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10
Installation
2. Set the pickup height.
First make sure the truss rod and string height
are adjusted properly, then tune the strings to their
normal pitch. Adjust the height of the pickup —
using the appropriate spacer or combination of
spacers (see “NOTES” below) — so that the
distance between the top of the pickup and the
bottom of each string is about 1 millimeter (0.04")
when each string is fretted at the highest note on
the neck. The pickup height can be checked by
using the supplied clearance gauge.
3. Attach the pickup.
Remove the strings from the guitar. Apply the
double-sided tape to the bottom of the pickup and
remove the backing. Remove the backing from the
required pickup cushion/spacers and carefully
attach them to the bottom of the pickup. Finally,
carefully attach the pickup/spacer assembly to the
guitar at the marked position, then re-string and
tune the guitar.
Cut
Double-sided
adhesive tape
Pickup
Cushion
Spacers A, B
■
NOTES
• The re-usable double-sided adhesive pads (page 8)
can be used in place of the bottom layer of adhesive
tape (guitar side). Cut the pads to match the shape of
the pickup, as required.
4. Check the height.
Check the pickup height again, and play the
guitar in all ranges to ensure that the strings do not
come in contact with the pickup. If all is well, then
the installation is complete.
Bridge pickup
Pickup
Bridge
1 millimeter (0.04")
Guitar body
1 millimeter
(0.04")
Clearance
gauge
20 millimeter
(3/4")
■
NOTES
• Don’t remove the backing from the pickup cushion
or spacers when initially setting up the pickup
height. Please note that the cushion/spacer backing
adds about 0.1 millimeter (0.004") to their thickness,
so take this added thickness into account when using
a number of spacers.
• To compensate for differences in height between the
first and sixth strings (e.g. if your guitar has an
arched top), use an appropriate number of one-
quarter or one-third width spacers under the lower
end of the pickup (the spacers can be cut easily with
a good pair of scissors).
Cut spacers
Cut
Double-sided
adhesive tape
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