Fender 2011 Owner Manual

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    OWNER'S MANUAL FOR FENDER® GUITARS
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    Vous trouverez le mode d'emploi des guitares Fender® en français sur le site Internet http://www.fender.com/support Il manuale d'uso delle Chitarre Fender in Italiano è disponibile nel nostro sito web http://www.fender.com/support Das Fender Bedienungshandbuch für Gitarren in Deutsch, finden Sie auf
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    instruments just like yours for more than half a century now. Indeed, the sound of Fender is the sound of modern music, and we welcome you to the family ... Whether tuning up, changing strings, adjusting this and intonating that. This manual will show you how to take care of your guitar for years
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    began in 1950 with the world's first solid-body Spanish style electric guitar, the Telecaster® (and its single-pickup version, the Esquire®). Fender followed in 1951 with the world's first commercially successful solid body electric bass guitar, the Precision Bass®, and its companion Bassman® amp
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    ® unveiled perhaps the most popular and influential electric guitar ever-the Stratocaster®. Within a decade, some of rock's greatest artists would start wringing unbelievable sounds never envisioned by Fender designers from this particular model. Other classics followed-the Jazzmaster® guitar (1958
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    History 1951 Precision Bass® and Bassman® amp 1946 created Fender founded by 1954 Clarence Leonidas Stratocaster® "Leo" Fender unveiled 1965 Fender sold 1960 to CBS Jazz Bass® Timeline created 2000+ Fender continues to innovate into the future 1950 Telecaster® and Esquire®
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    and specifications of your specific guitar model, visit the "Products" section of www.fender. com, where each individual guitar listing has a "Specs" link that'll for your specific model, visit the "Support" section of www.fender. com, where the "Wiring Diagrams/Parts Lists" link will take you to
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    is solidly built with the best materials and craftsmanship. As part of its final assembly, we've hand-adjusted it and set it up to Fender factory specs, which give you the best possible playing action. Like all instruments made of wood, however, your guitar may have experienced changes brought on
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    If the action is higher or lower than you prefer, for example, this manual describes how to set up, adjust and maintain your guitar so that its is perfectly OK-you can always take your guitar to an Authorized Fender Service Center. Other important note! Initial standard setup and adjustment of an
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    Anatomy Anatomy 101 Whether you know the names of all the parts or not, anatomical charts are always cool. Here's the basic anatomy of an electric guitar: lower bout bridge saddle guitar body pickups upper bout strap button bridge tremolo arm output jack tone control knobs volume control
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    strap button 12th fret marker/inlay fret fingerboard truss rod tuning keys Anatomy nut string headstock tree tremolo cavity (reverse side of guitar) Anatomy 101 16
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    17 TYPES OF Info GUITARS Esquire® Telecaster® Stratocaster® Jazzmaster® Jaguar® Mustang®
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    Set-up Great Electric Guitar Setup Note: The following factory specifications are median specs, and are meant only to guide you. They should not be taken as hard and fast rules. If you prefer your action a little higher or lower, change it as you like,
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    guitar, we're going to steer you online to the "Support" section of www.fender.com. There you can use the "Setup Guide" link to find specific and easy-to-follow instructions for Telecaster®, Stratocaster®, Jazzmaster®, Jaguar® and other Fender guitars with various bridge and tuning machine types. 19
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    the body end toward the headstock, you can see whether the neck is straight or bowed (and you look really cool when you do this). Fender guitars use two kinds of truss rod adjustment mechanisms. One is accessible at the headstock and adjusted using an Allen wrench; the other is accessible
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    -if you meet excessive truss rod resistance or if you're not comfortable adjusting it yourself, you can always take your guitar to your authorized Fender Service Center. 21
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    5. Setting Pickup Height Pickups that are set too high can cause all kinds of sonic weirdness. To set them right, fret all the strings at the last fret and use a 6" ruler to measure the distance from the bottom of the first (high E) and sixth (low E) strings to the top of their respective pole
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    your guitar and risk complications? Familiarize yourself with the setup and adjustment procedures in this manual and on www.fender.com, or visit your Authorized Fender Service Center for routine seasonal adjustments. • Avoid extreme weather. Extremes in temperature and humidity can damage
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    States and Canada, please contact an Authorized Fender Service Center, which you can find by calling the Fender Consumer Relations Department (480.596.7195) or using the "Service Center Finder" link on the "Support" section of www.fender.com. For service outside the United States and Canada, please
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    RETAIN YOUR ORIGINAL SALES RECEIPT, AS IT IS YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE VALIDATING THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. Fender has established a network of independent Authorized Fender Service Centers for warranty service. The Fender Dealer from whom you purchased your instrument may also be authorized for warranty
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    All transportation, insurance and freight charges associated with warranty service and repairs on Fender instruments are the responsibility of the purchaser, as is any service initiated for the purpose of customizing setups or adjustments beyond factory specifications. Initial standard setup and
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    fashion. 10. Any instrument purchased from anyone other than an Authorized Fender Dealer. 11. Instruments that have been serviced by unauthorized persons (any person other than a Fender Certified Technician at an Authorized Fender Service Center). THE FOREGOING CONSTITUTES THE ONLY WARRANTY MADE BY
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    OF SAME DURING SERVICE. This warranty applies only to Fender instruments manufactured after January 1, 1998, and purchased and serviced within the U.S.A. , Ariz. 85250-2610 U.S.A. Phone: 480.596.9690 www.fender.com Fender®, Stratocaster®, Strat®, Telecaster®, Tele®, Precision Bass®, P Bass®, Jazz
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    " on some vintage TELECASTER® guitar bridge plates, and "Design and Circuits Patented" language on the control panels of certain model amplifiers in FENDER Vintage Modified, Vintage Reissue and Custom lines. Such markings are included only for the sake of historical accuracy, and are not intended to
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    © 2011 FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP. P/N 0079380000 Rev. B
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OWNER’S MANUAL
FOR FENDER
®
GUITARS