Manual Tuning With The Robo-Tuners - Gibson Firebird X Owner's Manual

Manual Tuning with the Robo-Tuners

You can tune Firebird X's Robo-Tuners by hand as an alternative to using Robot tuning
technology.
Caution! Never use a manual or mechanical string winding tool, or attempt to tune the
Robo-Tuners manually while they are operating robotically. Either one of these
operations could permanently damage the Robo-Tuners.
Unlike conventional tuning keys, Robo-Tuners all turn in the same direction. The Robo-Tuner
tuning posts have locking nuts to secure the end of 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 using these
functions when changing strings not only due to speed and convenience, but because they
minimize Robo-Tuner wear.
Gear Shift Gear Shift
Center Symbol
1 flat symbol
2 arrow
3 e
4 B
5 G
6 D
7 A
8 E
9 C
A pin
B peg
Tuning (Low String
Tuning
Standard
Dropped D D A D G B e
Eb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
DADGAD D A D G A D
Open G D G D G B D
Open E E B E G# B e
Low D D G C F A D
Open A E A E A C# e
Open Ab D# G# D# G# C D#
Open G D G D G B D
DblDrop D D A D G B D
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to High)
E A D G B e