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Spider-Style Resophonic
The Nashville Series resophonic pickup for spider-
style bridges features a piezo-ceramic element
preinstalled in the saddles. The saddles should fit
tightly into the saddle slot in the spider bridge as
shown (Figure 1).
Fit the saddles by your preferred method, with the
maple side towards the cone, and the top notched
for string spacing. Both the top and bottom of these
saddles can be adjusted for proper fit and playability.
Take special care not to damage the wires leading
from the pickup during adjustment.
Drill a hole for the jack in your preferred location,
usually in the treble side of the lower bout for metal
bodied instruments, or in the endblock, centered
below the tailpiece, for wooden bodied instruments.
Metal Bodied Instruments (sidemount location):
Use a center punch at the chosen location and use a
sharp 3/8” (9.5mm) drill.
Wooden Bodied Instruments (endblock location):
Drill a 3/16” (4.8mm) hole and enlarge it to 15/32”
(12mm) with a 15/32” tapered reamer. Note that if
the instrument has a ring (“soundwell”) inside the
sound chamber, you may have to drill through it to
accommodate the jack.
Drill a 3/16” hole in the corner edge of the
soundwell near or under the tail piece so that it is
hidden when you reinstall the coverplate (Figure 2).
Pass the pickup wire through and wire the pickup
leads to the jack as shown (Figure 3).
Install the jack hardware (Figure 4) in the chosen
location.
Figure 1.
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1 2 3
4
5
Metal Body Instrument Jack Location
Wooden Body Instrument Jack Location
1 - 3/8” Nut
2 - 3/8” Star Washer
3 - Guitar Body
4 - 3/8” Dress Washer
5 - 3/8” Nut
1 - 15/32” Nut
2 - 15/32” Washer
3 - 15/32” Star Washer
4 - Guitar Endblock
5 - 3/8” Dress Washer
6 - 3/8” Nut
1 2 3
4 5
Figure 5.
Shield to
Sleeve
Pickup Signal
to Tip
Figure 3.
Figure 2.
Figure 4.
Note:
The External Ground Wire should be utilize
when pickup is installed on a wood body instrument
Use one of the cover mounting screws to secure ground
wire between the cover and the instrument body.