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- Page 1 LP Std Guitar Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 2 Warning Always wear safety glasses or goggles when operating equipment. Everyday glasses or reading glasses are not safety glasses. Be certain the safety glasses you wear meet the appropriate standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Because there are various ways to cut and join wood, you can make substitutions for the methods stated in this manual.
- Page 3 LP Std Parts List Mahogany guitar body with flame maple veneer Mahogany with rosewood fingerboard neck 1 Electric cord, 6 strings Jack with 4 screws 2 chrome strap buttons, 2 screws, 2 rubber washers Wiring harness with 4 pots 2 vol knobs...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction ..............................5 Installing the tuners ............................6 Installing the set neck ........................... 6 Installing the Bridge and Tailpiece ......................11 Installing the Pickups ..........................11 To attach the pickups to the guitar body: ....................11 Installing the Nut ............................11 To install the nut: ............................ -
Page 5: Introduction
Introduction Thank you for purchasing a BYOGuitar.com guitar kit. This kit includes everything you need to build a complete custom guitar. These instructions assume you are familiar with the anatomy of a guitar. Many of the terms used are show in below diagram. -
Page 6: Installing The Tuners
Always centerpunch the hole locations before you drill; this will ensure that the holes are properly located (very important with bridge screws). If you don't have direct access to a drill press, have a friend with a drill press drill a series of holes through a block of wood that correspond to the holes required for your bridge. - Page 7 Figure 1 To determine the location of the neck in and out, it’s important to understand how to determine where the neck should be located. The distance from the nut (edge closet to the fingerboard) to the 12 fret is equal to the distance from the 12 fret to the bridge (figure 2).
- Page 8 When measuring from the 12 fret to the bridge, you want to measure to the saddle on the high E string. (Figure 3) If the bridge holes are drilled with compensation (usually the case on a tune-o-matic bridge) the saddle on the high E string will be closer to the nut then the saddle on the low E string.
- Page 9 Figure 4 The last thing to check is the neck angle (figure 5). If the angle is not correct you won’t be able to get the correct action. With the neck in the pocket, place a straight edge on the frets. Push the straight edge back until it’s over the bridge.
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Page 11: Installing The Bridge And Tailpiece
Now that you know where the neck should be located all that’s left is to glue it in place. Use yellow wood glue, align the neck with the marks you’ve made and clamp in place and allow to dry. Installing the Bridge and Tailpiece 1. -
Page 12: Finish
5. Wipe away the excess glue before it sets up, then allow the glue to dry for 24 hours. Finish Before starting the finish make sure all holes are drilled for any remaining hardware (pickguard, jack plate, strap pins etc). The Body Sand the body and neck with #220 dry sandpaper, followed by #320. -
Page 13: Pickup Wiring Diagram
If the neck has a Rosewood or Ebony fingerboard be sure to tape off the fingerboard before applying the finish. Pickup wiring diagram Page... -
Page 14: Setup
Each pickup has a wire and a ground. The bridge pickup has a white wire and the neck pickup has a yellow wire. Setup Truss Rod First, check your tuning. Put a capo at the first fret and press the sixth string at the last fret. With a feeler gauge, check the gap between the bottom of the string and the top of the 8th fret—you should have about 4/64 Sight down the edge of the fingerboard from behind the headstock, looking toward the body of the... -
Page 15: Intonation
If flat, shorten the string by moving the saddle forward. Remember, guitars are tempered instruments! Re-tune, play and make further adjustments as needed. We hope you have enjoyed building your guitar! If you have any questions along the way please email us at support@byoguitar.com. Page...
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