UPDATE Goodbye EMGs - they're gone

KrisGee

That eye watering moment when you're about to butcher them out and throw them in a bin. 

https://youtube.com/shorts/5fd8tnKtgMY?si=F_wS2HBEl-cm03bz

 A pair of alnico 5 Teslas and Alegree 50's wiring ready to be dropped in tonight. If these don't work well then still got a pair Dimarzio distortions to be tried. 

I'll upload another clip with a result

KrisGee

Someone's just messaged about the binning part - I meant eBay of course

imalrightjack

They certainly have a nice AC/DC-like tone.  Not sure I can find much fault!

Kittyfrisk

I liked the clip you played, although my ear tone clearly differs from your head tone.
If you had fitted proper vintage NOS batteries, you would keep the EMG's... :-D

Danny1969

Not a fan of the tone but I don't think that's the EMG's ... more likely the patch on the modeller maybe ? 

KrisGee

@imalrightjack you nearly got me there

@Kittyfrisk I've tried the Murphy Lab battery but the clip was coming off...

@Danny1969 Oh man, I've never thought about switching the patch or plugging it into my tube amps...
Jokes aside, it's a great feeling and a very well made guitar sounding equally not best in other applications than heavy stuff through helix and my tube amps - the emgs are going mate, it needs a chance. 

Kittyfrisk

KrisGee said:

@imalrightjack you nearly got me there

@Kittyfrisk I've tried the Murphy Lab battery but the clip was coming off...

@Danny1969 Oh man, I've never thought about switching the patch or plugging it into my tube amps...
Jokes aside, it's a great feeling and a very well made guitar sounding equally not best in other applications than heavy stuff through helix and my tube amps - the emgs are going mate, it needs a chance. 

Gaffa/Gaffer tape is always the answer to fixing Murphy Lab issues   
I might have missed an earlier post of yours, what combination were the EMG's ?

imalrightjack

KrisGee said:

@imalrightjack you nearly got me there

@Kittyfrisk I've tried the Murphy Lab battery but the clip was coming off...

@Danny1969 Oh man, I've never thought about switching the patch or plugging it into my tube amps...
Jokes aside, it's a great feeling and a very well made guitar sounding equally not best in other applications than heavy stuff through helix and my tube amps - the emgs are going mate, it needs a chance. 

I wasn’t joking 

KrisGee

I was a little bit though ha ha. They sound not bad for high gain. Not very applicable elsewhere. 

KrisGee

@Kittyfrisk they are 2 x 81. Factory fitted, Hammett's preference springs to mind. 

Kittyfrisk

Cool, thanks.
I have an 81/85 set in an Epiphone Korina Explorer with an 18v adapter. I love it's really clean, punchy, crispy sound.
Also have an old KH20 Strat set that I really should get round to fitting at some point... *whistles nonchalantly, exit stage left*
Just as well we don't all llke the same sounds. Your thread, your guitar, your rules  

KrisGee

Job done. Alegree wiring and Tesla VR2 humbuckers now fitted. 



All working fine and harness from Alegree was an easy drop in job with minimum soldering required. They should work a little bit harder on packaging though, dropping fragile electrical components straight into a jiffy bag is a little bit of a no go. Luckily didn't get damaged in post. 



Once the job was done I couldn't resist to give the guitar a go with this classic. Happy as a pig in shit

KrisGee

If anyone fancies trying the Helix patch I've created for the vid above - it's here:

https://uk.line6.com/customtone/tone/6322180/

monquixote

I don't have much experience with EMGs do they differ from regular humbuckers running into a neutral booster pedal?

KrisGee

Sorry I don't have much experience with EMGs running into a neutral booster pedal

But I imagine they have enough output themselves to drive the amp properly before reaching out for a booster pedal. If that's what you meant?