Kirk Hammett Gibson V Custom Shop Battery?.
Kirk Hammett Gibson V Custom Shop Battery?.
Hi guys - just saw those Kirk Hammett Gibson Custom Shop V's They made 100 of em..
Curious to know where the battery compartment is for the EMG's?
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if you put the battery under a pickguard, just get a 9v lithium battery. the one in my charvel's going on a few years already with no loss of output strength. I have many guitars, so I don't play that particular one every day, but it gets its fair share of use. it's really a non-issue having it under the pickguard. the lithium is more for the increased shelf life (no leaking alkalines under the pickguard). just remember to unplug the guitar when you're not playing.
honestly the external power supply is way more of a hassle than removing the pickguard every couple of years. you have to carry the box around with your guitar and use the stereo instrument cable. you should be removing the pickguard with that frequency anyway to do regular maintenance/cleaning electronics/etc.
I used to have one and its under the pick guard. My guitar tech told me it was jammed in there and hard to get at but he was able to change the battery for me.
Also, I don't think it was mentioned but make sure you keep the guitar unplugged. If you leave you cable connected it will still drain the battery.
Probably under the pickguard.