Solo ST - Ground Wire and Jackplate; Pickguard and Stringing

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Solo ST Style DIY Electric Guitar Kit

Here is an illustration of the two different ways of tension springs installation:

Don’t install the tremolo cavity cover – do it later, after stringing your guitar and adjusting the spring

tension properly.

STEP 4 – Insert the ground wire from the controls on the Pickguard into the hole between the pickup

cavity and the back cavity and solder it to the spring claw. Insert the two output wires into the hole

between controls cavity and jackplate cavity and wire them to the jack. For wiring instructions, please

visit https://www.solomusicgear.com/wiring-diagrams/

STEP 5 - Install the Pickguard with electronics. Properly align and secure it with the 11 screws

(15/32”). Do not over tighten the screws as it can crack the Pickguard.

STEP 6 – Install the jackplate with 2 mounting screws.

STEP 7 – Before stringing your guitar, apply some oil to the Rosewood fingerboard to protect it from possible

shrinking and cracking. Tung oil or Linseed oil work well, or it’s OK to use Walnut (Almond) or Olive oil. One

thin layer is enough. Wipe the fingerboard thoroughly with a clean cloth.

STEP 8 – Install the strings by inserting them through the holes on the back of the bridge, over the bridge

saddles. There are a few different ways to wrap the strings around the post of a tuning head. When

threading the string through the post hole, bring it tight before wrapping it in the opposite direction of the

threading, under and then back over the string and around the post, holding it tight as you tighten to pitch.

Wrapping each string around two-three times should be enough.