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Function

19

Neck

tension

sensitivity

Default

=

9

Value

Result

Clickstream

0

through

9

Sets

degree

of

string

sensitivity

to

other

strings'

pitch

changes

19

§

0

‐

9

§

Note:

This

determines

how

strongly

one

string's

pitch

change

is

taken

into

consideration

for

the

other

strings.

0

=

Lowest

sensitivity,

strings

are

rarely

retuned,

lowest

precision

but

best

performance.

9

=

Highest

sensitivity,

strings

are

often

retuned,

best

precision,

but

potentially

worse

performance.

Function

20

Instant

Access

Tuning

time

Default

=

100

Value

Result

Clickstream

50

through

255

Sets

time

in

ms/10

between

system

activation

and

start

of

the

IAT

process

20

§

50

‐

255

§

Function

21

Tuning

select

time

Default

=

35

Value

Result

Clickstream

15

through

255

Sets

time

in

ms/10

between

selecting

a tuning

and

when

tuning

begins

21

§

15

‐

255

§

Note.

Sets

the

time

between

selecting

a

tuning

with

the

MCK

and

actually

starting

the tuning

process.

Increasing

the

time

reduces

the

stress

on

the

relays

that

are

switched

when

starting

the

tuning

process,

as

fewer

activations

take

place

when

scrolling

slowly

through

the

menu.

This

setting

has

an

effect

in

Tune

Mode

and

in

Preset

Mode

if

“Preset

Bank

Mode”

is

set

to

Preset

Activation.

Function

22

Sound

select

time

Default

=

10

Value

Result

Clickstream

1

through

255

Sets

time

in

ms/10

between

selecting

a

sound

and

activating

it

22

§

15

‐

255

§

Note:

This

option

determines

whether

the

tuning

process

starts

automatically

when

entering

Tune

Mode

(Blue

Bank).

If

value

=

1,

the

tuning

process

starts

automatically.

If

value

=

0,

the

behavior

is

the

same

as

Preset

Mode

(Yellow

Bank)

and

the

tuning

process

beings

only

after

selecting

a

tuning

Function

23

Auto

retune

Default

=

1

Value

Result

Clickstream

0

Auto

retune

is

disabled

23

§

0

§

1

Auto

retune

is

enabled

23

§

1

§

Note:

This

option

determines

whether

the

tuning

process

starts

automatically

when

entering

Tune

Mode

(Blue

Bank).

If

value

=

1,

the

tuning

process

starts

automatically.

If

value

=

0,

the

behavior

is

the

same

as

Preset

Mode

(Yellow

Bank)

and

the

tuning

process

beings

only

after

selecting

a

tuning.

Function

24

Preset

bank

mode

Default

=

0

Value

Result

Clickstream

0

Loads

sound

and

tuning

in

Preset

Mode

(Yellow

Bank)

24

§

0

§

1

Loads

sound

only

in

Preset

Mode

(Yellow

Bank)

24

§

1

§

Note:

This

switch

determines

how

a

preset

is

loaded

in

Preset

Mode

(Yellow

Bank).

If

value

=

0,

both

the

preset

tuning

and

sound

are

activated.

This

causes

the

system

to

start

the

tuning

process

on

preset

activation.

If

value

=

1,

only

the

preset's

sound

is

loaded.

Activating

the

tuning

is

still

possible

by

pushing

Enter

for

more

than

one

second.

Following

are

additional

setup

mode

functions

for

doing

a

variety

of

system

resets;

these

follow

the

same

basic

procedures

as

the

previous

setup

functions.

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Summary of Contents for 2010 Les Paul Standard LTD ED

Page 1: ...Gibson LP STD LTD Manual v1 0 Page 1 L Le es s P Pa au ul l S St ta an nd da ar rd d 2 20 01 10 0 L LT TD D O Ow wn ne er rs s M Ma an nu ua al l ...

Page 2: ...n the Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited package Make sure any power supply cords are not located where they are likely to be safety hazards such as on the floor where people might walk or in locations where they may receive pressure from items placed upon or against them Also be very careful with any power source connections such as where the AC adapter connects to the wall outlet If this is jostled ...

