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Pickup Installation continued…
Prepare the saddle
You may re-use your original saddle after the pickup is
installed. To maintain your current action, you must
remove material from the bottom of the saddle to
compensate for the added height of the pickup. For
Wide format pickups, remove
.053”
of material. For
Narrow format pickups, remove
.043”
of material
New Saddle requirements
Organic saddles (Bone or Ivory) are not structurally as
consistent as synthetic materials and may not produce
optimal string balance through the pickup. Synthetic
materials such as Micarta™ or Corian™
are suggested.
Prepare a new saddle that fits properly in the saddle
slot. The bottom of the saddle must be flat.
Remove only enough material from the width of the
saddle to provide a sliding fit in the slot. To test for
proper fit before stringing the instrument, turn the
instrument upside down. The saddle should remain in
the slot. You should be able to remove it easily with your
fingers. If you need tools to remove it, it’s too tight!
PREAMP INSTALLATION
Note:
For nylon string instruments or installation without
the control module, refer to the
Installation Options
later in this install guide
After the pickup is installed in the guitar it’s time to
attach it to the preamp.
Prepare the endpin jack hole by drilling a 1
5/32” hole in
the intended location of the jack. (If the guitar has an
existing strap button, you will enlarge that hole to
15/32”)
Open the preamp housing to expose the pickup input
terminal block
Bring the pickup wire out through the soundhole and
fasten it to the terminal block on the preamp module.
