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Attaching the GK-2B to Your Bass
* Install the divided pickup as close to the bridge as
possible. Regardless of the type of bass, do not
install the pickup more than 50 mm away from
the bridge.
fig.12_e
maximum 50 mm
When you have decided on the location in
which to install the pickup, use pencil or
tape to mark that location.
2. Make sure that the neck tension and string
height are optimally adjusted, and then
tune each string.
If your bass is not set up optimally, be sure
to adjust it to the optimal state before you
tune.
3. Adjust the height of the pickup.
Insert pickup spacers below the divided
pickup until you reach the necessary height.
(Do not yet peel off the protective backing.)
There are two types of pickup spacer, A
(thick) and B (thin), and these can be
combined as necessary.
Adjust the pickup height so that there is
approximately 1.5 mm of space between the
string and pickup when you press the
highest fret of each string.
fig.14
1.5 mm
Using the clearance gauge
The included clearance gauge is
approximately 1.5 mm thick. Insert it
between the strings and the divided pickup
as shown below to check and adjust the
spacing.
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fig.41
* If you are attaching the pickup to a bass with a
curved surface (arched top), place a pickup
cushion beneath the pickup spacer.
fig.13_e
* The pickup spacers and pickup cushions are
attached with double-sided tape. Peeling off the
backing sheet will reduce the thickness by
approximately 0.1 mm. If you are using
numerous spacers or cushions, you will need to
increase the height to compensate for this
reduction in thickness.
* If the distance between the string and pickup
when the highest fret is pressed differs
significantly between string 1 and the lowest
string, cut a spacer in half or a third, and add it
underneath the lower end of the pickup so that
the gap is approximately the same for both sides.
Pickup Spacer
Pickup Cushion
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