Gear4music SEATTLE User manual

SeattleJazzElectricGuitarDIYKit

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ThankyouforpurchasingthisDIYGuitarKit.Thefollowinginstructionsspecifyhow

toassembleyourguitar.Thereareavarietyoffinishesthatcanbeappliedtothe

guitar,anditisuptoyoutochoosethestylethatbestsuitsyou.Informationonhow

toapplythefinishesarereadilyavailableontheinternet.Werecommendalittle

researchtofindyourfavouredfinishingmethod.

Allofourheadstocksareprovided‘uncut’.Thisgivesyoutheopportunitytobe

creativeanddesignyourown,orcopyoneofthepopularstyles.Forthis,we

recommendmarkingtheshapeoutwithapencil,cuttingthedesignwithaCoping

SaworJigsaw,andthenfinishingoffwithsandpaper.Wehavenotsuppliedfull

instructionsforthis,astheprocesswilldependonyourindividualdesign.Again,an

internetsearchenginesearchwillprovidefarmorerelevantinstructionsthanwe

wouldbeabletoprovide.

Theguitarwillneedtobefully‘set‐up’afterconstruction.Thisistheprocesstomake

theguitarfullyplayable.Numerousvideoguidescanbefoundonline,andwe

recommendsearchingonpopularvideostreamingsites.Alternatively,theguitarcan

beprofessionallysetupbyyourlocalprofessionalLuthier.

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Beforeyoustartyouwillneedtomakesureyouhavethefollowingtoolstohand:

• SolderingIron

• CrossHeadScrewdriver–MediumHead

• CrossHeadScrewdriver–SmallHead

• BatteryPoweredScrewdriver(notessentialbutadvised)

• TapeMeasureorRuler

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EnjoybuildingyourGuitar!

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Contents

Parts

1.Body

2.Neck

3.Wires

4.NeckPickup

5.BridgePickup

6.Scratchplate

7.TonePot

8.VolumePot

9.OutputJack

10.Transistor

11.JackWasher

12.PotNuts

13.Tailpiece

14.BridgePins

15.Bridge

16.MachineHeads

17.Ferrules

18.Washers

19.NeckPlate

20.ControlKnobs

21.Strings

22.ToneSelector

Screws

8x10mm

10x12mm

9x25mm

4x35mm

4x45mm

4xSprings

Step1

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Separatethewires(3)intopairs.SoldertheuncoveredwireoftheNeckPickup(4)

tothebodyarmoftheToneSelector(22).Solderthecoveredwiretotheright

centralarmoftheToneSelector.SoldertheuncoveredwireoftheBridgePickup(5)

tothebodyarmoftheToneSelector.Solderthecoveredwiretotheleftcentralarm

oftheToneSelector.SoldertheGreycableofthelongcablepairtothebodyarmof

theToneSelector.SolderthePurplecableofthelongcablepairtothecentralarmof

theToneSelector.

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SolderthePurplecabl

eofthelongcablepairtothefirstarmoftheVolumePot(8).

TheGreycableofthelongcablepairshouldbesolderedtothebackoftheVolume

Pot(8).TheGreenwireshouldbesolderedfromthesecondarmoftheVolumePot

(8)tothelongarmoftheJackInput(9).Theyell

owwireshouldbesolderedfromthe

backoftheVolumePot(8)totheshortarmoftheJackInput(9).Thethirdarmof

theVolumePot(8)shouldbesolderedtothebackofthepot.

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SoldertheTransformer(10)fromthesecondarmoftheTonePot(7)tothebackof

theTonePot.Theshortpurplewireshouldbesolderedfromthethirdarmofthe

TonePot(7)tothefirstarmoftheVolumePot(8).Thebluewireshouldbesoldered

fromthebackoftheTonePot(7)tothebackoftheVolumePot(8).

Step2

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SoldertheredEarthWiretothebackoftheVolumePot(8),andfeedthroughthe

holeinthebodycavitytotheBridgePinholesaspictured.

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AttachthewiringtotheScratchplate(6).TheJackInput(9)shouldbesecuredusing

theWasherandNut(11),andtheTonePotsshouldbesecuredusingthePotNuts

andWashers(12).TheScratchplate(6)shouldthenbeattachedtothebody(1)using

the10x12mmscrews,liningthemupwiththepilotholes.

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Placethepickupsinthecorrectpositionsaspictured.Putthe4x45mmscrews

throughtheholesinthePickups(4and5).Placethe4screwonthescrews

underneaththepickups,andthenscrewthepickupsintoplace.

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Step3

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ScrewtheTailpiece(13)inplace,aligningitwiththepilotholes,usingthe7x25mm

screws.PuttheBridgePins(14)intheholesaspictured.

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Step4

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PuttheBody(1)andNeck(2)together.PlacetheNeckPlate(19)withtherubber

PadonthebackoftheBody(1)inlinewiththepilotholes,andattachwiththe4x

45mmscrews.

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Step5

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Insertthemachineheads(16)intotheholesintheHeadstock(2).Placethewasher

ontop(18),andthenscrewintheFerrules(17).Theneckshouldthenbeturned

overandthe6x10mmscrewsshouldbescrewedintothepilotholessecuringthe

machineheadsinplace.

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StringtheguitarandthenattachtheStringTreestotheHeadstockusingthe8mm

screwsandthesmallspacers.ThelargerspacershouldbeplacedbetweentheDand

Gstrings,andthesmallerspacerbetweentheBandEstrings.

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Step6

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AttachtheStrapButtonswiththeirrubberwasherstothepilotholesonthebase

andarmofthebodyusingthe2x25mmscrews.PlacetheBridge(15)ontopofthe

BridgePins(14)andthenstringtheguitarusingtheprovidedstrings(21).

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Congratulations,youhavenowcompletedtheconstructionofyourguitar.

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Appendix

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WiringDiagram

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Gear4music SEATTLE, 33690 User manual

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