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Summary of Contents for Adrian Belew Signature Fly

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Page 2: ...t something you would want to do while on the road Don t force or jam the connectors or controls If something doesn t 2 feel right or if you have any other concerns show it to your technician sooner rather than later Avoid extremes of temperature humidity and vibration 3 Check your shoulder straps guitar stands and other accessories 4 routinely to be sure they are up to the job If you let others p...

Page 3: ...eatures 10 Specifications 11 What s Included 12 Quickstart Checklist 13 Line 6 Variax 14 Sustainiac Stealth Pro 15 RMC Piezo System 16 DiMarzio Exclusive Humbucker 16 External Controls 17 Internal Controls 19 Power Supplies 21 Interface 22 Adrian s Personal Setup 22 ...

Page 4: ...Leo Fender who in 1950 began producing his legendary guitars that would set the world on fire for electric guitars So much so that two years later Gibson finally took the advice and design of a certain whiz kid and put out their own electric Gibson Les Paul You could make a strong case that between these two designs Fender and Gibson all guitars since have been sired Despite some basic flaws these...

Page 5: ... whatsoever Meaning perfect intonation The fretboard is made of the same composite but improved by using stainless steel frets another first that never need replacing As important as the feel of the neck is the tremolo The tremolo allows phenomenal expression and has become an integral part of my sound With the tremolo you shape and stretch the notes to give feeling to your playing The Parker trem...

Page 6: ...t my needs something called the Sustainiac has become an absolute necessity The neck pickup is a Sustainiac the original design by Alan Hoover In Sustainiac mode it allows two types of infinite sustain a handy tool indeed Since we were aiming for the most modern electric guitar we couldn t leave out the Variax The Line 6 Variax is an incredible new technology which gives the guitarist a wealth of ...

Page 7: ...rting with the state of the art Parker Fly Deluxe Axel added an intimidating list of features then integrated the controls so that the technology is right at the player s fingertips inside the guitar itself A key requirement was that the controls should be simple and intuitive As anyone who has seen Adrian play these instruments on stage can attest the results are nothing short of spectacular Afte...

Page 8: ...we are all very proud of Dennis Anesi Ansan Precision Meanwhile audiences kept going to concerts and fans kept buying music After a number of false starts John Vitale of Parker Guitars learned of a skilled luthier and machinist right in his own back yard who was already familiar with synth hookups having done some internal GK installs for Peter Swiadon at Roland His name is Dennis Anesi With some ...

Page 9: ... w w w p a r k e r g u i t a r s c om 9 The Parker Dream Team John Vitale left Adrian Belew Dennis Anesi at the 2009 NAMM Convention in Anaheim CA ...

Page 10: ...ass Carbon Glass Fretboard Stainless Steel Frets Parker Vibrato Bridge Sperzel Trim Lok Tuners Sustainiac Stealth PRO Neck Pickup Line 6 Variax Modeling Component DiMarzio Exclusive Humbucker RMC Pow r Bridge Saddles RMC Poly Drive 1 Preamp 13 pin GK style connector for synth access 1 4 magnetic pickup tuner courtesy output jack ...

Page 11: ...functions as a neck pickup when the sustainer is off Onboard Controls 12 position rotary switch with push pull action selects between the 10 Variax model groups when pushed the Variax models are found at the guitar s output when pulled the magnetic and piezo signals are at the output 5 way Selector Switch Selects the different Variax models within each group when the rotary model selector is pulle...

Page 12: ...ariax module Comes with Line 6 standard 2 Amp 9 VAC transformer set up for U S mains power 110 VAC 60 Hz Transformers for all other parts of the world can be obtained directly from Line 6 The Power Regulator will work with all Line 6 transformers given that you have the correct model for the country you are in Line 6 Standard 2 Amp 9VAC transformer Standard Line 6 phantom power transformer Case Pa...

