Jackson Steel BlackJack User Manual

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Page 3 & & I would like to personally thank you for purchasing a Jackson Steel Guitar - what most players, from country to rock, will agree is the finest pedal steel guitar in the world. You will quickly discover that there is little comparison to the sound and design that this guitar has to offer.
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Page 6 !6*/*5&8'61&/*,+169%*+ & & !6*/*5&>6/+"1& & >5$4'+)4$1' C7%*&+6*/*5&/,&3'*%&2/+<&+<%&P%8,&\4%%&(/561%&:.]&!61*/*5&+<%9&H$'HP2/,%&2/$$& ,<"17%*&"*3&+61*/*5&+<%9&H'6*+%1aH$'HP2/,%&2/$$&($"++%*.& & & Fig. 1. Key knob - used & for Open Tuning & & & & & & & & & Figure 1. Key head showing Open Tune key knobs ?"%$#'@)4$1' D'2%1&+6*/*5&/,&3'*%&2/+<&+<%&*8$'*&+6*%1,&$'H"+%3&"+&+<%&1/5<+&%*3&'(&+<%&56/+"1&/*& +<%&+'7a+6*/*5&2/*3'2&\4%%&(/561%&=.#.]&T<%*&8'6&76,<&"&(''+&"*3b'1&P*%%&7%3"$[&...
Page 7 & & & & & & & Fig. 2.b. Nylon Tuners – used for Lower Tuning " & & & & Fig. 2.a. Nylon Tuners – used for Raise Tuning " & & & & Figure 2. Pickup end of guitar displaying nylon tuners &...
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Page 9 @3J6,+9%*+,&"*3 &D6#1/H"+/'*& & ()*+,#'+*3+/' & ^'61& 56/+"1& $%(+& +<%& ("H+'18& +'& 8'61& <%/5<+& ,7%H/(/H"+/'*,.& -(& 8'6& 71%(%1& "& ,$/5<+& ('12"13&+/$+[&+</,&H"*&#%&"H</%M%3&#8&"3J6,+/*5&+<%&+2'&1%"1&+%$%,H'7/*5&$%5,.&& & C4$$'3$;$#1/' e"H<& P*%%& $%M%1& H"*& #%& "3J6,+%3& +'& "HH'99'3"+%& 8'61& P*%%& 7',/+/'*/*5& #8& +61*/*5&+<%&@$$%*&,H1%2&$'H"+%3&'*&+<%&("H%&'(&+<%&$%M%1.&& D4&$#9,##*,6$/' O%1/'3/H"$$8[&"77$8&"&,$/5<+&$6#1/H"+/'*&(/$9[&6,/*5&$/5<+&'/$,&\,6H<&",&,%2/*5&9"H</*%& '/$]& "+& 9'M/*5& H'*+"H+& 7'/*+,.& -+& /,& '*$8& *%H%,,"18& +'& 3'& +</,& '*& "*& ",a*%%3%3& #",/,.&^'6&2/$$&`6/HP$8&$%"1*&2<"+&/,&71'7%1&\'1&8'6&2/$$&#%&2%"1/*5&'/$&,+"/*&'*&8'61&...
Page 10 & -(& +<%1%& /,& ,7"H%& #%+2%%*& +<%& ,$%%M%b2",<%1& "*3& +<%& ,$'++%3& $'2%1& ,+'7[& "3J6,+& +<%&E%+61*&471/*5&",&('$$'2,Z& & :. d"1P&+<%&$'2%1&1'3&2/+<&"&9"5/H&9"1P%1&*%"1&+<%&,71/*5&H'$$"1&\(/561%&K.#.].&& =. F*(",+%*&+<%& ,71/*5& <''P%3&+'&+<%& D'2%1& 471/*5&E%+"/*%1&\(/561%& K.H.]& ^'6& ,<'6$3&#%&"#$%&+'&3'&+</,&2/+<&"&(/19&(/*5%1&51/7.& B. F*$'HP& ,%+& H'$$"1& '*& $'2%1& 1'3& 76$$%1& \(/561%,& I.#.& "*3& Y.3.]& "*3& ,$/3%& "2"8& (1'9&1'3&76$$%1&\(/561%,&I.".&"*3&Y.#.].&&...
Page 11 $ Fig. 5.a. Lower rod puller Fig. 5.b. Lower Set Collar $ Figure 5. Lower Rod Puller and Collar Fig 6.b. Spring collar connecting return springs to Lower rods $ Fig 6.a. Return Springs connected to Lower rods Fig 6.c. Lower Spring Retainer & Figure 6.
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Page 13 !<%1%& ,<'6$3& "$2"8,& #%& "771'S/9"+%$8& :b:RX7$"8& '*& #%$$& H1"*P& ",,%9#$8[& 9%"*/*5& 8'6& H"*& 9'M%& +<%& H1',,& ,<"(+& ,$/5<+$8& #"HP& "*3& ('1+<& /*& /+,& ,%"+%3& 7',/+/'*.& & )<%HP&#%$$&H1"*P&",,%9#$8&",&('$$'2,Z&C*&D'2%1&E'3&O6$$%1,&\(/561%,&I.".&"*3&Y.#.]Z& $'',%*& @$$%*& ,H1%2\,]& "*3& ,$/3%& H'$$"1\,]& \(/561%,& I.#.& "*3& Y.3.]& "2"8& (1'9& %"H<& 1'3&76$$%1&'*&+<%&"771'71/"+%&<%S&H1',,&,<"(+g&C*&E"/,%&E'3&O6$$%1,&\(/561%&Y.#.&"*3&...
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Page 15 & ! Fig. 10.a. Foot Pedal Stop & & ' Fig. 10.c. 6-32 Socket Head Cap Screw & ' Fig. 10.b. Hex Lock nut # Fig. 10.d. Adjustable Travel Stop Figure 10. Pedal Stop: Foot % Fig. 11. Knee Pedal Stop (final torque stop) &...
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Page 17 P' L*6)#$' MQ:I:R' 9,44"+' +")92' ,4.' 7$+,3S' "+2$#%*1$T' +2$' 5*9H)5' %*33' I$' 12"#+$&'")+',4&'%*33'4"+'%"#HU & -*,%1+& "& ($"+<%"3& ,H1%231/M%1& /*+'& +<%& ,$'+& '(& +<%& 7/HP67& 7',+& \%S+%*3/*5& +<1'65<& #'++'9& '(& 56/+"1]& "*3& +61*& +'& %/+<%1& 1"/,%& \H'6*+%1aH$'HP2/,%]& '1& $'2%1& \H$'HP2/,%].& E%7%"+& ,+%7& '*& '+<%1& 7/HP67& 7',+.& T<%*& 1"/,/*5& +<%& &...
Page 18 & & & Fig. 13.b. Lead Wire (should & face front of guitar) & & ' Fig. 13.a. Screw and washer securing pickup & & & & & & Figure 13 Tail plate showing Pickup, Socket Head Cap Screw, washer and lead wire Fig.
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