Fender Guitar User manual

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ENGLISH - PAGES . . . . . . 3–17

ESPAÑOL - PAGINAS. . . . 18–31

FRANÇAIS - PAGES . . . . . 32–45

ITALIANO - PAGINE. . . . . 46–59

DEUTSCH - SEITEN . . . . . 60–73

PORTUGUÊS - PAGINA . . 74–87

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FCC COMPLIANCE NOTICE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply within the

limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

These limits are designed to provide a reasonable protection against

harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment

generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if

not used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications and there is no guarantee that

interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment

does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more

of the following measures: reorient or relocate the receiving antenna,

increase the separation between the equipment and receiver, connect

the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the

receiver. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician if

help is needed.

Stratocaster®

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of this fine and uniquely innovative

instrument, the Fender® VG Stratocaster® guitar. True, the VG Strat®

is a Stratocaster in every sense of the tradition, but beyond its sleek

shape and familiar feel, you will find yourself overwhelmed with new,

incredible possibilities!

Of course, the VG Strat gives you a flawless Stratocaster sound, but with

the turn of a knob your options become seemingly limitless, from the

bright tone of the Telecaster® to the warm, full sound of an assortment

of acoustic guitars. Within the many sounds of the VG Strat there’s yet

another option to conveniently personalize your experience with the

guitar. You also get an array of open and alternate tunings without

having to turn a single tuning key. It truly is like having several guitars

all in one incredible instrument.

The VG Stratocaster guitar is the innovative result of collaboration

between two companies, each with a history of pioneering greatness

in the musical instrument industry. This extraordinary guitar is the

combined result of a powerful partnership between Fender, an iconic

leader in legendary guitar design, and the Roland Corporation, an

international company whose cutting edge technology consistently

revolutionizes the way we make and capture music.

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THE MANY MODES OF THE VG STRATOCASTER®

• Normal

• Modeled Stratocaster

• Telecaster®

• Humbucking Pickups

• Acoustic

A QUICK WORD ABOUT THE GUITAR MODELS

Fender has been around since 1946, and we have made many fantastic

instruments over the last several decades. With such a rich and

extensive history, the VG Strat brought a challenge as to which guitars

to model. There’s a reason Fender offers many different models of each

instrument, as players have different preferences. The varying guitars

Fender makes also have varying components, many of which affect the

tone the guitar produces. Our main objective was to make sure we

modeled the inherent tonal characteristics of each instrument rather

than the specifics of a particular guitar…thus creating more widely

representative models.

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5 MODES OF THE VG STRATOCASTER®

The 5-way selectable “Mode” control is what you will use to choose

among the VG’s distinct modeling modes. While in each mode, simply

use the blade 5-way selector switch to switch pickups as if you are

playing the guitar type that you’ve selected. Here are the modes:

• Normal (N): In this non-modeling mode, your guitar uses it's three

standard Strat pickups only and plays like a standard Stratocaster®

guitar.

• Modeled Stratocaster (S): In this modeling mode, your guitar plays

with the sound of a slightly different Stratocaster tone, but with some

new possibilities. You now have the option of a 12-string sound or

several different alternate tunings (see page 11).

• Telecaster (T): In this modeling mode, the guitar plays with the

sound of a Telecaster guitar. The 'snap' of the bridge position, the

'chirp' of the middle position, it's all there. And of course there's the

option of the 12-string sound and the alternate tunings.

• Humbucking Pickups (H): In this modeling mode, your guitar plays

with the sound of two high output humbucking pickups; one in the

neck position and one in the bridge position. This is the mode where

you’ll find that oh-so desirable warm, full tone you’d expect from high

end humbucking pickups.

• Acoustic (A): In this modeling mode, your guitar plays with the

warm, full sound of an acoustic guitar. In this position the blade

switch switches between various acoustic tones from the warmth of

a dreadnought to the bright, cutting sound of a resonator’s smooth

bluesy twang.

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A) Neck Pickup (Magnetic)

B) Mid Pickup (Magnetic)

C) Bridge Pickup (Magnetic)

D) Roland GK Pickup

1) Volume Control

2) 5-Way Switch

3) Tone Control

4) Tuning Control

5) Mode Control

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Normal Stratocaster® Guitar (N)

5 WAY SWITCH POSITION

POSITION

NECK (A)

MIDDLE (B)

BRIDGE (C)

PICKUP IS ON

PICKUP IS OFF

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Modeled Stratocaster® Guitar (S)

5 WAY SWITCH POSITION

POSITION

NECK (A)

MIDDLE (B)

BRIDGE (C)

PICKUP IS ON

PICKUP IS OFF

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Modeled Telecaster® Guitar (T)

5 WAY SWITCH POSITION

POSITION

NECK (A)

BRIDGE (C)

PICKUP IS ON

PICKUP IS OFF

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