Summer NAMM '10 - EMG Pickups Solderless Pickups w/ Rob Turner

http://www.premierguitar.com PG's Brett Petrusek is On Location in Nashville, TN, for the 2010 Summer NAMM Show where he visits the EMG Pickups booth. In this segment, EMG's founder Rob Turner talks us through their new solderless pickups which will eventually include most of their pickup models.

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[livepunx]

well guys now we can play on and airplane ,thumbs up.

[ByFaith747]

@gargbaby2

I think he was talking about Texas. haha

[mcbm1991]

I feel like a lot more maintenance comes with this. A soldered connection (if done right) will last what seems like forever. I feel like you'd constantly have to get in your guitar and reconnect these (especially as they age) and clean the contacts. If the maintenance isn't increased however, this is a really great idea. Anyone tried this system with a strat?

[Biggerbyte]

There is only one problem with this kit. It is designed to be used with these EMG pickups and the like. What if we want to go solderless using another brand pickup?

[roibasses]

Alembic did this 30 years ago...

[flowerdrop1]

EMG seems far ahead of other PUP companies

[albertos95adsr]

this is an exelent idea!!! every pickup company must do this !!!

[JYZProductions]

@OzziePete1 alright I see what you mean , well funny story for the EMGs I got, the box was beat up and since it was overstock I paid 100$ for the set.. so because it didn't fit my Beast (BC Rich) I just posted it up on craigslist and made retail (i live in a big city).. well if i understand right the solution to that problem is probably widening the hole for the neck pickups cavity. but I do see what you mean, email Rob and he may take it into consideration for future generations

[OzziePete1]

@JYZProductions The pots etc. fitted in well, the guitar is meant to be set up like a Les Paul - 1 Toggle, 2 Pickups, 2 Volume, 2 Tone. The problem lies underneath the solid top of the guitar body. The channel from the neck pickup to the control cavity was too narrow to take the sockets from the EMG 89 AND the Toggle wires. You end up cutting the 89 pickup wires, feeding thru the wires from both ends of the channel and then soldering them back once the connection is made. Not exactly solderless.

[JYZProductions]

@smashingpumpkin1986 with actives I'm sure you don't need a ground wire , I'm sure Rob mentioned it if you want to be 100% sure.

[JYZProductions]

@OzziePete1 is the guitar a les paul because they have taller pots you can get, i learned this when I bought a Zakk Wylde set and the pots where too big for my BC Rich so I sold them on craigslist.

[JYZProductions]

@OodlesOfBr00tals its something like velcro if I heard Rob right, you attach it to the part of the control cavity you want , connect everything and you're ready to rock.