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emgs doesnt make the 45tw!!!!!!

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firkinahsoul said:
You have to special order them now. They aren't an off the shelf model anymore. They didn't market them well, they really lack in marketing.
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and it takes it takes 6+ months to make them? C'mon...though I think the fault here is probably with the Regional distrubutor, and not so much with EMG...Rick has been great!
 
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Mine took two months. They are made when you order them.
The instructions suck. They give you an instruction book for guitar pickups.

The "quick connect" connector isn't keyed so I ended up putting it on backwards. You should see an arrow when it's right. A wiring diagram would be nice. I'd like to go parallel when in dual coil mode. Dual coil is a lot louder so I'm guessing the default is series like on the HZs.
 
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radmin said:
Mine took two months. They are made when you order them.
The instructions suck. They give you an instruction book for guitar pickups.

The "quick connect" connector isn't keyed so I ended up putting it on backwards. You should see an arrow when it's right. A wiring diagram would be nice. I'd like to go parallel when in dual coil mode. Dual coil is a lot louder so I'm guessing the default is series like on the HZs.
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Yeh, it ships with the book for the EMG 89 dual mode GUITAR pickup...I pointed out to them that the tone set up is usually not the same on guitars as bass, so the diagram wouldn't help the amatuer/layperson who's wiring it up...they sent me a diagram wiring one to a BT tone circuit, I can dig it up if anyone needs it, it's in .pdf format. Hopefully, they'll soon provide a bass specific dual mode handbook/spec sheet...
 
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radmin said:
I'd like to go parallel when in dual coil mode. Dual coil is a lot louder so I'm guessing the default is series like on the HZs.
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The TW is the same as a CS when in dual mode, which I'm pretty sure is parallel, not series...


Edit: this is from the EMG FAQ, it's for the 89, but the TW is the bass version of it, so it's the same principle:
Is there supposed to be a volume difference between the single coil and humbucking portions of the EMG-89?

There is a noticeable difference in gain between the single-coil and humbucking portions of the EMG-89. It's design reflects the fact that single-coils generally have less gain. Obviously, there are tone differences as well, but the gain difference is also a factor. You can compensate for the gain difference by putting an EMG-PA2 (pre-amp booster) on the single-coil portion of the EMG-89. However as the gain of the single coil is increased, there will be less difference in sound between the single-coil and humbucking portions of the EMG-89
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this doesn't answer the series/parallel, per se, but I'm willing to be corrected if they're wired in series and not parallel...either way, they sound great in my opinion!
 
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I emailled EMG about this a while back as I wanted some tech questions answered. They seemed to indicate that the CS is series. They also said both O/P's could be used simultaneously and were unclear as to whether there were two different pickups in the same housing, or that they buffered at the midpoint as well as the top of the series coil (my guess).
 
#12
Dharmabass said:
I emailled EMG about this a while back as I wanted some tech questions answered. They seemed to indicate that the CS is series. They also said both O/P's could be used simultaneously and were unclear as to whether there were two different pickups in the same housing, or that they buffered at the midpoint as well as the top of the series coil (my guess).
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Well, I had to e-mail Rick at EMG anyways about some Vintage Js I want to put in my Spector NS4JCR, so I asked him about that as well, we'll see what he sez!
 
#13
RevGroove said:
Well, I had to e-mail Rick at EMG anyways about some Vintage Js I want to put in my Spector NS4JCR, so I asked him about that as well, we'll see what he sez!
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heard back from Rick, here's his response:

Active: Each coil is treated independently by the preamp. Both coils are
summed electronically, so series/parallel doesn't come into the equation, as the coils are controlled individually.

Passive: More conventional. HZ's leave here wired for series output, to provide the most signal.
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So, there you have it!
 
#14
RevGroove said:
Yeh, it ships with the book for the EMG 89 dual mode GUITAR pickup...I pointed out to them that the tone set up is usually not the same on guitars as bass, so the diagram wouldn't help the amatuer/layperson who's wiring it up...they sent me a diagram wiring one to a BT tone circuit, I can dig it up if anyone needs it, it's in .pdf format. Hopefully, they'll soon provide a bass specific dual mode handbook/spec sheet...
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Well, Rick hasn't made one yet, but he sent me a diagram for the MMTW he drew up...actually two! Anyone interested can e-mail me at [email protected] and I'll send it to them, or I'll try to figure out how to post them here...this is going to be a popular pickup, the TW, sounds PHENOMENAL in my fretless at the bridge spot coupled with a J at the neck...so sweet...
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