EMG Quick Connect Cable for P Pickup - Where to Buy?

[mdr0430]

I've been scouring the internet looking for a P pickup EMG quick connect cable and cannot find one to purchase; I was hoping someone here at TB might know of somewhere. I contacted EMG and they will not sell me an individual cable, I was told I would need to buy an entire wiring kit.

I found a 3-pin J pickup quick connect cable yesterday on eBay that I ordered, but cannot find the 7-pin cable necessary for the P. I've attached some pictures for reference.

If anyone know where I can find one, please let me know. Thanks!

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Try Tower Hobbies. Those are the same type connectors used in radio control airplanes to connect the servos and radio gear,

 

[mdr0430]

Try Tower Hobbies. Those are the same type connectors used in radio control airplanes to connect the servos and radio gear,

Thanks for the suggestion. I just got on their website and there are a ton of connectors.

Do you by chance know a specific brand or keyword to use to narrow the search? If not, I might just contact them directly.

 

[M.R. Ogle]

The brands would be Futaba, JR, or Tower, or several others... but they're the same servo connector, just re-branded.

EDIT: Looks like the term is Futaba J connector

 

[mdr0430]

Thanks. I browsed through nearly all of them and could not find any that match the EMG P cable.

I'm contacting EMG again to see if they might be able to point towards any of their authorized retailers.

 

[mdr0430]

So after further examination, it looks like I'm an idiot and was searching for something that doesn't exist. I guess it's actually a 5-pin connector, not 7. I believe I use a 2-pin connector to connect the split coils together and then use the normal 3-pin connector to run into the preamp.

Does this sound correct?

 

[alembicguy]

So after further examination, it looks like I'm an idiot and was searching for something that doesn't exist. I guess it's actually a 5-pin connector, not 7. I believe I use a 2-pin connector to connect the split coils together and then use the normal 3-pin connector to run into the preamp.

Does this sound correct?

That's what i ended up doing. I used the standard 3 pin lead from pickup to preamp and used a extra 2 pin I had from a previous install. Works fine.
EMG customer service is becoming useless to their customers about this problem. BestBassGear has the leads but they are back ordered for 3-6 weeks.

 

[honeyiscool]

GFS Redactive cables uses the exact same connectors:

Redactives Individual Parts and Components

It's a good way to get cheap EMG cables. As for the 5-pin, you can always use a 3- and a 2-pin to get 5 pins.

 

[mdr0430]

I got my hands on some of the 3-pin and 2-pin connectors through a seller on eBay. That's a great link for the Redactive cables; they're about half the price of the EMG cables I bought.