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Solo SR Style DIY Disassembly Manual

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Solo SR Style DIY
Electric Bass Guitar Kit
Assembly Manual
SRBK-1
V 1.02
Copyright © 2011 Solo Music Gear. All rights reserved

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  • Page 1 Solo SR Style DIY Electric Bass Guitar Kit Assembly Manual SRBK-1 V 1.02 Copyright © 2011 Solo Music Gear. All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 Solo SR Style DIY Electric Bass Guitar Kit Materials List  Bushings for tuners (4 pcs)  Neck  Tuning Machines (4 pcs, 4 mounting screws & 4 washers)  Strings (4 pcs)  Strap Buttons (2 pcs, 2 mounting screws included) ...
  • Page 3: Tools And Materials Needed

    Solo SR Style DIY Electric Bass Guitar Kit Thank you for purchasing a Solo DIY guitar kit. This unfinished guitar kit has everything for building an electric bass guitar – you will need only some basic tools and finishing supplies. All challenging wood cutting, drilling and shaping is already professionally done, as well as fret leveling and dressing.
  • Page 4 Solo SR Style DIY Electric Bass Guitar Kit finishing. DO NOT SAND THE FINGERBOARD. For sanding both neck and body, use a flat sanding block for all flat surfaces and by hand for edges and rounded/curved surfaces. Start with 180 grit sandpaper, continue with 240 and finish with 320, always moving along the grain only.
  • Page 5 Solo SR Style DIY Electric Bass Guitar Kit STEP 2 - Attach the neck to the body using 4 screws with a neckplate and a setter. This step can be performed later as you may find it easier to assemble the body without the neck.
  • Page 6 Solo SR Style DIY Electric Bass Guitar Kit 6. TUNING AND SETUP The open strings of a regular bass guitar, from the thickest to thinnest, in standard tuning are: • B (1st octave) – the thickest (or lowest sounding) string - is the 5th string •...
  • Page 7 Solo SR Style DIY Electric Bass Guitar Kit The height at the first fret can be adjusted by cutting deeper slots for strings at the nut. However, it needs a very precise job not to spoil the nut. If you are not sure that you can do it properly, stay with a factory pre-cut nut.
  • Page 8 Solo SR Style DIY Electric Bass Guitar Kit some higher frequencies. It’s not necessary to maintain an even height of the pickup – you may find it more satisfactory sounding by setting it somewhat angled, depending on what you are looking for in the output sound.
  • Page 9 Solo SR Style DIY Electric Bass Guitar Kit SRBK-1 Wiring Diagram Copyright © 2011 Solo Music Gear. All rights reserved v1.02...

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