User Manual
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Build A Custom Guitar
To really take advantage of the range and versatility of Variax mode, especially
when performing, you’ll want immediate access to your essential sounds. To
get your ten favorite tones ready for instant recall, use the two custom banks
on the Guitar Model Selector knob.
You’ve got CUSTOM 1 at the beginning of the Model Select rotation, and
CUSTOM 2 at the end. Each of these can store a dierent set of ve of
your favorite guitar models, as well as tone and alternate tunings (with the
Alternate Tuning Knob set to MODEL). You could, for instance, put
acoustic sounds in CUSTOM 1 and electric sounds in CUSTOM 2.
Let’s say you found a sound that you know you’ll be coming back to again
and again. Here’s what you do to store it in one of the custom banks:
1. Be sure your sound is exactly as you want it. This is going to store the
guitar model and tone knob settings.
2. Press and hold the Guitar Model Selector knob for 2.5 seconds or
until the LED begins to blink to enter customization mode.
3. Now turn the Guitar Model Selector to your choice of CUSTOM 1 or
CUSTOM 2. The Alternate Tuning LED is no longer lit.
4. Move the Pickup Selector Switch to the desired position where you
want to store the current model.
5. To save an alternate tuning to this position, select the desired tuning
on your Alternate Tuning Knob. Skip this step if you do not want an
alternate tuning.
6. Press and hold the Guitar Model Selector knob for 2.5 seconds.
Presto! You just saved your rst guitar model to a custom bank! Don’t
forget to set your Alternate Tuning Knob to MODEL if you want to
recall the tunings exactly the way you’ve saved them.
Creating Custom Alternate Tunings
The Alternate Tuning feature of your Variax is a very powerful tool. While we’ve
given you 10 common tunings to choose from on the Alternate Tuning
knob, we know some of you will still wish for even more, such as using this
feature to replace your capo. Have no fear, we’ve got you covered! You
can replace all but the MODEL and STANDARD setting on the Alternate
Tuning knob with your very own creations. Here is how you do it.
1. Make sure your guitar is tuned to a standard tuning (with a 440Hz
reference) with the Guitar Model Selector set to any 6 string guitar
model.
2. Press and hold the Guitar Model Selector knob for 2.5 seconds, or
until the LEDs begins to blink, to enter customization mode.
3. Select the position you’d like to replace on the Alternate Tuning knob.
Note: If it’s already there you need to move the knob away and back
so customization mode knows you want to modify a tuning. Only the
Alternate Tuning LED will now ash.
4. Create new alternate tunings by playing one note at a time on each
string you wish to change. Customization mode sees the 12th fret as
the 0 fret (or nut). For example, playing a note at the 10th fret will tune
that string down a whole step, while playing a note at the 14th fret will
tune it up a whole step from standard. Be sure to mute strings carefully
as you assign tunings across the neck - any mishaps could reassign the
tuning. You can also play all notes at once if you can fret them cleanly.