Gibson Digital Guitar Owner's Manual

Gibson Digital Guitar Owner’s Manual

Congratulations on your purchase of a Gibson Digital Guitar.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Caution, risk of electrical shock.

Caution, refer to manual.

Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug
has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a
third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the
provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the
obsolete outlet.

Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus
has been damaged in any way, such as: power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has
been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, apparatus has been exposed to rain
or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

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Gibson has invested more than ten years in the development of the
world’

s first digital guitar

, with the goal of enhancing and advancing
the instrument, opening up a virtually unlimited range of new sonic
opportunities without altering or diminishing in any way the traditional
sounds and functions of the electric guitar

.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR

MOISTURE. OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON THIS APPARATUS.

ABOUT YOUR GIBSON DIGITAL GUITAR

The Gibson digital guitar is a genuine Gibson Les Paul, with all of the features and capabilities of a traditional
Les Paul, and with revolutionary digital technology. Here’s how it works:

Hex pickup captures a separate signal for each
individual string and sends it to…

Onboard digital converter using Gibson’s patented
MaGIC™ digital transport technology to send the
signal out of the guitar via…

Cat-5 Ethernet cable, which is capable of carrying
the signal 100 meters with no latency issues or loss
of quality (thanks to MaGIC technology). The cable
plugs into…

Breakout Box (BoB), which converts the digital
information back to analog and outputs it in Sum,
Stereo or Hex configuration. In order to minimize
noise, all input jacks and output jacks on the BoB
are balanced.

MORE FEATURES

Classic Mode™ delivers traditional

sound from the humbucking pickups
only.

Headphone with volume control lets the
player listen to a monitor mix or any
other incoming audio signal.

Audio Out adds a microphone or any
other audio signal to the digital mix.

PLUG IN AND PLAY

1. Plug in BoB. The Breakout Box comes with a power source. First, connect the power cord to BoB’s POWER jack.

Then plug the standard three-prong plug into a grounded wall outlet. This is the safest way to power BoB.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOUNT THE BREAKOUT BOX INTO A RACK SHELF. You may cause damage to the unit. The unit
you have received is a Beta unit. While the production model will have rack-mount capability, this unit is not
intended to accept a thread for mounting.

2. Connect BoB output(s) to analog audio inputs such as your guitar amplifier(s). Use a standard guitar cord
with quarter-inch plugs. There are three ways to connect the outputs:

STEREO output – 2x3 separation with EAD

(lower pitched) strings through one amp and
GBE (higher pitched) strings through a second
amp. Plug the cord from the amp for the EAD
strings into BoB’

s 2-B FROM GUIT

AR output jack
(also labeled 4-5-6 R). Plug the cord from the
amp for the GBE strings into BoB’

s 1-E FROM

GUITAR output jack (also labeled 1-2-3 L).

SUM output – all six strings together through

one amplifier. Plug the cord from the amp into
BoB’s SUM output jack.

FROM GUITAR

TO GUITAR

ACTIVE

POWER

DC 48V 0.8A

LR

1-E 2-B 3-G 4-D 5-A 6-E

OUT

4-5-6

R

1-2-3

L

™

SUM

DIGITAL

VOLUME

FROM GUITAR

TO GUITAR

ACTIVE

POWE

R

DC 48V 0.8A

L

R

1-E

2-B 3-G 4-D 5-A 6-E

OUT

4-5-6

R

1-2-3

L

™

SUM

DIGITAL
VOLUME