Page 3: ...e the original materials are no longer available for repair Gibson reserves the right to use materials regularly utilized at the time of repair If we determine that replacing the Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited best serves your interests or in the unlikely event that it is destroyed lost or damaged beyond repair while in our possession for repairs we will replace the product If it is no longer avai...

Page 4: ... not always applicable And of course Gibson shall not be liable for any special indirect consequential incidental or other similar damages to you or to any third party including without limitation damages for loss of profits or business or damages resulting from use or performance of the product whether in contract or tort even if Gibson or its authorized representative has been advised of the pos...

Page 5: ...lend of magnetic and Piezo pickup sounds Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited is set up with advanced PLEK technology for exceptional playability Companion software includes Gibson Chameleon Editor for creating custom sounds and tunings available at Gibson com Software is compatible with Mac OS X and Windows XP Vista and Windows 7 User replaceable long life battery even switch easily in the middle of a ...

Page 6: ...d plug the supplied AC adapter into the charger The adapter is an international type that accommodates 100 240V 50 60Hz The charger s LED will shine red when charging and green when the battery is charged An additional battery is supplied in the Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited accessory pack if you need more batteries they are available from stores such as Radio Shack part 55029788 1 1 The Master C...

Page 7: ... two ways Some functions require a brief momentary press on the MCK s Display Matrix while some less used functions require a press longer than one second but don t press too hard as this will push the MCK all the way in to the off position The manual specifies when to use which type of press 1 1 2 MCK Details The MCK s outer ring of LEDs indicates the MCK s position and when tuning indicates the ...

Page 8: ...switch position leaving the MCK in that position for more than 300ms loads the indicated tuning preset Selecting a particular tuning sends signals to the RoboHeads that tune the strings automatically The selected tuning will remain until either changed to a different Blue Bank tuning or you switch to the Yellow Bank and choose a preset with a different tuning For more on tuning see section Chapter...

Page 9: ...ound so if Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited is in the Red Bank pushing Enter on the MCK takes you to the Green Bank For example suppose the Green Bank is the current Bank Here s how to select the Red Bank 1 Push Enter briefly on the MCK s center The Blue Bank appears 2 Within one second again push Enter briefly on the MCK s center The Yellow Bank appears 3 Within one second again push Enter briefly ...

Page 10: ...4 guitar output or Gibson s exclusive low impedance balanced output LP Z circuit To activate the LP Z output set the switch to the left of the output jack in the down position The green LED next to the switch will illuminate Plug the appropriate plug into the Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited s output For driving a standard amp use a 1 4 stereo or mono guitar cable For the LP Z output you will need e...

Page 11: ...l recognize these outputs and allow you to route process mix and record them within the audio software you re using called the host program Because the RIP also acts as a high quality computer interface sound card your host program will be able to send its output through the FireWire cable to the RIP From there the RIP s stereo output jacks can patch directly to a set of active monitor speakers or...

Page 12: ...Limited to tune itself pause briefly 2 3 seconds between strums Notes Turning the MCK during tuning cancels that tuning Pushing Enter while tuning switches Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited to the Green Bank If you don t want to tune Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited but go immediately to select a sound instead of strumming strings to initiate the tuning process push Enter briefly to switch to the Green...

Page 13: ...ing strings see Sections 5 6 5 7 and 5 8 as this is much faster than changing strings manually Gibson strongly advises using these functions when changing strings not only because it s faster and more convenient but because they minimize RoboHead wear Chapter 3 Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited Chameleon Tone Technology 3 0 About Chameleon Tone Technology Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited can offer a hu...

Page 14: ...hat represents the sound you want refer to the following chart After the MCK stays in a position for more than 200ms that sound will be loaded Notes In this chart PU refers to the recommended pickup N neck B bridge M middle position P piezo to obtain the specified sound However choosing different pickups will give other sounds that are equally useful To obtain these sounds the tone controls should...

Page 15: ...s and humbucking while the neck pickup uses the north coil only single coil Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited enters this mode automatically when turned off 3 3 1 About the Wiring in Les Paul Controls The volume controls in a classic Les Paul interact with each other when the pickup toggle is in the middle position i e selecting both pickups Due to this interaction if either the neck or bridge volume...

