
ARCHTOP GUITAR PICKUP 
INSTALLATION GUIDE
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Read Me First!
If you are unfamiliar with this product, please pay 
close attention to the dimensional requirements for 
installation. Failure to do so can result in permanent 
damage to the pickup.
Installation of this product is a straightforward 
procedure, but we recommend this job only if you 
are an experienced repair technician.
Preliminary
The Archtop Guitar Pickup features a piezo-ceramic 
element preinstalled in the bridge. Use your preferred method for bridge fi tting. Up to .125” may be 
removed from the top of the bridge (measured from 
the center) as shown in Figure 1.
Special care must be taken not to damage the 
pickup wire when tooling the bridge blank.
.5"
Figure 1.
3.5"
2.914"
.125"
Installing The Jack
After fi tting the pickup, mount the supplied external 
jack as follows:
a. Remove the shielding cap from the jack and 
thread the pickup wire through it.
b. Solder the signal wire from the pickup to the tip 
connection on the jack.
c. Solder the shield from the pickup to the ground 
tab on the jack.
Replace and tighten shielding cap.
d. Install the jack as shown in Figure 2. If the instrument has a metal tailpiece, attach the supplied 
ground wire to it. If the instrument has a wooden 
tailpiece, attach the ground wire to the ball ends of 
the strings.
Figure 2.
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514-300-006 Rev A 3-08