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Summary of Contents for Fight Back Series

Page 1: ...1 Doner Designs Warming Hearts with Cool Guitars Fight Back Series Air Force Bass User Guide For Serial Number 0003 ...

Page 2: ...2 Doner Designs www donerdesigns org Contents 1 Estimated Value 2 Description and Specifications 3 Instructions 4 Photographs 5 About Doner Designs ...

Page 3: ...icult to assess because of a lack of comparable products and sales channels however In a fundraiser auction we recommend a minimum starting bid of 750 which approximates our materials cost Labor invested by Steve and Richard Doner at no tangible cost is approximately 100 hours In a fundraiser auction we would hope to see bidding activity well above our estimated value A target sales value approach...

Page 4: ...ckups are similar to those used on a Gibson EB 3 bass Body routes were added to house the additional pickups preamp and battery The unusual 3 pickup configuration enables the Air Force Bass to emulate the sound of several classic bass designs including the Precision bass middle pickup only Jazz bass middle and bridge pickups EB 0 neck pickup only EB 3 neck and bridge and Stingray bridge only With ...

Page 5: ...backplates manufactured by Axetreme Creations Separate volume controls for each of the 3 pickups On off toggle switches for each pickup Passive active boost switch Master passive treble and bass controls Momentary contact push button switch for machine gun effects Military style covered toggle switch Bourns pots and orange drop capacitors Hipshot string retainer Graph Tech nut Roto 77 long lasting...

Page 6: ...original owner experiences any issues we will do our best to make it right In addition if you are delighted with your purchase we would love to hear about that too Please feel free to contact me Steve Doner at the email address indicated on our website www donerdesigns org Donation Information Doner Designs guitars and basses are paid for by Doner Designs and given to the charitable organization A...

Page 7: ...ructions Controls Diagram The picture below shows the Air Force Bass controls at a glance The next pages go into detailed explanations of each Refer to our website or Facebook page for a video with sound clips demonstrating the tone of each pickup ...

Page 8: ...The black chrome mini toggle activates an onboard booster preamp which increases the output of the bass This is intended more as an effect thus we consider the normal setting to be off Small Gray Knobs The smaller grayish knobs are master treble and bass controls These controls are passive which means they operate even when the preamp is off The controls are cut only meaning that the normal flat s...

Page 9: ...not needed Without the battery in place the black mini toggle switch will act as a master on off switch Care Cleaning We do not recommend use of any wax polish or cleaning products The bass should be wiped after each use with a soft cotton cloth like an old t shirt Temperature Control Whenever possible keep the bass from extreme temperature conditions and avoid rapid temperature changes When trans...

Page 10: ... bass a number of links are included on the next page which you may find helpful If you don t have an amplifier that s step one to getting the most out of your new bass The headphone amp will allow you to play right away but is not how the bass is intended to be used If you don t have an amp visit a Guitar Center or Sam Ash with your bass plug it in and be amazed We have also included links for on...

Page 11: ...lleonard com http www amazon com Hal Leonard Guitar Method Complete dp B000RQ73GQ http www amazon com Leonard Bass Method Easy Use dp 0793563836 http www amazon com Guitar For Dummies Mark Phillips dp 0764599046 http www amazon com Bass Guitar Dummies Patrick Pfeiffer dp 0470539615 Online Lessons http www fender com features onlinelessons http www guitarlessons com http www jamplay com http www gu...

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Page 17: ...org Photographs continued Air Force Bass includes the bass itself and a single set of the accessories shown in the picture above The Army Guitar is not included with the Air Force Bass A case and guitar stand not shown are also included ...

Page 18: ...amily also served as a pilot for potentially offering guitar building workshops in the future The first Fight Back Army Guitar was built in memory and honor of Jenna s brave fight against her illness The military theme was important during her final days when friends and family visited and sent pictures of themselves in camo attire symbolizing their support of her battle Our Air Force Bass guitar ...

Page 19: ...needed respite from her arduous treatments and lifted her sprits significantly Following a double lung transplant friends and family sent her pictures of themselves dressed in camouflage attire This was to encourage her with the thought that in spirit we were all fighting alongside her This was the original inspiration for Doner Designs All of our Fight Back series guitars are part of Jenna s lega...

Page 20: ... donerdesigns org About Doner Designs continued We thank you for your interest in Doner Designs and our Fight Back series of guitars Steve Doner Richard Doner www donerdesigns org https www facebook com donerdesigns ref hl ...

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