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Table of Contents

SECTION 1: SAFETY ....................................................................................................................... 2

SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 3

Foreword .................................................................................................................................... 3
Contact Info ................................................................................................................................ 3

SECTION 3: PARTS INVENTORY ................................................................................................... 4

Inventory ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Supplies/Tools ............................................................................................................................ 5
Identification ............................................................................................................................... 6

SECTION 4: ASSEMBLY ................................................................................................................. 7

Shaping Headstock .................................................................................................................... 7
Sanding Body ............................................................................................................................. 8
Sanding Neck ............................................................................................................................. 8
Finishing Neck ............................................................................................................................ 9
Finishing Body ............................................................................................................................ 9
Mounting Neck ......................................................................................................................... 10
Positioning Bridge .................................................................................................................... 12
Mounting Tuners ...................................................................................................................... 13
Wiring Pickups & Output Jack .................................................................................................. 14
Installing Bridge & Pickups  ..................................................................................................... 15
Strap Buttons ........................................................................................................................... 16
Installing Nut ............................................................................................................................ 16
Truss Rod Cover ...................................................................................................................... 17
Winding Strings ........................................................................................................................ 17

SECTION 5: SETUP ....................................................................................................................... 19

General ..................................................................................................................................... 19
Neck Adjustment ...................................................................................................................... 19
String Height ............................................................................................................................ 20
Pickup Height ........................................................................................................................... 21
Tuning ...................................................................................................................................... 22
Setting Intonation ..................................................................................................................... 22

SECTION 6: REFERENCE INFO ................................................................................................... 23

Accessories .............................................................................................................................. 23
Electrical Components ............................................................................................................. 27
Wiring Diagram ........................................................................................................................ 28

WARRANTY AND RETURNS ........................................................................................................ 33

Summary of Contents for H8180

Page 1: ...T OWNER S MANUAL COPYRIGHT NOVEMBER 2007 BY GRIZZLY INDUSTRIAL INC WARNING NO PORTION OF THIS MANUAL MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM WITHOUT THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF GRIZZLY INDUSTRIAL INC BL101...

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Page 3: ...g Neck 9 Finishing Body 9 Mounting Neck 10 Positioning Bridge 12 Mounting Tuners 13 Wiring Pickups Output Jack 14 Installing Bridge Pickups 15 Strap Buttons 16 Installing Nut 16 Truss Rod Cover 17 Win...

Page 4: ...erestimate the ability of these tools and machin ery to cause injury Never operate any tool without all guards in place and always wear approved safety glasses For your own safety please heed this war...

Page 5: ...Info We are proud to offer the Model H8180 H8181 Bass Guitar Kit This kit is a part of a growing Grizzly family of fine woodworking products When assembled according to the guidelines set forth in th...

Page 6: ...Cover 1 15 PH8180015 Silver Control Knob H8180 3 PH8181015 Gold Control Knob H8181 3 16 PH8180016 Silver Hex Nut Bushing 1 2 H8180 4 PH8181016 Gold Hex Nut Bushing 1 2 H8181 4 17 PH8180017 Silver Flat...

Page 7: ...Blade Phillips Screwdriver 1 2 1 4 Steel Rod or a Coat Hanger Supplies Tools Masking Tape Bandsaw with 1 4 Blade or Coping Saw Tack Cloth or Soft Cloth Sanding Sealer Assorted Wood Files Buffing Compo...

Page 8: ...k Strap Button Fret Figure 4 Model H8180 H8181 controls Figure 5 Model H8180 H8181 headstock features Tone Knob Output Jack Pickups Neck Pocket Tuner or Tuning Machine Headstock Nut String Slot Truss...

Page 9: ...own in Figure 6 Shaping Headstock Note To determine the string slot Figure 5 locations you can place the nut on the draw ing and mark the slots If the strings cross the nut at a sharp angle this incre...

Page 10: ...flexible sanding block with 150 grit aluminum oxide sandpaper to sand the gui tar body until there is a consistent scratch pattern on the entire surface Note DO NOT round over the neck pocket or the b...

