one, match up the scribe lines, and trace the shape of the old saddle onto the
new one. We recommend either bone or Micarta for your saddle. Softer materials
tend to sound overly boomy.
4. If you are installing a preamp with this pickup, do so now. If you are not
installing a preamp, solder the pickup wire directly to the output jack and shield
the connection. Note: slide the jack barrel over the wire before soldering. Solder
the center wire to the tip and the braided wire to the sleeve.
5. Insert the pickup all the way into the slot, lay the saddle on top of it and
temporarily secure it with a piece of tape. Remove the backing from the
adhesive on the end of the pickup hanging inside the guitar and attach it to the
bridge plate or the underside of the top as shown in figures 5 or 6. Be careful
not to place the adhesive over the bridge pin holes.
6. Choose a location for the wire clip between the pickup and preamp several
inches away from the pickup. If there is a brace that the wire will cross, make a
little slack in the wire so it does not touch the brace. Secure the pickup wire in
the wire clip and plug the pickup into the preamp (if applicable). You can now
remove the tape from the saddle and re-string the guitar.
proper saddle-pickup contact
(saddle lean exaggerated)
improper saddle-pickup contact
(saddle lean exaggerated)
