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- Page 1 SBBK-1 Headless Electric Bass Guitar Kit Assembly Manual Copyright © 2011 Solo Music Gear - All rights reserved...
- Page 2 Solo DIY Guitar Kit! Before You Start... We do our very best to accurately and safely package the SOLO Guitar Kits, but just like anyone else, we aren't always perfect. Therefore, before you start any work on this kit, please unpack the body, neck and all the hardware and screws to double check you have received all the parts.
- Page 3 What You Need... It would always be advisable to have a complete basic set of tools available, but at the very least we suggest you have the following..1. Sand Paper (180, 240, 320, 400 grits) 2. Flat and needle files for metal 3.
- Page 4 resume sanding, or you can also use a 'tack cloth' available at most paint stores. In the case of a raw wood body that has not been sealed at the factory, you would wipe with a damp (warm water) cloth before your final grit. This makes the grain fibres wet, and they lift as they dry allowing you to sand them off, giving you the very best surface for finishing after your final grit.
- Page 5 1. Installing the Neck : The SBBK-1 is a set-neck guitar, which means the neck will be glued in rather than screwed onto the body. 'Dry fit' the neck, which means to install the neck into it's proper position, but without adding any adhesives.
- Page 6 may want to double check your soldering now before moving on, and ensure all connections, pots and switches are working. 3. Installing the Bridge: Before screwing the bridge in place, scrape some of the black paint away from the bottom where the ground wire has been installed on the body..this will ensure proper contact.
- Page 7 Your Solo Guitar neck has a built in truss rod which counter-acts the forward pull of the strings...in other words, when you tighten your truss rod, you straighten the neck, or pull the headstock toward the back of the guitar.
- Page 8 should create a gap of about 0.01" - 0.016" (0.25 - 0.4 mm) between the string and the 1st fret (this is a very small gap so you may want to use feeler gauges for this measurement). For the 6th string (the thick one), adjust the gap between the string and the 12fth fret to 0.078"...
- Page 9 to where it sounds best. There is no universal rule for pickup height because it relies on string height, string gauge, pickup type, magnet type etc etc...so by experimenting, you will find an adjustment that provides the best sound. Useful Ideas To Improve Your Guitar... There is an endless list of improvement techniques available on the internet..from lubricating nuts and saddles to how much string you wind on the tuner posts..
- Page 10 SBBK-1 Wiring Diagram Ground Wire Ground Wire Ground Wire Ground Wire Ground Wire...
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