Gibson 2010 Les Paul Standard LTD ED User manual

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ImportantSafetyInstructions
Wevalueyouasacustomer—andwantourproductstogiveyouaninspiring,andgratifying,
experience.So,toinsureyoursafetyandprotectyourinvestmentintheGibsonLesPaulStandard2010
Limitedguitar,pleasereadandfollowallsafetywarningsandoperatinginstructionsbeforeusingthis
product,andkeepalldocumentationforfuturereference.
EnvironmentalFactors
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HeatandmoisturecanharmyourGibsonLesPaulStandard2010Limited.Pleasedonotinstallor
operatethisguitarnearsourcesofmoisture,suchassinks,dampbasements,leakyroofs,etc.and
neverstoreitnearheatsources,suchasheatersorradiators.BothyouandyourLesPaulStandard
2010Limitedwillbemuchhappierifyoustoreandoperatethisproductundersafeconditions.
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R.I.P.AudioInterface(SOLDSEPERATELY)
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*RIP(RobotInterfacePack):NOTINCLUDED.
*Pleasenote:throughoutthismanualanyandallreferencetotheRIPaudiointerfaceissubjecttothe
separatepurchaseoftheRIPboxavailableonlythroughGibsonGearatGibson.com
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PowerSources
UseonlythepowersourceincludedintheLesPaulStandard2010Limitedpackage.Makesureany
powersupplycordsarenotlocatedwheretheyarelikelytobesafetyhazards,suchasonthefloor
wherepeoplemightwalk,orinlocationswheretheymayreceivepressurefromitemsplaceduponor
againstthem.Also,beverycarefulwithanypowersourceconnections,suchaswheretheACadapter
connectstothewalloutlet.Ifthisisjostledloose,the*RIPaudiointerfaceincludedwithLesPaul
Standard2010Limitedmayexperienceextremepowerdifferentials,whichcanpotentiallyharmyou
andtheproduct.
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Service
PleasedonotattempttoservicetheLesPaulStandard2010Limitedoranyofitsaccessoriesyourself.
Openinganyoftheseupmayexposeyoutohighvoltages(besides,therearenouser‐serviceable
parts),soletourexperttechnicianshandleanyrepairsforyou.Speakingofexperts,alwayssendthe
LesPaulStandard2010Limitedor*RIPaudiointerfacetoanauthorizedservicetechnicianifanyofthe
followingoccurs(contactnumbersforservicecentersareattheendofthissection):
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Anyforeignobject(especiallyliquid)hasgotteninsideLesPaulStandard2010Limitedorits
accessories
LesPaulStandard2010Limitedoritsaccessorieshavebeenexposedtowater,dropped,or
otherwisedamaged
AmarkedchangeinLesPaulStandard2010Limited’sperformance

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YouhearanythingrattlingaroundinsideifyoushaketheLesPaulStandard2010Limitedgently
WarrantyProtection
ItisextremelyimportanttousthatyouaresatisfiedwithLesPaulStandard2010Limited.Registerit
andactivateyourwarrantyprotectionbymailingthewarrantycardincludedwithLesPaulStandard
2010LimitedtoGibsonUSA,DepartmentW,P.O.Box100087,Nashville,TN37210‐0087.Ifyou
encounteranykindofproblem,contactusassoonaspossiblesowecanmakethingsright.
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Onceyourwarrantyprotectionisactive,theLesPaulStandard2010Limited'selectroniccomponents
arewarrantedtobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforaperiodofone(1)yearfrom
thedateoforiginalpurchase.Yourwarrantycoversthecostofbothlaborandmaterialsonanyrepair
deemednecessarybyourCustomerServiceRepresentativeforthewarrantyperiod,subjecttothe
limitationsbelow.Pleasenotethatourwarrantybelongstotheoriginalretailpurchaseronly,andmay
notbetransferredorassignedtosubsequentowners.
