The Solderless Connector Stations
The System’s preamp has two easy-to-use
solderless wiring connectors: the ten-sta-
tion Pickup Connector and the eight-station
Output Connector.
The
Pickup Connector
is where you’ll in-
sert the bare-wire pickup leads from your
passive pickups. Just match the wire col-
ors of the pickups’ wires as indicated in
these diagrams.
The
Output Connector
is where the preamp
connects to the rest of your guitar’s con-
trols.
Output 1
and
Output 2
are the hot
outputs for your bridge and neck pickups,
respectively. The
+9V
station is where you’ll
connect the red wire from the battery clip.
Connecting wires to the stations is simple:
Just insert the bare wire into the station and
tighten the screw to lock it into place.
Installing the Preamp
1.
Draw a diagram of your guitar’s wiring
for reference.
2a.
If you’re migrating from a passive-
pickup setup, remove your output jack and
all of the volume and tone potentiometers
from your guitar. You’ll be replacing the jack
with the included stereo output jack and
replacing your potentiometers with the 25K
pots included in this package.
2b.
If your guitar already has an active
system, remove the battery. Clip and strip
the end of the battery clip’s red wire,
leaving as much wire length extending from
the battery clip as possible. Do the same for
any output or ground wire that was previ-
ously connected to the potentiometer that
the new preamp will replace. This will pre-
pare everything for solderless connections.
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Wiring Diagram for:
AHB-11S Gus G. FIRE™
Blackouts System
P/N 501020-155
Gus G. FIRE™ Blackouts System
Congratulations
on your purchase of the Gus G. FIRE™
Blackouts System. By combining a pair of passive
humbuckers with a high-output, low-noise Blackouts™
active preamp, this system blends the rich tone and
expressive character of traditional pickups with the
power and punch of Blackouts™. It’s the most organic-
sounding active pickup set you’ve ever heard.
The Pickup Connector and Output Connector
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