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BrianF · May 1st, 2008, 01:36 AM

I put the EMG's in tonite...they're cool! dead quiet and good tone.

I like the bridge and middle position. I normally wire the 3rd position as neck in series with bridge (for a hum-bucler like tone) but I guess you can't do that with these active piclups...Not too crazy about the neck only position. I may have swap that out for an EMG humbucker for a fatter neck tone position...any siggestions?

I tried EMG's tonite with a Keeley compressor and was surprised that it made it REAL noisy! Same with the MXR Super Comp...I have no idea why... However...my TC ELectrinics Sustain pedal seems to LOVE it...sounds great with it and DEAD quiet...

The main difference is that these EMGs are active and the pot values are low...25K Ohm... that must be doing something to the noise response of the Keeley which otherwise sounds fantastic with normal single coils..

May 1st, 2008, 01:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
BrianF Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Carlsbad, Ca Posts: 2,104 7 Photos	I put in a set of EMG-T's tonite I put the EMG's in tonite...they're cool! dead quiet and good tone. I like the bridge and middle position. I normally wire the 3rd position as neck in series with bridge (for a hum-bucler like tone) but I guess you can't do that with these active piclups...Not too crazy about the neck only position. I may have swap that out for an EMG humbucker for a fatter neck tone position...any siggestions? I tried EMG's tonite with a Keeley compressor and was surprised that it made it REAL noisy! Same with the MXR Super Comp...I have no idea why... However...my TC ELectrinics Sustain pedal seems to LOVE it...sounds great with it and DEAD quiet... The main difference is that these EMGs are active and the pot values are low...25K Ohm... that must be doing something to the noise response of the Keeley which otherwise sounds fantastic with normal single coils..