Gear4music Seattle User manual

SeattleJazzElectricGuitarDIYKit
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ThankyouforpurchasingthisDIYGuitarKit.Thefollowinginstructionsspecifyhow
toassembleyourguitar.Thereareavarietyoffinishesthatcanbeappliedtothe
guitar,anditisuptoyoutochoosethestylethatbestsuitsyou.Informationonhow
toapplythefinishesarereadilyavailableontheinternet.Werecommendalittle
researchtofindyourfavouredfinishingmethod.
Allofourheadstocksareprovided‘uncut’.Thisgivesyoutheopportunitytobe
creativeanddesignyourown,orcopyoneofthepopularstyles.Forthis,we
recommendmarkingtheshapeoutwithapencil,cuttingthedesignwithaCoping
SaworJigsaw,andthenfinishingoffwithsandpaper.Wehavenotsuppliedfull
instructionsforthis,astheprocesswilldependonyourindividualdesign.Again,an
internetsearchenginesearchwillprovidefarmorerelevantinstructionsthanwe
wouldbeabletoprovide.
Theguitarwillneedtobefully‘set‐up’afterconstruction.Thisistheprocesstomake
theguitarfullyplayable.Numerousvideoguidescanbefoundonline,andwe
recommendsearchingonpopularvideostreamingsites.Alternatively,theguitarcan
beprofessionallysetupbyyourlocalprofessionalLuthier.
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Beforeyoustartyouwillneedtomakesureyouhavethefollowingtoolstohand:
•SolderingIron
•CrossHeadScrewdriver–MediumHead
•CrossHeadScrewdriver–SmallHead
•BatteryPoweredScrewdriver(notessentialbutadvised)
•TapeMeasureorRuler
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EnjoybuildingyourGuitar!
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Contents
Parts
1.Body
2.Neck
3.Wires
4.NeckPickup
5.BridgePickup
6.Scratchplate
7.TonePot
8.VolumePot
9.OutputJack
10.Transistor
11.JackWasher
12.PotNuts
13.Tailpiece
14.BridgePins
15.Bridge
16.MachineHeads
17.Ferrules
18.Washers
19.NeckPlate
20.ControlKnobs
21.Strings
22.ToneSelector
Screws
8x10mm
10x12mm
9x25mm
4x35mm
4x45mm
4xSprings

Step1
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Separatethewires(3)intopairs.SoldertheuncoveredwireoftheNeckPickup(4)
tothebodyarmoftheToneSelector(22).Solderthecoveredwiretotheright
centralarmoftheToneSelector.SoldertheuncoveredwireoftheBridgePickup(5)
tothebodyarmoftheToneSelector.Solderthecoveredwiretotheleftcentralarm
oftheToneSelector.SoldertheGreycableofthelongcablepairtothebodyarmof
theToneSelector.SolderthePurplecableofthelongcablepairtothecentralarmof
theToneSelector.
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SolderthePurplecableofthelongcablepairtothefirstarmoftheVolumePot(8).
TheGreycableofthelongcablepairshouldbesolderedtothebackoftheVolume
Pot(8).TheGreenwireshouldbesolderedfromthesecondarmoftheVolumePot
(8)tothelongarmoftheJackInput(9).Theyellowwireshouldbesolderedfromthe
backoftheVolumePot(8)totheshortarmoftheJackInput(9).Thethirdarmof
theVolumePot(8)shouldbesolderedtothebackofthepot.
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SoldertheTransformer(10)fromthesecondarmoftheTonePot(7)tothebackof
theTonePot.Theshortpurplewireshouldbesolderedfromthethirdarmofthe
TonePot(7)tothefirstarmoftheVolumePot(8).Thebluewireshouldbesoldered
fromthebackoftheTonePot(7)tothebackoftheVolumePot(8).

Step2
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SoldertheredEarthWiretothebackoftheVolumePot(8),andfeedthroughthe
holeinthebodycavitytotheBridgePinholesaspictured.
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AttachthewiringtotheScratchplate(6).TheJackInput(9)shouldbesecuredusing
theWasherandNut(11),andtheTonePotsshouldbesecuredusingthePotNuts
andWashers(12).TheScratchplate(6)shouldthenbeattachedtothebody(1)using
the10x12mmscrews,liningthemupwiththepilotholes.
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Placethepickupsinthecorrectpositionsaspictured.Putthe4x45mmscrews
throughtheholesinthePickups(4and5).Placethe4screwonthescrews
underneaththepickups,andthenscrewthepickupsintoplace.
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Step3
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ScrewtheTailpiece(13)inplace,aligningitwiththepilotholes,usingthe7x25mm
screws.PuttheBridgePins(14)intheholesaspictured.
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Step4
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PuttheBody(1)andNeck(2)together.PlacetheNeckPlate(19)withtherubber
PadonthebackoftheBody(1)inlinewiththepilotholes,andattachwiththe4x
45mmscrews.
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Step5
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Insertthemachineheads(16)intotheholesintheHeadstock(2).Placethewasher
ontop(18),andthenscrewintheFerrules(17).Theneckshouldthenbeturned
overandthe6x10mmscrewsshouldbescrewedintothepilotholessecuringthe
machineheadsinplace.
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StringtheguitarandthenattachtheStringTreestotheHeadstockusingthe8mm
screwsandthesmallspacers.ThelargerspacershouldbeplacedbetweentheDand
Gstrings,andthesmallerspacerbetweentheBandEstrings.
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Step6
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AttachtheStrapButtonswiththeirrubberwasherstothepilotholesonthebase
andarmofthebodyusingthe2x25mmscrews.PlacetheBridge(15)ontopofthe
BridgePins(14)andthenstringtheguitarusingtheprovidedstrings(21).
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Congratulations,youhavenowcompletedtheconstructionofyourguitar.
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Appendix
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WiringDiagram
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