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Overview of the electric guitar's parts specs

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Dec 27th, 2020

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Electronics Wiring Schemas

Solder yourself - seymourduncan

Prewired Classic - mojotone

Solder yourself - dimarzio

Solder yourself - amplifiedparts

Solderless - EMG

Prewired Modern - toneshapers

Hardware Parts Checklist

String retainers. see premierguitar.com article about design and construction

Electronics

Sound Control With Switches - Hambucker coils are switched in series by default, switching them in parallel or using only one of the coils will increase resonant frequency and the sound will have more treble.

Feb 27th, 2020

Electronics

Pickup Properties

Symmetrical vs asymmetrical connection type

Output: low(vintage), medium, high (vintage used often for jazz and blues)

Electronics

Sound Control with Switches

Coil Split - "Single Coil Sound"

Seriell/Parallel Schaltung - "double Single Coil Sound"

Phase-Switch - "Out of Phase Sound"

Electronics

Potentiometer Knob Styles

bell

speed

domed

Feb 25th, 2020

Guitar Bodies

Body Shapes

ST (Strat)

T (Tele)

Single Cut (LP)

Double Cut (SG)

Hollowbody

Other Forms

Guitar Bodies

Bridge And Pickup Routing Overview

Flat Mount Hardtail (Strat/Tele/Schaller)

Tremolo (Strat)

Tune-O-Matic (Gison)

Other (Jazzmaster®, Jaguar®, Bigsby®, Kahler®, Line 6, etc)

Guitar Bodies

Pickup Routing

Single Coils (Strat)

Single Coils (Tele Neck)

Single Coils (Tele Bridge)

Humbucker

Wide Humbucker *

Mini Humbucker

P90

Lipstick Tube

Jazzmaster

Mar 10th, 2019

Guitar Bodies

Other Rare Bridge Variants

Wrap-Around (bridge-tailpiece combo - the strings are installed through the front side and wrapped around)

Hardware Parts Checklist

Pickguard or pickup mounting rings

Control plate (only for for standard tele)

String ferrules (String-thru Top or Bottom - if you use "string through body" instead of bridge)

Strap holders

Oct 8th, 2017

Electronics

Pickup Properties - position and height of frequency peak vary from type to type.

Potentiometer and Capacitor Values changing provides also simple way to change resonant frequency and peak.

Cable capacitance - longer cable will lead to lower resonant frequency.

Apr 13th, 2017

Guitar Necks

Fretboard's Radius

compound (10" - 16") - Warmoth® and others

Guitar Necks

Common Neck Head Shapes

3L/3R - "Gobson Stype"

4L/2R - "Musicman Style"

Guitar Necks

Tuner Holes

approx. 8,7mm (11/32") - "Vintage Fender Style"

approx. 10mm (25/64" = 9,9mm) - "Sperzel Style",

Electronics

Pickup Properties

Position: Bridge, Neck, Middle

Strings

Tension

Dec 19th, 2016

Strings

Construction (Flat Wound/Round Wound)

Material (Steel/Nickel) and

Scale Length

quick response, crisp attack

transparent sound with well-defined basses and heights

larger finger spread

higher string tension at constant gauge

May 1st, 2016

Guitar Necks

Neck Heel Width and Mounting

56 mm (2-3/16") - Width

76 mm (3") - Length

16 mm (5/8") - Pocket Depth

Guitar Necks

Fretboard's Radius

7-1/4" - "Vintage" Fender®

9-1/2" - "Modern" Fender®

10" - Gibson®/PRS®

12" - Ibanez®

16" - Jackson®

Guitar Necks

Common Neck Head Shapes

6L - Fender Style - left in line

6R - for left-handed

Guitar Necks

Tuner Holes

approx. 10mm (13/32" = 10,3mm) - "Planet Waves Style"

approx. 10mm on top and 8,7mm bottom - "Schaller/Grover/Gotoh Slyle"

Guitar Bodies

Other Rare Bridge Variants

Jazzmaster®

Jaguar®

Bigsby®

Kahler®

Hardware Parts Checklist

Jacks & jackplates

Neck plate (neck-to-body)

Screws for all parts above

Electronics

Amp input impedance

Electronics

Pickup Properties

Dimension and product group - see chapter Puckup Routing

Wiring: 1, 2, 3 or 4-Conductor (4-Conductor allowing most flexible wiring)*

Passive vs. Active (Active often used for distortion sound)

D.C. Resistance: indication how much output a pickup will have

E.Q. chat: A general idea as to the Bass, Mids and Treble.

Electronics

Volume and Tone Potentiometer Options

Resistance: 250K, 300K, 500K, 1M

Taper: Audio, Reverse Audio, Linear, Balance

Shaft Type: Knurled, Round & Plain

Shaft Diameter: 6 mm (0.236 in), 6.35 mm (0.25 in)

Shaft Length: 17mm, 19 mm (0.75 in), 27,5 mm (1.125 in)

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Electronics

Electronics Wiring Schemas

Hardware Parts Checklist

Electronics

Feb 27th, 2020

Electronics

Pickup Properties

Electronics

Sound Control with Switches

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Potentiometer Knob Styles

Feb 25th, 2020

Guitar Bodies

Body Shapes

Guitar Bodies

Bridge And Pickup Routing Overview

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Pickup Routing

Mar 10th, 2019