Active guitar pickups question.....emg?!
Question: i want to get a guitar with emg active pickups, and i know ill need to change the batteries?? so im wondering about how easy or difficult it is to do so. do i need to remove the strings, pickguard, pickups, etc.....
is it time consuming or what??
thanks
Answers: i want to get a guitar with emg active pickups, and i know ill need to change the batteries?? so im wondering about how easy or difficult it is to do so. do i need to remove the strings, pickguard, pickups, etc.....
is it time consuming or what??
thanks
Many guitars these days have an access "door" just for the battery, so it's just a matter of popping it open and changing. Before buying, look the guitar over or ask about the battery change; for every guitar there's a differing procedure. Some are like what you described. Keep in mind that if any part in your rig stays plugged in, the battery stays on in whatever that piece is; stomp box, guitar, tuner. Most last six to nine months when you disconnect right after playing.
Ask a pro at a guitar center for some help with that sort of thing.
ask someone you know who plays guitar
all you need is a sodering iron and you'll have to set up the pick-ups.
if you don't know how i'd take it to
a music store and see if they'd do it for
you. but if you want to do it yourself it'll take maybe an hour tops as long as you know what you're doing. i'd set up the pick-ups to your preference but try not to sink them in too much or raise them too high (especially because the active pick-ups will be a tad bit more responsive to feedback)
I had an EMG pickup in a Les Paul guitar many years ago and the battery fit under the plate in the back where you access the electronics for the tone and volume knobs. I just had take off four small screws. Pretty painless. The battery lasts forever anyway. Just remember to unplug your cable when your done playing.