Page 13: ...connector and could be interchanged if you don t pay attention Getting these backwards could damage the instrument the Power Regulator your synthesizer or all three Please be careful Plug the Line 6 power transformer into the Power Regulator AC 5 input jack Plug the Line 6 power transformer line cord into a 110 VAC wall 6 outlet Check that the synthesizer output and the guitar through 7 output are...

Page 14: ...n the Model Select knob enables custom model programming This function has been moved to a push button switch accessible in a recess near the Sustainiac Standby Switch on the back cover of your instrument So wherever the Variax Manual says pull up on the Model Select Knob you should instead press and hold the push button switch on the back cover Pulling up on the Model Select Knob of your Artist E...

Page 15: ...ulling up on the Tone Knob any individual note that you play can be held indefinitely without decaying While in the up position turn the Tone Control Knob fully clockwise past the detent to switch the Sustainiac into Harmonic Mode When sustain is disengaged by pushing the Tone Control Knob back in the sustain driver functions as a normal neck pickup chosen by the Pickup Selector 5 position switch ...

Page 16: ...d to your polyphonic guitar synthesizer through the 13 pin connector A mono mix of the piezo signals is also available on the Pickup Selector 5 position switch when the instrument is in mag piezo mode DiMarzio Exclusive Humbucker Mounted in the bridge position the DiMarzio humbucking pickup is connected directly to the 1 4 courtesy output jack for connection to a strobe tuner and to the RMC PolyDr...

Page 17: ...synthesizer It does not control the volume of your synthesizer output so you ll want to have a separate volume foot pedal not included for balancing the synth volume against the other outputs Tone Control The Tone Control knob controls both the Variax guitar models and the DiMarzio magnetic bridge pickup tone This knob has two additional functions related to sustain mode Pull up on the Tone Knob t...

Page 18: ...u must first put the Sustainiac module in standby mode by turning on the standby switch on the rear cover of the guitar When standby mode is on you should see a green LED visible in the switch slider If you don t see the green LED then the on board 9V battery is either worn out or missing and should be replaced The standby switch must always be on for the mag piezo functions to operate properly Ac...

Page 19: ...kup Selector Press and hold the programming button on the back cover to 2 start the Save process Flick the Pickup Selector to the position you want to save your 3 sound to Moving the Pickup Selector while you re saving won t change the sound only the save location Rotate the Model Select Knob to the custom bank of your 4 choice Custom 1 or Custom 2 at opposite ends of the dial Release programming ...

Page 20: ...lus Module RMC PolyDrive1 Preamp Variax Modeling System 13 Pin Output Conn To Power Supply and Synthesizer Master Volume Control Pickup Selector 5 position Switch Adrian Belew Signature Fly Block Diagram Mode Switch Neck Mag Bridge Piezo Bridge Mag 6 6 13 Sustainiac Standby Switch Variax Programming Button Volume Preset Trimpots ...

Page 21: ...hrough the 13 pin cable The PolyDrive must be operating to get an output from your synthesizer as well as the Variax piezo and DiMarzio mag pickups 8 VDC This unipolar single polarity supply comes from the included Power Regulator through the 13 pin cable and powers the Variax module This supply is delivered through pin 9 of the 13 pin connector which is otherwise unused Only the Variax output is ...

Page 22: ...s you may find it satisfactory when connected to a small practice amp 13 pin Synthesizer Output This is the main output of the instrument All of the guitar s controls operate on this output and all of the advanced functions are available here Adrian s Personal Setup Here s what Adrian had to say about his personal setup prefrences String Gauges I use a super light top regular bottom gauge of strin...

Page 23: ... 23 Guitar Synth Mixing Board Power Regulator Transformer Volume Pedal DI Box DI Box Typical Hookup With A Mixing Board Guitar Synth Power Regulator Transformer Volume Pedal Guitar Signal Synth Signal Typical Hookup With Guitar Amplifiers ...

Page 24: ...rp 444 East Courtland Street Mundelein IL 60060 Tel 847 949 0444 Fax 847 949 8444 www parkerguitars com 2009 All rights reserved Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable copyright laws Specifications subject to change without notice ...

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