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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.
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
Brooklyn DIY Guitar Kit
Enjoy building your Guitar!
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Summary of Contents for Gear4music Brooklyn DIY Guitar Kit
- Page 1 Brooklyn DIY Guitar Kit 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.
- Page 2 Contents Parts 15. Dials 1. Guitar Body 16. Strings 2. Guitar Neck 17. Bridge Pins 3. Wire Set 18. Tailpiece Pins 4. Tone Selector 19. Washers 5. Neck Pickup 20. Ferrules 6. Bridge Pickup 21. Strap Buttons 7. Tone Selector Plate Screws 8.
- Page 3 Step 1 Solder the three connected wires on the Wire Set (3) to the middle arm of the Tone Selector (4). Take the first of the remaining loose wires from the Wire set (3) and solder it to the left hand arm on the Tone Selector (4). Repeat this process with the last remaining wire on the left hand arm.
- Page 4 Step 2 Put the pickups (5 and 6) in place on the front of the body (1), and feed the wires through the hole in the pickup cavity. The screws on the pickups should face towards the neck on the Neck Pickup (5), and towards the bridge on the Bridge Pickup (6). The cables should be threaded through to the control cavity on the back as pictured.
- Page 5 Step 3 The uncovered wire from the Neck Pickup (5) should be soldered on to the back of the first Volume Pot (The pot without the transistor), and the covered wire should be soldered to the middle arm on the Pot. This should be repeated with the Bridge Pickup (6) and the second volume pot.
- Page 6 Screw the nuts in place on the Volume and Tone Pots and the Jack Input to keep them in place. Place the Tone Selector Plate (7) over the top of the Tone Selector (4) and then screw the nut and washer on top. Screw the Scratch Plate (11) in place using 5 of the 13mm screws.
- Page 7 Insert the machine heads (13) in to the holes in the Headstock (2). Place the washer (19) on top, and then screw in the Ferrules (20). 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.
- Page 8 Step 6 Put the Body (1) and Neck (2) together. Place the Neck Plate (12) with the rubber Pad on the back of the Body (1) in line with the pilot holes, and attach with the 4 x 45mm screw. Place the Truss Rod Cover (14) in place, matching the holes with the pilot holes, and screw in using the 3 x 14mm screws.
- Page 9 Step 7 Place the Bridge (10) on the Bridge Pins (18), with the screw heads facing the neck. Place the Tailpiece (9) on the Tailpiece Pins (17). String the guitar using the strings (16), threading them through the tailpiece (9).
- Page 10 Congratulations, you have now completed the construction of your guitar.
- Page 11 Appendix Wiring Diagram...