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Gibson LPX

Gibson LPX

Owner’s Manual

Owner’s Manual

copyright 2011 Gibson Guitar Corp.
owner’s manual version 1.3h

FCC and IC Compliance

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Summary of Contents for LPX

Page 1: ...Gibson LPX Gibson LPX Owner s Manual Owner s Manual copyright 2011 Gibson Guitar Corp owner s manual version 1 3h FCC and IC Compliance Page 1...

Page 2: ...ions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interferenc...

Page 3: ...visit http www gibson com FirebirdX 2 Click on the Registration link to submit your warranty information see the LPX Certificate of Authenticity included with your guitar 3 After registering you ll re...

Page 4: ...any power supply cords are not located where they are likely to be safety hazards such as on the floor where people might walk or in locations where they may receive pressure from items placed upon or...

Page 5: ...ely event that it is destroyed lost or damaged beyond repair while in our possession for repairs we will replace the product If it is no longer available it will be replaced with the most similar prod...

Page 6: ...direct consequential incidental or other similar damages to you or to any third party including without limitation damages for loss of profits or business or damages resulting from use or performance...

Page 7: ...he separate piezo pickup even layer acoustic and electric sounds Blue Lightning TM Wireless Pedalboard and Switchboard floor pedals eliminate cable clutter and allow rapid sound selection The onboard...

Page 8: ...n the Accessory Pack and guitar case pocket the following are all included Notes All AC adapters are global and work with 100 to 240V 50 60Hz Use only USB 2 0 high speed cables with LPX USB peripheral...

Page 9: ...Shift up furthest from the guitar body to apply power to LPX Push down on the Gear Shift knob pushing toward the body until it clicks to turn off LPX This stores the current tuning and sound for reca...

Page 10: ...he other supplied batteries and if necessary charge them to capacity as you explore LPX If you need additional batteries use Samsung IA BP80W or equivalent camcorder batteries Low Battery Indications...

Page 11: ...supplied stereo cable to connect LPX to the G Node interface Caution When patching LPX to a balanced XLR input make sure the XLR input does not have phantom power enabled This could damage LPX s outpu...

Page 12: ...t turn when its LED flashes yellow there is a physical or electrical problem Green Individual string in tune All string LEDs green Tuning is complete White Short circuit detected If any part of a str...

Page 13: ...each string during tuning operations Robot technology includes special functions for changing strings starting on page 34 as this is much faster than changing strings manually Gibson strongly advises...

Page 14: ...tieffects sounds Select Patches within a Bank The 5 way Pickup Selector Patch Selector selects patches within a Bank Position 1 is closest to the neck position 5 to the bridge The following chart list...

Page 15: ...the pickup combination Pickup Selector Patch Selector switch position 1 neck 2 neck middle 3 middle 4 middle bridge 5 bridge 3 This pickup setting remains until you choose a different patch Mix in the...

Page 16: ...de unlocks the sliders and all red and blue tog pot functionality so you can tweak the effects This essentially places high quality stomp boxes inside your guitar with instant access to their controls...

Page 17: ...pot but edits the Compressor Gate Distortion and EQ effects again as labeled on the switchplate The red sliders edit the selected effect parameters shown on the label to the right of the red sliders E...

Page 18: ...th your right hand The onboard computer will calculate the delay time from these peaks 5 Play LPX and determine that the delay time is correct If not repeat steps 1 4 and make you you strike the strin...

Page 19: ...d to recognize each other a process called pairing which is done at the factory If for any reason they are not paired or you need to re pair see page 27 Powering the Pedalboard and Switchboard The ped...

Page 20: ...the 9V battery occurs automatically However switching on the pedal with only a 9V battery is not supported Setting Up the Pedals for LPX 1 Remove the Pedal Power Data Connector which carries power fr...

Page 21: ...witchboard s Upper Left footswitch The Pedalboard display will turn on and show Bone Link Up The confirms that all devices are communicating Note If you turn off LPX e g to save battery power or chang...

Page 22: ...op Line 1 Bank number 2 Bank name 3 Silver tog pot piezo level 00 99 4 Pickup configuration 5 BGL if Bluetooth B Guitar Link G and Bone Link L are active If any of these are inactive the corresponding...

Page 23: ...footswitches simultaneously to select this mode Footswitches 1 5 correspond to the five pickup selector positions Footswitch 6 is inactive Select Tuning This is equivalent to the Gear Shift Tuning sel...

Page 24: ...ist position Bottom Line 7 Current selected function Tuning Bank Patch Echoplex Looper Pickup Effect 8 Reverb wet dry mix 00 99 as selected by the blue tog pot when switched to the Reverb position 9 E...

Page 25: ...Power up the Switchboard by pressing on the Upper Left footswitch 7 Simultaneously press and hold the Pedalboard s Upper Left and Upper Right footswitches for at least three seconds 8 A menu appears...

Page 26: ...through a series of magenta letters that give an abbreviated function name The following chart shows the details 3 Push down on the Digital Varitone knob to start editing the function Note This additi...

Page 27: ...dicating more offset In either case the color of the outer ring of LEDs provides a rough indication of pitch Red Pitch is flat Yellow Pitch is sharp Green Pitch is correct For example if in strobe mod...

Page 28: ...ant perfect intonation for an alternate tuning select that tuning prior to doing intonation 2 Enter the Red Bank then rotate the Gear Shift knob to the pin position 3 Push the Digital Varitone knob on...

Page 29: ...ring individually to ensure the most accurate pitch detection After the pitch has been detected the associated string LED turns green Damp the string you just plucked then move on to the next string 5...

Page 30: ...o indicate that the system is ready to determine the reference string pitch The Peg LED shines magenta 5 Pluck the reference string Its corresponding LED turns green after LPX has analyzed the pitch 6...

Page 31: ...tring slightly to take up any slack then tighten down the post hole s locking nut 4 Cut the extra length off each string close to the post if one string contacts another the system may function improp...

Page 32: ...does not respond push down on the Digital Varitone knob again to increase string tension 7 Repeat step 6 again if necessary 8 Once the string tension is sufficient for LPX to read the pitch upon being...

Page 33: ...a to the Robo Tuners for tuning Optimizing the calibration may improve tuning performance Piezo Calibration Step by Step 1 Enter the Red Bank then rotate the Gear Shift knob to the Arrow position 2 Pu...

Page 34: ...0 the peg string LED will be lit as well 7 Push down on the Digital Varitone knob The 0 will flash red once 8 Turn the Gear Shift knob counter clockwise until its center shows 9 the arrow string LED w...

Page 35: ...s ASIO 2 0 WDM and Mac Core Audio computers LPX Editor software gives you access to LPX s audio engine and tuning capabilities You can create your own sounds and tunings as well as modify existing one...

Page 36: ...rge after playing provides optimum battery life Avoid elevated temperatures You don t want to expose any guitar to high temperatures but this also shortens battery life dramatically Store the battery...

Page 37: ...cycle However a battery has a finite life regardless of whether you ve used up the full number of charge discharge cycles after about 2 3 years its internal resistance rises to the point where it can...

Page 38: ...he respective string LED should start flashing red to indicate that pitch detection is active Next the LED should start flashing yellow information is being sent to the neck CPU and the Robo Tuner sta...

Page 39: ...e tuning system won t work Also note that if the Gibson G on the neck electronic cover does not start flashing once you activate the system it s likely that there s also a white LED flashing on the Ge...

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