Assemble the Guitar
Install Switch, Pickups and Pot Assembly

 

1. Install 3-way switch in guitar body
1. From back of the guitar, feed wire through body wiring chase and into control cavity
2. Insert switch so the switch toggle comes through face of guitar
3. Place 1 drop of Loctite on threads (be careful and do not get Loctite into switch or onto guitar body)
4. Place toggle indicator switch plate over toggle
5.  Place dress washer and nut on threads
6. Align indicator switch plate and toggle
7. Tighten nut with fingers
2. Install pickups in guitar body
1. Place pickups in pickup mounting rings

1. Install neck pickup so the adjustable pole pieces are on the short side of the ring
2. Install the bridge pickup so the adjustable poles pieces are on the long side of the ring

2. Install neck pickup first

1. Feed wires into control cavity
2. Secure pickup mounting ring to the body with the adjustable pole pieces closest to the neck.
3. In the control cavity, place a small piece of tape on the pickup wire and label it “NECK”.

3. Install bridge pickup

1. Feed wires into control cavity
2. Secure pickup mounting ring to the body with the adjustable pole pieces closest to the bridge.
3. In the control cavity, place a small piece of tape on the pickup wire and label it “BRIDGE”.

3. Install control pots assembly
1. Unscrew pots and output jack from workboard
2. Screw a nut all the way down the shaft of each pot
3. From the control cavity, push the output jack through the output jack hole in the body and let it stay on the outside of the guitar.  At the same time…
4. Place control pots into control cavity
5. Install one pot at a time

1. Place a star washer on the shaft
2. Test fit the pot and test the distance it protrudes on the face of the guitar.
3. Adjust the nut so the shaft protrudes the height of a nut and dress washer
4. Remove the pot from the hole
5. Place a drop of Loctite on the ends of the threads.  Be careful not to get any Loctite into the pot.
6. Be sure the star washer is on the shaft and insert the pot into the guitar.
7. On the face of the guitar, place a dress washer over the shaft
8. Screw on a nut and gently tighten with a ½” nut driver.  Be sure to align the lugs of the pot correctly in the control cavity.
9. Install all 4 pots.

 

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