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STRINGS

CleaningRegular cleaning of the guitar using Ernie Ball Wonder Wipes will keep the instrument wprotected as well as looking and playing like new. For cleaning any finished surface of t

instrument ru! down the dirty"unpolished areas with a single Instrument #olishWonder Wipe and allow to air dry in seconds. For re$itali%ing and cleaning adry and"or dirty finger!oard ru! it down with a single Fret!oard ConditionerWonder Wipe and allow for the chemicals to a!sor! into the wood in minutes.&ote that the conditioner can !e applied with or without the instrument !eingstrung. In no way does the conditioner inhi!it string life or 'uality. For cleaning

and e(tending the life of dirty and"or dull strings ru! each indi$idual string down with a singleString Cleaner Wonder Wipe and allow to air dry in seconds. &ote that Wonder Wipes can !eused multiple times until they lose their moisture and"or !ecome o$erly soiled.

ChangingFor strings that ha$e !ecome dull sounding discolored or too dirty to clean replace t

strings with a new set of Ernie Ball Slinkys. Refer to the ta!le !elow for factory standastring gages. It is recommended to change one string at a time )especially on models wa tremolo !ridge*. For non+locking tuning machines each string should !e wound tigh

around the post from inside to out and top to !ottom , to - times. For locking tuning machines each strshould !e inserted into the post locked and wound tightly around from inside to out and top to !ottom / time.

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Music Man Model String Package Ernie Ball Product No.8l!ert 9ee /1R#S+/-R#S+/2R#S+,2+-2+:2 Single strings

8(is R#S+; Slinkys );+:,* ,,-;

8(is Super Sport with 5i7ar%io hum!uckers R#S+; Slinkys );+:,* ,,-;

8(is Super Sport with 77+;1 pickups R#S+/1 Slinky )/1+:2* ,,:1

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TRUSS ROD6here are many reasons for truss rod ad?ustments the most common !eing string gaugetuning pitch alterations as well as climate changes. 6o ad?ust the truss rod locate the trurod wheel at the heel of the neck. @sing a -mm 8llen wrench )or e'ui$alent tool* rotate twheel clockwise to tighten the rod )remo$e relief* or counter+clockwise to loosen the r)add relief*. If the instrument needs a truss ad?ustment first makesure the instrument is tuned to pitch. With the fretting hand fret the

lowest )!ass* string at the first fret )this could also !e capoed*A then with the otherhands thum! fret the /3thfret. With the string depressed in this manner thereshould !e appro(imately .1/1> !etween the 4thfret and the !ottom of the string.8d?ust the truss rod accordingly turning the wheel no more than half of a rotation !etween measurements.

CTION7usic 7an action height factory standards for guitar are :"2:> for each stringfrom the lowest )!ass* to highestA for !ass guitar the heights are 4"2:> for the

lowest and 2"2:> for the highest gradually decreasing across the fret!oard.6his measurement is taken from the top of the /,th fret to the !ottom of therespecti$e string. 6he string heights should follow the arc of the fret!oard

radius. 6o ad?ust the string height raise or lower the small 8llen screws on either side of the!ridge saddle. 7usic 7an guitar saddle height screws use a /.3mm 8llen wrench while the !ass saddheight screws use a /"/2> 8llen wrench.

BTTER!

If the 7usic 7an instrument utili%es a !attery or !atteries and the output $olume is $ery low and"or tsound is distorted the !attery or !atteries must !e changed. If the instrument uses , or more !atterialways replace !oth !atteries at the same time. 5o not lea$e ca!les plugged into instruments with !atterias this will drain the !attery. 6he !atteries do not get charged with the instrument plugged in to any setup.

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