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IftheLesPaulStandard2010Limitedmalfunctionsasaresultoffaultymaterialsorworkmanship,
Gibsonwilldeterminewhetherrepairorreplacementismoreappropriate.Incasetheoriginal
materialsarenolongeravailableforrepair,Gibsonreservestherighttousematerialsregularlyutilized
atthetimeofrepair.
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IfwedeterminethatreplacingtheLesPaulStandard2010Limitedbestservesyourinterests,orinthe
unlikelyeventthatitisdestroyed,lost,ordamagedbeyondrepairwhileinourpossessionforrepairs,
wewillreplacetheproduct.Ifitisnolongeravailable,itwillbereplacedwiththemostsimilarproduct
whosevaluedoesnotexceedyouroriginalproduct’spurchaseprice.
Remember—asanecessaryconditiontothewarrantycoveragedescribedinthissection,youmust
activateyourwarrantybymailingthewarrantycardincludedwithLesPaulStandard2010Limitedto
GibsonUSA,DepartmentW,P.O.Box100087,Nashville,TN37210‐0087.
WarrantyLimitations
Unfortunately,itisnotpossibleforyourproductwarrantytocoveranyofthefollowing:
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Anyproductthathasbeenalteredormodifiedinanyway,oruponwhichanyserialor
registrationnumberhasbeentamperedwithoralteredinanyway.
Anyproductwhosewarrantycardhasbeenalteredorcontainsfalseinformation.
Anyproductthathasbeendamagedduetomisuse,negligence,accidentorimproperoperation
orstorage.
Anyproductdamagedduringshipment.Inspectthepackageimmediatelyuponreceipt,and
notifythecarrierimmediatelyifthereisdamage.
Anyproductdamagedasaresultofextremetemperature,humidity,ortheuseofanimproper
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Anyproductnotpurchasedthroughanauthorizeddealer,oranyproductthathashadrepairs,
modificationsoralterationsmadebyanunauthorizedservicetechnician.
Wearandtearbasedonnormalusage.
Factoryinstalledelectronicsaftermorethanoneyearfollowingtheoriginaldateofpurchase.
Gibsonmakesnootherexpresswarrantyofanykind.Allimpliedwarranties,includingwarrantiesof
merchantabilityandfitnessforaparticularpurposethatexceedthespecificprovisionsofthe
warranty,areexpresslyandspecificallydisclaimedandexcludedfromthewarranty.
Note,however,thatsomestatesand/orcountriesdonotallowtheexclusionorlimitationofimplied
warranties,sothisparagraphmaynotapplytoyou.Inparticular,ifyoupurchasedyourproduct
outsideoftheUnitedStates,contactyourlocaldistributorforthehandlingandresolutionofall
warrantyissues,asthewarrantydescribedhereisnotalwaysapplicable.Andofcourse,Gibsonshall
notbeliableforanyspecial,indirect,consequential,incidentalorothersimilardamagestoyouorto
anythirdparty,including,withoutlimitation,damagesforlossofprofitsorbusiness,ordamages
resultingfromuseorperformanceoftheproduct,whetherincontractortort,evenifGibsonorits
authorizedrepresentativehasbeenadvisedofthepossibilityofsuchdamages,andGibsonshallnotbe
liableforanyexpenses,claimsorsuitsarisingfromorrelatingtoanyoftheforegoing.
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Toobtainwarrantyservice,contacttheservicecenternearestyou:
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US(TollFree)1‐800‐4GIBSON
US(Local)1‐615‐871‐4500
Email‐[email protected]
Europe00800‐4GIBSON1
Email‐[email protected]
Japan
Email‐[email protected]
China800‐820‐8841(inChinaonly)
Email‐service.ch[email protected]
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Pleasedonotsendaunitinforrepairbeforecontactingyourcustomerservicecenter.Theywill
adviseyouoftheproperprocedureforaquickandefficientrepair,aswellasprovideinformationon
whereandhowtosendyourLesPaulStandard2010Limited.
