Fender Guitar Starcaster User Manual

Stratocaster®  
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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.  
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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  
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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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T H E M A N Y M O D E S O F T H E VG S T R ATO C A S T E R ®  
• Normal  
• Modeled Stratocaster  
• Telecaster®  
• Humbucking Pickups  
• Acoustic  
A QUICK WORD ABOUT THE GUITAR MODELS  
Fender has been around since 19ꢁ6, 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  
ꢀ) Tone Control  
ꢁ) Tuning Control  
5) Mode Control  
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Normal Stratocaster® Guitar (N)  
5 WAY SWITCH POSITION  
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4
3
POSITION  
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1
NECK (A)  
MIDDLE (B)  
BRIDGE (C)  
PICKUP IS ON  
PICKUP IS OFF  
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N E T O  
N E T O  
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Modeled Stratocaster® Guitar (S)  
5 WAY SWITCH POSITION  
5
4
3
POSITION  
2
1
NECK (A)  
MIDDLE (B)  
BRIDGE (C)  
PICKUP IS ON  
PICKUP IS OFF  
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N E T O  
N E T O  
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Modeled Telecaster® Guitar (T)  
5 WAY SWITCH POSITION  
5
4
3
POSITION  
NECK (A)  
2
1
BRIDGE (C)  
PICKUP IS ON  
PICKUP IS OFF  
TELECASTER  
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Modeled Humbucking Pickups (H)  
5 WAY SWITCH POSITION  
5
4
3
POSITION  
2
1
NECK (A)  
BRIDGE (C)  
PICKUP IS ON  
PICKUP IS OFF  
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N E T O  
N E T O  
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Acoustic (A)  
5 WAY SWITCH POSITION  
5
4
3
POSITION  
MODE  
2
1
Acoustic 5  
Acoustic 4  
Acoustic 3  
Acoustic 2 Acoustic 1  
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TUNING CONTROL  
The "Tuning" control lets you choose among several different tunings  
and 12-string sounds, all at the turn of a rotary selector control. It's  
great to know you'll no longer be needing multiple guitars laying  
around in different tunings at the gig or in the studio. This feature  
is also fantastic because many of the tunings would drastically alter  
the string tension of a guitar, with some strings slackened and some  
tightened. On the VG Strat® the string tension stays the same since you  
are not actually readjusting the strings!  
Normal (N)  
In this mode, your guitar plays in standard tuning (E A D G B E).  
Drop D (D)  
In this mode, your guitar plays with the lowest string tuned to D (D A  
D G B E).  
Open G (G)  
In this mode, your guitar plays in open G tuning (D G D G B D).  
D Modal (d)  
In this mode, your guitar plays in D modal tuning (D A D G A D).  
Baritone (B)  
In this mode, your guitar plays as a baritone guitar (B E A D F# B).  
12 String (12)  
In this mode, your guitar is beautifully modeled as a 12 string, acoustic  
or electric guitar.  
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NOTE:  
To achieve the alternate tunings as described on the tuning control  
page (pg 11), tune your guitar to correct standard tuning. If you tune  
the guitar up or down (E flat, for example), the modeled tunings will  
transpose relative to the actual tuning of your guitar.  
TONE AND VOLUME CONTROL  
Volume  
With the volume control you are able to control the volume level of the  
instrument in all modes.  
Tone  
The master tone control allows you to modify the VG Strat's tonal  
characteristics within each mode. In the Acoustic mode the tone  
control functions as reverb control.  
NOTES ON POWER  
When turning on the power:  
This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a  
few seconds) after power up is required before the unit will operate  
normally.  
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POWER INDICATOR:  
This light is blue when the power is on, and gradually dims as the  
battery power decreases. The indicator begins to flash when the  
battery voltage falls below a set level. Should the voltage drop even  
further, the light will go off and use of all modeling modes will cease.  
Should this happen, the N mode will still work, so you can continue to  
play your Strat without the modeling and tuning features. If you allow  
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the batteries to remain in the unit after depletion, you can negatively  
impact the future performance of the (rechargeable) batteries. They can  
also become a source of noise.  
BATTERY  
Battery Type: Four AA  
Life: Up to 10 hours with high powered NiMH rechargeable batteries  
(2600mAH - 2ꢂ00mAH). Life may be less with regular alkaline batteries.  
We recommend getting ꢃ high quality rechargeable batteries, so you  
can always have one set charging while the other set is in the guitar.  
When the batteries run low, the blue indicator LED will begin to flash  
as a warning and will eventually go out.  
When the batteries are dead or even removed from the instrument, the  
guitar still functions as an American Series Stratocaster®, so you will  
never have a "gig emergency".  
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1) Battery Cover  
2) Tremolo Cover  
ꢀ) VG Electronics Cover  
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The time it takes for all functions to stop after the power indicator has  
begun flashing varies depending on the battery type and temperature.  
Replace the batteries as soon as they are drained and the power indicator  
is no longer lit.  
ALWAYS UNPLUG YOU GUITAR WHEN NOT PLAYING FOR  
BEST BATTERY LIFE.  
If used improperly, batteries may explode or leak and cause  
damage or injury. In the interest of safety, please read and  
observe the following precautions:  
Incorrect handling of batteries, rechargeable batteries, or battery  
charger can cause leakage, overheating, fire, or explosion.  
When using rechargeable batteries and a charger, use only the  
combination of rechargeable batteries and charger specified by the  
battery manufacturer.  
Batteries must never be heated, taken apart, o thrown into fire or  
water.  
Make sure you observe the correct polarity when installing the  
batteries.  
Avoid using new batteries mixed with used ones. In addition, avoid  
mixing different types of batteries.  
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Remove the batteries whenever the unit is to remain unused for an  
extended period of time.  
If a battery has leaked, use a soft piece of cloth or paper towel to  
wipe all remnants of the discharge from the battery compartment.  
Then install new batteries. To avoid inflammation of the skin, make  
sure that none of the battery discharge gets onto your hands or skin  
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Exercise the utmost caution so that none of the discharge gets near  
your eyes. Immediately rinse the affected area with running water if  
any of the discharge has entered the eyes.  
Never keep batteries together with metallic objects such as ballpoint  
pens, necklaces, hairpins, etc.  
VOID OF WARRANTY  
DO NOT remove the VG Electronics Cover. Doing so will result  
in a void of warranty. If you are experiencing any problems  
please take the instrument to an authorized Fender service  
center.  
USING THE UNIT SAFELY  
Use a reasonable amount of care when using the unit's knobs and  
other controls; and when using its jacks and connectors. Rough  
handling can lead to malfunctions.  
Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight, place it near devices that  
radiate heat, leave it inside an enclosed vehicle, or otherwise subject  
it to temperature extremes.  
Protect the unit from strong impact.  
Do not allow any objects (e.g., flammable material, coins, pins); or  
liquids of any kind (water, soft drinks, etc.) to penetrate the unit.  
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A PRODUCT OF:  
FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION  
CORONA, CALIFORNIA USA  
Fender®, Stratocaster®, VG Stratocaster® and Telecaster® are trademarks of FMIC.  
Roland® is a trademark of the Roland Corporation.  
Other trademarks are property of their respective owners.  
© 2006 FMIC. All rights reserved.  
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