Peavey humbucker model User manual

Electric Guitar
Owner's Manual

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1. Pickup Height Screw
2. 5-Way Pickup Selector
3. Volume
4. Tone Controls
5. Strap Button
6. Bridge
7. Bridge Pickup
8. Middle Single Coil Pickup
9. Neck Pickup
10. Position Markers
11. Fret
12. Fingerboard
13. Nut
14. Tuning Keys
15. String Retainer
Guitar
Configuration
14
12
11
10
5
5
3
15
13
9
7
2
1
6
4
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Congratulations
So, you are the owner of a new Peavey Electric Guitar. Congratulations! Your
purchase proves your taste in musical instruments is superb. Peavey offers a wide va-
riety of guitars for beginners to professionals, each with unique qualities and features.
While our professional luthiers have carefully inspected your guitar, every model re-
quires some initial set up, and periodic maintenance is required for peak performance.
To ensure proper care of your quality instrument, visit www.peavey.com/accessories
for Peavey-recommended accessories, parts and cleaning supplies.

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Cleaning & Care
When properly cared for, your Peavey guitar will offer you years of pleasure.
Playing your guitar means that you will need to perform regular, general main-
tenance, such as cleaning and proper storage, to keep it looking and sounding
great.
Every time you play your guitar, body oils and perspiration are transferred to the
body, back of the neck, headstock, ngerboards, strings, tuners, pickups and
bridge. After you nish performing, but before you put your guitar away, take a
moment to remove these contaminants.

To clean and care for the major wood parts of your guitar (body,
headstock or the back of the neck), Peavey recommends that you
use a clean, soft, lint-free, dry cotton cloth and specially for-
mulated guitar polish available at www.peavey.com/acces-
sories. Use of an inappropriate rag or polish may result
in scratching the nish of your instrument.
WARNING: Peavey recommends that you do not
use abrasives or solvents on your instrument.
Cleaning - Wood

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Cleaning - Fingerboard
Properly caring for your ngerboard requires special attention. Over time, a ngerboard may lose its
natural oils and shrink or exhibit a worn or faded appearance. Peavey recommends that you periodically
apply a small amount of Lemon Oil (available at www.peavey.com/accessories) to your ngerboard (after
removing strings) using a clean, soft, lint-free, dry cotton cloth, taking care to remove excess oil immedi-
ately. A little goes a long way! How do you know when it is time to reapply? You can watch for a change
in the appearance of your wood, or set a routine calendar date. However, do not allow too much time to
pass as permanent damage may occur. If you allow the wood on the ngerboard to dry out and shrink,
the frets will “stand out” and feel rough to the touch.

