Active/Passive Retro-Fit for Strat Style Guitars
• Pull off the lower TONE knob. If this is difficult because the knob is very tight, using a piece of thin but strong fabric,
such as an old T-shirt, slide the edge under the knob, and then get it all around the underside of the knob. Then twist
the fabric up, above the knob, and pull, gently, but very firmly.
• Use a ring or box spanner, or socket set type, to remove the nut from the lower tone pot, taking care not to scratch
the pickguard.
• Fit the nut and any washers back on the pot, push on the knob, and store in suitable packaging in a safe place. It is
always important to retain all the original stock parts, in case you want to re-fit them, and it will help to keep the value
of the instrument, in case of re-sale in the future.
• REMOVAL OF THE ORIGINAL JACK
• Loosen and remove the two screws from the jack plate.
• Cut the two wires close to the jack, leaving a little of the old insulation as an aid, if ever you want the original jack
re-connected.
• To remove the jack, use a box type or socket set spanner to undo the top nut. If there is a back nut on the underside
of the plate, use a regular spanner.
• Fit the nut and any washers back on the jack, then wrap and store the jack for safe keeping.
• Pull the black and white wire pair, back into the control cavity in readiness to be connected to the Tone Lifter.
• FITTING THE TONE LIFTER JACK
• Remove the top nut and dress washer, leaving the serrated washer and back nut on the jack.
• Insert the Tone Lifter jack into the plate, fit the dress washer and then the top nut. Wind the nut on to the thread until
the thread is just level with the front of the nut, for a neat finish.
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