THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF YOUR BRIAN MOORE GUITAR 1. INTRODUCTION: Congratulations on the purchase of your new Brian Moore Guitar. We have worked hard to craft one of the finest instruments available today, and we are sure you will be pleased with the results. Like all fine instruments, your Brian Moore Guitar needs to be properly maintained to keep it function- ing in top condition.
The distance between the frets and the strings is referred to as the action. Low action (a small distance between strings and frets) makes the guitar easier and faster to play, since less force is required to press the string down to the fret. This is usually preferred by players with a delicate touch who are interested in speed. Players with a more aggressive approach often prefer the action a little higher, giving the strings more room to vibrate and increasing sustain.
6. PICKUPS: Seymour Duncan pickups are installed in all Brian Moore Guitars unless otherwise specified. An Alnico APH-1N is used in the neck position, and a Seymour Duncan JB is used in the bridge position. In a hum-single- hum pick up configuration, a Duncan APS-2 is used for the single coil. Your guitar is set up to provide equal output between the neck and bridge pickups.
Fixed Bridge: The intonation screws are located at the back of the bridge, as in the tremolo bridge. The action on a fixed bridge is adjusted by changing the height of each individual saddle. Fixed Bridge Saddle height adjustment screws Intonation screws Tunomatic:The intonation adjustment screws on a tunomatic bridge are also located on the back of the bridge.
Floyd Rose: Action adjustment on a Floyd Rose bridge is achieved by turning the two hex screws at the front of the bridge. A hex wrench to fit these is supplied in your tool kit. Intonation adjustment of a Floyd Rose bridge is difficult without a specific tool available directly from Floyd Rose.
8. THE 13 PIN SYSTEM: Brian Moore guitars is on the cutting edge of guitar technology, offering 13 pin ready models that are compatible with most 13 pin sound modules, such as Roland’s VG88 13 pin jack and GR33.These models offer on-board patch step up/step down control and guitar/synth/both switching through the 13 pin cable (see Controls Diagram pg.
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Pick up configuration: i8 NOTE: THE i8.13 HAS ONLY ONE PUSH/PULLSWITCH ON THE TONE CONTROLWHICH SPLITS BOTH HUMBUCKERS - 10 -...
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Pick up configuration: i1, i9 NOTE: 13 PIN VERSIONS OF THE i1 AND i9 HAVE ONLY ONE PUSH/PULLSWITCH ON THE TONE CONTROLWHICH SPLITS BOTH HUMBUCKERS - 11 -...