Cleaning - Metal
To clean and lubricate the major metal parts of your
guitar (strings, pickups, bridge, tuners), Peavey
recommends that you use a different clean, soft, lint-
free, dry cotton cloth and specially formulated guitar
string cleaner available at www.peavey.com/accesso-
ries. Forming a cloth fold and running it up and down
the length of each string can quickly clean strings.
Failure to routinely clean and lubricate the metal
parts of your instrument, including strings, may
result in rusting.
WARNING: Peavey recommends that you do not
use abrasives or solvents on your instrument
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Storage & Travel
Your guitar is a piece of art that must be
protected. When you are traveling with your
instrument, loosen the tuning knobs a turn or
two to take pressure off the neck, and protect
it with a gig bag or case. While a gig bag offers
some protection, mainly from dust, a hardshell
case offers the best protection. If you plan to
store your guitar for a long period of time (we
don’t know why you would want to), remember
to slightly loosen your strings to relieve pres-
sure on the neck. As with any piece of art, don’t
throw it in your trunk and leave it in -10° or
110° weather! Always keep you guitar stored at
room temperature, and avoid extreme changes
in temperature or humidity.
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Accessories
Add-on products like stands, hangers and straps that are made of plastic, rubber
or man-made materials may chemically or physically react with and damage the
nish of your Peavey guitar. Peavey offers a full line of accessories at www.peavey.
com/accessories).
Every player needs a strap for peak performance, however, straps and strap buttons
are designed for “ordinary” use. If you anticipate “above ordinary” use, Peavey recom-
mends that you use Super Strap Locks to secure your strap to your guitar
(See Peavey accessories www.peavey.com/accessories).
REMEMBER: Peavey Care Kits offer the best value for your
money. Visit www.peavey.com/accessories, locate the
order form in the back of this manual, or
call 66--2 to place your order.
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Strings
Old strings produce dull, buzzing or dead notes, while a new set
of strings ring clear and true. If you play often, you will need to
change your strings often. A good rule of thumb is that if you play
daily, you should change strings every two or three weeks. Replace
your strings as you notice them becoming dirty or discolored, be-
fore you experience a disappointing loss of performance.
See page 12 for detailed instructions on changing strings.
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Changing Your Strings
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Unless you are reconditioning your fretboard (see care and
cleaning), strings should be changed one at a time to main-
tain proper neck tension. New strings should be free of de-
fects (twists, kinks, bends) that can cause sound irregularities
or breakage. All strings must be stretched upon installation.
After your rst tuning, carefully pull each string away from the
fretboard, stretching it gently (too much force will break thinner
strings). Then, retune your guitar.
Peavey recommends that you replace strings in the same
gauges to maintain proper neck and/or tremolo tension. If you
wish to change strings with different gauges, Peavey recom-
mends that you enlist the services of a qualied technician to
make the required truss rod and/or tremolo adjustments on
your instrument.
Some Peavey guitars feature ACM® (page 1) or double-locking
tremolos (page 1).
Standard Tuning
(6th string is the heavey topmost string)
Open note E A D G B E
String 6 5 4 3 2 1
Mnemonic memory aid for string tun-
ing (Beginning with the 6th string):
Eddie Ate Dynamite. Good Bye Eddie.
Quick Tips
To change intonation, adjust saddles.
To align tremolo in relation to the
body, adjust spring tension.
To change string action (height),
adjust tremolo studs.

