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- Page 1 Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 2 Thomann GmbH Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone: +49 (0) 9546 9223-0 Internet: www.thomann.de 09.02.2023, ID: 549486...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
3.4 Preparing for mounting the tailpiece and bridge..........12 3.5 Wiring pots, pick-ups and switch................15 3.6 Mounting the tailpiece, bridge, strings, pickguard, belt pins and pot knobs..........................21 3.7 Neck relief and string action..................26 Protecting the environment................... 29 Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 4 Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
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Page 5: Safety Instructions
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 HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit... -
Page 6: 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 HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit... -
Page 7: Assembly Instructions
Wait another two to three days to dry 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 HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit... -
Page 8: 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 HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 9 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 HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
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Page 10: Mounting The Guitar Neck
Fit the neck into the neck cutout. If necessary, use a sharp chisel or sandpaper for reworking. Be very careful when removing material. The neck should be tight and never have too much clearance in the cutout! Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 11 Then screw the four long wood screws provided through the holes in the neck plate, body and neck until everything fits tightly. Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
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Page 12: Preparing For Mounting The Tailpiece And Bridge
Lead the cable out of the hole so that sufficient contact with the metal surface can be achieved when fitting the tailpiece. String earthing reduces noise (buzzing). Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 13 Use a rubber mallet to drive the bolt fasteners for the tailpiece and bridge into the body as shown. Make sure there is sufficient contact between the stripped end of the grounding cable and the tailpiece bolt. Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 14 Assembly instructions Screw in the inserts and screws for the bridges and tailpiece as shown in the figure. Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
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Page 15: Wiring Pots, Pick-Ups And Switch
The pick-ups, potentiometer and jacks are connected to a cable harness with click-on plugs. Prepare the neck pick-up (yellow cable) 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 HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 16 Then insert the potentiometer into the prepared holes on the rear panel as shown in the following figure. Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
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- Page 18 This must protrude so far over the bracket to the outside that it can be sufficiently tightened with the sup‐ plied nut and then protrudes only slightly. As shown in the following figure. Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 19 The neck pickup is generally activated with the switch in the upper position, and the bridge pickup in the lower position. This config‐ uration can be changed at any time by simply swapping the two connections. Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
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Page 21: Mounting The Tailpiece, Bridge, Strings, Pickguard, Belt Pins And Pot Knobs
Make sure that the indi‐ vidual strings are in the correct nut position. Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 22 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 settle. Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 23 Assembly instructions Mounting the pickguard Screw the pickguard onto the body using the screws provided as shown in the pic‐ tures below. Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 24 Assembly instructions Mounting the strap pins Screw the strap pins into the pre-drilled holes in the body as shown. Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 25 Assembly instructions Mounting the pot knobs Push the pot knobs onto the shafts of the individual potentiometers. Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
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Page 26: Neck Relief And String Action
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 HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 27 Again, the lower the string action, the easier the strings are to grip, but cause slight background noise when playing the guitar. Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 28 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 HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
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Page 29: 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 HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit... - Page 30 Notes Electric Guitar Kit HB35 Style Electric Guitar Kit...
- Page 32 Musikhaus Thomann · Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 · 96138 Burgebrach · Germany · www.thomann.de...
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