Electric bass owner’s manual contents care and maintenance ............................................... 2 tuning machine tension adjustment ..................... 3 setting the string action ........................................ 4 intonation adjustment .............................................
2 care and maintenance congratulations on your choice of the yamaha electric bass. With reasonable care, your yamaha electric bass will age gracefully and provide many years of superlative musi- cal service. * when connecting or disconnecting cables, turn off the am- plifier and other equipment or r...
3 tuning machine tension adjustment the tuning machines have spring-loaded mechanisms which automatically take up wear, preventing backlash. However, it is possible to adjust the amount of pressure required to turn the machines. Each machine has a tension adjustment screw, as illustrated. Clockwise ...
4 setting the string action string height refers to the space between the strings and frets, and has an affect on playability. Set too high and the instrument is hard to play. Too low results in fret noise. Adjust so that the space between the string and the last fret measures as follows: individual...
5 intonation adjustment when the string gauge and/or bridge height is changed, or the truss rod is adjusted, it is usually necessary to reintonate the bridge saddles. If the bass plays out of tune in the higher reg- isters, this adjustment is needed. Check each string in the fol- lowing way: to chec...
6 pickup height adjustment truss rod adjustment the curvature of the neck should be slightly concave. Clockwise rotation of the nut tightens the rod and corrects for too much concave bow. Counterclockwise rotation of the nut loosens the rod and corrects for too much convex bend. Make any adjustments...
7 battery (6lr61 : 9v, s-006p) when these run out, don’t just throw them away, but dispose of them as minor chemical waste. Correct use and handling of batteries * when changing batteries, pay close attention to the +/- polarity markings as shown in the illustration above. Battery (6lr61 : 9v, s-006...
8 safety precautions thank you for purchasing this yamaha guitar. To get the most out of this fine instrument, and to use it in a safe manner, we urge you to read this owner’s manual before using the instrument. The cautions given in the following safety precautions sec- tion are provided to prevent...
9 preventing electrical accidents • if the instrument must be used outdoors in bad weather, or in a place with high humidity, please use caution. Please read the owner’s manuals that came with the devices, such as power amplifiers, etc., that you connect your guitar to. Accidents such as fire or ele...
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