EMG 81 question[views:5969][posts:13]________________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 11:15am - watchmaker666 ""] My volume pot is being retarted and cutting out and shit on me, does anyone know where I can get a cheap replacement? I think it uses 25k pots or something. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 11:23am - Niccolai ""] What kindof guitar is it going in? That will dictate if you need a long shaft pot or a split shaft pot. Yea, you need a 25k, but it's possible your pots fine, maybe one of the sodlder joints is just cold. I'd try rewiring that pot before buying a new one. If you do haveto buy one, I would go with guitarpartsdepot.com who sell all EMG accessories. If you dont' like ordering stuff offline, just go to any guitar repair or parts store and ask for a 25k pot. should run you between 5 and 10 bucks. http://guitarpartsdepot.com/Merchant2/merc...TGY&Category_Code=EMG-Pots-Controls |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 11:37am - watchmaker666 ""] its going into a Kramer xkg-10. Thanks for the advice, Ill try to rewire before I buy a new one |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 2:27pm - watchmaker666 ""] So Niccolai split shaft just means shorter? |
| __________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 2:35pm - Niccolai ""] yes ma'am. I believe so. The long shaft pots are for thicker archtops like older gibson Les Pauls, and the split shaft are for most standard routed guitars. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 2:46pm - MadOakDevin ""] i hate active pick-ups. they sound all tinny and are way too much of a pain in the ass for something with no bottom end. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 2:50pm - sinistas ""] EMG 85s have a fair amount of low end... |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 2:52pm - MadOakDevin ""] sinistas said:EMG 85s have a fair amount of low end... they only have a good amount of low end when put at neck pick up. they've done nothing for me at the bridge. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 3:05pm - Niccolai ""] 85s have far to much low end IMO. What active pickups other then EMGs do you have experience with that you've have problems hearing the low end? |
| __________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 3:53pm - powerkok ""] What other active pickups are there? |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 4:07pm - MadOakDevin ""] seymore duncan makes a couple active pickups too. i have only had experience with emg81 and 85. I've also experienced active bass pick ups, which again... where's the fuckin' bottom end? |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 4:22pm - xanonymousx ""] hmm on that site the kerry king set is $230 i got mine for $150... oh and i got my pickups to work it just took some patience thanks for your advise. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 26,2007 4:26pm - largefreakatzero ""] I have no idea where the "no low end" comment is coming from. What are you using for an amp? My ESP has an 81 in the bridge and my Iban-had has a 60 in the bridge. I use a Line 6 Flextone II HD through 2 matching Line 6 cabs and I really can't see how I could possibly need any more "chunk". |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 27,2007 12:30am - Niccolai ""] MadOakDevin said:I've also experienced active bass pick ups, which again... where's the fuckin' bottom end? That's just silly. Mec III system? |