Power Tour Guitar Instructions
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1. keep your strumming arm s sleeve out of the way Bending Notes When you are playing a note tilt your guitar s neck upward or downward this produces an effect similar to bending strings notes on a real guitar vals Hammer Ons Your guitar also lets you play hammer ons that is pressing a fret without strumming to produce a higher note than the one being played To do what s called a one handed hammer on There s more than one way to play with your new quitar Speaker With Lights Take the enclosed cable and connect your personal music player mp3 player stereo CD player etc to the guitar through the Input Jack Control the volume through your music player 1 Brush the Strum Bar to play a note 2 While that note is sounding if you are already pressing a fret press any fret between your left hand and the Strum Bar or just press a fret on an open strum As music plays through the guitar s speaker a light show appears on the neck Touch the neck to get Hear how the note changes different light patterns You can also do two handed hammer ons If you leave music playing through the guitar for 1 As you play with q about qn hour let s say you step away to sign your finger on een A autographs the guitar will go to sleep To wake it a fret brush the r CE up press the Mode button Strum Bar to play awo j that note a iy If no music is detected in abou2. 2 You will see all the lights on the fret board Y amp Intro to Hammer Ons blink 12 frets 12 songs arranged in order of 5 bean tha Wate increasing difficulty made famous bu Deep Purple 3 Press q blinking fret to select q song You n D might want to select q song you already ae ols ENEMY made famous by Lit learned in LEARN Mode dude IO DQ st Following the count in you may proceed to rock Breaking the Law out Use the TONE Knob to play in any tone made famous by Judas Priest OU want Ace of Spades 9 made famous by Mot rhead To stop the song press the MODE Button Press Hard Rock Blues Frankenstein the HORNE EXON again and the song starts from made famous by The Edgar Winter Group the beginning ALL MUSIC IS DIGITALLY RECREATED AND NOT RECORDED BY If your guitar is in this mode and you dont press THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS WHO HAVE NO CONNECTION TO OR any frets for about 3 minutes the guitar goes SPONSORSHIP OF THIS PRODUCT to sleep Press the MODE Button again to reactivate These lessons are only the beginning with time Remember with great rock comes great and practice you ll teach yourself new songs and responsibility the responsibility to enjoy new ways to play your new guitar music love life and have fun You can remove the Face Plate of your guitar for example if you want to replace it with a new Power Tour Face Plate sold separat
3. to cancel this demonstration and immediately try to play the phrase again touch the TONE Button You will hear the four click count in to the song and you can try again Once you have played the phrase well enough to get applause 2 mistakes or less the guitar will then play the phrase you have learned plus the next phrase of the song you must play the longer phrase correctly to advance You must make fewer than 3 mistakes to advance Once you ve learned all the phrases you will get a big cheer and the guitar will return to the 12 fret blinking menu You now know all you need to Know to play the complete version of the song available in BAND ACCOMPANIMENT mode Other Ways to Play If you want to hear one of the songs all the way through that is not hear it one phrase at a time press the MODE Button to return to the main menu all the lights on the neck blinking Then while you press and hold down the MODE Button press q fret to select q song That song will play all the way through and you vill have q chance to play it entirely If you press the TONE button while selecting q blinking fret from the main menu you vill hear the selected song all the way through and when its your turn you are allowed to make infinite mistakes YouU L still hear a clink to let you know when you hit wrong notes but you won t get booed or cheered and the song plays all the way through If you want to add more notes
4. A metronome will count four clicks and you will hear the musical phrase Watch the lights on the fret board they will light up to show you where to put your fingers and when to strum green palm mute red or play a hammer on pull off amber If a guitar note is playing and no lights on the fret board are lighting up this means an open strum that is brush the Strum Bar to produce the note and do not press any frets Now You Play Once the phrase is done playing it s your turn to play the phrase You must play the correct notes and approximately in time If you make three mistakes playing a phrase a clink sound marks each missed note Then you ll hear a booing sound Don t take it personally the world s greatest musicians have been booed at one time or another The phrase will then repeat at a slightly slower speed give it another try until you get it right If you make two mistakes playing a phrase a clink sound marks each missed note The phrase will continue playing and so should you When it s over you will hear some light applause If you make one mistake a clink sound marks the missed note The phrase will continue playing and so should you When it s over you will hear some moderate applause If you make no mistakes you hear a cheering sound Don t let it go to your head When you make a mistake the guitar will demonstrate the phrase again
