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Table of contents Table of contents General information......................5 1.1 Symbols and signal words................... 5 Safety instructions......................... 6 Scope of delivery........................7 Assembly instructions......................8 4.1 Cutting out the headstock................... 8 4.2 Painting the body and neck..................8 4.3 Mounting the machine heads..................9 4.4 Mounting the guitar neck..................
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Our products and documentation are subject to a process of continuous develop‐ ment. They are therefore subject to change. Please refer to the latest version of the documentation, which is ready for download under www.thomann.de. 1.1 Symbols and signal words In this section you will find an overview of the meaning of symbols and signal words that are used in this document.
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Safety instructions Safety instructions DANGER! Risk of injury and choking hazard for children! Children can suffocate on packaging material and small parts. Children can injure themselves when handling the product. Never allow children to play with the packaging material and the product.
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Scope of delivery 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...
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Assembly instructions Assembly instructions Useful tools and materials Provide the following tools and materials for the assembly of the guitar: Phillips screwdriver Rubber mallet Ring wrench Pliers Varnish and accessories Needle files Sandpaper It is essential that the body and neck are painted before assembly. You must wear a dust mask when applying spray lacquer or paint.
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Assembly instructions Painting the neck The guitar neck is sealed with a thin layer of matt lacquer before delivery and is ready to use. If you still want to treat the neck with coloured or clear lacquer, proceed as described below. Carefully mask off the fingerboard and all frets before painting.
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Assembly instructions 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.
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Assembly instructions 4.4 Mounting the guitar neck Place the body on a suitable work surface. Use a soft pad to avoid damaging the sur‐ face. Fit the neck into the neck cutout. If necessary, use a sharp chisel or sandpaper for reworking.
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Assembly instructions 4.5 Wiring pots, pick-ups and switch The wiring of the pick-ups, the pots and the jack socket is made via plug connectors. Put the pots into the opening in the back as shown in the following picture. 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.
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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...
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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...
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Assembly instructions Insert the holder for the jack bush and check the projection of the jack. This must protrude so far over the bracket to the outside that it can be sufficiently tightened with the supplied nut and then protrudes only slightly. If necessary, correct the pro‐ trusion by turning the counter nut inside accordingly.
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Assembly instructions 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...
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Assembly instructions 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...
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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...
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Assembly instructions To attach the tailpiece, lead the earthing cable out of the hole so that sufficient con‐ tact with the metal surface can be achieved when fitting the tailpiece. 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.
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Assembly instructions 4.6 Mounting the tailpiece and bridge Place the body on a suitable work surface. Use a soft pad to avoid damaging the sur‐ face. Use a rubber mallet to drive the bolt fasteners for the tailpiece and bridge into the body as shown.
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Assembly instructions 4.7 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...
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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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Assembly instructions 4.8 Adjusting strings, neck relief, string action and pick-ups Stringing The strings are threaded from the bridge towards the neck over the corresponding saddle. Wrap the end of the string around the machine heads a few times and then hand-tighten each string.
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Assembly instructions Adjusting the neck relief The neck is equipped with a steel truss rod, with which the neck relief can be adjusted individually to the playing habits. After tuning the strings, check the neck relief by pressing the low E string on the first and twelfth fret.
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Assembly instructions Screw the truss rod cover onto the headstock. Adjusting the string action Once the neck has the desired relief, you can use the screws for each saddle to adjust the string position to suit your playing habits. Again, the lower the string action, the easier the strings are to grip, but cause slight background noise when playing the guitar.
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Assembly instructions Adjusting the pick-ups The pick-ups should be set so that all the strings sound equally loud when played. 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.
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You can also return your old device to Tho‐ mann GmbH at no charge. Check the current conditions on www.thomann.de. Proper disposal protects the environment as well as the health of your fellow human beings.
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