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- Page 1 Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 2 Thomann GmbH Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone: +49 (0) 9546 9223-0 Internet: www.thomann.de 21.03.2023, ID: 547683...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
3.5 Wiring pots, pick-ups and switch................10 3.6 Mounting the tailpiece and bridge................ 19 3.7 Mounting the pot knobs and strap buttons............20 3.8 Adjusting strings, neck relief, string action and pick-ups......22 Protecting the environment................... 26 Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit... -
Page 4: Safety Instructions
They could swallow the pieces and choke! Never let children play unattended with the product. CAUTION! Risk of injury to the hands When assembling and screwing the individual parts, pay attention to sharp edges on tools, screws and components. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit... -
Page 5: Scope Of Delivery
Thank you for buying this electric guitar kit. All wooden parts, hardware and electrical components are contained in this package. The following figure shows the individual components of the delivery. The assembly is described in detail in the following sections. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit... -
Page 6: Assembly Instructions
Wait another two to three days until the paint is fully cured. Polish or burnish the body until it meets your expectations. Take care not to buff too vigorously as this may remove the finish. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit... -
Page 7: Mounting The Machine Heads
Align the machine heads so that the tuning pegs are perpendicular to the top of the headstock. Fix the machine heads as shown in the figure in this position hand-tight with the sup‐ plied screws. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 8 Turn the neck over and fix all machine heads hand-tight with the supplied washers and nuts on the front of the headstock. Tighten the nuts on the front with a suitable wrench, and then tighten the screws to secure the machine heads on the rear side. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
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Page 9: Mounting The Guitar Neck
Turn the guitar over, position the mounting plate over the four screw holes on the back of the body and screw the four supplied long wood screws through the holes in the mounting plate into the body and neck until the connection is firm. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit... -
Page 10: Wiring Pots, Pick-Ups And Switch
Route the cable of the cable harness into the upper cable channel via the opening on the back, then to the opening for the bridge pickup, and from there into the opening for the switch, as shown in the illustrations. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 11 Assembly instructions Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 12 Assembly instructions Insert the jack bush into the hole provided on the base of the body for this purpose, and connect the two plug connectors. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 13 Assembly instructions Route the string-earthing cable through the lower cable channel and to the hole for fastening the tailpiece. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 14 Then screw the output jack holder onto the body. Then screw down the plastic plate to cover the recess for the pots with the screws provided in the pre-drilled holes on the back of the body. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 15 The pick-ups, pots and jack are connected to a cable harness with click-on plugs. Pre‐ pare the neck pick-up and the bridge pick-up for installation by routing the cables through the recesses and then screwing in the pick-ups as shown in the photo. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 16 Route the switch from the back of the pickguard into the designated hole and screw it in so it is hand-tight. Now connect the switch, pots and pick-ups to the plug connectors as shown. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 17 Assembly instructions Ensure the pickups sit in the centres of the holes on the front and are aligned with the pre-drilled screw holes. Screw the pick-ups and pickguard down using the screws provided. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 18 Earthing the strings reduces noise interference. Using a suitable spanner, tighten the nut for the switch on the front face of pickguard until it is firm. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
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Page 19: Mounting The Tailpiece And Bridge
Screw in the inserts and screws for the bridge and tailpiece as shown in the figure. Attach the tailpiece using the screws provided. If necessary, adjust the position of the earthing wire so that the tailpiece can be mounted flat on the guitar body using the fastening screws. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit... -
Page 20: Mounting The Pot Knobs And Strap Buttons
Assembly instructions 3.7 Mounting the pot knobs and strap buttons Push the pot knobs onto the shafts of the individual pots. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 21 Assembly instructions Screw the strap pins into the pre-drilled holes in the body as shown. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
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Page 22: Adjusting Strings, Neck Relief, String Action And Pick-Ups
Then tune all the strings in sequence to the correct pitch. You can use a tuner or a pitch pipe as a reference. Note that the string tension will drop a little and the guitar needs to be retuned several times until the strings stay in tune. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 23 Adjust the truss rod by about a quarter turn per setting, tune all strings to the correct pitch after each adjustment, and check the neck relief again after some time. Repeat the process until the desired neck relief is achieved. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 24 Alternatively, you can also adjust the octave clarity with an instrument tuner. The pitch of the note in the 12th fret must be the same as the open string, but one octave higher. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 25 Adjust the height of the pick-ups by using the lateral adjustment screws and lis‐ tening to the sound. The minimum distance between each string and its pick-up is two millimetres. The greater the distance between the string and pick-up, the quieter the string will sound. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit...
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Page 26: Protecting The Environment
Dispose of this device through an approved waste disposal firm or through your local waste facility. When discarding the device, comply with the rules and regulations that apply in your country. If in doubt, consult your local waste disposal facility. Electric Guitar Kit Extreme-76 Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 28 Musikhaus Thomann · Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 · 96138 Burgebrach · Germany · www.thomann.de...
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