Ibanez Quick Reference Owner's manual

Brand: Ibanez

Model: Quick Reference

Category: Guitars

Type: Owner's manual

Thank you for purchasing this Ibanez guitar. All Ibanez products are produced under strict quality

standards, and are set up with the utmost care before shipment.

In order to take full advantage of your new instrument and to ensure years of trouble-free enjoyment,

please read this manual carefully.

Safety information

•Whenusingastrap,makesurethestrapissecurelyfastenedtotheguitar.

•Do notswingorspin theguitar.Ifyouswingtheguitarorspinitaroundyourbody,the strapcould become

disconnectedortheguitarcouldstrikeotherpeopleorobjects,causinganaccidentorinjury.

•Donotuseinextremelyhotlocations(suchasindirectsunlightornearheatingequipment),inlocationssubjectto

rain,moisture,humidity,wind,orvibration,orinverydustylocations.

•Donotputyourfaceneartheguitarwhileplaying.Abrokenstringcouldcauseinjuryifitstrikesthehandsorface,

orcouldcauseblindnessifitstrikestheeyes.Alwaystakeadequateprecautions.

•Aguitarstringcanbeverysharpwhenitiscut(particularlythe1st,2nd,and3rdstrings)andcouldcauseinjuryif

itistoucheddirectly.Whenwipingtheguitarheadwithacloth,takeparticularcarenottostrikeyourhandagainst

thewoundstringsasthiscouldcauseinjury.Whenreplacingthestrings,cutthestringsshortenoughsothatthe

leftoverportionofthestringsdonotstrikeyourngers.

•Keepreplacementpartsandbatteriesawayfromchildrenasthesecouldposeachokinghazard.

•The+(positive)and-(negative)contactsonthebatteryandcontactsonthecompartmentorsnapmustmatch.

Ifthebatteryisinstalled"backwards"(i.e.withreversedpolarity),theelectronicswillnotworkandthebatterywill

eventuallyoverheatwiththepossibilityofdamagetothebassandevenre.

•Whennotusingtheguitar,orwhennotconnectingtheguitartoaspeakeroramp,removetheguitarcablefrom

theoutputjack.Iftheguitarremainsinsertedintheoutputjack,thepreampremainsturnedonanddepletesthe

batteries.

•Toavoid malfunctionand faultyconnection, donottouchtheguitar’s internalpickup,preamp,battery box,or

connectors.

For customers who purchased an acoustic- electric guitar

Proper storage

•Acousticguitarsaremadelargelyofwood.Avoidenvironmentswithextremelyloworhightemperatures,humidity,

ordrasticenvironmentalchanges.Thesecouldcausetheguitartodeformorcrack.

•Be awareofhightemperaturesinthesummer.If theguitar isleft fora prolongedperiodin aparticular hot

environment,suchasbeingexposedtodirectsunlightwhile leftin acar,plastics,suchasthepreampcaseor

internalcircuitryorresinsusedintheguitar’spaint,coulddeform,malfunction,ordeteriorate.Paintedsurfacesare

particularsubjecttodiscolorationwhenexposedtodirectsunlight.

•Avoidplacingtheguitarnearames,andstoreitinastable,sturdylocationwhereitwillnottipoverorfall.

•If thesurface ofthe guitaris placeddirectlyonplasticsorfurnitureforaprolongedperiod, colortransfer or

adhesioncouldoccur.Toavoidthis,puttheguitarinacaseorbagwhenstoringit.

Cleaning

•Appropriatecleaningisanimportantwaytoensurethatyourguitarwillremainingoodconditionformanyyears.

Humidity,perspiration,andngeroils(ngerprints)that remainonthestringsormetalpartswillcauserust or

corrosion.Useaspeciallymadeguitarwipingclothtowipedownyourinstrumentimmediatelyafterplaying.

Guitarswith agloss finishshould belightlywipedusingaguitarwipingclothtreatedwithpolishformulated

specicallyforguitars,orusingasoftcottoncloth.Polyesterclothcanscratchthenish.

Adjusting the neck and saddle

•Neckadjustmentsrequirespecialtechniquesandtools,andarebestlefttorepairprofessionalsorspecialistsat

yourdealer.

•If theactionistoohighortooloweventhoughtheneckis adjustedcorrectly,itmaybe necessaryto adjust

thesaddle. Aswith theneck, adjustmentsto thesaddle requirespecial techniquesand tools,and shouldbe

performedbyrepairprofessionalsorspecialistsatyourdealer.

Ibanez Quick Reference Owner's manual

Brand: Ibanez

Model: Quick Reference

Category: Guitars

Type: Owner's manual

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