The Game Changer
Guitar and bass players alike can now unlock their instruments' tonal possibilities with this patent-pending pickup switching system. Combining any order of pickup coils in series, parallel, in or out of phase gives you access to the most extensive library of never-before-heard tones. Imagine having complete tonal control of your instrument, with over 250,000 pickup combinations, without manually rewiring anything! True to form, the audio signal is never digitized or modeled in any way, providing a transparent analog signal path for the absolute purist. In conjunction with The Game Changer website, you can create, save, and share your tonal selections with the world!
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The Game Changer Highlights
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Ouput module w/USB, 8 Pin Din, standard jack
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Thousands of tones at your finger tips
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Optional Piezo Bridge for Acoustic Tones
Specifications, Schematics & More
Specifications
| Size | 12-7/8" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 37-3/4" long (32.7 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 95.9 cm long) |
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| Body Wood | Basswood with maple top and mahogany Tone Block |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Body Colors | Black |
| Body Bindings | Binding - Cream |
| Bridge | Standard - Music Man® strings-thru-the-body bridge of chrome plated, hardened steel with bent steel saddles; Optional - Music Man® vintage tremolo of chrome plated, hardened steel with bent steel saddles |
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) |
| Neck Radius | 12" (30.5 cm) |
| Headstock Size | Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long |
| Frets | 22 - High profile, wide |
| Neck Width | 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (56.9 mm) at last fret |
| Neck Wood | Select maple neck |
| Fingerboard | Select maple or rosewood |
| Neck Finish | Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend |
| Neck Colors | Matching painted headstock |
| Tuning Machines | Schaller M6-IND locking |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
| Neck Attachment | 5 bolts - Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets |
| Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover |
| Controls | 500kohm volume and tone - .022uF tone capacitor; Piezo volume (where applicable) |
| Switching | 5-way lever preset selector; 2-way push/pull 'Bank A/B' selector Momentary On-OFF-Momentary On toggle 'Bank Z' selector Momentary On 'Save' knob (Volume) Momentary On 'Piezo On/Off' knob (Piezo Volume, where applicable) |
| Pickups | HH - 2 DiMarzio custom humbucking with chrome cover and Music Man pickup rings; Optional- HSH configuration (no covers) |
| Left Handed | No |
| Strings | 10p-13p-17p-26w-36w-46w (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240) |
Compare Specs
| Specifications | The Game Changer | — |
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| Size | 12-7/8" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 37-3/4" long (32.7 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 95.9 cm long) | |
| Body Wood | Basswood with maple top and mahogany Tone Block | |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester | |
| Body Colors | Black | |
| Body Bindings | Binding - Cream | |
| Bridge | Standard - Music Man® strings-thru-the-body bridge of chrome plated, hardened steel with bent steel saddles; Optional - Music Man® vintage tremolo of chrome plated, hardened steel with bent steel saddles | |
| Pickguard | ||
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) | |
| Neck Radius | 12" (30.5 cm) | |
| Headstock Size | Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long | |
| Frets | 22 - High profile, wide | |
| Neck Width | 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (56.9 mm) at last fret | |
| Neck Wood | Select maple neck | |
| Fingerboard | Select maple or rosewood | |
| Fret Markers | ||
| Neck Finish | Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend | |
| Neck Colors | Matching painted headstock | |
| Neck Binding | ||
| Tuning Machines | Schaller M6-IND locking | |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal | |
| Neck Attachment | 5 bolts - Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets | |
| Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover | |
| Controls | 500kohm volume and tone - .022uF tone capacitor; Piezo volume (where applicable) | |
| Switching | 5-way lever preset selector; 2-way push/pull 'Bank A/B' selector Momentary On-OFF-Momentary On toggle 'Bank Z' selector Momentary On 'Save' knob (Volume) Momentary On 'Piezo On/Off' knob (Piezo Volume, where applicable) | |
| Pickups | HH - 2 DiMarzio custom humbucking with chrome cover and Music Man pickup rings; Optional- HSH configuration (no covers) | |
| Left Handed | No | |
| Strings | 10p-13p-17p-26w-36w-46w (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240) |
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