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Manual for Warwick and RockBass Alien Acoustic Bass ENGLISH...
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The Alien Acoustic bass offers musicians worldwide a high quality, reasonably priced instrument. At Warwick, our customers are FIRST. We strive to give our consumers the best possible product and best possible customer service and it is you, our satisfied cus- tomers, who continue to give us our worldwide success.
1) Tuners - Stringing / tuning procedure Tuners: All Alien acoustic basses come standard with high quality precision tuners (18:1 ratio). Warwick tuners feature a sealed, self-lubricating gear that warrants high tuning stability and needs no maintenance. The tuners are installed slanted facing...
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Stringing / Tuning Procedure: Place the string’s ball end on the bridge RockBass Alien basses come with slotted string holder. Hold the ball end down with bridge pins. Before you pull out a bridge one hand and with the other feed the string pin, make sure that there is no tension on to the tuner.
2) Truss Rod Cover / Truss Rod Adjustment Truss Rod Cover: The truss rod cover of an Alien acoustic bass gives you - when needed - quick access to the truss rod. You’ll need a flat screwdriver to unlock the integrated latch mechanism.
RockBass Alien Deluxe Acoustic Bass Pickups: Fishman Sonicore Piezo Elektronik: Fishman Presys+™ Low battery indicator Tuner: The preamp also has a built in chromatic tuner. The display shows the note actually played. The red light on the left side of the display shows when the note is flat, the green light in the middle shows when the note is in tune, the red light on the right side shows when the note is sharp.
Alien Acoustic Bass / Alien Acoustic 6-string Bass / Rockbass Alien Deluxe 6-string Bass Pickups: Fishman Acoustic Matrix Elektronik: Fishman Prefix Plus-T Notch Filter: This is a fixed-level, variable-frequency filter for eliminating feedback or unwanted res- onance. The affected frequency is variable from 40 to 500 Hz. The Notch Filter is effectively turned off in the full counterclockwise position.
To clean and protect the fingerboard use products specially made for this purpose and that are available at selected stores or specialist shops. Please refer to the manufacturer’s product information to achieve the desired result. You can order our cleaning products on our webshop: www.shop.warwick.de.
The piezo pickup systems are powered by a 9V battery. To change the battery you can open the electronics compartments as shown below: Warwick Alien and RockBass Alien Deluxe: The battery and electronics compartment can be easily opened with your fingernail. Push the battery in until it locks in place.
8) Security Locks All Warwick and RockBass Alien acoustic basses ship with Warwick Security Locks, which need to be installed. The Warwick Alien and the RockBass Alien Deluxe are equipped with a strapholder that also contains the output jack. This cannot be replaced. The strap lock can only be installed at the neck joint, where the wood is thick enough to hold the screw (see illustration).
9) User-Kit You also receive the Warwick user-kit with your Alien Acoustic bass. It contains useful supplies like: - Trussrod Tool - Polish Cloth - 1,5 mm Allen key - 2,5 mm Allen key - Warranty Card 10) Warranty / Customer Service Warwick’s warranty for all musical instruments is limited to 2 years, but this condition may vary from...
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