gsgleason
First Lieutenant   Posts: 4 Registered: 5/27/2004 Status: Offline
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posted on 5/27/2004 at 17:19 |
Hi there. I have an EMG 81 in the bridge position of my Ibanez RG-560.
Whenever I put the 5 position toggle switch into either of the two
positions to use that EMG, I hear a loud buzzing sound out of the amp.
I took off the back plate of the guitar to examine the wiring, but it's a
rat's nest in there! Rather than mess with it and make the situation worse.
Any thoughts?
Also, if I were to rewire the whole thing, how hard is that?
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brian
Moderator   Posts: 1042 Registered: 12/22/2003 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/27/2004 at 17:34, Reply 1 |
Sounds like a grounding problem to me. Sometimes it's better to start from
stratch when you know where all the wires are and where they go.
makes a good weekend project. 
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schwim
Captain   Posts: 153 Registered: 5/19/2004 Status: Offline |
 posted on 5/28/2004 at 00:03, Reply 2 |
Check out this article at GuitarNuts:
Linkie
thingie to technical doodad
Might help you out quite a bit if you decide to rewire(or shield).
thanks,
json
[Edited on 5/28/2004 by schwim]
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gsgleason
First Lieutenant Posts: 4 Registered: 5/27/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/28/2004 at 10:01, Reply 3 |
That is a good article. Would anything be different for my active
pickups?
[Edited on 5/28/2004 by gsgleason]
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schwim
Captain Posts: 153 Registered: 5/19/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/28/2004 at 14:27, Reply 4 |
If like others I've seen, yes, but only in added routing. You'll need to
write yourself a schematic as you go, and that's about the jist of it.
You should be able to keep the theory of sheilding and cleaning the
connections as with the passive pickups.
I think it would help you out greatly. It was an eye opener for me.
thanks,
json
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Telefreak
Moderator  Posts: 440 Registered: 1/12/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/30/2004 at 19:35, Reply 5 |
The only real difference between the wiring for a standard humbucker and an
EMG 81 is that you have to wire in the power supply, but thats no big
deal.
You may want to check out the EMG website because they have some good
wiring diagrams.
http://www.emginc.com/support.asp ____________________
Technology, not technique
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