LR Baggs iBeam Onboard-Sm User Manual

LR Baggs Microphones

I N S T A L L A T I O N M A N U A L & U S E R ' S G U I D E

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

1. Package contents
2. Overview & cautions
3. Removal of previous system (retrofit only)
4. New installation woodworking
4.1. Routing the preamp hole
4.2. Drilling the strapjack hole
5. Strapjack installation
6. iBeam installation: pin bridge guitars
6.1. General positioning guidelines
6.2. Pin bridge installation
7. iBeam installation: non-pin bridge guitars
7.1. General positioning guidelines
7.2. Non-pin bridge installation
8. iBeam installation: classical guitars

8.1. General positioning guidelines
8.2. Classical installation
9. Alternative placements
10. Preamp installation
11. Controls
12. Specifications

1 . P A C K A G E C O N T E N T S

iBeam:
one (1) iBeam bridge plate transducer
two (2) adhesive strips
one (1) iBeam quick mount fixture kit (included in
steel string system only), including:
one (1) fixture instruction sheet
two (2) threaded posts
two (2) standoffs
two (2) .312" nuts
one (1) fixture board
two (2) small adhesive dots

Onboard Preamp:
one (1) onboard preamp
six (6) ½" black installation screws
six (6) fiber washers
one (1) flexible black preamp bezel
two (2) self-stick wire platforms
one (1) preamp routing template
one (1) .090" x .048" pickup replacement shim
one (1) .120" x .048" pickup replacement shim
one (1) strapjack harness

2 . O V E R V I E W & C A U T I O N S

The iBeam Onboard-Sm is a direct drop-in retrofit system for the smaller “Brand X” onboard pickup system that is often factory-installed on
Martin, Taylor and many other popular guitars. New (non-retrofit) installations can be made simply by routing the appropriately-sized hole in the
guitar’s side to accommodate the preamp and onboard controls. This system includes the iBeam bridge plate transducer and an onboard preamp
with volume, EQ and notch filter controls.

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