Yamaha SLB200 - Manuals

6 ● Battery Case/Output Jack Section • The Silent Bass does not produce sound when headphones are plugged into the instrument’s Output Jack. • When making connections to the Output Jack, make sure that a standard monaural phone plug is used. The power isswitched ON when a plug is inserted into the O...

7 Setup ■ Tuning The Silent Bass is shipped from the factory with the bridge in place and the strings slightly loosened. The bridge’s height is set to an average height. Since the position of the bridge will sometimes shift during transport, please properly adjust the position of the bridge before t...

8 • After tuning is complete, make sure that the tailpiece side of the bridge is still properly aligned. If the bridge is leaning in either direction, slightly loosen the strings and carefully re-align the bridge using both hands. • If, after tuning, the tailpiece is leaning to one side, slightly lo...

9 ■ Attaching the Frame Unit The Silent Bass is shipped from the factory with the Frame Unit removed from the main body. Please properly attach the Frame Unit using the following procedure. 1 Open the upper arm support on the frame unit, until it comes in contact with the stopper. 2 With the support...

10 ■ About the End Pin The Silent Bass is shipped from the factory with its end pin removed from the main body and stored separately in the soft case. Before using the instrument, loosen the end pin stopper and insert the end pin, then after deter- mining a comfortable playing height, securely tight...

11 ● Winding the Strings 1 Hook the string’s ball end into the string hole on the tailpiece. Make sure that the ball end is securely positioned in the end of the string hole slit. * If the ball end is larger than the string hole, thread the opposite end of the string through the hole from the back s...

12 • When the instrument is not being used for an extended period of time, loosen the strings. • The instrument can be played after making sure that the bridge is standing vertically when compared to the surface on which the bridge stands. Playing the instrument with a leaning bridge can result in a...

13 ■ About the Mute Since the Silent Bass is designed with a pickup system that picks up string vibration, the system can sometimes pick up string vibrations that occur between the bridge and tailpiece. If this is obvious, attach the supplied mute onto the strings as shown in the illustration below....

14 Power Supply The Silent Bass uses a battery as its power source. Before installing or removing the battery, remove the cable from the output jack. 1 On the backside of the instrument, push down on the battery case’s latch below the “OPEN” arrow to remove the battery case. • Be careful when removi...

15 Specifications Neck Maple Body Spruce + Mahogany Fingerboard Rosewood Bridge Maple (height is adjustable) Frame Unit Beech + parts of Aluminum, etc. Tuning Pegs Custom Worm Gear Type Tail Piece Ebony (reverse type) Strings Contra Bass Strings (Ball-end type) Sensor Piezo Pickup Controls • Volume ...

6 ● Battery Case/Output Jack Section • The Silent Bass does not produce sound when headphones are plugged into the instrument’s Output Jack. • When making connections to the Output Jack, make sure that a standard monaural phone plug is used. The power isswitched ON when a plug is inserted into the O...

7 Setup ■ Tuning The Silent Bass is shipped from the factory with the bridge in place and the strings slightly loosened. The bridge’s height is set to an average height. Since the position of the bridge will sometimes shift during transport, please properly adjust the position of the bridge before t...

8 • After tuning is complete, make sure that the tailpiece side of the bridge is still properly aligned. If the bridge is leaning in either direction, slightly loosen the strings and carefully re-align the bridge using both hands. • If, after tuning, the tailpiece is leaning to one side, slightly lo...

9 ■ Attaching the Frame Unit The Silent Bass is shipped from the factory with the Frame Unit removed from the main body. Please properly attach the Frame Unit using the following procedure. 1 Open the upper arm support on the frame unit, until it comes in contact with the stopper. 2 With the support...

10 ■ About the End Pin The Silent Bass is shipped from the factory with its end pin removed from the main body and stored separately in the soft case. Before using the instrument, loosen the end pin stopper and insert the end pin, then after deter- mining a comfortable playing height, securely tight...

11 ● Winding the Strings 1 Hook the string’s ball end into the string hole on the tailpiece. Make sure that the ball end is securely positioned in the end of the string hole slit. * If the ball end is larger than the string hole, thread the opposite end of the string through the hole from the back s...

12 • When the instrument is not being used for an extended period of time, loosen the strings. • The instrument can be played after making sure that the bridge is standing vertically when compared to the surface on which the bridge stands. Playing the instrument with a leaning bridge can result in a...

13 ■ About the Mute Since the Silent Bass is designed with a pickup system that picks up string vibration, the system can sometimes pick up string vibrations that occur between the bridge and tailpiece. If this is obvious, attach the supplied mute onto the strings as shown in the illustration below....

14 Power Supply The Silent Bass uses a battery as its power source. Before installing or removing the battery, remove the cable from the output jack. 1 On the backside of the instrument, push down on the battery case’s latch below the “OPEN” arrow to remove the battery case. • Be careful when removi...

15 Specifications Neck Maple Body Spruce + Mahogany Fingerboard Rosewood Bridge Maple (height is adjustable) Frame Unit Beech + parts of Aluminum, etc. Tuning Pegs Custom Worm Gear Type Tail Piece Ebony (reverse type) Strings Contra Bass Strings (Ball-end type) Sensor Piezo Pickup Controls • Volume ...