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H8068 Telecaster
®
Style Kit
Figure 11. Control plate fits into pick guard.
Positioning Pick
Guard, Control Plate
& Bridge
The following steps require you to mark the guitar
body. To avoid damaging the finish, place mask
-
ing tape on the guitar body and gently mark the
tape.
In the following steps the bridge, control plate, and
pick guard will be installed temporarily to correctly
orient them.
Components and Hardware Needed: Qty
Guitar Body and Neck .......................................
1
Pick Guard .........................................................
1
Control Plate ....................................................... 1
Stainless Steel Screws #3 x
3
/8"
...................... 10
Bridge ................................................................
1
Stainless Steel Screws #5 x
5
/8" ........................ 4
To position the pick guard
, control plate and
bridge
:
1. Remove the neck from the guitar body.
2. Thread the pick guard pickup wires through
the center cavity into the control plate cavity,
then place the pick guard on the body.
3. Secure the neck to the body.
4. Tuck the control plate wires into the control
plate cavity.
5. Place the control plate on the body so it fits
snugly into the curve on the pick guard as
shown in
Figure 11.
6. Place a long straightedge over the center
of the fretboard inlays and over the bridge
cavity, and mark the center line on the guitar
body (Figure
12).
7. Place a ruler across the body at several loca-
tions and mark the half way point to double
check the center line location against the
mark in Step
6.
Figure 12. Marking center line.