Page 16: ...e guitar you re trying to emulate make sure you have the pickup switch Piezo blend and tone controls set properly Also remember that any post processing you use i e anything the modifies the tone after the signal leaves the guitar like your amplifier impacts the sound Some classic guitar sounds result from combining the guitar sound with a particular amplifier for example a Les Paul going through ...

Page 17: ... Arrow Low D D G C F A D Circle DADGAD DADGAD 4 1 Factory Default Sounds for User Bank 1 NH Neck humbucker NS Neck single coil B Bridge M Middle pickup position MCK position Tone PU Comments Peg LP Comp NH Good for clear chords defined and transparent character i LP Solo NH Also try middle position mid range character full and warm C LP lowmid Solo B Les Paul 58 60 character with bridge or middle ...

Page 18: ...oustic Original Dark Fire sound B Blues Original Dark Fire sound e Gibson Original Dark Fire sound Arrow Gibson Original Dark Fire sound Circle Gibson Original Dark Fire sound 4 3 Factory Default Sounds for User Bank 3 MCK position Tone Comments Peg 335 By Chris Peter Weihe created with Dark Fire i Funky By Chris Peter Weihe created with Dark Fire C LP 1955 P90 By Chris Peter Weihe created with Da...

Page 19: ... Enter in quick succession until the Red Bank appears 5 1 Selecting a Function Once Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited is in Function Mode rotate the MCK to choose the position that corresponds to a particular function Upon selecting a position the Display Matrix will show a red letter for the function ID then scroll through a series of white letters that give an abbreviated function name The followin...

Page 20: ...r more than one second 3 Push Enter briefly to toggle between Offset Mode display shows O or Strobe Mode display shows S This preference is stored when you turn off Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited 4 Rotate the MCK fully counter clockwise 5 Push Enter briefly to toggle between Note Mode display shows N or Frequency Mode display shows F This setting is not stored Note Name is the default 6 Pluck a st...

Page 21: ...7 Wait for about five seconds then fret the same string at the 12th fret and pluck the string again 8 The system will measure the pitch and display the needed changes on the MCK 9 Observe whether the rotating pattern goes clockwise and green or counterclockwise and red as this indicates whether the bridge intonation screw needs to be turned clockwise or counterclockwise respectively Also observe t...

Page 22: ...m tuning in the selected preset pressing Enter for more than one second exits the custom tuning function without storing the preset The custom tuning and the Green Bank sound you selected in step 1 are now stored in this preset The allowed string pitch ranges with frequencies rounded off to the nearest Hertz are String Lowest Pitch Highest Pitch String Lowest Pitch Highest Pitch E A1 55Hz Ab2 104H...

Page 23: ...s turned off or you select a different tuning Notes During pitch detection Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited checks that the resulting tuning is within the allowed pitch ranges as specified in section 5 4 1 on Custom Tuning Preset Creation If a reference tuning is still active when selecting the same tuning for retuning the display will show the preset ID briefly in red when entering the tuning funct...

Page 24: ...so that you can remove them all 5 7 1 Detuning All Strings Step by Step 1 Choose the Red Bank by initiating a series of brief successive pushes on Enter until the Red Bank appears 2 While in the Red Bank rotate the MCK to the D position 3 Push Enter for more than one second the outer E LED shines red 4 All Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited strings are tuned down in pairs until either the user leaves ...

Page 25: ...ed as described above 5 9 Yellow Bank User Bank Selection Position G ID U The Yellow Bank has eight User Banks each of which has 11 presets When you select the Yellow Bank it defaults to whatever User Bank has been selected using this function if no User Bank has ever been selected the Yellow Bank defaults to User Bank 1 5 9 1 Selecting a Yellow Bank User Bank Step by Step 1 Choose the Red Bank by...

Page 26: ...it and push Enter briefly When you press Enter after selecting a digit the number in the Display Matrix flashes red briefly for confirmation 5 After entering the ID number turn the MCK fully counterclockwise to the Enter position cyan arrow with right angle tail and push Enter briefly The MCK will show the entered ID number then a question mark to indicate that you can now enter the parameter valu...

