A blend of fine traditional hnology./Л’ leader Ame/[ican-made musical instruments ar\p equipment --- a quarter of à century. Solid Ash or Alder Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the PortJnr AX-Flris- ba-s^rwas built uy live* musi ¿'kti the finest-aiatexXals- available. As with all ot our musical equipment, we have built: our bass guitars using a combination of leading-edge technology and traditional hand-crafted methods.y^sk your Peavey dealer for a full list of offer Peavey & acck<^nA ximum comfort Construction Body The body of this instrumenjjirconslructed from the iirTeSKSwamp ash or Alder. The deep„--d'oubIe-cutaway design provides unimpeded -aceess~ta>j -Ln su u me nfc. thereby, avoiding the need to support the instrument with the lgj[: hand. The instrument featuf^rour polyester/urethane finish whic Neck îghest fret while the extended upper horn ices the i is mar and wealher-rpsiçlanî. X/ ~"\Jhe select^rock male necklfis сraftecKo provide unmatched rigidity aii{freedon from warjafcgt included) which are accessible bv remo pi ite from the back of the instrument. (Note:, Heavafr-dutv o es are recomme ing the battery cover r alkaline vqltage will result higher tone and volume settings fonreliab n "fLzzy" nN. batteric -t—eatery f ±_1 Controls ft Vqlumfr Thje^vol^mg knob control^ rthe total si magnetic pickups to the output jack. \ nde,;l iorfreli ability a ni longest life.) Low jnd, especially Tone Nettvo The tone ng high/I Rotating rolls off £ clockwis into an a rease (pass) all frequ£ncle-S'-2'>5 Hz and above, conical - (la rge-o u fs i d e knob) counterclockwise ijjg this knob I frequencies 96 Hz and be/ow. Rotai passes all frequencies 96 Hz and below. This translates %oost oH'2'd-eefbehr.- master Volume id control Figure 1 Blend Control The blend c ■mtrol provides a wider variety of sounds than available feim-oonver tional pickup switches. Il may be varied form the neck pickLi'ps(cloVkwi5€-).J.b^-eetiler detent (both pickups), the bridge pickup (counterclockwise), or any blend in between Adjustments insffu nay in; Your inatfument has been carefully adjustecTfor-accurate intonation and'tffaying ease at the Peavey factory. However, ytnu: playing style q/playing requirements may necessitate additional adjustraints. /These adjustments should be made by your Peavey dealer; hmveiyer, / w»tfc_a_jlttle çax.é and by adhering closely to the foHawing »tructions, you may attempt these adjustments yourself, rpad the instructions thoroughly before ease attempting any adjustments. Pickup The sensitivity~i raising Rai-sin hof the magnet /0gthe pickup w-rtli7 its height-a" p dusgrK?~rtyc~strm igr^vi 11 Iti'C V adjusted bv^> cljustmg scre-w's'. êâ'Së h.b-e output and sensitivity. Lowering the picKup away from the strips will decrease output ard sensitivity. When making the^e adjiistrfierks, be S-ufe to rVM j n t a i n/ a at q u a t e clearance between and s£>tngs. ImpYopt/r adjustrne4it_coi>fd T^&ult in fos£ of sustained possible freri- ^UiD^J?JCbj(m^when playing on the upper How you pdjust the neight or your pic,kup will greatly affect your tone and sensitivity levels. Experiment with difi^enl cnmblaaLions until you get the sound you want. You'll be surprised at how much tonal variance can be achieve«.! with a simple pickup adju^tmerft. String Intonation Accurate string intonation settings ensure that your instrument will play in tune at any point on the neck. Although '[jyrfnri ininnaf jnn" is a physical impossibility with a fretted instxumenfTihe proper adjustment?^ 11 maximize the accuracy of individyaHTotes...
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