HP 2 ® Guitar Manual
INTRODUCTION Thank you for buying a Peavey HP2 guitar. This guitar was built by the most skilled craftsmen and made from the finest materials available. As with all of our musical equipment, we have built our guitars using a combination of leading edge technology and traditional handcrafted methods. Ask your Peavey dealer for a full list of other Peavey musical equipment and accessories.
bars and an easy access, adjustable steel torsion rod. (See Adjustments–Torsion Rod for adjustment instructions.) Pickups The two Peavey humbucking pickups supply optimal output and tonal response. A two step wax dipping process is used to provide ultra low noise operation and resistance to microphonic feedback. The pickups are mounted directly to the body, which further reduces feedback at high volume levels and offers enhanced tonal response.
Torsion Rod (5) All guitar necks have a slight amount of bow to keep the strings from “buzzing” on the frets. This instrument features an easy access torsion rod adjustment wheel located at the end of the neck. This wheel can be adjusted with a hex wrench or small screwdriver. Just insert the tool into the adjustment wheel and rotate accordingly. 1. Tune the instrument to standard (A-440) pitch. 2. Fret the sixth string (E) at the first and last frets. 3.
housing and lock block) and tighten until snug. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN. Adjust fine tuning knobs to middle position. Stretch strings and tune to pitch. Tighten locking topnut, stretch string once more and fine tune to pitch. Tremolo Bridge Height Bridge height may be adjusted by means of the bridge pivot bolts. Turn the pivot bolts clockwise to reduce bridge height. Turn the pivot bolts counterclockwise to increase bridge height.
To decrease bridge height, turn the bridge height screws clockwise. To increase bridge height, turn the bridge height screws counterclockwise. The stop tailpiece may also be adjusted to increase or decrease string tension across the bridge. Lowering the tailpiece (turning screw clockwise) will increase the string tension, while raising the tailpiece (turning screw counterclockwise) will decrease the string tension.
Care of your Instrument The HP2 guitar is a high quality musical instrument constructed from the finest materials, using the most up-to-date production methods. With reasonable care, it should provide many years of service and outstanding playability. Temperature and Humidity It is important to protect your instrument from any extreme or sudden changes in temperature or humidity. You should store the instrument in its case when not using it.
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