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 A little DIY...probably more realistic than most DIY's too!
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Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4236 Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | So... Someone asked me how I plugged in my new Martin, and I said that was a topic for a different thread. so here it is. Call me brave. Call me stupid, Trust me, I've been called worse. But I knew from the purchase date that I would put a pick-up in this instrument. I purchased a spanking new Fishman Matrix Natural I, a couple of items I needed, and impatiently waited for a few free minutes. Here's how it went... I drilled the right-sized hole in the right place through the bridge, then threaded the pickup through.  I pulled the end-pin and then took out one of the scariest looking tools on the planet. (It's a good thing Sharon Stone didn't find one of these in that movie.)  A little patience, a little grunt....a little more grunt...and the critter's driven home. Slight problem though; the shank wasn't long enough to ream an even hole through the end block.  It took a power drill and a LOT more patience to carefully widen the hole. But eventually, one of the test fits passed inspection.  Solder the battery leads to the board, and screw the cover back on.  Put the handy, provided clips around the interior edge to take up the wire slack and place the sticky-backed velcro battery pouch next to the neck block.  String it back up and... Hey presto! It doesn't work! (Insert a variety of colorful expressions because I was out of time.) I told you this thread was more realistic than most. I had the whole weekend to think it through before I had a chance to look at it. A little trial and error later, I swapped the wires I had soldered, and it works just fine. I may be intellectually challenged/careless when it comes to wiring, but I'm intellectually challenged with a darn nice-sounding Acoustic-Electric Martin D-42! :D | ||
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 Joined: December 2004 Posts: 1673 Location: SoCal | There ya go... Professionally Installed! Patch, if you need a strap lock that works on the end-pin jack, email your address.  | ||
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