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The ends of the foil can extend over the braces to
form grip-tabs (handy for getting a good grip
when pulling off the foil). You can also cut the
overlapping edges off with a new and sharp razor
blade.
With pin-less bridges, the foil should be installed
after the reference holes are drilled. Please smooth
and clean the bridge-plate BEFORE you install the
tape! Make sure that the foil will line up with the
saddle. You have to cleanly puncture the foil at the 2
reference holes and make sure that it sticks securely
and flat to the bridge-plate with the guide pieces
inserted. Please check paragraph for installation with
pin-less bridges. See according paragraph below.
NOTE: Pickups must be installed with a safety
distance of 1/8" (3-4mm) from the holes to allow
space for ball-ends.
Removing the Pickups
Remove the pickups by pulling off the silver foil on
the bridge-plate in your guitar. Be especially careful
with the center pickup, this one has a weaker base-
plate and it might bend its edge when you pull the
tape too hard or at an angle. Please use a very flat
pulling angle and proceed carefully. You can support
by wedging your fingernail under the pickup edge
and carefully loosen it a bit if possible. Please be
aware that a bent pickup will most likely be
damaged.
Once the pickups and foil are off and out of the
guitar, peel the foil off the pickups. There will be
some silver foil and glue residue on the base plates
of the pickups. Use a scraper blade to scrape off this
residue, again be even more careful with the green
center pickup. The base-plates are made of brass
and will easily tolerate this. Do not worry about a
few minor scratches.
After the pickups are cleaned, plug them into your
amp and hold each pickup by its wire
½
” from
transducer head. Test by tapping on the golden
surface of each pickup with a fingernail to make sure
that all pickups work. The tapping sound should be
clearly amplified. Every little tap must be heard. The
green pickup will be lower in volume and it has a
different tone than the black ones, this is normal. If
the test if successful, the pickups are ready for re-
installation.