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Introduction:WelcometotheLesPaulStandard2010Limited
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TheLesPaulStandard2010LimitedisGibson's(fourth)generation“Robot”guitar.Buildingonthe
successoftheoriginalRobotGuitar,thegroundbreakingDarkFire,anditspredecessortheDuskTiger,
theLesPaulStandard2010Limitedrepresentstheapexoftoday'stechnologymatchedwiththeLes
Paultraditionoffinely‐craftedguitars.SomeoftheLesPaulStandard2010Limited'sstandoutfeatures
include:
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Third‐generationRobotTuningTechnologyTMforautomatic,accuratetuning
Instantlyselectablechoiceoftunings(standardandalternatetunings)
ChameleonToneTechnologyTMdeliversiconicguitarsoundswithoutdigitalmodeling
TheLesPaulStandard2010Limitedisequallyathomeinliveperformanceorrecording
environments
TheMasterControlKnob(MCK)includesasophisticateddisplaytohelpyouselectdifferent
tunings,sounds,andfunctions.
Thepickupswitchtoggleisalsoaknob(“Piezoblend”)that,whenturned,determinestheblend
ofmagneticandPiezopickupsounds
LesPaulStandard2010LimitedissetupwithadvancedPLEKtechnologyforexceptional
playability
CompanionsoftwareincludesGibsonChameleonEditorforcreatingcustomsoundsandtunings
availableatGibson.com
SoftwareiscompatiblewithMacOSXandWindowsXP,Vista,andWindows7
User‐replaceable,long‐lifebattery—evenswitcheasilyinthemiddleofagig.
Simplified“operatingsystem”wherethemostcommonfunctionsareextremelyeasytoaccess.
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Mostimportantly,theLesPaulStandard2010Limitedisaninspiringguitarthatplaysandfeelslike
someofthefinestLesPaul’syou'veeverplayed.
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LesPaulStandard2010Limitedofferssomuchyou'llneedtimetolearnitsfeatures.Thismanual,
writtenbyLesPaulStandard2010LimitedownersforLesPaulStandard2010Limitedowners,willhelp
makethatprocessassimpleaspossible.
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AllofusatGibsonhopethatyougetthesamejoyoutofplayingLesPaulStandard2010Limitedthat
we'vehadincreatingit.WeappreciateyourconfidenceinGibson.Shouldyouencounterproblems,our
supportstaffisalwaysreadytohelpyouresolveanyissues.WelcometotheGibsonfamily,andtothe
innovativeworldofLesPaulStandard2010Limited.
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Chapter1:LesPaulStandard2010Limited
Chapter1:LesPaulStandard2010LimitedEssentials
1.0STOP:ChargeLesPaulStandard2010Limited'sBatteryBeforeUse!
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LesPaulStandard2010Limitedcontainsaninternal,user‐replaceable,rechargeablebatterythatmust
bechargedtousethePiezopickup,ChameleonToneTechnology,orRobotTuningTechnology.Using
onlythemagneticpickupsdoesnotrequirepower.Pleasechargethebatteryfullywhenyoufirst
receiveLesPaulStandard2010Limited.TheQuickStartguidegivesbatterybasics,whileAppendixC
describeshowtooptimizebatteryperformanceingreaterdetail.Tochargethebattery,removethe
batteryplatefromLesPaulStandard2010Limited'sback,placethebatteryintheexternalcharger
(supplied),andplugthesuppliedACadapterintothecharger.Theadapterisaninternationaltypethat
accommodates100‐240V,50/60Hz.Thecharger'sLEDwillshineredwhencharging,andgreenwhen
thebatteryischarged.AnadditionalbatteryissuppliedintheLesPaulStandard2010Limited
accessorypack;ifyouneedmorebatteries,theyareavailablefromstoressuchasRadioShack(part
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1.1TheMasterControlKnob
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TheLesPaulStandard2010Limited'sfourknobsare(goingfromnecktobridge)neckpickupvolume,
bridgepickupvolume,MasterControlKnob(MCK),andtonecontrol.
