User Manual

2014%Les%Paul%Standard%Controls%
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Each!of!the!four!knobs!on!the!Les!Paul!Standard,!Stand a rd !P lu s ,!a n d !S ta n d a r d !P re mium!models!has!a!push!
down/pull!up!switch.!These!switches!let!you!obta in !13!basic!tones,!as!well!as!choose!between!two!
“presets”!using!the!Pure!Bypass!feature.!
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All%Knobs%Pushed%In%
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Pushing!all!knobs!down!provides!the!traditional!Les!Paul!wiring.!The!pickup!selector!chooses!among!neck,!
bridge,!or!both!pickups.!Two!knobs!control!pickup!volume,!while!the!other!two!knobs!control!pickup!tone.!
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Tuned%Coil%Tap%
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Pulling!up!on!the!neck!and/or!bridge!volume%controls!engages!the!pickups’!Tuned%Coil%Tap!option.!This!
makes!a!humbucker!sound!more!like!a!singleFcoil,!but!taps!through!a!tuned!network!that!provides!a!
gentle!midrange!scoop.!The!highs!are!more!present,!while!preserving!the!low!end!so!you!don ’t!lose!the!
humbucker’s!characteristic!warmth.!The!Tuned!Coil!T ap !re tain s !m u ch !of!a !hu m b u ck er ’s!hu m !c an ce llat ion !
properties!and!doesn’t!have!the!degree!of!level!drop!associated!with!other!tapping!techniques.!
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Phase%Reverse%
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Pulling!up!on!the!neck%pickup’s!tone%control!changes!the!neck!pickup’s!wiring!to!out%of%phase.!
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Switching%Between%Two%Presets%
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Pulling!up!on!the!bridge%tone%control!initiates!Pure!B yp a ss ,!w h ic h !co n n e cts !th e!b r id ge !p ick u p !d irec tly !to !
the!output!jack.!Th is!preserves!the!maximum!bridg e!picku p!lev el.!So,!you !can!se t!up!a!particular!“preset”!
sound!with!your!volume!controls,!tone!controls,!and!pickup!selector!(like!a!favorite!rhyth m !guita r! to ne ),!
then!select!this!sound!by !push ing!th e! bridge%tone%control%down.!Or,!ch o o se!the!Pure!Bypass!bridge!
pickup!sound!by!pulling!the!bridge%tone%control%up.!
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