Stick Enterprises NS/Stick User manual

ELECTRONICS
Your NS/Stick is equipped with four active EMG Front TeleTM stacked humbucker pickups, one pair for each set of four strings (melody 1-4 and
bass 5-8). Each pair of pickups has an independent pickup selector switch and volume, bass and treble controls. The three-way pickup selector
switches allow you to chose NECK, BRIDGE or BOTH (center switch position) pickups. The NECK pickup blends in harmonics closer to the funda-
mental, producing a warm, mellow tone on both melody and bass string groups. The BRIDGE pickup senses the higher harmonics along with
the fundamental, producing a sharper, more biting tone to both string groups. Or you can select BOTH for a punchy, full-frequency sound. Any
combination of pickup settings is possible (BRIDGE on the bass strings and BOTH on the melody strings, for example).
A STEREO/MONO switch controls the overall output, with each group of four strings on its own channel (stereo) or all eight strings on the bass
channel (mono). This toggle switch ips toward the tail end for STEREO and toward the frets for MONO.
Active tone and volume controls allow you to shape the sound of the bass and melody strings separately. BASS and TREBLE EQ controls are
on stacked pots for each string group, the lower knob for bass and the higher knob for treble. Because the system is active, the EQ bands of both
string groups can be boosted or cut, enabling a very wide range of sounds.
Operator’s
Manual
subjects:
ELECTRONICS
BATTERY
STRING CHANGE
TRUSS ADJUSTMENT
CARE AND CLEANING
bass group
pickup selector
melody group
pickup selector
STEREO/MONO
selector switch
VOLUME
for melody strings
VOLUME
for bass strings
BASS/ TREBLE EQ for
bass strings
BASS/ TREBLE EQ for
melody strings
BATTERY
The active electronics are clean and dy-
namic, powered by two 9-volt batteries.
Battery life is approximately one year of
normal use.
Remember to unplug the instrument
when not in use, as the jack is a switching
jack that activates the batteries.
To replace the batteries just remove the
backplate.
see reverse for:
STRING CHANGE
TRUSS ADJUSTMENT
CARE AND CLEANING
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Operator’s Manual
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STRING CHANGE
TAKE OFF OLD STRINGS
1. Using the ne tuners A, detune strings to their loosest tension with string
retainer blocks Bat their innermost position, closest to bridge set screw C.
2. Remove string ball end from string retainer block.
3. Loosen string locking screws Don rear of nut assembly using Allen wrench
in provided set.
4. Pull old strings out of their nut tunnels E.
CLEAN THE FRETBOARD
5. Wipe graphite fretboard clean with damp rag, rubbing o accumulations,
if any, then wipe with dry rag.
PUT ON NEW STRINGS
6. Place ball end of string in string retainer block B.
7. Maintain pulling tension while extending other end of string toward
headless nut.
8. Thread uncut end of string through its angled nut tunnel Eand pull excess
string inward from under nut F.
9. Tighten locking screw Dwhile pulling string tight.
10. Snip o excess string length close to locking screw.
11. Align each string on nut’s side-saddle setscrew Gwith string bent toward
melody side of preceding pin Hand toward bass side of side-saddle.
12. Align each string on bridge’s side-saddle setscrew C, lifting string over set-
screw to rest on inner side of side-saddle.
13. Tune strings to approximate pitch using ne tuning knobs Aat outer end
of bridge assembly. String retainer block Btravel should start from inner-
most position for greatest tuning range.
14. Fine tune to exact pitch.
CHECK YOUR SETUP
1. Before making any setup adjustment, make sure neck is straight by checking
truss adjustment (see below). Latch damper Iin disengaged position.
2. Check string heights at rst fret with damper disengaged, viewing close up
from melody side of nut. Adjust nut side-saddle heights if necessary so that
all strings just barely clear the rst fret.
3. Check string heights at bridge, viewing close up from melody side. String
tops should form a at but slight up-slope from melody to bass strings.
Highest pitched melody strings should just barely clear each higher fret
when pressed and held down at each succeeding fret. If fret clearances can
be gotten lower without buzzing against higher frets when string is tapped
medium hard, adjust string height a bit lower at bridge setscrew.
TRUSS ADJUSTMENT
Like all fretboard tapping instruments, the NS/Stick is easiest to play when the neck
is perfectly straight. If string action is too high o the fretboard around 12th fret
then tighten truss rod. If notes are fretting out near nut, then loosen truss rod.
1. Insert the larger hex wrench provided into socket head of truss adjusment
screw Jon rear of neck by nut assembly, and turn in small increments to
straighten neck.
2. Check action after each small adjustment and continue until straight.
CARE AND CLEANING
1. Use a dry cloth to rub o accumulated dirt on body and around pickups and hardware.
2. Use the nails of your thumb and forenger to clean each string after playing.
This prevents rust and corrosion, and extends string life of the strings to four months and longer.
NS/Stick is a trademark of Ned Steinberger and Stick Enterprises, Inc.
Stick Enterprises, Inc.
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