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TheMCKisasophisticated“push‐pull”knobwithanilluminatedinteractivedisplaycalledtheDisplay
Matrix.ThedisplayshowsLesPaulStandard2010Limited'sstatusasyouselecttunings,sounds,and
morewiththeknob.ItisyourprimarywayofinteractingwithLesPaulStandard2010Limited's
operatingsystem.
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PullingtheMCKup(furthestfromtheguitarbody)activatesitandappliespowertoLesPaulStandard
2010Limited.
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PushingdownontheMCK(pushingtowardthebodyuntilitclicks)turnsoffLesPaulStandard2010
Limited,andstoresthecurrenttuningandsoundforrecallnexttimeyoupower‐up.(However,it's
possibletospecifyacustomdefaulttuningforpower‐upusingsetupfunctionsintheRedBank;see
Section6.2,Function1).Whenturnedoff,LesPaulStandard2010LimitedgoesintoLesPaulmode,
wheretheguitarelectronicsaredeactivated.InthismodeLesPaulStandard2010Limitedactsand
soundslikeastandardLesPaulguitar.
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1.1.1 TheMCK's“Enter”Function
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TheMCKcanturntomakeselections,butalsorespondstopressingontheknob'scenter.Thisisvery
muchlikehitting“Enter”onacomputerkeyboard,sowerefertopressingontheknob'scenteras
“pushingEnter.”YoucanrotatetheMCKtomakevariousselections,and“enter”yourchoicesintwo
ways:Somefunctionsrequireabrief,momentarypressontheMCK'sDisplayMatrix,whilesome
less‐usedfunctionsrequireapresslongerthanonesecond(butdon'tpresstoohard,asthiswillpush
theMCKallthewayintotheoffposition).Themanualspecifieswhentousewhichtypeofpress.
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1.1.2 MCKDetails
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TheMCK'souterringofLEDsindicatestheMCK'spositionandwhentuning,indicatesthestatusof
variousstrings.MCKpositionsareidentifiedbysymbolsandletters.
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•Position/StringLEDs.These10LEDssurroundtheMCK'sedge.AfterpullingtheMCKout,
rotatingtheknobtoaparticularLEDchoosesaspecificsound,function,orstring.
•b#symbol.RotatingtheMCKfullycounter‐clockwisetoaccessesthisposition,whichisused
oftenwithRedBankoperations.
•RotatingArrowsymbol.Thetextreferstothissymbolasthe“RotatingArrow.”
•Guitarsymbol.ShowsthestatusofthePiezopickup,e.g.,whetherit'savailabletobeblended
inwiththemagneticpickupandwhetheritscompaniononboardEQisonoroff.Thisissetin
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•Pickupsymbol.ThisindicatesthestatusofLesPaulStandard2010Limited'smagnetic
pickups—whetherthey'reoperatingasstandardpickups,usingcoilswitchingtoobtain
differentsounds,andwhethertheonboardEQsectionisonoroff.Thisissetinthe
accompanyingGibsonChameleonEditorsoftware.
•VariablecolorDisplayMatrix.ThisprovidesfeedbackonseveralaspectsofLesPaulStandard
2010Limited:Forexample,itchangescolortoindicatewhichBankisselected,identifies
particularparameters,showsthebatterycharge,andmore.
•Pegsymbol.Thetextreferstothissymbolasthe“Peg.”
•|symbol.Thetextreferstothisasthe“|”symbol.
