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After the finish is done you can turn the guitar body over and press in each string ferrule. These are a
tight press fit. Apply some wax to each ferrule to make it press in easier. Each one should fit flush to
the back of the body. Use a small scrap of wood and lightly tap each one into place.
Installing the Pickguard
The pickguard needs to be positioned and the holes need to be pre-drilled. Place the pickguard in
position and mark all the mounting holes. Pre-drill each hole with a 5/64” bit. Remove the pickguard
and sand the holes flat before applying finish.
Pickup Wiring Diagram
Your guitar kit comes with a prewired pickguard. All wires are pre-soldered. The pickups are the only
thing remaining that needs to be soldered. After the guitar has been finished place the pickguard over
the body and thread the neck pickup wires through the holes into the electronics cavity. The black wire
should be soldered to the back of one of the pots. The white wire (or colored) should be soldered to the
rear two switch connections (see figure 4).
Thread the bridge pickup wires through the hole into the electronics cavity and solder the balck wire to
the back of one of the pots and the white wire (or colored) to the front connections of the switch.
The wires for the jack should be threaded through the jack hole and soldered to the output jack.
After the pickups and jack have been connected the pickguard can be installed.
Below is a wiring diagram for reference.
