kogan KA41ACELBKA Royale 41-Inch Acoustic Electric Guitar User Guide
- June 6, 2024
- Kogan
Table of Contents
Kogan KA41ACELBKA Royale 41-Inch Acoustic-Electric Guitar
GETTING STARTED
Congratulations on your new Royale guitar! Out of the box, your guitar’s
strings will be loose and require a full tune up. The built-in tuner and EQ
requires a 9V battery.
Please note that a new guitar’s wood will take 2-3 days to stabilise to the
new temperature, and as such will not stay in tune as long. Once stabilised,
the strings will hold tune correctly.
Overview
TUNING
Guitar strings naturally fall out of tune, not only with regularly playing, but also from temperature changes throughout seasons. The most common tuning for guitar is ‘E Standard’. E A D G B E; starting from the thickest, lowest pitched string (the Low E), to the thinnest, highest pitched one (the high E). These are both the same ‘E’ note, but two octaves apart. When in tune, these are the notes you will hear when you strum just one string, with no frets held. The same note, one octave higher, will also play if you hold a finger on the 12th fret (the one with two dot symbols) while strumming. To tune your guitar, simply turn the turning pegs on the headstock tighter or looser until the string for that tuning peg can be strummed gently, ringing out with a nice sound. If the string feels too tight, you may be an octave too high. Overtightening will lead to broken strings, so be careful.
Built-in Tuner / EQ
Use the built-in tuner to check each string’s note as you go. Simply press the
“Tuner” button to turn it on. The screen will light up green and display the
note’s letter when the string is in tune. If close, it will
show arrows to depict if the string is flat (♭) or sharp (♯) – simply turn the
tuning pegs to adjust the string until it is holding the correct note.
RESTRINGING
Over your guitar’s life, it will be necessary to change the strings. Strings break if overtightened or strummed too heavily, but even if not broken, strings will sound dull and less vibrant over time. A fresh set of strings will bring new life to an old guitar.
- To change your guitar strings, first loosen the current set by turning the tuning pegs until each string is loose. When fully loosened, you will be able to remove them from the headstock easily.
- To remove the strings from the bridge, you will need a pair of plyers or wire cutters to gently lift the bridge pins out of the bridge. Do not be forceful, they will come out with minimal pressure.
- With all the strings off, it’s a great time to clean your fretboard.
- When restringing, start with the Low E (thickest) string. To fit the new string, insert the ball end of the string into the bridge, and fit it with the bridge pin. Push the pin down firmly until it catches, and pull tight on the string to ensure it is secure.
- Next, guide the string up along the fret board and place it into the groove of the nut. Pull it up passed the post/peghead for that string (the Low E will be the first post after the nut).
- You will need wire cutters to trim the strings to size, but be sure to allow enough extra room for the string to wrap around each post. A good rule of thumb is to cut it at the next post’s length, or roughly 50 millimetres passed the pole.
- Using the tuning pegs, adjust the correct pole/peghead so that the hole is at a 45° angle facing the centre top of the headstock. Place the tip of the trimmed string into the pole, ensuring that the string is entering from the centre of the headstock, not the outside.
- Allow the string to protrude a few millimetres from the other side of the hole, then kink the string to stay in place. Now begin turning the turning peg so that the pole turns counter-clockwise. Continue so the string winds around the pole, and until the string becomes tight enough to hear musical sounds when strummed.
- From here, follow the tuning instructions to tune the string to pitch. Repeat these steps for each of the strings, ensuring that each is wound from the centre of the headstock. The three thinnest, highest pitched strings (G, B, high E) will turn clockwise, not counter-clockwise.
CHORDS
With your guitar tuned to E Standard, the following chords are a great place
to begin learning.
Each row represents a fret – the below chords are all played among the first
three frets.
Each black circle represents a finger, and the numbers below indicate which
finger.
1 = Index finger
2 = Middle finger
3 = Ring finger
Your 4th (pinky) finger is not required for any of these beginner chords, but
will be used in more advanced chords as you progress. 0 above the nut means
this string is strummed ‘open’, with no finger on any fret. X above the nut
indicates a ‘muted’ string, using your thumb to touch the string so that it
does not play a note when strummed.
Need more information?
We hope that this user guide has given you the assistance needed for a simple
set-up. For the most up-to-date guide for your product, as well as any
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References
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