Peavey T-25 Operating Manual

PEAVEY T-25
OPERATING GUIDE
CAUTION
TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD. DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
INSTRUMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE BEFORE USING THIS INSTRUMENT. READ
BACK COVER FOR FURTHER WARNINGS.
NECK
The neck is carved from select hard-rock maple
utilizing our patented (U.S Patent No. 4.237,544)
bilamination construction to prevent twisting and
warping. Internally housed between the bilamination of
rock maple is a fully adjustable steel torsion rod with
rolled threads. This steel torsion rod is firmly attached at
the body end of the neck and is adjustable at the nut end
with our special truss rod adjustment tool. The T-25
utilizes a slant peg head design with all six tuning
machines in a straight line configuration.
BODY
The body is constructed from selected hardwood,
which is finished with our special polyester-urethane
material in a satin or gloss type appearance. The body
style is a double cutaway with the necessary space above
and below the neck to allow ease of playing above the
12th fret position. The body shape has a special rib cage
contour to allow ease of handling when instrument is to
be used with a guitar strap. The finish we've chosen for
the T-25 is very highly mar and weather resistant and
should offer years of serviceto the owner. (See Caring for
your Guitar - Finish)
PICKUPS
The pickups are very high output full-range
humbucking designs with blade pole pieces utilizing a
unique dual/single coil circuit (U.S. PatentNo. 4,164,163)
allowing humbucking or single coil operation of either or
both pickups through rotation of the tone controls (See
Circuit Explanation and Controls). The pickups are fully
potted to reduce unwanted microphonics and noise and
to allow pickups to remain intact for many years without
vibrating loose in transport or use. Note: Because of this
potting it is virtually impossible to disassemble the
pickup without totally destroying the unit. Any attempt to
disassemble the pickup will void any warranty on the
electronics of your instrument.
CIRCUIT
The circuit utilized in the T-25 is virtually
unparalleled for its ability to obtain maximum tonal
variations without the use of an active preamp built in.
The pickups are very conventional humbucking designs
and operate Through a three-way toggle switch, which
allows each pickup independently or both pickups
simultaneously to be employed. The center position of
the three-way toggle switch allows both pickups to
function and their tonalities maybe blended with the tone
controls. There'sonlyone volume control which operates
the output level of both pickups and there are two tone
controls, one for each pickup. These tone controls allow
the unique capabilities of selecting between full
humbucking response or single coil tonalities. (See
Description of 'How the Circuit Works").
FRETS
The fret wire material for the T-25 is classed as
medium heavy. The frets are high crowned, 18% nickel
silver and provide excellent intonation/compensation
characteristics and superb string bending techniques.
Eighteen percent nickel provides a degree more
hardness than material used typically and should provide
years of trouble-free performance.
HARDWARE
The bridge is a die-cast unit, which is triple plated
chrome with fully adjustable individual saddles for
intonation. The individual saddles have been designed to
allow a great deal of front to back movement for
intonation adjustments when dealing with different
gauge strings for different types of playing technique.
(See Adjustments - Intonation) The top nut is
constructed from a bone-hard polycarbonate material.
The premium tuning machines have a 14:1 ratio with
chrome plated contoured metal control knobs. The three-
way toggle switch is military grade.
NECK TILT
The neck tilt feature controls the all important
playing angle of the neck while at the same time allows
critical string fret clearance to be adjusted accurately.
When used in conjunction with the torsion rod
adjustment the guitar should be easily set up to exact
playing specifications for many different styles and
personal tastes. (See Adjustments - Neck Tilt)
SCALE
This instrument features a "full" scale length which is
24-3/4" and there are 23 frets.
CONTROLS
1. Volume. The volume control is the element for
regulating the output of both pickups and the level is
increased by rotation clockwise while a
counterclockwise motion will decrease the outputsignal.
It is also compensated so that there is a minimal loss of
high frequencies with reduced volume, however,
optimum performance is at a maximum setting. A special
contoured control knob is used for comfort and
smoothness of this ieature.