Changing Pickups for the First Time
Changing Pickups for the First Time
So it was as simple as you said... took me longer to restring the thing than to put in the new pickup.
Only problem now is that I'm not sure if its working or if my guitar is having other issues.
I put it in the neck position. When I toggle between the two pickups I am getting pretty much identical sounds. I assuming they should sound quite a bit different.
So I dont know if I have a bum pickup, if my switch is having issues, or what.
Hrm.
crank up the guitar and tap on the neck pickup with a screwdriver or some other metal object. If its live, you will know it. If not, check all the connections. Make sure you don't have the pickup connector cable on backwards, it will only work one way. The side with the small arrow on it should be facing you.
It should be pretty easy for you to do yourself. The EMG's come with clip on connectors on the back of the pickups, so all you have to do is take the neck pickup out and put in the new one. No soldering or any mods at all. Should take you all of 5 minutes to do this. I would not worry about adding controls to your guitar, leave it as is.
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