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- Page 1 SG Guitar Kit Assembly Instructions WWW.byoguitar.com...
- Page 2 Introduction California requires the following notice: WARNING Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are: •...
- Page 3 – natural, solid color and possibly a design that will make your guitar unique. We suggest you do some research to determine your finish preferences. Procuring the required finishing materials, TIP: Get some finishing ideas by visiting BYOGuitar.com and BYO Guitar on Facebook (http://www.byoguitar.com/gallery/index.html) especially if they have to be ordered, will allow expedite your guitar project.
- Page 4 1.1 Material Check List In preparation for the building of your guitar, all required material should be checked both for type and quantity. Use the following check list to ensure all piece parts are included. If you customized your order (ex. different tuners), ensure that these parts are accounted for. Please contact BYOGuitar if there are any discrepancies.
- Page 5 SG Wiring 1 harness w/ 4 harness potentiometers 1 bridge Bridge assembly 2 posts 2 tone SG knobs 2 volume 3 Tuning Pegs, upper 3 Tuning pegs, Tuning Peg lower materials 6 Washers 6 Inserts, spacers 6 screws, ½” Audio/Electronics 1 plate, audio cover control...
- Page 6 Output Cable Other 2 Allen wrenches Switch Pickup select Cover Truss cover 1.2 Additional tools/materials required: Drill & drill bits #1 & #2 Phillips Soldering iron/solder screwdriver Finishing/painting Sand paper 220 & Masking/painters tape material 320 grit Guitar strap Soap or candle Feeler gauge ruler Wood glue...
- Page 7 Again, we thank you for your purchase of a BYO Guitar and we look forward to seeing pictures of your unique guitar! We also look forward to providing you with the guitar for your next project from our Custom Shop where you can select the wood for the body and neck as well as customizing all of the other components.
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Page 8: Table Of Contents
If the pieces will not fit or are very tight, lightly sand the neck. If the neck is loose, please call BYO Guitar to resolve the issue. The Neck and Body will be glued together in Figure 2.0 Section 4, Assembly. -
Page 9: Checking The Pickups, Pick Guard And Truss Access Cover
Section 2 – Mockup & Fit Check 2.2 Checking the Pickups, Pick guard and Truss access cover 2.2.1 Mounting of Pickups & Pick guard (reference Figure 2.2.1) Locate the following parts in your kit: Item Material List Detail …with 4 screws Pickguard Pickups with screws (8 total) Thin taper: Neck pickup... -
Page 10: Truss Access Cover (Figure 2.2.2)
Figure 2.2.2 Truss Cover Alignment Your SG guitar kit comes with a wiring harness that is ready for installation during assembly of your guitar (Section 4). Check the harness to ensure that all wiring remains solidly soldered to each component –... -
Page 11: Check For Bridge Ground Tunnel
Section 2 – Mockup & Fit Check 2.5 Check for Bridge Ground Tunnel In order to minimize audio hum and pickup, the electrical components are grounded together. This check ensures that there is a tunnel for routing the Bridge ground wire to the Bridge mounts. Reference Figure 2.0 for the layout of electrical component and wiring –... -
Page 12: Check Strap Pins (Figure 2.6.3)
Section 2 – Mockup & Fit Check 2.6.3 Check Strap Pins (Figure 2.6.3) Check for pre-drilled holes for the Strap Pins (item 12 on the material list), reference Figure 2.0. If the holes are pre- drilled, skip to 2.6.4. 1. Mark the rear Strap Pin hole so that it is aligned with the center of the neck &... -
Page 13: Contents
Section 3 – Finishing Your Guitar Section 3 Contents Finish ..............................- 1 - Finish Application Steps ......................- 2 - 3.1.1 Solid Color finish: ......................- 2 - 3.1.2 Pigmented Translucent, Gel stain or alcohol dye finish:........... - 2 - 3.1.3 Penetrating Stain or water based dye finish: .............. -
Page 14: Finish
Section 3 – Finishing Your Guitar The following paragraphs outline several finishing processes, starting with the sequence for a finish type (paragraph 3.1) followed by detailed explanation of each sequence step (paragraph 3.2). 3.1 Finish Application Steps 3.1.1 Solid Color finish: 1. -
Page 15: Appling Grain Filler
Section 3 – Finishing Your Guitar 3. Use a flexible sanding block with #150 grit aluminum-oxide sanding paper to sand the guitar body until there is a consistent scratch pattern on the entire surface. Note: DO NOT round over the neck pocket or the body cavities. When hand sanding, always sand in the same direction as the wood grain. -
Page 16: Burst And Translucent Finishes
Section 3 – Finishing Your Guitar 3.2.5 Burst and Translucent finishes Bursts and Translucent finishes can be applied using aerosol cans of lacquer toner. Ohio Valley Nitro and Behlen have a full line of Nitrocellulose Lacquer Toners to achieve these finishes. 3.2.6 Clear Top coats Apply several thin coats of the finish, following the manufacturer's instructions. - Page 17 Section 4 – Assembly Assembly ............................- 1 - Installing the Neck ........................- 2 - 4.1.1 Neck Positioning: Neck Cavity Insertion ................- 2 - 4.1.2 Neck Positioning: Centering ....................- 3 - 4.1.3 Neck positioning: neck angle .................... - 3 - 4.1.4 Neck Installation: gluing in place ..................