Page 27: ...gnal on tip when Piezo pickup is switched on 2 0 1 Piezo out signal routed to tip when Piezo pickup is switched on 2 1 Note This relates only to Piezo Out Mono where all six strings are mixed Piezo Out Hex is never routed to the tip Function 3 Piezo out mono signal on ring Set up Piezo out signal Default 1 Value Result Clickstream 0 No Piezo out signal on ring when Piezo pickup is switched on 3 0 ...

Page 28: ...er 16 1 1 Function 17 Clipping correction Default 1 Value Result Clickstream 0 Clipping correction is disabled not recommended 17 0 1 Enables clipping correction to improve E function correction accuracy 17 1 Note Deviations in the signal strength of individual piezo pickups can influence the precision of the E function correction Enabling clipping correction minimizes this error by monitoring the...

Page 29: ...Result Clickstream 1 through 255 Sets time in ms 10 between selecting a sound and activating it 22 15 255 Note This option determines whether the tuning process starts automatically when entering Tune Mode Blue Bank If value 1 the tuning process starts automatically If value 0 the behavior is the same as Preset Mode Yellow Bank and the tuning process beings only after selecting a tuning Function 2...

Page 30: ...to appear Step 3 Rotate MCK to the cyan Y Yes then press the Display Matrix momentarily Step 4 Rotate MCK to the Enter sign then press the Display Matrix momentarily Step 5 To exit push Enter for more than one second Note If you change your mind about resetting in Step 3 choose N No instead of Y Function 103 Reset sounds Resets all Green Bank sounds to factory defaults Result Clickstream Step 1 Do...

Page 31: ... to the cyan Y Yes then press the Display Matrix momentarily Step 4 Rotate MCK to the Enter sign then press the Display Matrix momentarily Step 5 To exit push Enter for more than one second Note If you change your mind about resetting in Step 3 choose N No instead of Y Function 109 Reset all Resets all configuration data to the factory defaults Result Clickstream Step 1 Do the clickstream on the r...

Page 32: ...ups and Piezo pickup have their own equalizers and that the Piezo blend circuit is post equalizer In Hex Mode the RIP Computer Interface does sophisticated analog signal multiplexing in order to have the Piezo pickup and the individual hex pickups available on a single conductor i e the stereo cable s ring connection Appendix B Alternate Tuning Tricks ...

Page 33: ...this technique for all tunings strings that are at lower pitch than the tuning you are using Tuning Multiple Strings Down If you want to tune more than one string down to a certain pitch you may fret and strum string by string Let s do an Eb Hendrix tuning with this technique 1 Activate Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited s standard EADGBe tuning but don t strum yet 2 Fret the low E at the 1st fret and...

Page 34: ...is point you must recharge the battery System Shutdown Remember to shut off Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited when finished by pushing the MCK all the way in This prevents discharging the battery unnecessarily Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited will shut off automatically if there s no activity for an amount of time you specify Section 6 2 Function 4 Optimizing Battery Life Proper care extends the batter...

Page 35: ... specific considerations Follow the computer manufacturer s instructions for proper laptop battery care Tech Tip About Charge Discharge Cycles An Li Ion battery is typically rated for 300 500 charge discharge cycles In other words you can discharge the battery at least 300 times and charge it back up again before its useful life is over If you play Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited and discharge it 5...

Page 36: ... tune the problematic string Here s what should happen You strum the respective string LED should start flashing red to indicate that pitch detection is active After 1 second the LED should start flashing yellow information is being sent to the neck CPU and the RoboHead starts to move After tuning the string the string s LED turns green to indicate the string is in tune If not try these fixes Remo...

Page 37: ...g LEDs are flashing white and tuning doesn t work at all A white flashing string LED indicates a short circuit The strings carry power and data to the neck so even if only one string is touching a hardware part bridge tailpiece even a fret bar or another string the tuning system won t work Also note that if the Gibson G on the neck electronic cover does not start flashing once you activate the sys...

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