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1.2 LesPaulStandard2010LimitedBanks
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LesPaulStandard2010Limitedhasfouroperatingmodes,whichyouchoosewiththeMCK.Eachmode
correspondstocolor‐codedBankofMCKsettings:
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Blue(Tuning)Bank.Whenturnedonforthefirsttime,LesPaulStandard2010Limiteddefaultstothis
bank.TheBlueBankallowsselectingstandardtuning(e.g.,E‐A‐D‐G‐B‐e)aswellasanyof10alternate
tunings.Thedefaultisthemostrecently‐selectedtuning,unlessyou'vespecifiedadifferentpower‐on
default(calledtheInstantAccessTuning)usingtheRedBank'ssetupfunctions(Section6.2,Function
1).TheMCKdisplayshowsthetuningpresetIDassociatedwiththecurrentswitchposition;leavingthe
MCKinthatpositionformorethan300msloadstheindicatedtuningpreset.
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SelectingaparticulartuningsendssignalstotheRoboHeadsthattunethestringsautomatically.The
selectedtuningwillremainuntileitherchangedtoadifferentBlueBanktuning,oryouswitchtothe
YellowBankandchooseapresetwithadifferenttuning.Formoreontuning,seesectionChapter2.
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Green(Tone)Bank.Hereyoucanselectanyof10guitarsoundsbyturningtheMCK.Thedefaultisthe
soundthatwasselectedpriortopowering‐downLesPaulStandard2010Limitedwhenyoulastusedit.
TheMCKdisplayshowsthesoundpresetIDassociatedwiththecurrentswitchposition;leavingthe
MCKinthatpositionformorethan200msloadstheindicatedsoundpreset.
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ThesepresetscanbetheiconicguitarsoundsshippedwithLesPaulStandard2010Limited,oryoucan
replacethemwithyourowncustomsoundsbycreatingnewsoundswiththeGibsonChameleonEditor
(seeitsdedicatedmanual)andtransferringthesetoLesPaulStandard2010Limited.
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NotethatyoucanchangesoundindependentlyoftuningbyusingtheGreenBanktoselectasound,
andtuningindependentlyofthesoundbyusingtheBlueBanktoselectatuning.
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Anadditional11thposition,obtainedbyturningtheMCKfullycounter‐clockwise,checksthebattery
charge.
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Yellow(Preset)Bank.ThisBankstores88customuserpresets,arrangedas8UserBanksof11presets.
Eachpresetcancontainitsownsound,tuning,andpresetIDsymbol.LesPaulStandard2010Limited

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comeswiththreeUserBanksoffactorypresets,butyoucanalsocreateandedityourownwiththe
companionGibsonChameleonEditor.It'spossibletosaveanynumberofpresetsonyourcomputer,
thentransfertheonesyouwanttousetoLesPaulStandard2010Limited.Youcanthinkofthe88
presetsasa“playlist”takenfromyourmasterlibraryofpresets.
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Red(Function)Bank.TheRedbankisforconfiguringLesPaulStandard2010Limited,intonatingthe
guitar,doingadvancedtuningfunctions,andmore.
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1.3 SwitchingAmongLesPaulStandard2010LimitedBanks
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SwitchingbetweentheBlueandGreenBanks:Asthesearethemostoften‐ usedBanks,it'seasyto
switchbetweenthem.PushingEnterbrieflyontheMCKwhileintheGreenBankswitchestotheBlue
Bank,andpushingEnterbrieflyontheMCKwhileintheBlueBankswitchestotheGreenBank.
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SwitchingamongallBanks:WithLesPaulStandard2010Limitedpowered‐on,pushEnterontheMCK
briefly,thenpushEnteragainwithinhalfasecond.ThistakesyoutothenextBank.Aseriesofquick
presses,witheachpresswithinhalfasecondofthenextone,cyclesthroughthevariousBanks.The
orderofBankselectionisGreen–Blue–Yellow–Red.This“wrapsaround,”soifLesPaulStandard
2010LimitedisintheRedBank,pushingEnterontheMCKtakesyoutotheGreenBank.
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Forexample,supposetheGreenBankisthecurrentBank.Here'showtoselecttheRedBank:
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1.PushEnterbrieflyontheMCK'scenter.TheBlueBankappears.
2.Withinonesecond,againpushEnterbrieflyontheMCK'scenter.TheYellowBankappears.
