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Install Guide

2018

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LAMBERTONES
Yakima, WA

+1 360 356 6240
[email protected]
www.lambertones.com

Summary of Contents for LAMBERTONES

Page 1: ...Install Guide 2018 Installation Guide 2018 Designed by LAMBERTONES LAMBERTONES Yakima WA 1 360 356 6240 hello lambertones com www lambertones com...

Page 2: ...y installation or reassembly of LAMBERTONES or your guitar Any modification of any kind made to your instrument is not warranted by LAMBERTONES If you are unsure whether you can safely and effectively...

Page 3: ...rt so you know how to put it back together Taking pictures with each step is a helpful way to keep track of what you have done Carefully remove your strings You might as well replace your strings whil...

Page 4: ...ground wire is shown here soldered to the back of the pot IDENTIFY SOLDER JOINTS Step 3 Flip the pickguard over onto a microfiber cloth to protect the finish of the guitar Be careful not to pull hard...

Page 5: ...from the switch Soldering irons are very hot so be careful not to touch anywhere but the intended area or you could risk damage to other components or harm to yourself HEAT SOLDER TO REMOVE WIRES Step...

Page 6: ...after we removed the grounding cable from the back of the pot HEAT SOLDER TO REMOVE WIRES Step 7 Place soldering iron tip on the pool of solder holding the grounding cable until it heats up enough to...

Page 7: ...y so you don t scratch the surface of the pickguard REMOVE HUMBUCKER MOUNTING SCREWS Step 9 Here s the empty humbucker routing once we removed the humbucker We are now ready to prep and install our ne...

Page 8: ...om the box and prepare for install REMOVE PICKUP S FROM BOX Step 10 Take the hardware back out from your LAMBERTONES box and get ready to install the springs and screws to attach your new pickups to t...

Page 9: ...ucker on top of springs and screws so you don t scratch the side of the pickup cover Make sure to install the humbucker with the SCREW SIDE OUT For example if you are installing a bridge pickup like w...

Page 10: ...use a screwdriver to start the threads from the front of the pickup cover START THREADS ON HUMBUCKER MOUNTS Step 15 Here we have the humbucker threads started and we are ready to solder our two joint...

Page 11: ...ng about 1 inch to that it will not accidentally ground out on another component Then pull back the black signal wire and tin the top 1 16th inch by applying a tiny bit of solder to the wire tip PULL...

Page 12: ...e shielded grounding wire and the red lead to the signal wire on the back of the switch CHECK SOLDERING WITH OHM METER Step 18 Like we did in step 7 we will do the reverse by holding our soldering tip...

Page 13: ...Restring the guitar and roughly set pickup height Notice the neck pickup is higher here than the bridge pickup Fret the highest fret press down on the highest fret in our case the 22nd fret and notic...

Page 14: ...ur LAMBERTONES we suggest using the string action gauge to measure the pickup height to the string The setup we used today is for the CREMA humbucker and the suggested height is 0 100 for the Low E an...

Page 15: ...een properly measured We suggest you start with the recommended pickup heights but encourage you to play around with your own and shape the tone that is unique and perfect for you NOTICE THE ANGLE OF...

Page 16: ...s measure from the top of the pickup screws if a humbucker or P90 poles for single coils to the bottom of the strings Pickup Heights the GRINDER Low E 0 090 High E 0 140 the CREMA Low E 0 100 High E 0...

Page 17: ...the LAMBERTONES family We couldn t be more excited to continue growing our musical family of tone enthusiasts If you have any comments or questions please send us an email or give us a call we would l...

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