About The Mute - Yamaha SILENT Bass SVB-100 Owner's Manual

Make sure the bridge is at a right angle.
Also, make sure each of the strings are positioned
in their corresponding grooves.
* Make sure the tailpiece side of the bridge
stands vertically in relation to the body.
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Use a piano, tuning fork, tuner, etc., and adjust the pitch of each string using the tuning pegs.
* Refer to the "Tuning" section (page 7).
• When the instrument is not being used for an extended period of time, loosen the strings.
• Before using the instrument, make sure that the bridge is positioned vertically. Damage to the bridge
and poor sound quality may result if the bridge is not properly positioned.

■ About the Mute

Due to the design of the Yamaha SILENT Bass™, the pickups also pickup vibration of the
strings between the bridge and the tailpiece. At times this extraneous vibration may occur.
If the sound is unpleasant, attach the supplied mute to the strings near the upper end of
the colored thread wrapping on the strings as shown in the illustration below.
• The mute will have little effect if it is attached midway between the bridge and the tailpiece.
Please take note.
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Mute
Correct
Bad
Bad
Right angle
Body
Mute
Tailpiece
Colored
Wrappings