Worried

[dinkyjacksonman]

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I see now.
Sometimes when you get used to play passive pickups like Duncan or Dimarzio,when you play EMGs, it makes huge different.
I mostly play passive pickups and when I had EMGs, I thought they were weak too.
A lot of people think these EMGs have tons of gain or output but I found that is not always true.
They are actually very quiet(no noise) compares to passive pickups like JB or distortion.

So probably EMG pickups were for you but you should give a certain amount of time to see if you like it or not.

[VitaminG]

Re: Worried

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VitaminG: the cord? sry for my ingonrance but I don't know what is that.

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Angst, I was talking about the guitar cable. Sorry for any confusion.

I know that others have complained that EMGs have sounded weak when they've first tried them. I don't know exactly how to explain it, but it's like the stereo jack used for EMGs has a two-step catch. Regular guitar jacks have only one contact. Stereo jacks have two contacts.

You push the cable into the guitar and it catches on the first of the contacts, and you think the cable is correctly inserted. But the cable has to be pushed a bit further in to engage the second of the contacts.

The difference is like night and day.

So check that your cable is fully inserted into the jack. It might be as simple as that.

[angst]

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Scott: I make an investigation and the package was never open, not even here in Chile for de inspection. Can a trip be so rought to take off a pot??

[vwall]

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Enrique, ive never heard of that before...
Thats gotta bre alot of bouncing around for a POT to come off..
Are you refering to the knob or the actual pot?
I have had locking nuts pads vibrating loose during transit tho.
I try to remedy all possible errors by going over the instrument and snugging everything down now days...

[angst]

Re: Worried

Just the knob

[vwall]

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Hmm, then that makes more sense...
But for that kinda rattling around in there to make the knob loose, if you are having curcuitry issues, go over that schematic I sent you and once you verify its all good. Start checking for loose wires etc... Make sure nothing is touching either
Or send it back to me and I'l have it ready in a 10 minute jiffy ;-)

[xenophobe]

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Switch your pickups. It's very easy to do, and you don't need to do any wiring. Just unscrew the four screws holding each pickup on the guitar, then pull the connector and switch.

I think you'll find that the EMG 85 sounds best in the bridge. It is a very dark pickup with lots of "growl". It is not a very high output pickup. There are many passive pickups with higher output than the EMG, but it is not as bright as the 81. I also prefer the 85b/81n combo.

You say it will not sustain much? Try raising your string height a little at the bridge. Just a quarter of a turn can do the trick, especially if your action is super low.

[Hotrod]

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if the sound is "very weak", then maybe the pickups weren't properly installed? The 81 may not be to your liking, but I can't imagine that you'd find it very weak.

Have you checked the battery? Possibly it's not properly connected, maybe it came slightly loose in transit?

Also, check that the guitar cord is fully inserted. I remember Toejam complaining about his EMG equipped guitar sounding weak when he first got it, until he discovered that - although the cord felt it was properly inserted at the time - it still had a bit further to go in. Push the cord all the way in and VOILA! All fixed. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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I agree with Vitamin G here. Most people who've complained about their EMG's being weak when they first try them, it is usually a matter of the cord not being plugged in all the way. Whether or not you like that particular combo is subject to taste, but either of those combos (81 bridge, 85 neck or vice versa) should not sound weak at all. A low battery will also cause this. Try a new one. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[angst]

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VitaminG: I don't think is that because I always plug very deep the cable.

I also think about the battery, I didn't change it but I tested it, it is ok.

Maybe the sustain thing is that the action is very VERY low, I don't know what is the name in english when the strings touch the fret and have that noise. But I have to take the guitar to a revision becasue is sounding like a banjo.

Scott: here in Chile we don't make difference between knob and pot

[dinkyjacksonman]

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Maybe the sustain thing is that the action is very VERY low, I don't know what is the name in english when the strings touch the fret and have that noise. But I have to take the guitar to a revision becasue is sounding like a banjo.



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I think it is called buzz.

[RacerX]

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Scott: here in Chile we don't make difference between knob and pot

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That is interesting. This is a pot:


and this is a knob:


They're 2 separate parts (knob gets installed on the pot shaft). So down there these 2 parts have the same word?

[angst]

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Yep, in many cases both will receive the name of "potenciometro".

[vwall]

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Enriwue, I set that action up super super low with no buxzz, it is common for some shifting esp when in trasit to another country/climate.

MAN!! I wish you were here, I could slap this baby back in shape like nothin!!!
Even so, If you dont know how to make the adjustments, Email me or get with me on IM and I will walk you thru step by step.

[dinkyjacksonman]

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Whatever it is called in chile, if you are trying to communicate in English, pot and knob are 2 different things that you should know.
Other wise it will complicates the conversation.

If the knob came of while in transit, it could happen.just put that back.
It only takes less than 10seconds.
If it is teh pot, no idea how it coud happen.
Maybe pushed hard from outside of the case maybe?

A neck can be snapped without opening the package because these sukkers at UPS/FEdex/Postal Service throw these boxes around while in transit.

Now I think both of you should discuss what you can do off the board.
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[RacerX]

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It was only the knob, Toru. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] You knob. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]