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Page 18: Installing The Neck
Section 4 – Assembly 4.1 Installing the Neck 4.1.1 Neck Positioning: Neck Cavity Insertion There are a few things to consider when installing a set neck. First is the position, “in and out”, of the neck in the body. Second, is the alignment of the neck with the center line of the body (Figure 4.1.1-1) To determine the position of the neck when... -
Page 19: Neck Positioning: Centering
Section 4 – Assembly 4.1.2 Neck Positioning: Centering The neck needs to be aligned with the center of the pickup cavities and bridge. This step is the same if you are installing a set neck or a bolt on neck. It’s important to get the correct neck alignment, as incorrect alignment of the neck results in the E strings not running parallel to the edges of the fingerboard. -
Page 20: Installation Of The Electronic Components
Section 4 – Assembly 4.2 Installation of the Electronic Components After ensuring that the gluing process in previous section is completely dry, you can install the wiring harness, volume & tone controls, selector switch, pickups, and output jack. The wiring harness, controls and output jack come assembled reducing your task to making the final connections between the selector switch &... -
Page 21: Install Pickups
Section 4 – Assembly 1. Lay the wiring harness over the Body back with the Volume & Tone controls and the Audio jack over the Audio pocket; 2. Using caution for the Body finish and the supplied flat washers and nuts, mount (do not tighten yet) the Neck &... -
Page 22: Selector Switch Wiring And Installation (Reference Figure 4.2.4)
Section 4 – Assembly 2. Solder the Neck pickup shield (ground) wire to the case of the Neck Volume control; 3. Repeat steps 1-2 for the Bridge Tone control and Bridge pickup wiring; 4. Recheck all electrical connection to ensure wiring integrity; 5. -
Page 23: Installation Of The Bridge Components
Section 4 – Assembly 4.3 Installation of the Bridge Components The SG Bridge consists of 2 components: 1. the Bridge, and 2. the Tailpiece, each with unique mounting inserts. Figure 4.3-1 shows each of the Bridge components and their orientation to the bridge pickup. The inserts are “press fit”... -
Page 24: Installing The Tuners & Truss Rod Cover (Figure 4.4)
Section 4 – Assembly 1. Align the Pickguard notches with the Pickups, the Neck, Neck base cover and the Body contour at the Neck end of the Pickguard; 2. Attach the Pickguard to the Body with the supplied screw (1); 3. -
Page 25: Installing The Strap Pins
Section 4 – Assembly 7. Adjust the hole in the first tuner to be perpendicular to the neck. 8. Run the string upward over the Bridge saddle and through the hole in the tuner till snug on the neck; gently pull the string backward for a length of about 2 frets (check the video). 9. - Page 26 Section 5 – Setting Up Your Guitar Initial setup ............................- 1 - Adjust the Guitar Neck: Truss Rod ..................- 2 - 5.1.1 Check the Neck ........................- 2 - 5.1.2 Adjusting the Truss Rod ....................- 2 - String Lubrication ........................
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Page 27: Adjust The Guitar Neck: Truss Rod
Section 5 – Setting Up Your Guitar 5.1 Adjust the Guitar Neck: Truss Rod The first major procedure in the setup is adjusting the neck relief. Neck relief simply refers to how much the neck bows. The degree of bowing in the neck is a matter of personal preference and is correlated to your playing style. -
Page 28: Adjusting The Action
Section 5 – Setting Up Your Guitar 2. string trees should also be lubricated; a small amount of lip balm applied with a toothpick works well. … 5.3 Adjusting the Action reference check out the following references for adjusting the “Nut Action”: 5.3.1 The Nut ✓... -
Page 29: Pickup Height (Figure 5.4)
Section 5 – Setting Up Your Guitar 3. Play the guitar a little bit to see if any of the other strings are buzzing. If, say, the A string is still buzzing, then raise up the end of the bridge nearest to that string a little bit. 5.4 Pickup Height (Figure 5.4) Each pickup is adjustable on the bass and treble sides. -
Page 30: Other Hints
Section 5 – Setting Up Your Guitar 4. If sharp, lengthen the string by adjusting the saddle back. If flat, shorten the string by moving the saddle forward. 5.6 …Other Hints There are a few other things that you can do to optimize your tuning stability: 1.
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