User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX GIBSON MEMPHIS

[. . . ] OWNER'S MANUAL © 2003 Gibson Guitar Corp. To the new Gibson owner: Congratulations on the purchase of your new Gibson electric guitar ­ the world's most famous electric guitar from the leader of fretted instruments. Please take a few minutes to acquaint yourself with the information in this booklet regarding materials, electronics, "how to, " care, maintenance and more about your guitar. And then begin enjoying a lifetime of music with your new Gibson. The Components of a Hollow or Semi-hallowbody Guitar Gibson Innovations The History of Gibson Electric Guitars Design and Construction Body Neck and Headstock Pickups Controls Bridge Tailpiece 4 6 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS 14 14 15 17 19 20 Care and Maintenance Finish Your Guitar on the Road Things to Avoid Strings Install your Strings Correctly String Gauge Brand of Strings 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 4 Strap Button Hinged Tailpiece 12th Fret Lead or Bridge Three-way Toggle Switch Marker/Inlay Neck Fret Fingerboard Nut Bridge Pickups Rhythm or Neck Pickup Headstock THE COMPONENTS OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR Featuring an ES-175 in Antique Natural Binding Bridge Pickups Neck Pickups Body Tone and Tone and Volume Volume Pickguard Truss Rod Machine Tuning Cover Key Head Input Jack 5 Stopbar Tune-o-matic Varitone Tailpiece Bridge Pickups Strap Button 12th Fret Marker/Inlay Neck Fret Fingerboard Nut Headstock THE COMPONENTS OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR Featuring an ES-345 in Faded Red Mono Stereo Jacks Jacks Tone Volume Controls Controls Binding Body Pickguard Truss Rod Machine Tuning Cover Key Head 6 Here are just a few of the Gibson innovations that have reshaped the guitar world: 1894 ­ First archtop guitar 1922 ­ First -hole archtop, the L-5 1936 ­ First professional quality electric guitar, the ES-150 1947 ­ P-90 single-coil pickup introduced 1948 ­ First dual-pickup Gibson, the ES-300 1949 ­ First three-pickup guitar, the ES-5 1949 ­ First hollowbody electric with pointed cutaway, the ES-175 1952 ­ First Gibson solidbody guitar, the Les Paul 1955 ­ First thinline hollowbody, the ES-225T 1957 ­ First humbucking pickup 7 1958 ­ Flying V and Explorer introduced 1958 ­ First semi-hollowbody guitar, the ES-335 1961 ­ SG body style introduced 1963 ­ Firebird guitars and Thunderbird basses introduced 1973 ­ Les Paul Signature with low-impedance pickups introduced 1979 ­ ES-Artist with active electronics introduced 1981 ­ ES-335 DOT reissue introduced 1982 ­ First solidbody acoustic, the Chet Atkins CE 1999 ­ Gibson ES-Series production moves to Memphis 2002 ­ Gibson Digital Electric Guitar introduced 8 A BRIEF HISTORY OF GIBSON ELECTRIC GUITARS Gibson's legendary acoustic engineer, Lloyd Loar, was experimenting with electric instruments in 1924, at the dawn of electronic amplification. However, Gibson's struggle to dominate the banjo market took precedence through the 1920s, and it wasn't until the mid-1930s that the company once again turned its attention to electric guitars. [. . . ] King "Little Lucille" has specially designed P-90s called Blues 90 pickups, along with a dummy pickup coil to give it humbucking functionality. Among the many examples of the P-90 sound are Scotty Moore's ES-295 on Elvis Presley's first recordings and Tracy Chapman's ES-125T on "Give Me One Reason. " Pickup adjustments. Although the pickups on each guitar are set to Gibson standards at the factory, they can be adjusted. The height of the pickup can be adjusted by the two screws found 17 at either end of the pickup, in the mounting ring. Individual string volume can be adjusted by turning the polepiece screws. Bringing the pickup or pole screw closer to the strings makes the signal stronger or "hotter. " Controls. The standard Gibson electronic configuration is two pickups, four knobs and a pickup selector switch. The four knobs provide individual tone and volume control for each pickup. Models with only three knobs provide individual volume and master tone control. Single pickup models have only two knobs ­ for volume and tone control ­ and no pickup selector. Volume controls: The two knobs closest to the fingerboard control volume. The volume knob nearest the bridge controls the "rhythm" or neck pickup; the knob nearest the edge of the guitar controls the "lead" or bridge pickup. Tone controls: The knob or knobs farthest away from the fingerboard control tone. The tone knob nearest the bridge controls the "rhythm" or neck pickup; the knob nearest the edge of the guitar controls the "lead" or bridge pickup. 18 The tone controls are the "treble roll off " or "cut" variety. The tonal quality of the instrument is darkened by the reduction of treble rather than the addition of bass. The tone control turned all the way counterclockwise results in maximum reduction of treble and produces the "darkest" sound. Any change ­ in bridge height, string gauge or climate ­ can affect the intonation and cause a guitar to play out of tune in some fret positions. When this happens, the string length needs to be adjusted, and this is accomplished by moving the individual saddles forward (toward the neck) 20 or backward (toward the tailpiece). The screw heads are on the pickup side of the bridge, although there are many Gibsons that have the screw heads facing the tailpiece. To check intonation, compare the pitch of a string that is fretted at the 12th fret against the harmonic at the 12th fret (accomplished by touching the string lightly with the left hand, without pressing it all the way to the fret). If the fretted note is higher than the harmonic, the string should be lengthened by moving the saddle toward the tailpiece until the two notes are the same. If the fretted note is lower than the harmonic the string length should be increased. [. . . ] More casual 24 players may only need to change strings every month or two. For some players, even light perspiration shortens the life of their strings. The sound of the strings is the only sure way to judge whether or not they need to be changed. And if one string needs to be changed, the others can't be far behind. [. . . ]