I think I installs the pickups wrong

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:46 pm

WTF?

http://www.emginc.com/content/wiringdia ... -0014a.pdf

UNGODLIKE · Post by **UNGODLIKE** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:24 pm

emgs

sorry doc, can't help ya.

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:11 am

I figured it out. I had everything wired up right initially, but taking the guitar to a room with better lighting revealed a tiny, almost hair thin piece of solder shorting my circuit.

Easy fix though. My soldering iron fucking sucks...

I was never a fan of the active pickup until recently, and I got this one today used for dirt cheap so I couldn't pass it up.

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:22 am

Which EMG did you get?

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:57 am

81. 40 dollars used. Pretty good deal I think. I had to buy the 25k pot and proper jack which would have came with a new one, but even for that... I got an EMG for less than 50 dollars.

texasborn · Post by **texasborn** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:26 am

you got a good deal on that EMG

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:14 am

hey guys did he install an EMG?

AoD · Post by **AoD** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:31 am

i like em, but HATE having to buy batteries for them. theyre simple to wire in

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:52 pm

AoD wrote:i like em, but HATE having to buy batteries for them. theyre simple to wire in

It wasn't all that bad once I realized what I did wrong.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:44 pm

What are you wiring it into? Did you get the explorer you were talking about?

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:51 pm

croninburg wrote:What are you wiring it into? Did you get the explorer you were talking about?

Not yet. I'm still shopping around for a good deal on something I actually want. I have an old Korean Fender Strat I've had since I was 15 that is definitely a cheapy, but has a lot of sentimental value.

I don't have a "nice" guitar right now because I sold off a bunch of shit when I got into the Electro-Computer shit.

Mistake on my part. I used to have a nice S Series Ibanez... wish I still had it.

Acid Flashbakc · Post by **Acid Flashbakc** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:54 pm

what the hell doc? you coming back to metal?

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:56 pm

I never stopped listening to or liking Metal, I just stopped making it for a few years.

I'm doing some work on my guitar and planning to get a new one so I can start working on some new material that incorporates a respectable amount of some of the Electronic work I've done with a non-cheesy form of Metal. The guitar work I've been doing lately is kind of a Pelican meets Devin Townsend thing...

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:03 pm

I dont care for EMG's very much, but that was a good price for an 81.
For the bridge I like a seymour duncan jeff beck and the neck I like a SH 59

The Doctor · Post by **The Doctor** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:53 am

Yeah you can't beat 40 for an EMG 81.

I used to hate them, but I wanted something smooth with a high output for distortion. Figured I'd try it out.

I still think the 81 clean is

though.

texasborn · Post by **texasborn** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:17 am

i agree, you cant touch that price for that EMG