Roland GK-3B

Attaching the GK-3B to the Bass
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The divided pickup must be installed in the correct
orientation. Make sure that the cable from the
divided pickup is extending from the bridge side.
When mounting the pickup on a left-handed bass,
orient the pickup with the cable extending towards
the neck.
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Install the divided pickup close to the bridge. In any
case, do not install the pickup more than 50 mm
away from the bridge.
| maximum 50 mm |
When you have decided on the location in which to
install the pickup, use pencil or tape to mark that
location. l
Tune each string to its normal tuning,
and then be sure the neck curvature
and string height are set properly.
Any adjustments to the neck bow or.
string height should be done at this point.
Changes in the string height following installation
of the divided pickup may cause the clearance
between the strings and the pickup to change, which
can result in poorer sensitivity. «
Adjust the height of the pickup.
Insert the supplied spacers under the
pickup until it is at the required height
(do not remove the backing from the tape
yet).
There are three types of pickup spacers,
“A” (3 mm), “B” (1 mm) and “C” (0.25
mm); combine these as necessary to
achieve the proper pickup height.
The pickup height should be set so that the clearance
between the strings and the pickup is approximately
1.5 mm (0.6") when the top and bottom strings are
pressed at the highest fret. Adjust the number of
spacers while confirming the clearance with the
included (1.5 mm thickness) clearance gauge (p. 12).
If the top and bottom string heights differ greatly
when the highest fret is fingered, compensate by
adding the appropriate half-length or one-third
length spacers until the clearance for both strings is
the same.
When using an arch-top bass, put the pickup
cushions under the pickup spacers.
_ Pickup
—~ Spacer
QO Pickup
Cushion
Adjust the pickup cushion thickness as required, for
example by using two pickup cushions.
The pickup spacers and the pickup cushions are
attached to the bass with double-sided. tape. When
affixing the tape, however, the tape’s thickness ts
reduced by 0.1 mm (0.004") when the backing of the
tape is removed. Therefore, when using several
pickup spacers, take this fact into account and set the
height slightly higher to compensate.
4. Remove the strings from the bass.