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8. INSTALLING THE PREAMP

For the next portion of the installation, be careful not to catch 
the pickup on anything as you work; inadvertent tugging may 
cause damage to the transducers or pull the connectors off the 
pin headers at the preamp.

Regarding AST, please note to lift one corner of the protective 
layer of the mounting adhesive so it is easier to remove later.

Take the preamp assembly inside the guitar and install it to its 
place. Let the transducer(s) and wire harnesses hang loose in-
side the guitar at this moment. Install the front plate and attach 
the screws. It is important that you have a good quality screw-
driver to avoid it slipping during tightening and thus scratching 
the guitar. Be careful to tighten the screws properly. It may be 
wise to tape the area around the front plate with masking tape 
in case you slip with the screwdriver. Do not over-tighten the 
screws as it may strip the screws, or crack the side of your gui-
tar or the preamp’s faceplate.

At  the  output  jack  unscrew  the  strap  attachment,  the  small 
nut  and  the  small  dress  washer  from  the  endpin  jack.  Make 
sure that the large nut; lock washer and large dress washer are 
threaded onto the jack almost all the way to the opposite end of 
the output of the jack.

Next, test-fit the jack the endpin hole. It is easier to install the 
output jack by using an ink pen (or something similar) that fits 
into the jack. Put the pen through the hole at the guitar where 
the jack will go and with the other hand holding the output jack, 
and that going through the sound hole, put the jack on the pen 
and guide it through the hole of the guitar. Adjust the large nut 
so that only the smaller threaded section comes almost entirely 
out of the guitar. Put the dress washer and the small nut onto 
the threads outside the guitar. Tighten securely using an appro-
priate wrench. Prevent the jack from rotating during tightening 
by inserting a small Allen wrench into the holes of the end of 
the  jack.  Install  the  strap  attachment.  Be  careful  not  to  over-
tighten it, it just needs to be snug. Connect a fresh 9-volt battery 
to the snap-in connector and put it in the battery holder. Attach 
the battery wires to the side of the guitar with the cord clamps. 

Roll the extra cord as a “coil” in some of the clamps if necessary.

9. INSTALLING THE TRANSDUCER

If installing UST, do it now. Thread the B-Band UST up from in-
side the guitar through the hole in the saddle slot. It is easier to 
find the hole inside the guitar if you insert a small screwdriver or 
toothpick from the top through the hole as a guide. Fit the UST 
all the way to the other end and bottom of the slot. Then put the 
saddle in place.

For installation of the 1470 AST (steel string guitars; x-braces), 
place  two  bridge  pins  in  their  holes,  one  at  the  low  “E”  string 
side and one at the high “E” side. Set the bridge pins normally. 
This, with the cardboard installation template / AST assembly will 
guide the AST to fit correctly. Having the AST cardboard instal-
lation template / AST assembly lying on the bottom of the guitar, 
remove the adhesive protective layer from the AST. Lift the as-
sembly up and guide the assembly so the bridge pins insert the 
guide holes and carefully place it to the bridge plate. Then stick 
it firmly by holding and pressing firmly with fingers for a short 
while. Next carefully remove the cardboard installation template. 
Make sure the AST fits there tight and secure.

Inside the guitar, make sure that the UST or AST leads do not 
touch anything. We do not recommend attaching the “lead” wires 
of the UST or AST to the guitar by any means. This may cause 
excessive handling noise and resonance that sounds like distor-
tion.

For AST remove the adhesive protective layer from the AST. Then 
stick  it  firmly  by  holding  and  pressing  with  fingers  for  a  short 
while. If necessary, you can remove the AST shortly after attach-
ing, but be careful when doing this. Carefully lift under the edge 
of the AST, with your fingernail, and work it off slowly. Don’t at-
tempt to lift the AST off by pulling on the transducer lead. Peel 
the adhesive off the wood, rather than peeling the pickup off the 
adhesive. At installation this can be removed and reattached two 
or three times.

Note! After 24 hours the adhesive will dry and it will be hard to 
remove. Removal after this time may damage the pickup.

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Страница 1: ...is is a basic installation manual and tip sheet For more information technical support and pictures of installations about all B Band products please check the B Band website at www b band com or cont...

Страница 2: ...or transducers How is it different We could write a long story here about the technical characteristics of the material like how the micro scopic lens like gas bubbles work inside the permanently char...

Страница 3: ...orting the instru ment in heavy conditions for example with freight companies or airlines to avoid possible damage to the instrument When doing any drilling sawing cutting or routing at the guitar be...

Страница 4: ...2 2 x 9 5 mm 09 x 37 screws black for faceplate 1 pc output cable with endpin jack and strap attachment Strap attachment includes Small hex nut Small dress washer Lock washer Large dress washer Large...

Страница 5: ...there is also a flat brace run ning parallel under the bridge The AST should be placed so that the AST is on the bass side of the brace running parallel to the strings and that part of the active area...

Страница 6: ...Be sure that the position is so that when the holes are drilled that the holes and the preamp structure do not interfere with the any of the guitar braces or supports For this installation it is very...

Страница 7: ...lding ability 7 Connecting the transducers and wires to the preamp Check the circuit board of the preamp and see the picture at these instructions for connections Connect the transducer bat tery cable...

Страница 8: ...nect a fresh 9 volt battery to the snap in connector and put it in the battery holder Attach the battery wires to the side of the guitar with the cord clamps Roll the extra cord as a coil in some of t...

Страница 9: ...rtion with some played notes There are a couple places where a resonance can typically oc cur with some notes causing distorted sounding output First check that the lead portion of the transducer to t...

Страница 10: ...use a new longer saddle Balance problems may also occur with some string sets for example with classical guitars the G string may cause prob lems 10 7 If all things mentioned above are correct and th...

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Страница 12: ...ll go to the amplifier or mixer when the tuner is active Pushing the tuner button 8 again turns the tuner OFF and the pickup system output will be active and sound will go to the amplifier If the tune...

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