How to Connect an Acoustic Guitar's Sound Hole to a Pickup & Amp
You can install a sound hole pickup on an acoustic guitar so you can amplify the sound of the guitar and make it easier to hear in larger settings. The sound hole pickup converts an acoustic guitar into an electrified acoustic. The pickup turns the strings' vibrations into an electronic signal, which can be amplified. Installing a sound hole pickup requires you to drill a hole in the guitar, so you might want to practice the modification on an inexpensive guitar first.
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Instructions
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Remove the strings from the guitar. Place the guitar face up on a flat surface.
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Drill a hole through the end pin at the base of the guitar large enough to accommodate an end-pin jack.
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Thread the nut and washer for the end-pin jack onto the pickup wire. Feed the wire through the sound hole and out the hole you drilled into the base of the guitar.
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Solder the two wires inside the pickup wire casing to the end-pin jack. Solder the braided wire to the outside edge of the end-pin jack post. Solder the other wire to the center post. Push the end-pin jack assembly into the guitar.
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Tighten the nut onto the jack with a ratchet to secure the jack to the base of the guitar.
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Fit the pickup assembly inside the sound hole. Tighten the screws on the pickup assembly to secure it in place. Re-string the guitar.
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Plug a guitar cable into the end-pin jack. Connect the other end of the guitar cable to an amplifier. Plug the amp into an electrical socket to test the amplification of the guitar.
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