5. or fingers and brush the Strum Bar in an up or down motion The speed with which you brush the Strum Bar affects tone and volume NOTE This guitar is built for right handed players If you are left handed and try to play the guitar upside down the built in tilt switches will constantly bend the notes you play To turn the tilt switches off press and hold the TONE Button while turning the guitar ON you can now turn the guitar upside down and play it left handed You need to do this every time you turn the guitar on or change the batteries 4 touch qnd hold or press s the ree on i x the neck of the guitar then strum SN W I don t hove to press the frets hord The NNN rets are ewe arranged Open strum with no frets pressed Special Ways to Play Palming Palming means using the edge of your strumming hand to mute or stop guitar sound This guitar has a Palm Sensor that produces an effect similar to palming on a stringed guitar Here s how you do it 1 Brush the Strum Bar to produce a sound 2 Depress the edge of your palm on the Palm Sensor to stop the sound or 3 Brush the Strum Bar with the fleshy part of your palm holding down the Palm Sensor to play palm muted notes Play around and have fun youll get tt And the Palm Sensor won t work through your sleeve so
6. CAUTION Always follow the instructions carefully Use only batteries specified and be sure to insert item correctly by matching the and polarity markings Do not mix old and new batteries or standard carbon zinc with alkaline batteries Remove exhausted or dead batteries from the product Remove batteries if product is not to be played with for a long time Do not short circuit the supply terminals Should this product cause or be affected by local electrical interference move it away from other electrical equipment Reset switching off and back on again or removing and re inserting batteries if necessary RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES Do not mix these with any other types of batteries Always remove from the product before recharging Recharge batteries under adult supervision DO NOT RECHARGE OTHER TYPES OF BATTERIES 8 LET S ROCKI The instrument you re holding in your hands is loaded with lots of hi tech features We understand though if you re itchin to rock right out of the box so here s whqt uou do 1 Turn the guitor ON bu turning the ON Volume Button For best sensor performance don t press qnu frets or sensors when uou turn the guitor on 2 Turn the MODE Knob to Jam Mode 3 Brush the Strum Bar with the fleshy part of your right hand thumb or finger and press your left hand fingers on the frets 4 Use the Tone Knob or Button if you like to change the sound of the guitar Notice h
7. USER S GUIDE f I My 4 4 A A rH e aS Sa BRS teena PRT cee ARNIR STINE Ste a x SSR Seen ee 3339999 ks rH SURE ee eee ITH Reon BR aaa Wit SSS SER SRR NA SAS 8 GET TO KNOW YOUR GUITAR J r NOTE When you connect your guitar to an external device through the output jack the speaker on the guitar shuts off and the guitars volume knob controls the volume of the guitar to the external device Amp sold separately Headphones and personal music player not included 70 INSERT BATTERIES Before you begin playing with your guitar you must first install the batteries Using a Phillips cross head screwdriver not included loosen screw in battery compartment cover screw stays attached to cover located on the back panel of the guitar Insert 4 x 1 5V AA or LR6 alkaline batteries in the battery compartment Replace cover and tighten screw Z CAUTION TO AVOID BATTERY LEAKAGE 1 3 Be sure to insert the batteries correctly and always follow the toy and battery manufacturers instructions Do not mix old batteries and new batteries or alkaline standard carbon zinc or rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries Always remove weak or dead batteries from the product IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION Please retain this information for future reference Batteries should be replaced by an adult N
