Yamaha CV820WB Owner's Manual - Page 1

CV820WB Owner's Manual ■ CV820WB Control System Bridge Pickup Neck Pickup Pickup Selector Neck Pickup Volume Neck Pickup Bridge Pickup Volume Mix Bridge Pickup ■ About Wes Borland's String Gauges The CV820WB is the Wes Borland signature guitar model.The unique string gauges and tunings used by Wes Borland are given below. Sting 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Tuning C# G# E B F# C# Gauge .011 .014 .022 (Wound) .032 (Wound) .042 (Wound) .052 (Wound) The guitar is strung with .010-.046 gauge strings when shipped from the factory. In order to use the same gauge strings as Wes Borland you will need to change the locking blocks in the FC nut. The procedure given in the following section describes how to change the locking blocks.
FC Nut FC Nut Part Names
FC Nut Components Locking Block 1: for strings 1-3 (wider width) (x2) replacement blocks are included *1 Locking Block 3 (x1) Locking Bolt (x1) Locking Block 2: for strings 4-6 (narrower width) (x2) replacement blocks are included *1 Locking Lever x1 *1 : About locking blocks 1 and 2 Included with the guitar is a set of locking blocks that fit the string gauges used by Wes Borland. Please note that the width of each locking block is different. Locking Block 1 1st-3rd strings (wide)
For Normal Gauge Strings (.009-.042/.010-.046, etc.) Head side Fingerboard side
Supplied Replacement: For Wes Borland Gauge (.011-.052) Head side Fingerboard side 6.8 mm wide (0.268 inch) Marked "1" 6.6 mm wide (0.260 inch) Unmarked Locking Block 2 4th-6th strings (narrow) Head side 6.2 mm wide (0.244 inch) Fingerboard side Marked "2" Head side 6.0 mm wide (0.236 inch) Fingerboard side Unmarked Changing the Locking Blocks 1 Remove the old strings. (Refer to the "Removing the old strings" section in the FC Tremolo System Manual.) 5 Set the locking bolt. 2 Loosen the FC nut locking lever, and remove the locking lever. Loosen 3 Remove the locking bolt. 6 Re-attach the locking lever and tighten lightly. 4 Replace the locking blocks 1 and 2. * Set the wider blocks for the 1st-3rd strings. Tighten 7 This completes locking block replacement. Install the new strings and tune the guitar. (Refer to the "Installing the new strings" section in the FC Tremolo System Manual.) * Set the narrower blocks to the 4th-6th strings. * Store the set of locking blocks you removed from the guitar in a safe place for future use.