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Wiring pickups & output jack – Grizzly H8181 User Manual

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H8180/H8181 Bass Guitar Kit

Wiring Pickups &

Output Jack

4. Solder the audio jack wires onto the output

jack, as shown in the

Wiring Diagram on

Page 28 and the Electrical Components on

Page 27.

5. Insert the ground wire through the hole in the

control cavity and through the hole in the top
of the body. Temporarily secure the end of
the ground wire with masking tape.

6. Flip the guitar body face up, thread the pickup

wires through the holes in the pickup cavities
(

Figure 20) and temporarily tape the pickups

to the body with masking tape.

This guitar comes with a wiring harness that has
most of the components soldered in place. You
only need to solder the pickup wires onto the
volume control pots and the audio jack wire onto
the output jack. If done incorrectly, the soldering
can damage the components. If you are unsure
of your skills, do your research, practice on scrap
wires, or take it to someone with experience.

Refer to the

Wiring Diagram on Page 28 and the

Electrical Components on Page 27 while wiring
the pickups and output jack.

Components and Hardware Needed:

Qty

Guitar Body ....................................................... 1
Wiring Harness .................................................. 1
Bridge Pickup .................................................... 1
Neck Pickup ...................................................... 1
Output Jack ....................................................... 1

To wire the pickups:

1. Remove the hex nut and flat washer from

each control pot on the wiring harness.

2. Insert the control pots through the holes in

the control cavity, and secure the pots on the
front of the guitar with the hex nuts and wash-
ers removed in

Step 1.

3. Insert the output jack into the hole in the end

of the body (

Figure 19) and secure it with the

included hex nut.

Figure 19. Wires threaded through control

cavity.

Volume

Control

Pots

Neck

Pickup

Wire

Bridge

Pickup

Wire

Output

Jack

7. Flip the guitar face down and solder the

pickup wires onto the volume control pots,
as shown in the

Wiring Diagram on Page

28 and the Electrical Components on Page

27.

Figure 20. Pickup cavities.

Location to Insert Pickup Wires

Tone

Control

Pot

Ground

Wire

Audio

Jack
Wire