Harley Benton FV DIY-KIT Owner'S Manual Download

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Harley Benton E-Guitar Kit LP-Style

Neck

With the body placed face up on a protective surface, position the neck into the neck cutout until it is fully

inserted.

Turntheassemblyoverandpositiontheneckplate(withitsblackprotectiveseal)overthefourboltholesat

the rear of the body and drive in the four long screws through the neck plate, body and pilot holes in the neck

untilallfitstightly.

Wiring

Wiring is implemented as plug-in modules, soldering is not required.

First take out the cables that are to be connected connected to the potentiometers. Put the end with the three

connectors into the channel from the control cavity side until they reach the switch cavity.

Summary of Contents for FV DIY-KIT

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual E Guitar Kit LP Style...

Page 2: ...Harley Benton E Guitar Kit LP Style 2 Contents Introduction 3 Body finish 4 Neck finish 4 Assembling of tuners 5 Neck 6 Wiring 6 Bridge assembly 12 Strap buttons 13 Setting up 13 Notes 15...

Page 3: ...de 3 Introduction Thank you for buying the guitar kit All the wood hardware and electrical components of the guitar are contained in this package Please read the following instructions for assembly an...

Page 4: ...ed in place of the neck in the cutout as a handle Spray on the edges of the body first and allow the coat to become touch dry Once the edges are dry continue on the rear and then on the front of the b...

Page 5: ...and setting a washer and bush over it Screw down the bush onto the thread until it fits tightly to the touch and then adjust the rear of the machine head so that the tuning button sits vertically abov...

Page 6: ...al over the four bolt holes at the rear of the body and drive in the four long screws through the neck plate body and pilot holes in the neck until all fits tightly Wiring Wiring is implemented as plu...

Page 7: ...eters on the right positions as shown in the following picture The Tone and Volume potentiometers on the downside should be connected to the neck pickup The Tone and Volume potentiometer on the upper...

Page 8: ...re drilled bridge hole through the channel Just leave it in the bridge hole It will connect to earth when the boots of the bridge are pressed on it String grounding reduces noise hum Lead the cables o...

Page 9: ...re the frames with dome head screws into the pre drilled holes Take out the cable that does not connect to the po tentiometers and connect it on the jack plate through the jack hole Screw the jack pla...

Page 10: ...the control cavity according to the marking numbers located on the connectors Put the switch on the right position and fix it from the front side The rear body plastic plates now can be fitted to cove...

Page 11: ...www thomann de 11 Wiring Now you can fix the pickguard This is very simple just do it according to the following pictures...

Page 12: ...t LP Style 12 Bridge assembly Use a hammer to knock the threads of the bridge and tailpiece into the pre drilled holes accordingly and fix the bridge and tailpiece on the screws Put the knob on the sh...

Page 13: ...on its saddle and keep taut whilst winding a couple of turns on the relevant tuner Thread through the string post and bend the string back on itself to anchor it in place Apply a little ten sion from...

Page 14: ...to gently touch a string right above the twelfth fret and then pick the string The resulting chime like sound is a harmonic 12th fret harmonic This harmonic should have the same pitch as when the str...

Page 15: ...www thomann de 15 Notes...

Page 16: ...Harley Benton E Guitar Kit LP Style 16 2013 Musikhaus Thomann e K Treppendorf 30 96138 Burgebrach Germany www thomann de...