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02-03-2013, 02:00 PM
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Owner and builder Clementbass | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central Florida | | | EMG 5 string P-J set question
How do you tell if an EMG "P" pup is for 4 or 5 string basses?
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02-03-2013, 02:01 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lansing, Michigan | | | That is an excellent question, usually its by what is written on the bottom of the pickup. What does yours say TJ?
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02-03-2013, 02:06 PM
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Owner and builder Clementbass | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central Florida | | | It just says EMG p I don't know if it really is for a 5?
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02-03-2013, 02:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lansing, Michigan | | It should say P5 if it was for a 5. http://www.emgpickups.com/content/wi...0230-0107A.pdf
I know EMG is using a stock photo for the webpage which is not helpful. 
I'm fairly certain if it's recent it would say p5 on the label on the back of the pickup, much like this photo of the box. EMG uses the same physical shell size for each pickup which makes determining it to be a P5 or P6 a label only thing.
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02-03-2013, 02:32 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | If you have a way of measuring the magnet width, the one in the P5 BEA side is 1.650" while the standard P is 1.2"
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02-03-2013, 02:36 PM
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Owner and builder Clementbass | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central Florida | | | any tricks for measuring it?
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02-03-2013, 02:43 PM
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02-03-2013, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM  Tap it with a screwdriver while plugged in? | Excellent suggestion. But then you have to wire it all up of course (even if bench tested, you need to hear it to diagnosis is). 
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02-03-2013, 06:35 PM
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02-04-2013, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM Tap it with a screwdriver while plugged in? | But won't it sound off if you tap it anywhere?
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Originally Posted by edwinhurwitz This is where that piece of plastic with iron filings in it comes in really handy. EMG used to even sell such a thing. | that would be sweet
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02-04-2013, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by tjclem But won't it sound off if you tap it anywhere? | No, it sounds louder right over the magnetic field. Try it! I used to use this technique to double check my wiring when working with some Bartolini triple coil pickups I had in my starfire for a while. Quote:
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This is where that piece of plastic with iron filings in it comes in really handy. EMG used to even sell such a thing.
| that would be sweet
| You could approximate this will some iron filings and a piece of paper, but you'd need to be careful or it could get messy.
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