Page 11: ...st 4 Thread the hook through an upper peghole and hang the neck in the finishing room Finishing Neck Most finishes are hazard ous to your health Wear a NIOSH OSHA approved res pirator with particulate...

Page 12: ...body 1 Insert the neck into the neck pocket and check to make sure the neck and body are flush as shown in Figure 9 2 Clamp the neck and body together 3 Set the guitar facedown on top of two 4x4 s or...

Page 13: ...the side of the neck and body 4 Gently mark the screw tip depth with a pen cil Note You may want to cover the screw tip marking location with masking tape to avoid scratching the finish 4 Insert a 3 1...

Page 14: ...line marker place a ruler across the body at several locations and mark the center line 2 Using the straightedge measure 34 from the fretboard side of the nut slot Figure 14 along the center line to t...

Page 15: ...cking board under the headstock and using a 1 16 drill bit drill four 3 8 deep holes into the back of the headstock at the marks from Step 2 Figure 17 Mounting Tuners Figure 17 Drilling tuner mounting...

Page 16: ...ctice on scrap wires or take it to someone with experience Refer to the Wiring Diagram on Page 28 and the Electrical Components on Page 27 while wiring the pickups and output jack Components and Hardw...

Page 17: ...the pickups and install each pickup into a cavity with the two 2 x 13 8 screws and compression springs as shown in Figure 23 Install the bridge pickup which has a silver and red wire into the bridge c...

Page 18: ...ot and center the nut in the nut slot 4 Install the neck onto the body using the 10 x 13 4 screws and neckplate 5 Install the truss rod cover and the strings as described on Page 17 to hold the nut in...

Page 19: ...od cover with the 2 x 3 8 screw Winding Strings The correct position of the guitar strings is shown in Figure 27 The thin high G string is the 1st bottom string and the thick low E string is the 4th t...

Page 20: ...ng post after many successive rotations If not enough slack is allowed then the string may not hold the winding tension 3 Use wire cutters optional to cut off excess string 4 Bend the string at a righ...

Page 21: ...c Components and Hardware Needed Qty Guitar with Strings Installed 1 Tools Needed Metal Straightedge 18 1 Hex Wrench 4mm 1 Feeler Gauge Set 1 Phillips Head Screwdriver 1 To adjust the bow of the guita...

Page 22: ...gested range and the strings can be adjusted higher or lower depending upon your playing type If the string heights are correct then con tinue to Pickup Height on Page 21 If the string heights are inc...

Page 23: ...are to the pickup the higher the audio output signal will be If the strings are too close distortion is caused by magnetic interference from the elec tronic components Tools Needed Qty Metal Straighte...

Page 24: ...ring tuner until the notes match 5 Perform the same tuning step on the 1st and 2nd string Setting Intonation Tools Needed Qty Phillips Head Screwdriver 1 Setting the intonation adjusts the length of t...

Page 25: ...e your instrument the incredibly high gloss fin ish that you are looking for G9845 6 Pc Hollow Punch Set Punch perfectly round holes in one easy step Includes knurl gripped punches for 3 16 1 4 5 16 3...

Page 26: ...Cartridge Filter Pair H3635 Disposable Cartridge Filter Pair This lightweight elastomeric facepiece has cradle suspension easy adjust headstraps and low profile for greater field of vision and compat...

Page 27: ...G6204 240 Grit 10 Pack Model G6205 320 Grit 10 Pack Model G6206 400 Grit 10 Pack We offer a variety of 9 x 11 sanding sheets in convenient 10 packs in 80 220 grits for just about any requirement Figur...

Page 28: ...handle both active and passive input Headphone jack Effect send effect return rear chassis Volume and presence controls three band passive EQ low mid high Very strong cabinet construction with a close...

Page 29: ...omponents Available in color online at www grizzly com Figure 54 Control cavity wiring Neck Pickup Bridge Pickup Ground Wire Ground To Bridge Output Jack Tone Control Pot Volume Control Pots Figure 55...

Page 30: ...28 H8180 H8181 Bass Guitar Kit Figure 56 Model H8180 H8181 wiring diagram Wiring Diagram Available in color online at www grizzly com...

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