Yamaha G1D Owner's Manual - Page 11

If you need to readjust the pickup height ... If the pickup height needs to be re-adjusted, remove the strings and carefully pry the pickup from the guitar by sliding a thin, flat object (e.g. a small knife blade) under the sixth-string end of the pickup - between the pickup and top spacer - and gently lifting the pickup away from the spacer. s Installation Procedure - Screw Screw installation has several advantages over tape installation: screw installation is more secure, the height of the pickup can be more precisely adjusted., and pickup height can be easily readjusted as required without having to remove and reattach double-sided tape. s NOTES • Screw installation requires at least a 13 millimeter (1/2") space between the guitar top and strings. • Adjust the pickup height using spacers (no springs) if the distance between guitar top and strings is less than 13 mm. The double-sided tape can then be "rolled" off the bottom of the pickup as shown in the illustration. Readjust the height as required by adding or removing spacers: • To add a new spacer in order to raise the pickup, remove any used double-sided tape from the existing spacer, then attach the new spacer to the top of the existing spacer after removing its backing. • When removing a spacer to lower the pickup, be sure to remove both the spacer and its backing tape. Finally, attach fresh double-sided tape to the bottom of the pickup, remove the backing, carefully attach the pickup to the uppermost spacer, then re-string and tune the guitar. 1 0 Installation 1. Mark the optimum position for installation. The pickup should be located between the bridge pickup and bridge (see "NOTES" below). The cable end of the pickup should be oriented toward the sixth string (low E). One pair of the pickup's magnetic yokes should be under each string. String spacing varies somewhat on different guitars, and the pickup will function properly as long as each string passes over part of the corresponding yokes (not necessarily the exact center). Bridge pickup Bridge Pickup No more than 20 millimeters (3/4") OK OK NG String Pickup's magnetic yokes