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Step 13Assembly and Wiring
To wire the guitar, you will have to pull the pickup wires through that long hole in the body. To do this, tie a piece of string to a long thin screwdriver, or a metal rod, and push it all the way through from the output jack hole to the pickup pocket. Once it comes out, untie it and tie each pickup wire to it. Be sure to route the neck pickup wire through its own hole first! Pull the wires through the hole and into the back cavity. Now you can screw the pickups in place so they don't fall out and pull their wires back.
Place the potentiometers in their holes and attach the washer and nut on the front side. Tighten them in place, and attach the knobs via their set screws.
Wire up the circuit as per the diagram or schematic below. To wire the 1/4" jack, mount the jack in the jack plate, then solder wires to the two connectors. Then, push the wires through into the back cavity. Then solder them in place. Put electrical tape on exposed wires so they don't short each other out.
The tail piece and bridge may need to be wood glued or epoxied into their places. Hit them lightly with a mallet to make sure they're seated fully.
Attach the neck and tighten the neck screw firmly, install the bridge and tail piece, and string it up. Test with an amplifier to see if the wiring is correct, and then screw shut the back plate.
You're done!
Place the potentiometers in their holes and attach the washer and nut on the front side. Tighten them in place, and attach the knobs via their set screws.
Wire up the circuit as per the diagram or schematic below. To wire the 1/4" jack, mount the jack in the jack plate, then solder wires to the two connectors. Then, push the wires through into the back cavity. Then solder them in place. Put electrical tape on exposed wires so they don't short each other out.
The tail piece and bridge may need to be wood glued or epoxied into their places. Hit them lightly with a mallet to make sure they're seated fully.
Attach the neck and tighten the neck screw firmly, install the bridge and tail piece, and string it up. Test with an amplifier to see if the wiring is correct, and then screw shut the back plate.
You're done!
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very nice looking guitar, be proud for your undertaking, it was a lot of work