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EMG pickups pt2. Can I ditch all that solderless stuff and use regular pots/switches?

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axisusaxisus Frets: 28397
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I'm getting fed up with all that solderless garbage, With EMG active pickups can one dump all that stuff and just solder in some regular pots, and a regular switch?

What I do know with my stuff now is that the volume pot is definitely buggered. Honestly I'd rather ditch all that stuff and just wire them up in a regular way - one wire to switch, one to ground and presumably one to battery.

Would I need 25k pots?
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  • guitarfishbayguitarfishbay Frets: 7974
    Yes, just use 25k pots
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 74494
    Yes, yes, and yes you should.

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  • FelineGuitarsFelineGuitars Frets: 11978
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    It is much easier I find with soldered pots . We keep the 25k ones in stock and CRL switches 
    Even the connection of the battery is easier in my opinion

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  • skullfunkerryskullfunkerry Frets: 4418
    Yep - that's what Feline did with the EMGs in my Performance
    Too much gain... is just about enough \m/

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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 28397
    FelineGuitars said:
    It is much easier I find with soldered pots . We keep the 25k ones in stock and CRL switches 
    Even the connection of the battery is easier in my opinion
    Great! How do I order? I can't see them on the Feline website. I'm after 1 vol 1 tone and a 5 way switch.

    Can anyone advise me on wiring the battery wires from the pickups? Presumably you wire so that they are only active when the guitar is plugged in?
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  • Danny1969Danny1969 Frets: 11014
    edited October 2020
    The red battery lead is connected directly to the red wires of the pick ups ..  the battery is switched into circuit by inserting the guitar lead into the stereo jack which shorts the battery ground to guitar ground
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 15276
    50k and 100k pots are acceptable for some applications.
    You say, atom bomb. I say, tin of corned beef.
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  • FelineGuitarsFelineGuitars Frets: 11978
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    axisus said:
    FelineGuitars said:
    It is much easier I find with soldered pots . We keep the 25k ones in stock and CRL switches 
    Even the connection of the battery is easier in my opinion
    Great! How do I order? I can't see them on the Feline website. I'm after 1 vol 1 tone and a 5 way switch.

    Can anyone advise me on wiring the battery wires from the pickups? Presumably you wire so that they are only active when the guitar is plugged in?
    phone me or PM me

    Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
    Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.

    Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.

      Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com.  Facebook too!

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