Yamaha Electric Guitar - Manuals

Page 2 - CARE AND MAINTENANCE

2 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Congratulations on your purchase of theYAMAHA electric guitar.With reasonable care, your YAMAHA electricguitar will age gracefully and provide manyyears of superlative musical service. * When connecting or disconnecting cables, turn off the ampli-fier and other equipment or re...

Page 3 - ) Adjust the height by the Height Adjustment Screw. The Nut; NOTE: As the height has been adjusted in the best condi-

3 TUNING MACHINE TENSION ADJUSTMENT HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE LOCKING NUT The tuning machines have spring-loaded mechanisms whichautomatically take up wear, preventing backlash. However, it ispossible to adjust the amount of pressure required to turn themachines. Each machine has a tension adjustment screw,...

Page 4 - NOTE: Be sure to perform any necessary adjustments to the; truss rod before performing the following adjustments.

4 SETTING THE STRING ACTION — Bridge — NOTE: Be sure to perform any necessary adjustments to the truss rod before performing the following adjustments. Set one end of the 15 cm rule on top of the last fret with the flatside of the rule against the string and measure the space be-tween the top of the...

Page 5 - VIBRATO SYSTEM Vintage Type

5 VIBRATO SYSTEM Vintage Type Following is the procedure for adjusting the vintage vibratosystem: To check intonation, compare the harmonic tone (12th fret) tothe fretted tone (12th fret). ● If fretted pitch is higher than harmonic, saddle must be movedbackward to lengthen string. ● If fretted pitch...

Page 7 - ) When the intonation is correct, tighten the hexagonal screw; Intonation Adjustment in Vibrato Bridge; ) Loosen the hexagonal screw located in front of each saddle

7 3) When the intonation is correct, tighten the hexagonal screw in front of each saddle to ensure that its position staysstationary. (illustration — D) VIBRATO SYSTEM TRS-PRO/101 (part 2) Intonation Adjustment in Vibrato Bridge 1) Loosen the hexagonal screw located in front of each saddle using the...

Page 8 - YAMAHA ORIGINAL DESIGN VIBRATO SYSTEM RM - Pro; II

8 YAMAHA ORIGINAL DESIGN VIBRATO SYSTEM RM - Pro II / III (part 1) The strings are top-loaded from the rear of the bridge and it is notnecessary to cut off the ball end as on other vibrato systems.Following is the procedure for changing strings and adjusting thevibrato system: 1) Loosen the three he...

Page 9 - Tension Adjustment in Vibrato Arm; Adjust the tension rotating the Arm Collar. (illustration — E); Removing the Vibrato Arm

9 YAMAHA ORIGINAL DESIGN VIBRATO SYSTEM RM - Pro II / III (part 2) 9 Intonation Adjustment in Vibrato Bridge 1) Loosen the hexagonal screw located in front of each saddle using the supplied hexagonal wrench. (illustration — D) 2) Use the hexagonal wrench to adjust the individual string lengths. Thes...

Page 10 - BRIDGE/SPRING TENSION ADJUSTMENTS; ) Remove the screws that attach the tremolo cavity back plate

10 BRIDGE/SPRING TENSION ADJUSTMENTS For best results the bridge should always be adjusted so it isparallel to the top surface of the guitar as shown in illustration(below). This position is maintained by opposing tension be-tween the strings and the claw springs. If you change stringgauge, you will...

Page 11 - gest that you entrust this adjustment to your dealer.; Humbucking Pickup

11 TRUSS ROD ADJUSTMENT PICKUP HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT The curvature of the neck should be slightly concave.Clockwise rotation of the nut tightens the rod and corrects fortoo much concave bow. Counterclockwise rotation of the nutloosens the rod and corrects for too much convex bend. Makeany adjustments gr...

Page 12 - SERVICE; YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD.

12 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 AMERICAGuitar Service Department 6600 Orangethorpe AvenueBuena Park, Calif. 90620 Calif. U.S.A.TEL: 714 522 9011 YAMAHA EUROP...