Chris S Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Alright! I've been looking in to EMG pickups for a while, i just want that extra quality! I have a schecter styletto which has pickups with a 4.5" housing. The only EMG's that are a 4.5" housing are the 6 string pickups. I believe these use blade magnets so shouldn't cause a problem if used with a 4 string bass... am i right? Any advice would be ace - also sorry if this question has been asked before! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 don't quote me, but i would image if they are blade magnets as you said, there will be no problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarhead Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 [quote name='BassManKev' post='346253' date='Dec 5 2008, 11:10 AM']don't quote me, but i would image if they are blade magnets as you said, there will be no problem[/quote] That's what I'm thinking. I wouldn't use 6 string pickups with pole pieces because of the different string spacings, but otherwise it should be OK. Zach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris S Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 Yeah well the website says they have "parallel placed coils" which i can only assume basically means dual blade magnets. I bloody hope they're alright anyway, ive just ordered two Cant wait to hear the difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 you won't be disappionted fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 [quote name='BassManKev' post='346253' date='Dec 5 2008, 11:10 AM']don't quote me, but i would image if they are blade magnets as you said, there will be no problem[/quote] Wot he said +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matte_black Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 You should check the blade magnets layout first. You shouldn't have problems but a weird layout could leave a string without the proper field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 [quote name='Chris S' post='346248' date='Dec 5 2008, 10:59 AM']Alright! I've been looking in to EMG pickups for a while, i just want that extra quality! I have a schecter styletto which has pickups with a 4.5" housing. The only EMG's that are a 4.5" housing are the 6 string pickups. I believe these use blade magnets so shouldn't cause a problem if used with a 4 string bass... am i right? Any advice would be ace - also sorry if this question has been asked before! Cheers[/quote] Hope this goes well for you - doesn't the Schecter Stilleto come with EMG pickups as standard though? I bought one in 2005 and it did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrow Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) [quote name='BassManKev' post='346253' date='Dec 5 2008, 11:10 AM']don't quote me, but i would image if they are blade magnets as you said, there will be no problem[/quote] yes i used an EMG 45DC in my 4 string...the blade magnets were full width so it worked ok only when the blades are staggered as in the 30/35HB..precision style in a rectangular shape...would a 45 or 50 perhaps not pickup the signal the blades being finite lengths to suit string spacing.. Edited January 4, 2009 by mrcrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris S Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 [quote name='megallica' post='370024' date='Jan 4 2009, 04:04 PM']Hope this goes well for you - doesn't the Schecter Stilleto come with EMG pickups as standard though? I bought one in 2005 and it did[/quote] Yeah the newer ones come with the cheaper EMG-HZ ones, which i believe are just basic pickups. My styletto was bought probably back in 2003, and in all honesty the basic schecter pickups it came with were pretty pants. Now that im in a serious band i thought i should really invest in a good sound as i love the way this bass plays. I came across a few problems with fitting them, in that they were too large... The 35DC's on the other hand would have been too small though and would have just looked completely daft. I spoke to a guy in my local village who is a professional classical guitar maker, and he said he'd route out the pickup holes in order to make the new ones fit, and redress the fretboard for 40 quid! Bargain. I've had these fitted for about a week and i have to say the sound is stunning. Im desperate to gig with them now! =] One thing i did notice while wiring them up, the diagram states that if you are running two pickups, you will only have one tone control (which i found a bit strange :/) But either way, i've wired it as it says and they sound great! Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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