2. Momentarily press the center of the MCK's Display Matrix.
3. Dark Fire is now in the standard Robot tuning mode. Proceed as normal—strum the strings,
and observe the LEDs to know when Dark Fire is tuned.
Selecting a Preset from the Blue Bank
To choose a particular tuning preset from the
Blue
Bank (“Robot Classic” bank as used in the original
Gibson Robot Guitar):
1. Pull the MCK
out.
The
Blue
Bank appears by default.
2. Turn the MCK to the string LED that represents the tuning you want (refer to the following
chart), then press momentarily on the center of the Display Matrix (but not hard enough to
push the MCK back in) to enter your choice.
3. Strum the strings, and the Powerheads will tune Dark Fire to the pitches required for the
selected alternate tuning.
4. The string colors indicate the tuning status.
5. When Dark Fire is tuned, the String LED you selected will shine solid
blue
and the other String
LEDs will turn off.
6. Push the MCK back
in
—you're ready to play.
Blue Bank Presets Reference
String LED
Name
Tuning (low string to high)
E
E Major
E B E G# B e
A
DADAGAD
D A D G A D
D
Dropped D
D A D G B e
G
Delta Blues
D G D G B D
B
E Flat
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
e
Double Dropped D D A D G B D
Selecting a Preset from the Green or Red (Low Tunings) Bank
To use Presets in other banks, use the Bank Selection function. You'll also need to use Bank
Selection if you're in any Bank and want to go to any other Bank.
Caution: When using extremely
low tunings, such as the
Red
Bank “C” or “B” tunings, use heavier gauge strings (e.g., .013”
to .062”) for best results. However, do not use the
Green
and
Blue
Bank presets with heavy
gauge strings, as the extreme tension may damage Dark Fire.
Gibson Dark Fire 4.0 manual, page 11
