERIES
On basses with active electronics (some
basses do not require batteries) the battery is
stored inside of a battery box or a control cav-
ity. To avoid damage caused by leaking batter-
ies, remove old batteries as soon as possible
and do not store your bass for long periods of
time with the batteries installed. Do not mix
batteries - either older with new, or alkaline
with non-alkaline, etc. - in basses that require
two batteries.
Inserting a plug into the output jack activates the power supply. Unplug the
instrument cable when bass is not in use in order to reduce drain on the battery.
PICKUP
The output level of the instrument as well
as the quality of the signal can be af-
fected by the pickup height. Pickup
height should be adjusted until the vol-
ume of neck and bridge pickups are al-
most equal with both volumes wide
open. The volume may drop drastically if the pickup height is too low. As the
pickups are magnetic, fret buzzing and distortion may occur if the pickup is too
close to the strings. Use a small screwdriver to make adjustments to raise or
lower the pickup.
*Instruments that have adjustable pole pieces can be adjusted to balance the output of each string.
BASS CONTROLS
Pickup Balancer (on all two-pickup models.) The
pickup balance control pot allows the user to blend
between the front and rear pickups using a single
pot. The center position of the pot has a de-tent which
will set both pickups to equal output. Turning the knob
clockwise increases the neck pickup while decreas-
ing the output of the bridge pickup. Turning the knob counter clockwise decreases
the neck pickup and increases the output of the bridge pickup.
*For the specific controls on your bass, please see the appendix at the end of this manual.
BRIDGE
PICKUP
NECK
PICKUP
ACOUSTIC BRIDGE POSITION
On a full hollow bass, the entire bridge
is moved forward or back to adjust
intonation. Based on the 12th fret
harmonic, if the 12th fretted note is flat,
move the bridge toward the headstock.
If the note is sharp, move the bridge
toward the tail piece (away from the
headstock).
You need to loosen the strings to make adjustments, but this may cause the
bridge to move too much. If this occurs, adjustment will be easier if you aim for
a scale length of 770mm/30.3" between the nut (0 fret) and saddle of the first
string. Once the adjustment is made, change strings one at a time to minimize
saddle movement.
