SLB300 PRO SLB300 Owner’s Manual
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Setup
Tuning
The SILENT Bass
TM
is shipped from the factory with the bridge in place and the strings
slightly loosened. The bridge’s height is set to an average person’s height. Since the posi-
tion of the bridge will sometimes shift during transport, make sure to properly adjust the
position of the bridge before tuning the strings.
• The lower side of the bridge supports the 1st string
(G), the higher side supports the 4th string (E). When
looking at the bridge from the side, the surface that
has a sharper curve should face the fingerboard (fac-
ing up when in the playing position). (Fig. 1)
• The correct position for the bridge is where the surface
of the bridge facing the tailpiece is at a right angle to
the body surface on which the bridge rests. [Fig. 2]
Position the bridge so that its legs do not come in con-
tact with the escutcheon (the plastic part).
Adjustments If the Bridge Is Leaning
•
After tuning, check that the surface of the bridge fac-
ing the tailpiece is vertical to the body surface on
which the bridge rests. If it is leaning to one side,
slightly loosen the strings and then use both hands to
raise the bridge.
•
If, after tuning, the tailpiece is leaning to one side
when seen from the front, slightly loosen all the
strings and manually straighten the tailpiece. After
that, increase the tension of all the strings as evenly
as possible and then re-perform tuning.
[Fig. 1 :
Looking from the tailpiece]
Groove
E
A
D
G
4th string
1st string
[Fig. 2: Bridge stands
vertically to surface A]
Correct
*1
Check that the bridge is vertically aligned with surface A, on which the bridge rests.
*2
Surface B, on which the bridge does not rest, and surface A, on which the bridge does rest, are not par-
allel. Surface B, on which the bridge does not rest, cannot be used to check that the bridge is vertical.
Incorrect
Incorrect
Right
angle
Body
Surface A on which the bridge rests *1
Tailpiece
Surface B on which the
bridge does not rest *2
Fix the leaning
Saddle
Tailpiece
Tall wire
