OW N E R ’ S M A N UA L & WA R R A N T Y I N F O R M AT I O N VERSION 1.
OWNER’S MANUAL & WARRANTY INFORMATION VERSION 1.3 Congratulations on your new purchase and thanks for making ESP your instrument of choice! ESP has been recognized for its high quality standards and meticulous craftsmanship since the company was founded in 1975. Every ESP instrument is inspected thoroughly by our quality control technicians prior to shipping to your local dealer.
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String Gauges ESP guitars are strung with the following gauges at our factory. Using the same gauge will probably save you some time in setting up and re-tuning your instrument after you change the strings. Note: String gauge is a matter of preference, and some players will be more comfortable using a different gauge than provided, especially when using alternate tunings.
away from the frets in that area making it harder to play. Having too little bow or backbow to the neck will cause excessive buzzing on open notes and fretted notes near the nut area, and will bring the action down too low across the entire fretboard. INTONATION Intonation on a guitar refers to how well the guitar plays in tune with itself when the same note or chord is played on a different area of the fretboard.
Maximum Bridge Pickup Heights Guitars Bass Bass Side 2.5 mm (3/32”) 3.5 mm (9/64”) Figure 11: Pickup Selector Switches Treble Side 1.5 mm (1/16”) 2.5 mm (3/32”) Note: Active pickups have less magnetic pull and may be adjusted closer to the strings than passive pickups. CONTROLS / ELECTRONICS The following are some brief descriptions of the basic electronic controls and terminology.
Active Bass EQ Controls Most of our basses feature an active EQ system with 2 or 3 controls: bass boost/cut, mid boost/cut (only on a 3-band EQ), and treble boost/cut. All the controls have a center-detent which is the “0” position. Turning clockwise from that point increases the output of that frequency, while turning counter-clockwise from the center point decreases that frequency from the signal. Note: Active EQ systems require a 9V battery in order to function.
Floyd Rose® Double-Locking Tremolo The Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo was popularized in the early 80’s and has remained a popular system ever since. This system locks the strings both at the string saddle and the nut (Figure 16). By locking the string at both locations, there is minimal if any string slippage and almost no friction except at the point of the knife-edge/pivot studs.
From the factory, ESP guitars are setup with 3 springs that are connected to the inside 3 hooks on the spring claw and angle outward to the 1, 3, 5 position holes on the bridge block (Figure 18). Having the springs angled like this is the best way to counter-act against the string tension and bring your bridge back to its center point. An extra spring is included with all our tremolo-equipped guitars. This extra spring may be used if heavier string gauges are ever used on your guitar.
17. All other defects, deterioration, and damage due to normal use, wear and tear, aging, misuse, neglect, improper operation, abuse, accident, theft, or acts of Nature. 18. Any and all charges if no problem is found at time of repair/inspection. 19. Any and all charges incurred from priority service requests (Rush Service) or priority shipping for replacement parts or return of customer’s merchandise.
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