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Doner Designs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

www.donerdesigns.org

 

 

 
 

Description

 

and

 

Specifications

 

(continued)

 

 
 

Features

 

&

 

Specifications

 

 

 

Custom

 

design,

 

construction,

 

finish

 

and

 

setup

 

by

 

Doner

 

Designs

 

in

 

suburban

 

Chicago

 

 

Lacquer

 

finished

 

maple

 

neck

 

with

 

maple

 

fingerboard

 

and

 

two

 

way

 

truss

 

rod

 

 

Contoured

 

Precision

style

 

alder

 

body

 

 

Dimarzio

 

Willpower

 

Middle

 

P

 

bass

 

pickups

 

 

Gotoh

 

Neck

 

sidewinder

 

pickup

 

 

Gotoh

 

Bridge

 

sidewinder

 

pickup

 

 

Bartolini

 

TC

3

 

booster

 

preamp

 

 

Babicz

 

Full

 

Contact

 

Hardware

 

premium

 

bass

 

bridge

 

 

Hipshot

 

Ultralight

 

tuning

 

machines

 

 

Hipshot

 

Xtender

 

(drop

D

 

tuner)

 

 

Hipshot

 

string

 

retainer

 

 

Custom

 

pickguard

 

and

 

backplates

 

manufactured

 

by

 

Axetreme

 

Creations

 

 

Separate

 

volume

 

controls

 

for

 

each

 

of

 

the

 

3

 

pickups

 

 

On/off

 

toggle

 

switches

 

for

 

each

 

pickup

 

 

Passive/active

 

boost

 

switch

 

 

Master

 

passive

 

treble

 

and

 

bass

 

controls

 

 

Momentary

 

contact

 

push

button

 

switch

 

(for

 

machine

gun

 

effects)

 

 

Military

 

style

 

covered

 

toggle

 

switch

 

 

Bourns

 

pots

 

and

 

orange

 

drop

 

capacitors

 

 

Hipshot

 

string

 

retainer

 

 

Graph

 

Tech

 

nut

 

 

Roto

 

77

  

long

 

lasting

 

bright

 

flatwound

 

strings

 

 

Accessories

 

 

 

Gator

 

gig

 

bag

 

with

 

coordinating

 

colors

 

 

Matching

 

Gator

 

accessory

 

bag

 

 

Mono

 

Warsaw

 

Seatbelt

 

Strap

 

 

Danelectro

 

headphone

 

amp

 

with

 

short

 

cables

 

for

 

belt

 

clip

 

use

 

 

Panasonic

 

earbuds

 

 

Korg

 

plug

in

 

tuner

 

 

Cruztools

 

multi

tool

 

 

Live

 

Wire

 

instrument

 

cable

 

 

Hal

 

Leonard

 

Bass

 

Method

 

book

  

 

Musician's

 

Gear

 

stand

 

 

Planet

 

Waves

 

string

 

winder

 

 

Assorted

 

rubber

 

bass

 

picks

 

Summary of Contents for Fight Back Series

Page 1: ...1 Doner Designs Warming Hearts with Cool Guitars Fight Back Series Air Force Bass User Guide For Serial Number 0003 ...

Page 2: ...2 Doner Designs www donerdesigns org Contents 1 Estimated Value 2 Description and Specifications 3 Instructions 4 Photographs 5 About Doner Designs ...

Page 3: ...icult to assess because of a lack of comparable products and sales channels however In a fundraiser auction we recommend a minimum starting bid of 750 which approximates our materials cost Labor invested by Steve and Richard Doner at no tangible cost is approximately 100 hours In a fundraiser auction we would hope to see bidding activity well above our estimated value A target sales value approach...

Page 4: ...ckups are similar to those used on a Gibson EB 3 bass Body routes were added to house the additional pickups preamp and battery The unusual 3 pickup configuration enables the Air Force Bass to emulate the sound of several classic bass designs including the Precision bass middle pickup only Jazz bass middle and bridge pickups EB 0 neck pickup only EB 3 neck and bridge and Stingray bridge only With ...

Page 5: ...backplates manufactured by Axetreme Creations Separate volume controls for each of the 3 pickups On off toggle switches for each pickup Passive active boost switch Master passive treble and bass controls Momentary contact push button switch for machine gun effects Military style covered toggle switch Bourns pots and orange drop capacitors Hipshot string retainer Graph Tech nut Roto 77 long lasting...

Page 6: ...original owner experiences any issues we will do our best to make it right In addition if you are delighted with your purchase we would love to hear about that too Please feel free to contact me Steve Doner at the email address indicated on our website www donerdesigns org Donation Information Doner Designs guitars and basses are paid for by Doner Designs and given to the charitable organization A...

Page 7: ...ructions Controls Diagram The picture below shows the Air Force Bass controls at a glance The next pages go into detailed explanations of each Refer to our website or Facebook page for a video with sound clips demonstrating the tone of each pickup ...

Page 8: ...The black chrome mini toggle activates an onboard booster preamp which increases the output of the bass This is intended more as an effect thus we consider the normal setting to be off Small Gray Knobs The smaller grayish knobs are master treble and bass controls These controls are passive which means they operate even when the preamp is off The controls are cut only meaning that the normal flat s...

Page 9: ...not needed Without the battery in place the black mini toggle switch will act as a master on off switch Care Cleaning We do not recommend use of any wax polish or cleaning products The bass should be wiped after each use with a soft cotton cloth like an old t shirt Temperature Control Whenever possible keep the bass from extreme temperature conditions and avoid rapid temperature changes When trans...

Page 10: ... bass a number of links are included on the next page which you may find helpful If you don t have an amplifier that s step one to getting the most out of your new bass The headphone amp will allow you to play right away but is not how the bass is intended to be used If you don t have an amp visit a Guitar Center or Sam Ash with your bass plug it in and be amazed We have also included links for on...

Page 11: ...lleonard com http www amazon com Hal Leonard Guitar Method Complete dp B000RQ73GQ http www amazon com Leonard Bass Method Easy Use dp 0793563836 http www amazon com Guitar For Dummies Mark Phillips dp 0764599046 http www amazon com Bass Guitar Dummies Patrick Pfeiffer dp 0470539615 Online Lessons http www fender com features onlinelessons http www guitarlessons com http www jamplay com http www gu...

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Page 17: ...org Photographs continued Air Force Bass includes the bass itself and a single set of the accessories shown in the picture above The Army Guitar is not included with the Air Force Bass A case and guitar stand not shown are also included ...

Page 18: ...amily also served as a pilot for potentially offering guitar building workshops in the future The first Fight Back Army Guitar was built in memory and honor of Jenna s brave fight against her illness The military theme was important during her final days when friends and family visited and sent pictures of themselves in camo attire symbolizing their support of her battle Our Air Force Bass guitar ...

Page 19: ...needed respite from her arduous treatments and lifted her sprits significantly Following a double lung transplant friends and family sent her pictures of themselves dressed in camouflage attire This was to encourage her with the thought that in spirit we were all fighting alongside her This was the original inspiration for Doner Designs All of our Fight Back series guitars are part of Jenna s lega...

Page 20: ... donerdesigns org About Doner Designs continued We thank you for your interest in Doner Designs and our Fight Back series of guitars Steve Doner Richard Doner www donerdesigns org https www facebook com donerdesigns ref hl ...

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