8. ely Its easy 1 Press in on the tabs on either side of the Strum Bar 2 With your fingernail lift up the Face Plate and gently remove it If you have a replacement Face Plate sold separately position it over the Face Plate area and click it into place 1 If you are not playing with your guitar for an extended period of time turn the Volume Button down to turn the guitar OFF Doing so will help conserve battery life If your guitar starts acting erratically try turning it OFF wait a few seconds and turn it ON again or change the batteries Do not expose your guitar to areas of high or low temperature dusty or humid areas or direct sunlight Your guitar is an electrical device Do not play it in a bathtub full of water on q flotation device in a swimming pool or in concert in the rain FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to rad
9. io 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help VISIT _ TIGER Questions Call 1 800 327 8264 TIGER boi 8 All Gibson marks logos trade dress guitar models and related rights provided pursuant to license from Gibson Guitar Corp Rights used with permission Sold under license from Kid Group LLC Product and colors may vary 2007 Hasbro All Rights Reserved TM amp denote U S Trademarks Patent Pending CAS PN 6688120000
10. ow strumming faster or slower affects the sound 5 Rock out play experiment and HAVE FUN Now let s learn more about your new instrument and all the cool things it can do KNOBS BUTTONS To turn the guitar ON turn the Volume Button and adjust the volume as desired For best sensor performance don t press any frets or sensors when you turn the guitar on Turn the Mode knob to Jam Mode The TONE Knob lets you choose N ve from the sound of four musical ANA styles To add cool effects to v whatever tone you choose press the Tone Knob and then play i Press TONE Style Sounds like Button to add Heavy distortion Eh Moderate distortion a without echo Guitar plus A sound like Rock p notes played synthesizer j The MODE Knob lets you play your guitar in different ways see p 6 for example to learn and play along with built in songs Because this is more advanced play we ll leave it for now and proceed with basic play Playing the Guitar Tilting the guitar up and down as you play produces a cool audio effect of bending notes see p 5 to play without these effects hold and play the guitar in an approximately horizontal fashion Note that the sensors on your guitar do not work as well when your hands are very dry You hold this guitar as you would any other guitar Because there are no strings you strum this guitar in q unique way Take the fleshy part of your thumb
11. t 3 minutes the 5 while the note is s37 guitar will go to sleep sounding keep the first finger depressed and with your strumming hand touch a fret between your left hand and the Strum Bar Pull Offs Jam This mode allows you to play your guitar one of two ways e By yourself with no accompaniment e With a PMP personal music player Your guitar also lets you play what are called connected to the Input Jack and music pull offs the opposite of a hammer on A playing through the guitar s speaker Your pull off means you remove your finger from an playing will be layered over the music already pressed fret while the note is sounding coming through the speaker Adjust the producing a new lower note volume of your PMP so it is compatible Exveriment with different settings styles and tones have tuni USU gunar voume eee Not included 6 Learn This mode teaches you songs that are stored in the guitar s memory 1 Turn the MODE Knob to the LEARN setting 2 Lights on the fret board will blink 12 frets 12 songs arranged in order of increasing difficulty The first fret is the first lesson 3 Press a blinking fret to select a lesson NOTE When you are in LEARN MODE you cannot use the TONE Button to change the tone There is a default tone for each lesson in LEARN MODE Guitar Plays Phrase Your guitar divides each song into phrases you will learn each phrase one ata time
12. than the ones LEARN Mode requires you to play feel free LEARN Mode is testing your ability to play certain notes in a certain order at the right time There is a small window of opportunity in time to play the correct note you can be very slightly off time but not much To return to the main menu of lessons at any time press the MODE Button To exit LEARN Mode turn the MODE Knob If your guitar is in this mode and you don t press any frets for about 3 minutes the guitar goes to sleep Press the MODE Button to reactivate The first few lessons on your guitar are at a beginner level As you proceed the lessons become more advanced and require you to play hammer ons pull offs and palming For a definition of these terms see p 5 6 During your lesson watch the Strum Bar LED light e A green light shows you when to brush the Strum Bar e An amber light shows you if a note is a hammer on or pull off See p 6 e A red light shows you if a note is to be palmed Listen to the demonstration to hear if the note is being stopped or muted with palming See p 5 In this mode you can play along with one of 12 songs stored in your guitar s memory These songs are ANN complete versions of the songs in SONG LEARN mode NUMBER SONG TITLE 1 Basic Strumming Blues 1 Turn the MODE Knob to the BAND 2 Wild Thing ACCOMPANIMENT setting made famous bu The Troggs
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