ACM® Bridge - Changing Your Strings
Changing strings on a Peavey guitar featuring an ACM Bridge is a simple task that will bring new life to
your instrument.
Tools Needed:
Wire cutters
Electronic tuner or pitch pipe (optional)
Note: Peavey recommends changing one string at a time to maintain proper tension on the neck and
bridge. Replace strings with the same gauges or you will need to make truss rod, spring tension, and
intonation adjustments as described in this manual.
First, detune the 6th string (the thickest, top string) using the machine head tuner—two or three turns
should remove the tension on the string. Remove the string from the tuning peg; at the other end of the
string, push the string back through the string saddle until the ball end of the string comes out the hole
in the back of the guitar. (You may wish to cut off the portion of the string previously wound around the
tuning peg to make this task easier.)
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ACM® Bridge - Changing Your Strings
Insert a new string through the hole in the back of the guitar and pull through until the ball end of the
string rests tightly against the underside of the bridge.
Thread the other string end across the string saddle, across the nut and into the small hole in the cor-
responding machine head tuning post. Allow two inches of slack for turning around the machine head
post. Each winding should be beneath the one before it to prevent slippage. Keep a light pressure on the
string with the ngers of your other hand while tightening using the tuners. (An inexpensive, optional
peg winder makes winding much easier.) Cut off the excess string using wire cutters. Tune to pitch. Be-
cause new strings are prone to stretch when rst installed, you should gently stretch the string by pulling
it away from the neck and retune again.
Repeat this procedure for the remaining strings, -1, remembering to tune each to pitch before proceed-
ing to the next string. Retune each string until strings hold their relative pitch to one another.
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Double Locking Tremolo - Changing Your Strings
The Peavey double-locking tremolo system allows for pushing and pulling because the tremolo does not
rest on the instrument body. Instead, it uses powerful springs, which are attached in the back of the body,
to balance the tension created by the strings so that the tremolo “oats” within the enlarged cavity. While
it is one the most reliable and popular tremolo systems in the world, to novice players, or even to the
uninitiated seasoned player, changing strings the rst time or two may seem like a overwhelming task.
Follow these simple steps and you’ll soon be able to change strings as easily as playing your favorite licks.
Tools Needed:
 mm Allen wrench
Wire cutters
Electronic tuner or pitch pipe
Note: Peavey recommends changing one string at a time to maintain proper tension on the neck and
tremolo. Replace strings with the same gauges or you will need to make truss rod, spring tension and
intonation adjustments as described in this manual.
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Double Locking Tremolo - Changing Your Strings
First, detune the 6th string (the thickest, top string) using the machine head tuner—two or three turns
should remove the tension on the string. Then, using a mm Allen wrench, unlock the corresponding
string clamp located at the nut. Then, back on the bridge, reset each Fine Tuner to its middle range. Now,
you are ready to remove the 6th string.
Using a mm Allen wrench, unclamp the 6th string at the saddle by loosening the saddle lock screws at
the rear of the tremolo. Remove string by sliding it out of the nut and unwrapping from the tuning ma-
chine head. Note: Broken string pieces can be removed easily with tweezers or a magnetic screwdriver.
Using wire cutters, remove the ball end and extra wrapping of the replace-
ment string. (New strings should be free of twists, kinks and bends that
can cause sound irregularities or breakage.) Insert the freshly cut end of
the string into the saddle; tighten the saddle lock screws at the rear of the
tremolo until snug (View 1). TIP: For easier access to the tremolo screws,
and to protect the nish of your guitar, tilt the rear of the tremolo upward
using an attached tremolo arm (whammy bar). Do not overtighten the
screws or you may permanently damage the saddles or strip the Allen
sockets. View 1: Use allen wrench to secure string
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Double Locking Tremolo - Changing Your Strings
Thread the other string end under the nut and into the small hole in the
corresponding machine head tuning post. Allow two inches of slack for
turning around the machine head post (View 2).
For the thicker strings (E, A, D), wrap the string end clockwise around
post, then run under string at post entry, and pull string tightly over itself,
creating a knot. Strings G, B and E should be wound and secured in the
same manner (counterclockwise on a three-a-side headstock, as in View
2). To avoid slippage, wind strings tightly from top to bottom on each
post, completing 2- wraps around each post. Keep a light pressure on
the string with the ngers of your other hand while tightening the tuners. (An inexpensive, optional peg
winder makes winding much easier.) Tune strings to correct pitch, checking post wraps for smooth wind-
ing. String ends can then be bent down and trimmed near the knot.
Because new strings are prone to stretch when rst installed, you should gently stretch the string by
pulling it away from the neck and retune again.
View 2: Insert string in machine head.
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Tune-O-Matic™/Stop Tailpiece - Changing Your Strings
To replace strings, thread the new strings through the string holes located on the back of the tailpiece
and bring them up and over the saddle. The intonation can be adjusted by moving the saddle forward or
backward using a Phillips head screwdriver on the adjustment screw at the rear of the bridge. Raise or
lower the two height adjustment spinners on either side of the bridge to adjust string height.
The height adjustment of the bar tailpiece can be raised or lowered by using the two height adjustment
studs on either side of the tailpiece.
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Tuning Machine Adjustments
Over time, tuners can become loose. Get in the habit of checking the tension with every string change.
If you notice a change in the tension of a tuner, use a small athead or Phillips screwdriver to tighten it
(turn clockwise) or loosen it (turn counterclockwise) accordingly. Warning: While the screw should be
snug, do not overtighten, as you may strip the screw.
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String action refers to the distance between the strings
and the frets on a stringed instrument. Peavey technicians
carefully set optimal string action on every guitar before it
leaves our factory; however, changes in temperature and
moisture (humidity), changing string gauges, making neck
adjustments or tuning can alter string action enough to
require a height adjustment to restore your guitar to factory
specications. Undesirable low action causes buzzing, while
abnormally high action makes your guitar difcult to play.
String Action