User manual CARVIN BASS KIT

[. . . ] To hang the body to dry, run a piece of wire or string through one of the neck bolt holes. After the neck or body dries inspect it for sanding imperfections before applying another coat. Sand any imperfections out now with 320 grit sand paper. When applying your 2nd, 3rd, and final 4th coat, it is not necessary to apply tung oil into the neck cavity or control cavity. [. . . ] Fold a portion of the side wall foil onto the rear of the body where the rear control covers sits. This will make contact with the aluminum foil underneath the rear electronics cover plate. Make sure that you press the foil tightly onto the wood. At Carvin we use the end of a piece of 3/8" wooden dowel to press the copper down. If the foil ever peels away from the wood, it may cause a temporary short in your bass. Use a knife to cut the copper foil out of the control holes and jack hole area. APPLYING THE TUNG OIL Pour a small portion of the tung oil into a small clean container. Immediately replace the cap on the can of tung oil so that the tung oil does not go bad. Take a 1" wide paint brush and apply the tung oil into all of the interior routed holes on the body, including the neck pocket. Now brush the tung oil onto the entire remaining surface of the body and BRIDGE PICKUP NECK PICKUP B SHIE LD R R SHIELD B P1 VOL GND P1 VOL CAP P2 TONE L11 JACK Figure 1. Passive Wiring NECK & NECK PLATE INSTALLATION Install the neck onto the body. Gently slide the neck into the neck pocket of the body. Do not force the neck into the neck pocket or you can actually break the wood on the treble side of the neck pocket. If you painted your body, you may have excess paint build up in your neck pocket. If so take a file or medium grit piece of sand paper and wrap it around a small flat piece of wood. Now carefully remove some of the paint or wood from the inside edges of the neck pocket. Check the fit of the neck frequently so that you don't remove to much material. When the neck fits perfectly into the neck pocket, carefully turn the bass guitar body and neck upside down on a table with a soft towel on it. Take the NP4 neck plate and set it on the body. Carvin waxes the threads of the Four #8 x 1 3/4" wood screws so that they are easier to screw into the hard maple neck. It's important to use a #2 phillips head screw driver with a good tip to prevent rounding out the phillips head screws. Press down hard on the screwdriver while you are securely screwing the screws down. Turn the bass over and check the fit of the neck. [. . . ] Use a small hammer and lightly tap the inserts flush with the top of the back plate cavity. Make sure that all of the wires are tucked neatly inside the control cavity before installing the rear electronics cover plate. STRINGING AND ADJUSTING YOUR BASS Please refer to the maintenance and adjustment procedures sheet for proper stringing and set up techniques including truss rod, bridge, pickup and intonation adjustments. JACK PLATE Screw in the four #2 x 3/8" wood screws until the plate is snug to the side of the body. Use the #1 tip phillips head screwdriver for this. CHECKING THE ELECTRONICS Plug your newly assembled bass into an amp and make sure that everything is working properly. All standard passive model basses have separate volume controls for each pickup and one master tone control. [. . . ]