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H8180/H8181 Bass Guitar Kit
-15-
Installing Bridge &
Pickups
2. Place the bridge over the cavity so the plate
contacts the wire.
3. Secure the bridge with the #4 x 1" screws, as
shown in
Figure 22, making sure the saddle
adjustment screw heads point away from the
neck.
Figure 22. Bridge installed.
Mounting
Screw
Figure 21. Ground wire above cavity.
Ground Wire
Figure 23. Installing pickups.
#2 x 1
3
/8"
Screw
Compression
Spring
4. Place the control cover plate on the body so
it completely covers the control cavity, silver
foil side down, and mark the mounting holes.
5. Using a
5
/64" bit, drill the mounting holes—
being careful not to break off the cavity
edges, and secure the control cover plate
with the #4 x
1
/2" screws.
6. Remove tape from the pickups, and install
each pickup into a cavity with the two #2 x
1
3
/8" screws and compression springs, as
shown in Figure 23. Install the bridge pickup,
which has a silver and red wire into the bridge
cavity; install the neck pickup, which has a
white and silver wire in the cavity closest to
the neck.
To reduce humming in your amp, the ground wire
must contact the bridge plate.
Components and Hardware Needed: Qty
Guitar Body .......................................................
1
Bridge ................................................................ 1
Screws #4 x 1" ..................................................
5
Control Cover Plate ...........................................
1
Screws #4 x
1
/2" ................................................. 5
Pickups ..............................................................
2
Screws #2 x 1
3
/8" ............................................... 5
Compression Springs ........................................
4
To install the bridge, control plate, and pick
-
ups:
1. Remove tape from the end of the ground wire
and place the exposed portion of the wire
over the edge of the ground wire cavity, as
shown in
Figure 21.
Note: The top of each pickup should be flat
or even with the body, not angled. You will
adjust the heights of the pickups later in this
manual.
Saddle Adj.
Screw
Bridge Pickup
Neck Pickup