Fender 1992 Owners Manual - Page 15

Allow

bridge

to

return

back

to

body,

trapping

the

block.

Tune

guitar

up

to

pitch.

If

bridge

raises

and

fails

to

trap

block,

tighten

the

two

claw

screws

clock

wise

until

spring

pressure

will

trap

the

block

with

the

strings

all

tuned

to

pitch.

Stretch

all

strings

out

completely

(sometimes

it

helps

to

hold

the

bridge

down

with

one

hand

while

stretching

the

strings

with

the

other).

Now

remove

the

spacer

block

either

by

depressing

or

pulling

up

on

the

tremolo

arm

(depending

on

the

bridge

type).

The

pitch

of

the

strings

should

now

be

raised.

Using

your

tuning

source

(preferably

an

electronic

tuner)

and

a

Phillips

tip

screwdriver,

turn

the

screws

which

adjust

the

claw,

counterclock-

wise,

until

the

strings

return

to

pitch.

This

should

raise

your

bridge

and

return

the

bridge

to

the

proper

balance

point.

On

bridges

so

equipped,

you

can

use

the

fi

ne

tuners

for

final

tuning

adjustments.

Note:

For

Hipshot

Tremsetter

equipped

guitars,

disengage

and

remove

the

Tremsetter

before

adjusting

tremolo.

Reinstall

Tremsetter

when

fi

nished.

5.

Set

Pickup

or

Sensor

Height

The

pickups/Sensors

on

your

Fender

guitar

or

bass

are

fully

adjustable

for

height.

Adjustments

are

made

by

turning

the

Height

Adjustment

Screws

located

at

each

end

of

the

pickups/Sensors.

(On

humbucking

pickups,

the

center

screw

on

either

side

of

the

pickup

is

the

Height

Adjustment

Screw.)

Depress

all

strings

at

the

highest

fret.

Check

the

distance

from

the

bottom

of

the

1st

and

6th

strings

to

the

top

of

the

pole

piece

or

pickup/Sensor

cover.

The

measurement

should

be

as

follows:

Standard

Guitar

Pickups:

1st

string:

1/16"

(1.6mm),

6th

string:

3/32"

(2.4mm)

Standard

Bass

Pickups:

1st

string:

1/8"

(3.2mm),

4th

string:

1/8"

(3.2mm)

Fender

-Lace

Sensors:

No

limit

Pickups

are

adjusted

in

the

following

manner:

to

raise

the

pickup/Sensor,

turn

the

adjustment

screws

clockwise;

to

lower

it,

turn

the

screws

counterclock-

wise.

The

recommended

string

clearance

is

measured between

the

pickup/

Sensor

and

the

outside

strings

when

fretted

at

the

last

fret

on

the

fingerboard.

Note:

Pickups

set

too

close

to

the

strings

can

cause

false

tones

and

loss

of

sustain

due

to

magnetic

pull

on

the

strings.

Sensors,

however,

can

be

set

as

close

to

the

6.

Check

for

Fret

Rattles

With

the

instrument

plugged

into

your

amplifier

and

the

pickup

selector

switch

set

to

the

neck

pickup

position,

pick

in

the

area

between

the

neck

and

bridge

pickups.

Play

each

fret

position,

holding

the

pick

parallel

to

the

plane

of

the

body,

to

determine

that

the

strings

do

not

buzz

or

rattle

against

successively

higher

frets.

Bend

the

first

and

second

strings

up

one

whole

tone

in

pitch

at

the

12th

,

15th

and

17th

frets.

The

notes

should

ring

true,

without

choking

off.

Due

to

differences

in

playing

styles

and

picking

techniques,

action

settings

that

produce

no

string

rattle

for

one

player

may

rattle

when

another

player

plays

the

instrument.

If

you

have

followed

all

the

adjustment

procedures

listed

and

set

the

string

action

at

the

recommended

setting,

but

are

still

experiencing

fret

rattle,

you

may

require

slightly

higher

than

normal

settings

to

accommodate

your

style

of

playing.

If

you

still

experience

difficulties,

take

the

guitar

to

an

Authorized

Dealer

or

Service

Center.

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