LR Baggs iBeam Onboard User Manual
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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. User's Guide
11.1. Controls
11.2. Preamp gain trim
11.3. Phase
11.4. Feedback
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 is a direct drop-in retrofit system for the larger “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, phase inversion and notch filter controls.
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