PuP help

[mustaine-who?]

Need some help here. I just picked up a SL-1, and I'd like to run a SD Black-out in the bridge. Is my only option for the middle/neck EMG SA's or S's?

[z1n]

You can mix the active with passives but I have never tried it. Maybe look at http://www.emgpickups.com/support.asp for some wiring diagrams. I got this from EMGs website:

Can I mix EMG's with passive pickups?
It is possible to mix EMG's with passive pickups. There are three possible wiring configurations; one is better than the other two.

Use the high impedance (250K-500K) volume and tone controls. The problem is that the high impedance controls act more like a switch to the EMG's. The passive pickups, however, will work fine. If you have a guitar with two pickups and two volume pots, with a three-way switch, there is another alternative. Use the 25K pots for the EMG, and the 250K pots for the passive pickup. This way you can use one or the other with no adverse affects, but with the switch in the middle position the passive pickup will have reduced gain and response.

Use the low-impedance (25K) volume and tone controls provided with the EMG's. The problem here is that the passive pickups will suffer a reduction in gain and loss of high-frequency response.

This is the best alternative. Install an EMG-PA-2 on the passive pickups. There are two benefits to doing this. With the trimpot on the PA-2, you can adjust the gain of the passive pickups to match the EMG's. The PA-2 acts as an impedance matching device so you can use the low-impedance EMG controls (25K) without affecting the tone of the passive pickups. You will also be able to use other EMG accessory circuits such as the SPC, RPC, EXB, EXG, etc. For this application, we recommend ordering the PA-2 without the switch for easy installation on the inside of a guitar.

[straycat]

Why not use duncan single coils?I have tried the active/ passive combinations and it sounds like canned ass IMO.
There are plenty of other singles that smoke the EMG sigles JMO again
Duncan classic stacks can do it all.Tom Anderson singles kick ass too.
Take it from me the end result of mixing them is not worth the time believe me!

[z1n]

Why not use duncan single coils?I have tried the active/ passive combinations and it sounds like canned ass IMO.
There are plenty of other singles that smoke the EMG sigles JMO again
Duncan classic stacks can do it all.Tom Anderson singles kick ass too.
Take it from me the end result of mixing them is not worth the time believe me!

I think the bridge pickup he wants to use (SD Black-out) is an active pickup which is why I suggested the active/passive so he is not stuck with the EMG's in the neck and middle positions. This would allow him to use passive duncan single coils instead of the EMG SA's or S's.

[straycat]

OK I gotcha.

[JetFixxxer]

http://www.emginc.com/text/wiring.html

http://guitarelectronics.zoovy.com/category/wiringresources/

http://www.guitarnucleus.com/schems.html

http://www.1728.com/guitar.htm

http://www.lennonstudios.com/pickup.html

[jrnic]

There are some other "no name" brand active single coils I have seen on eBay. Might be worth giving them a try.

[Mr Metal]

You can try Seymour Duncan Livewire Classic or Livewire Hot also......They are active and in single coil size..........

See

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/electric/stratocaster/index.php?page=2

and

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/electric/stratocaster/index.php?page=3

[mustaine-who?]

Thanks bro's...

Thanks Bros...

The problem with the livewires are they are 18volt, and the Black-out is 9volt. One of the guys that works at SD regularly posts on the SD board, and he reccomended against using 18volt on the black-out.

I may have to go passive, and use the Blackout on my Reverse Dinky.