Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat-12 Fender Acoustic Guitar Owner s Manual - Page 30
Electronics, Neck Resets
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Set-up Electronics Depending on the specific model you purchased, your guitar may have come with an on-board pickup and active (battery powered) preamp. When the available power in the battery drops below a certain threshold, the quality of the sound will become degraded and there will be a loss of output. It is always a good idea to have a spare battery in your case and to familiarize yourself with the process of changing the battery, before the inevitable event of the battery losing power. If storing your guitar for long periods of time, remove the battery from the preamp so that damage does not occur in the compartment if the battery should, for some reason, leak. Consult the Fender website for details and information on the specific preamp in your guitar. Neck Resets The strings exert a tremendous amount of tension and pressure on an acoustic guitar. Over the lifetime of the instrument, a battle of tension between the steel strings and the resistance of the cellulose fiber of the wood continually rages. As we all know, steel is harder than wood, and it is very likely that as the instrument ages it will experience and demonstrate the effects of constant tension on the neck, and this may result in the need for a neck reset. This natural result is simply the guitar adhering to the laws of physics as it ages. Please Note: The need for a neck reset that results from the natural aging of the woods in an acoustic instrument under string tension will not be covered under the Fender warranty, and should only be performed by an experienced and qualified repairman. 29