Copyright © 2011 Solo Music Gear. All rights reserved
Solo BC Style DIY
Electric Guitar Kit
Assembly Manual
BCK-10
V 1.02
Страница 1: ...Copyright 2011 Solo Music Gear All rights reserved Solo BC Style DIY Electric Guitar Kit Assembly Manual BCK 10 V 1 02 ...
Страница 2: ...ished please take a few pictures and send them to us for potential posting into the picture gallery on our website Post your photos to our Facebook page http Facebook com SoloMusicGear Post your photos to The Solo Café http TheSoloCafe com Remember you can always find us online at http SoloMusicGear com to upgrade your parts try a new kit or ask us a question ...
Страница 3: ... use safety glasses and a dust mask when you are working with any tools If you are a novice you should look for help and guidance of a more experienced friend And never forget that it s always better safe than sorry 4 FINISHING THE BODY AND NECK Before you start finishing the neck please inspect the frets and the fingerboard Even though all wood is kiln dried it maystill shrink a little so you may...
Страница 4: ...s remember your safety work only in a well ventilated area away from any open fire and wear a respirator mask and safetyglasses STEP 6 Final polishing for high gloss finishes can be done manually or using a power drill with a foam polishing pad The finishing tools and materials are readily available in many automotive hardwaresupplies stores TIP Consider an oil rubbed finish sometimes called wipe ...
Страница 5: ...he hole in the wall of the pickup cavity and push them to the bridge pickup cavity then all the way through to the control cavity Now insert the bridge pickup wires into the same hole leading to the control cavity Properly align each mounting ring and secure it with 4 screws Do not over tighten the screws as it can crack the rings be also careful with other plastic parts to be screwed down STEP 4 ...
Страница 6: ...ng under and then back over the string and around the post holding it tight as you tighten to pitch Wrapping each string around two three times should be enough 6 TUNING AND SETUP Tuning a 6 string guitar The open strings of a guitar from the thickest to thinnest in standard tuning are E 2nd octave the thickest or lowest sounding string is the 6th string A 2nd octave is the 5th D 3rd octave is the...
Страница 7: ...rings to a different gauge Lay a straight edge on the frets of a properly tuned guitar and measure the clearance at the 8th fret alternatively you can put a capo on the first fret and press down 6th string at 16th fret then the height of the string at the 8th fret will show you the clearance Optimal relief for an electric guitar neck must be very small around 001 002 0 25 0 5mm Turning the truss r...
Страница 8: ...d personal preferences of a guitarist Remember bringing a pickup closer to the strings makes it sound brighter but bringing it too close will make the magnetic field of the pickup interfere with the vibration of a string which will not only result in reduced sustain but may also cause complex harmonics sound rather unpleasant Moving a pickup too far from the strings will result in loss of its outp...
Страница 9: ...Solo BC Style DIY Electric Guitar Kit Copyright 2011 Solo Music Gear All rights reserved v1 02 8 BCK 10 Wiring Diagram ...
