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• Solder the hot lead from...
• If using Option 1 above:
...lug 2 (middle lug) of volume to the tip of the
output jack.
• If using Option 2 above:
...the 3-way switch to the tip of the output jack.
• Install the output jack in the guitar.
FIT THE ELECTRONICS TO THE GUITAR
22. Remove the prepared electronics from the
template (if prepared outside of the guitar).
23. Install electronics into the guitar’s cavity.
24. Press the prepared pots’ shaft through the
correct holes in the pickguard or top of the
guitar.
25. Install and tighten the 25k pot’s washer and
threaded nut over the top of the shaft.
26. Solder the guitar bridge ground wire to pot or
switch.
27. Connect 9-volt battery
PRO TIP
• Guitars with passive electronics aren’t de-
signed to fit a 9-volt battery. You may have to
get creative for everything to fit. We recom
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mend wrapping the battery in foam or one
of the plastic bags to keep it stable and from
shorting any circuitry.
ELECTRONICS TEST
28.
Plug your guitar into an amplifier.
29. Using a screwdriver, tap the pickup.
•
If you hear a “pop” through your amplifier,
the pickups are working.
30. Repeat for each pickup position.
SETUP & PICKUP HEIGHT
31. Replace the guitar’s pickguard/backplate.
32. Take this opportunity to clean your guitar’s
finish before installing new guitar strings.
33. Install new guitar strings.
34. Measure the current height of the pickups.
• Press the low and high E strings down on
the highest fret.
• Using a shop ruler, measure the height be-
tween the bottom of the string and the top
of the pickup’s corresponding pole piece.
35. Make height adjustments
• By turning the pickup mounting screw in
the pickup rings, raise or lower the pickups
until both the treble and bass side read
approximately 3/32” (2.38mm).
Summary of Contents for 2 Humbucker
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