BYO Guitar Quilt Top, Assembly Instructions Manual

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Introduction
Quilt Top Intro- 3 -
3.2.5 Burst and Translucent finishes
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3.2.6 Clear Top coats
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3.2.7 Buff finish
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4 Assembly ......................................................................................................................................... - 1 -
4.1 Installing the tuners ................................................................................................................ - 1 -
4.2 Neck Installation ..................................................................................................................... - 1 -
4.3 Installing the Strap Pins ........................................................................................................... - 1 -
4.4 Installing the Floyd Rose Tremolo ........................................................................................... - 1 -
4.5 Install the wiring harness & Pickups ........................................................................................ - 2 -
4.5.1 Check the wiring harness (# 2 on the parts list): ............................................................. - 2 -
4.5.2 Install wiring harness ....................................................................................................... - 2 -
4.5.3 Install Pickups .................................................................................................................. - 4 -
4.6 Install the Strings..................................................................................................................... - 4 -
4.7 Tremolo Claw Adjustment....................................................................................................... - 6 -
5 Initial setup ..................................................................................................................................... - 1 -
5.1 Adjust the Guitar Neck: Truss Rod .......................................................................................... - 1 -
5.1.1 Check the Neck ................................................................................................................ - 1 -
5.1.2 Adjusting the Truss Rod................................................................................................... - 2 -
5.2 String Lubrication .................................................................................................................... - 2 -
5.3 Re-check the Bridge Alignment ............................................................................................... - 2 -
5.4 Adjusting the Action (string height) (Figure 5.4) ..................................................................... - 3 -
5.5 Pickup Height (Figure 5.5) ....................................................................................................... - 3 -
5.6 Intonation (Figure 5.6) ........................................................................................................... - 4 -
5.7 …Other Hints ........................................................................................................................... - 4 -
1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a BYOGuitar.com guitar kit. This kit includes everything you need to build a
complete custom guitar. In addition to the construction of your guitar, you will need to consider the
finish
– natural, solid color and possibly a design that will make your guitar unique. We suggest you do
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