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LP Std Guitar Kit Assembly

Instructions

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Warning

Always wear safety glasses or goggles when operating equipment. Everyday

glasses or reading glasses are not safety glasses. Be certain the safety glasses you

wear meet the appropriate standards of the American National Standards

Institute (ANSI). Because there are various ways to cut and join wood, you can

make substitutions for the methods stated in this manual. We try to suggest the

easiest methods possible. However, only you know your skills with each piece of

machinery. Never compromise your safety by using a cutting method with which

you are not comfortable. Instead, find an alternative approach that will yield the

same result.

Warning

These instructions assume that you are familiar with the safe operation and use of

woodworking machinery and woodworking tools, and understand the techniques

used to assemble this project. If you do not qualify for both of these criteria, STOP

building this project for your own safety. Read and understand the owner’s

manual for the machinery you intend to use, take a woodworking class or visit

your local library for more information. Woodworking machinery and tools are

inherently dangerous because they use sharp edges that can and will cause

serious personal injury including amputation and death. Do not underestimate

the ability of these tools and machinery to cause injury. Never operate any tool

without all guards in place and always wear approved safety glasses. For your

own safety, please heed this warning.

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LP Std Parts List

Mahogany guitar body with flame maple veneer

Mahogany with rosewood fingerboard neck

1 Electric cord, 6 strings

Jack with 4 screws

2 chrome strap buttons, 2 screws, 2 rubber washers

Wiring harness with 4 pots

2 vol knobs

2 Tone knobs

3 way switch with selector plate

Rear cover with 4 screws

Rear switch cover with 3 screws

Bridge Assembly

Tune-o-matic bridge with 2 posts

Stop Tail piece with 2 posts

Neck

6 tuners , 3 each side of headstock

12 small tuner screws

6 bushings

Nut

Truss rod cover with 3 screws

Pickups

2 black ceramic pickups, 4 mounting screws each

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Table of Contents

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5

Installing the tuners ...................................................................................................................................... 6

Installing the set neck ................................................................................................................................... 6

Installing the Bridge and Tailpiece.............................................................................................................. 11

Installing the Pickups .................................................................................................................................. 11

To attach the pickups to the guitar body:............................................................................................... 11

Installing the Nut......................................................................................................................................... 11

To install the nut: .................................................................................................................................... 11

Finish ...........................................................................................................................................................12

The Body .................................................................................................................................................12

Solid Color Finish..................................................................................................................................... 12

The Neck .................................................................................................................................................12

Pickup wiring diagram................................................................................................................................. 13

Setup ........................................................................................................................................................... 14

Adjusting the Action................................................................................................................................14

The Nut................................................................................................................................................14

The Bridge ...........................................................................................................................................14

Pickup Height ...................................................................................................................................... 14

Intonation ...........................................................................................................................................15

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a BYOGuitar.com guitar kit. This kit includes everything you need to build a

complete custom guitar.

These instructions assume you are familiar with the anatomy of a guitar. Many of the terms used are

show in below diagram.

Here is the order of operations to complete the guitar:

Fit the neck.

Drill the mounting holes for the bridge.

Sand the body and neck.

Sand some more!

Finish the body and neck.

Assemble the guitar.

Wire it up.

Final set up and adjustments.

Plug it in and enjoy!

It’s recommended that you assemble your guitar before applying the finish. Drill all the holes to

eliminate any accidental chipping of the finish while drilling. Fit the neck and locate the bridge before

finishing the guitar. After the finish is complete all you should need to do is put it together and do some

fine-tuning.

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Always centerpunch the hole locations before you drill; this will ensure that the holes are properly

located (very important with bridge screws). If you don't have direct access to a drill press, have a friend

with a drill press drill a series of holes through a block of wood that correspond to the holes required for

your bridge. Then put the block on top of the body and use it to guide your drill bit.

Installing the tuners

Each tuner consists of the tuner, washer, and a threaded bushing. The tuners are attached to the

headstock with a small wood screw that attaches between the tuners.

To install the tuners:

1. Place the six tuners into the holes on the back of the headstock. The holes may need to be widened

with a peghead reamer or a round file. DO NOT widen the holes too much—the tuners should fit snug.

2. Slide a washer over the tuner shaft and screw the threaded bushing onto the tuner.

3. Align the tuners perpendicular to the edge of the headstock and parallel to each other. Use a strip of

masking tape to secure their position on the headstock.

4. Using a 1⁄16" drill bit in a drill press, drill 3⁄8" deep holes into the headstock.

Note—Drilling the holes deeper than 3

⁄

8" could result in drilling out through the front face of the

headstock. Use a depth stop or tape wrapped around the drill bit at the correct depth as an indicator.

5. Secure the machine heads to the guitar headstock with the tap screws.

Installing the set neck

There are a few things to consider when installing a set neck. First is the position, in and out, of

the neck in the body. Second, is the alignment of the neck with the center line of the body

(figure 1).

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Figure 1

To determine the location of the neck in and out, it’s important to understand how to

determine where the neck should be located. The distance from the nut (edge closet to the

fingerboard) to the 12th fret is equal to the distance from the 12th fret to the bridge (figure 2). If

the bridge holes have already been drilled in the body it’s important to locate the neck

correctly. If the bridge holes haven’t been drilled you have some leeway. Use the scale length

of the neck and the bridge location to determine the neck placement. DO NOT simply position

the neck so the heel of the neck is at the back of the pickup cavity. Typically it doesn’t

actually reach the back of the cavity and should not be assumed to be the correct neck

position.

Figure 2

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When measuring from the 12th fret to the bridge, you want to measure to the saddle on the

high E string. (Figure 3) If the bridge holes are drilled with compensation (usually the case on a

tune-o-matic bridge) the saddle on the high E string will be closer to the nut then the saddle on

the low E string.

Figure 3

If the bridge holes haven’t been drilled yet, install the neck first. Simply locate the neck so the

end of the fingerboard is located correctly with respect to the front pickup. Place the pickup in

the cavity and slide the neck back until it’s touching the pickup mounting ring.

When you have the neck located in and out, mark it with a pencil so you can position it

correctly when it is glued and clamped.

Next you need to align the neck with the center of the pickup cavities and bridge. This step is

the same if you are installing a set neck or a bolt on neck. It’s important to get the correct neck

alignment. If the alignment isn’t correct the E strings won’t run parallel to the edges of the

fingerboard.

Clamp two straight boards to each side of the neck and use a ruler to align the neck with the

center of the bridge (figure 4). If the bridge holes are already drilled, the center is known. If

they haven’t been drilled, align with the center of the pickup cavities. Once you have located

the neck, make a mark on the heel of the bridge and pickup cavity so you align it when gluing

and camping.

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Figure 4

The last thing to check is the neck angle (figure 5). If the angle is not correct you won’t be able

to get the correct action. With the neck in the pocket, place a straight edge on the frets. Push

the straight edge back until it’s over the bridge. The straight edge should be just over the

bridge (figure 6).

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Figure 5

Figure 6

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