3.Withinonesecond,againpushEnterbrieflyontheMCK'scenter.TheRedBankappears.
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Tosummarize:PushingEnterbrieflyontheMCK'scentertakesyoutothenextBankintheseriesof
Banks.RepeatedbriefpressesdonewithinahalfasecondofeachothertogglesthroughtheBanks.
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1.4LesPaulStandard2010LimitedConnections
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LesPaulStandard2010Limitedhastraditionalmagneticpickups,aPiezopickupinthebridge,and
individualoutputsforeachstring(hexpickup),allofwhichfeedatip‐ring‐sleeve(TRS,orstereo)1/4”
outputjack.Thereareseveralwaystousetheseoutputs.
AsyoufamiliarizeyourselfwithLesPaulStandard2010Limited,wesuggestusingeitherthe
“TraditionalElectricGuitar”or“BlendedElectric/PiezoSound”connectionsdescribednext.The
companion*RIPComputerInterfacemanualcoverscomputer‐basedapplicationindetail.
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1.4.1TraditionalElectricGuitar
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Themagneticpickups'outputappearsonthejack'stip.Ifyouplugastandardmonoguitarcableinto
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(evenwhennotpowered‐on)actsjustlikeatraditionalLesPaulelectricguitar.Whenpowered‐on,you
canusetheRobotTuningandChameleonToneTechnology,aswellasmixinthePiezopickupsound.
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1.4.2BlendedElectric/PiezoSound
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1.UseastandardguitarcordtoconnectLesPaulStandard2010Limitedtoyouramplifier.
2.PulltheMCKout,tuneLesPaulStandard2010Limited,andselectasound,asdescribedintheQuick
Startguide.
3.Whenpowered‐on,LesPaulStandard2010Limited'soutputcarriesamixofthemagneticandPiezo
pickupsignals,withthebalancedeterminedbytheblendcontrol(pickupswitchtoggle).Turnthe
toggleclockwiseformorePiezosound,orcounter‐clockwiseformoremagneticsound.
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Note:
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ThereisanoptiontodetermineifthePiezooutappearsonthetipand/orringofthestereocableor
neither.SeeSection6.2,Functions2and3.
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1.4.3UsingtheGibsonLP‐ZLowImpedanceOutputCircuit
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LesPaulStandard2010Limited'soutputjackisa“combo”typethatprovidesastandard1/4”guitar
outputorGibson'sexclusivelow‐impedance,balancedoutputLP‐Zcircuit.ToactivatetheLP‐Zoutput,
settheswitch(totheleftoftheoutputjack)inthedownposition.ThegreenLEDnexttotheswitch
willilluminate.
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PlugtheappropriateplugintotheLesPaulStandard2010Limited'soutput.Fordrivingastandardamp,
usea1/4”stereoormonoguitarcable.FortheLP‐Zoutput,youwillneedeitheracustomlengthXLR
male‐to‐maleXLRcable,oruseastandardXLRmale‐XLR‐femalemiccablesinconjunctionwithanXLR
male‐to‐maleadapter(e.g.RadioShackpart#274‐015).
Caution:WhenpluggingtheLP‐Zoutputintoamicinput,neverturnontheinput'sphantompower.
ThismaydamagetheLesPaulStandard2010Limitedoutput.
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1.4.4(OPTIONAL)Computer‐BasedSystemsforLiveandStudio
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Here'sanoverviewtoprovideahintofwhatLesPaulStandard2010Limitedcandowhenconnected
toacomputer.FormoreinformationonthemanypossibilitiesofferedbycombiningLesPaulStandard
2010Limitedwithacomputer,seethecompanion*RIPComputerInterfacemanual.
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•Forabasiccomputer‐basedliveperformancesetup,loadGuitarRig4Prointoalaptopor
othercomputer.Thissoftwareturnsyourcomputerintoa“virtualguitarrack”withdozensof