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WhiteV
Joined: 21 Oct 2012
Posts: 4
Location: Pennsylvania
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Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:19 am |
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So I got an EMG 81 and 60 for my V79 and I put them in myself. They are new pickups with the old soldering pots and stuff. I followed the diagram exactly but the volume knobs are acting like tone knobes. I have resoldered it and it still hasn"t fixed it. I have no idea what to do. The pots work and it has a new battery. please help. I really don't want to take it anywhere to have it fixed. I emailed EMG but I got an email back saying they are gone till January 2nd.
Btw, It looks like I have all tone pots. Could that be the problem? |
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helltone
Joined: 10 Mar 2008
Posts: 666
Location: Dallas,TX.
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Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:43 am |
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You need to replace the pots too, I think active EMG's require 25k pots.
I also replied to your thread at MLP. |
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WhiteV
Joined: 21 Oct 2012
Posts: 4
Location: Pennsylvania
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Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:46 am |
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I did change the pots with the 25k pot that it came with. They are the older style pots but the pickups them selves are the newest ones.
Hahaha, Thanks. I figured I'd post it in a few forums just to get more answers  |
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helltone
Joined: 10 Mar 2008
Posts: 666
Location: Dallas,TX.
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Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:51 am |
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[quote="WhiteV"] They are new pickups with the old soldering pots and stuff. [quote]
O.k. I thought you had the original pots for the passive pickups. |
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WhiteV
Joined: 21 Oct 2012
Posts: 4
Location: Pennsylvania
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Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:59 am |
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Yeah. Sorry about that.  |
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GuitarGoat
Joined: 07 Aug 2007
Posts: 2740
Location: Southeast MI
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Fri Dec 28, 2012 1:43 am |
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Can you post a pic of the wiring? |
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Lanning is Killdozer
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
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Location: Earth
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Fri Dec 28, 2012 2:07 am |
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If you email EMG instead of asking on here they will get right back to you or call you to help you. I have had to do that a few times with them. They are good about it. |
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warmonger
Joined: 28 Apr 2011
Posts: 1737
Location: in the past
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Fri Dec 28, 2012 2:24 am |
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dont they have to have capacitors to act as tone knobs????
otherwise it sounds like bad pots. |
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GuitarGoat
Joined: 07 Aug 2007
Posts: 2740
Location: Southeast MI
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Fri Dec 28, 2012 2:33 am |
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| If you email EMG instead of asking on here they will get right back to you or call you to help you. I have had to do that a few times with them. They are good about it. |
I've done the same. They were really helpful. |
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WhiteV
Joined: 21 Oct 2012
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Location: Pennsylvania
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Fri Dec 28, 2012 2:45 am |
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I FIXED IT!  The grounding on the pots wasn't right
Btw, I emailed emg, they are off till the 2nd :/ |
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