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Brooklyn DIY Guitar Kit 

 

Thank you for purchasing this DIY Guitar Kit. The following instructions specify how 
to assemble your guitar. There are a variety of finishes that can be applied to the 
guitar, and it is up to you to choose the style that best suits you. Information on how 
to apply the finishes are readily available on the internet. We recommend a little 
research to find your favoured finishing method. 

All of our headstocks are provided ‘uncut’. This gives you the opportunity to be 

creative and design your own, or copy one of the popular styles. For this, we 
recommend marking the shape out with a pencil, cutting the design with a Coping 
Saw or Jigsaw, and then finishing off with sandpaper. We have not supplied full 
instructions for this, as the process will depend on your individual design. Again, an 
internet search engine search will provide far more relevant instructions than we 
would be able to provide. 

The guitar will need to be fully ‘set

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up’ after construction. This is the process to make 

the guitar fully playable. Numerous video guides can be found online, and we 
recommend searching on popular video streaming sites. Alternatively, the guitar can 
be professionally set up by your local professional Luthier. 

 

Before you start you will need to make sure you have the following tools to hand: 

 

Soldering Iron 

 

Cross Head Screwdriver 

 Medium Head 

 

Cross Head Screwdriver 

 Small Head 

 

Battery Powered Screwdriver (not essential but advised) 

 

Tape Measure or Ruler 

 

 

Enjoy building your Guitar! 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Brooklyn DIY Guitar Kit

Page 1: ...aw or Jigsaw and then finishing off with sandpaper We have not supplied full instructions for this as the process will depend on your individual design Again an internet search engine search will prov...

Page 2: ...idge Pickup 7 Tone Selector Plate 8 Backplate 9 Tailpiece 10 Bridge 11 Scratch Plate 12 Neck Plate 13 Machine Heads 14 Truss Rod Cover 15 Dials 16 Strings 17 Bridge Pins 18 Tailpiece Pins 19 Washers 2...

Page 3: ...e Wire Set 3 to the middle arm of the Tone Selector 4 Take the first of the remaining loose wires from the Wire set 3 and solder it to the left hand arm on the Tone Selector 4 Repeat this process with...

Page 4: ...gh the hole in the pickup cavity The screws on the pickups should face towards the neck on the Neck Pickup 5 and towards the bridge on the Bridge Pickup 6 The cables should be threaded through to the...

Page 5: ...n the Pot This should be repeated with the Bridge Pickup 6 and the second volume pot The Tone Selector 4 should then be placed through the first hole in the Body 1 The first Volume Pot should be place...

Page 6: ...elector 4 and then screw the nut and washer on top Screw the Scratch Plate 11 in place using 5 of the 13mm screws At this point the Bridge Pins 17 and Tailpiece Pins 18 should be put in place as pictu...

Page 7: ...ce the washer 19 on top and then screw in the Ferrules 20 The neck should then be turned over and the 6 x 10mm screws should be screwed in to the pilot holes securing the machine heads in place Make s...

Page 8: ...attach with the 4 x 45mm screw Place the Truss Rod Cover 14 in place matching the holes with the pilot holes and screw in using the 3 x 14mm screws Attach the Strap Buttons 21 with their rubber washer...

Page 9: ...7 Place the Bridge 10 on the Bridge Pins 18 with the screw heads facing the neck Place the Tailpiece 9 on the Tailpiece Pins 17 String the guitar using the strings 16 threading them through the tailpi...

Page 10: ...Congratulations you have now completed the construction of your guitar...

Page 11: ...Appendix Wiring Diagram...

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