KEY POINTS TO CARE FOR YOUR GUITAR 1. Natural woods require an environment with stable temperature and humidity. Ideally a temperature of between 20° and 25° Celsius (68° and 77° Fahrenheit) and a humidity of between 45% and 55%. Use a humidifier in the dry season and a dehumidifier in the humid season to maintain these conditions. 2. Avoid impact damage. Quality repair work is expensive and, no matter how expertly done, the instrument is unlikely to sound the same after repair. 3. When you have finished playing the guitar, please detune by one or two notes below standard pitch. The high tension of the strings can gradually cause the soundboard to lift and/or the neck to bow upward. This could result in a high action which is uncomfortable to play. 4. We recommend that you store your guitar in a hard shell case. It is easier to control the humidity in the small enclosed space of a guitar case and the guitar will also be protected against impact damage. 5. The Preamp is switched on by plugging a cable into the output jack. To preserve battery life, unplug the cable from the guitar’s output jack when you are not amplifying your guitar. Unplugging the cable also removes the possibility of tripping over the cable and damaging the guitar as well as injuring yourself. The tuner can still be selected without the output cable.