Solo Tele Style DIY Electric Double Neck Guitar Kit
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STEP 5
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Wire the guitar. The wiring on the DTCK-1 is somewhat more complex than a normal single
neck guitar, so lay out all your wiring as per the wiring diagram and proceed in a logical manner....if
you don't have experience soldering, enlist the help of a friend/expert to assist at this time. Assemble
the switch and pots with the control plate, and the input jack with the input jack plate and proceed
with your wiring. Once you are satisfied that everything is properly soldered and you have tested the
electronics to ensure they work, fasten the control plate to the body with the supplied screws, and
the input jack plate to the edge of the body again, with the supplied screws.
STEP 6
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Locate and install the strap pins in their appropriate holes with the supplied screws. Do not install
the truss rod covers until after you have set up the guitar.
STEP 7
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Install the strings. You are now ready to install your strings. Just before you start, if you have a
rosewood fret-board, it is a good idea to treat it with a light oil. This keeps the fret-board from shrinking
and cracking, plus reduces discoloration and dirt from entering the pores in the wood. You can purchase
fret-board oil, or you can use any light non-food oils, like tung oil or walnut oil or lemon oil. If you have a
maple fret-board, you may proceed...
Six String Neck: The strings are numbered from the thinnest to the thickest from 1-6. (This means the top
string when you are playing the guitar is the thickest and is number 6) In standard tuning the open notes are
1-E, 2-B, 3-G, 4-D, 5-A, 6-E. The strings are installed by inserting the bare end through the appropriate hole
at the back of the bridge beside the saddle adjustment screws, over the saddle and over the appropriate slot
in the nut. Winding the string onto the tuning post can be accomplished in various ways....you may already
have your own preferred method, or you may defer to a friend or expert to show you the correct method.
Having the proper number of winds on the tuning post helps to keep your strings from slipping and/or
stretching, and therefore keeps your strings in tune.
12 String Neck: Aside from the fact there are twice as many strings on a 12 string, each pair of strings are
tuned to the same note (although the EADG strings are tuned an octave apart). The six regular strings will
be installed as they are on a six string....through the back, over the saddle and nut and then connected to
the tuning post. The octave strings will be installed through the back plate of the bridge....you will see 6
holes that correspond with the extra six saddles (they should have the ferrules installed)...then over the
saddle and the appropriate slot in the nut. The order these strings are installed in (starting from the top or
6th string) starts with the thinner octave string, then the regular string etc, and the order they attach to the
tuners is the same...6th octave string, 6th regular string, 5th octave string, 5th regular string starting at the
nut and going to the end of the headstock and then returning, so the two tuners closest to the nut are both
E strings.
