Pyle PEAG200 Electric Acoustic Guitar Kit

It is 100% certain that an acoustic guitar will be exposed to varied and multiple environmental/climatic conditions from

the time it leaves the maker’s hands until it reaches its ultimate owner. The environment where you live may be a

complete polar opposite from that of the climate where the instrument was produced. It is of paramount importance to

evaluate, measure and stabilize the moisture content in the wood as soon as possible after bringing an instrument into

a new environment.

In the winter, the forced air systems used to heat most homes can drive temperatures up and humidity levels dangerously

low for guitars. Extremely low levels of humidity will result in low moisture content in the wood and ultimately, damage

to the guitar. A good measure of protection against drying out your guitar is to use a room humidier to maintain the

ideal relative humidity of between 40% and 50%.

When the instrument is not in use, we recommend that you keep it in its case with a hygrometer to monitor the humidity

Something as simple as how you wind the strings onto the tuning machine posts when changing your strings, will

determine tuning stability and even string tension. It’s also a good idea to stretch your strings just a little as you tune to

make sure that each string is seated well and snugged down on the tuning machine post. This will save you some tuning

frustration down the road. Just grab the string in the middle, lightly tug it up and down to remove slack, and then retune.

There are a couple of dierent methods for tuning a guitar, depending on whether your guitar is acoustic, or an acoustic

with a pickup and onboard tuner. If your guitar does not have an onboard tuner and you don’t own an electronic

chromatic tuner with a reference tone, you may want to purchase one. It will dramatically simplify tuning your acoustic

or electric guitar.

Always tune from below pitch, up to the correct pitch instead of down from a higher pitch. This will help eliminate string

slack from the tuning machine and decrease the possibility of slippage and tuning changes as you play.

on the adjacent string.

professionals change their strings before every performance. While there is no set rule on how often to change strings,

we have found that most players do not change them nearly as often as they should.

Body oils, acids and salts from sweaty hands and humidity all interact with the metals in guitar strings and cause a

corrosion and breakdown of the materials. Don’t wait until your strings break and fall o from old age before you change

them. Worn, oxidized, pitted and dirty strings will not hold pitch, and simply sound bad. If you are an average player,

playing several times a week, we suggest that you change the strings at least once a month.

When changing strings, we recommend that you remove and replace each string one at a time, instead of all at once.

basses is quite similar in the way that the strings are wound

onto the tuning machines.

There are dierences though, in how the strings are attached

to the bridges of acoustic at-top and classical guitars.

purchase a combination string winder/bridge pin puller from

your local Dealer, (Figure 4). Feed the ball end of the new

string into the corresponding hole in the bridge, and then

reinsert the bridge pin snugly to keep the string in place.

Make sure that the bridge pin is positioned with the grooved

side riding over the string, (Figure 5). Do not hammer the

bridge pin in. A rm twisting push with the thumb should

secure it in place.

machine post toward the tuning machine button, (Figure 6) Thread the string through the hole

1. Plug In: Use an instrument cable to connect your guitar to an amplier.

5. Middle: Adjusts the mid-range tones in your sound.

6. Treble (Treb): Adjusts the high tones.

7. Presence: Adds brightness or clarity to your sound.

8. Volume (V): Controls how loud your guitar sounds.

9. Low Battery Light: Lights up when the battery needs

will pull the neck straight, because the truss rod only works against the pull of the strings.

1. There’s a noticeable change in the action;

the height of the strings over the frets has

become either too high or too low.

The most common scenario is that the strings

get higher as the nec upbows from the string

pull.

2. Some strings buzz on the frets between the

nut and the fth fret. This indicates that the