Fender Standard Series Owners Manual - Page 6

VOLUME

CONTROL

The

Volume

Control

allows

you

to

control

the

volume

level

at

the

instrument.

TONE

CONTROL

The

Tone

Control

allows

you

to

modify

the

instrument's

tonal

response.

ADJUSTABLE

PICKUPS

The

pickups

on

your

Fender

Standard

Series

guitar

are

fully

adjustable

for

height.

Adjustments

are

made

by

turning

the

Pickup

Adjustments

Screws

located

at

either

end

of

the

pickups.

To

raise

a

pickup,

turn

the

adjustment

screws

clockwise;

to

lower,

turn

the

screws

counterclockwise.

(To

adjust

the

Telecaster

Neck

pickup,

remove

the

pickguard

first.

Turn

the

adjustment

screws

counter-

clockwise

to

raise

and

clockwise

to

lower.)

The

recommended

string

clearance

(3/32")

is

measured

between

the

pickup

and

the

first

and

sixth

strings

when

fretted

at

the

highest

fret.

Note:

Pickups

set

too

close

to

the

strings

can

cause

false

tones

and

loss

of

sustain.

ADJUSTABLE

BRIDGES

The

bridge

on

the

Fender

Standard

Stratocaster

(w/tremolo)

features

a

top

load

stringing

system.

The

strings

are

inserted

into

the

slots

in

the

bridge

plate

behind

the

bridge

saddles.

Pull

the

string

into

its

own

individual

slot

and

string

the

guitar

as

normal.

The

strings

on

the

Telecaster

and

Stratocaster

(less

tremolo)

are

inserted

through

the

back

of

the

bridge

plate.

This

stringing

method

allows

for

a

more

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