thinair4me Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Hi there, I am new to electric guitars and just bought an AES620 yamaha. It didn't come with any information so I was hoping that someone here could explain to me which knob does what and what the 3 positions on the toggle switch are for. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 hi and welcome, congrats on your fine purchase. on the toggle here are your pickup positions down=bridge pickup up =neck middle=both there are two volumes one for neck and one for bridge one master tone( last knob) i am guessing the middle knob is your bridge pickup volume and the first knob is the neck. you should be able to get a good variety of tones by adjusting your volume on the two pickups and going through the three positions. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 here is a link to give you some more info. disregard the comment of the guitar being chambered( hollow sound chamber inside body) they are indeed solid bodied guitars made of nato (a mahogany like wood) http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data4/Yamaha/AES620-01.html http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinair4me Posted November 9, 2003 Author Share Posted November 9, 2003 I have read that it has a tone knob, not a master volume. I am really looking for help from someone that owns one and hase figured it out. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 try emailing guitarguru@yamaha.com in my 2003 yamaha catalogue it says the AES820 and 620 have a 3 way rotary tone knob ( there is a trim pot inside for adjustment) as opposed to a standard tone rolloff pot. but at the same time under the picture of the AES620 it doesn't mention the 3 way rotary switch on the 620. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 here thinair4me is the link to the AES820 reveiws that mention the 3 way tone knob. you may have this setup on your guitar. http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data4/Yamaha/AES820-01.html http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinair4me Posted November 10, 2003 Author Share Posted November 10, 2003 None of the knobs are 3-way that I can tell, but I still don't understand them very well. I can't believe that Yamaha doesn't at least give you a sheet that defines the controls in any way. Is this the industry standard, or did yamaha just cut this corner? To make things worse, their website does not have manuals for these guitars either. Has anyone out there definitively figured out the controls? I hate to develope a false assumption when in the early stages of learning a new instrument. Thanks for all your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 i have the AES500 and basically the setup is as i mentioned. the pickup selector up=neck middle=both down=bridge the knobs from bridge to back of guitar are neck volume, bridge volume, master tone to verify this put the selector in any position and try touching the string to the pickups pole pieces, whichever pickup makes a clicking sound ( through the amp) when contacted with the string is the "live" pickup. make sure all the volumes are on. now after you determine the pickup selector positions. verify the volumes, put the position selector in the bridge position and try rolling the knobs to see which one turns the volume down. make sure you only turn one down at a time. keep the ones you aren't checking at 10. repeat the procedure for the neck pickup. the middle position will be both pickups with both volumes controlling their respective pickups. note: in the blend(middle) position if one volume is at 0 there will be no sound. its not just yamaha , there are tons of manufacturers who assume everyone knows the usual guitar volume and tone setups. some manufacturers go a bit further and have info available on their sites. good luck http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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