EMG pup identification help.

[warwickhunt]

Pups in my Bolin are or appear to be, EMG 35DC pups BUT they also have another lettering pre/suffix - JA (see pic).  LukeFRC did the old Googly search and found that the pups in NS Bolin basses were custom wound... but are they?

 

Research tells me the 35DC are twin coil ceramic humbuckers.  However, the JA refers to their Jazz style pups (these are soapbar size/style)... it can't be both and I'd assume it is the twin coil under the hood but has anyone had a pair that is labelled as per mine.  I have emailed EMG but no response as yet.

 

 

[LeftyJ]

With EMG, 35 simply refers to the width of the housing (3.5") and DC indicates Double Coil. 

There is indeed a 35JA (without the DC prefix) which is a Jazz style pickup in a soapbar casing. 

 

Are the magnets strong enough to be able to feel where in the housing they are, maybe with a small screwdriver? 

[warwickhunt]

16 minutes ago, LeftyJ said:

With EMG, 35 simply refers to the width of the housing (3.5") and DC indicates Double Coil. 

There is indeed a 35JA (without the DC prefix) which is a Jazz style pickup in a soapbar casing. 

 

Are the magnets strong enough to be able to feel where in the housing they are, maybe with a small screwdriver? 

 

As the pic shows, it obviously says DC (dual-coil) but the JA is printed as well.  I'll try a screwdriver or similar, see if I can sense what is happening.  

[Doctor J]

Gently tap the top of the pickup with a screwdriver while it's plugged in. When you're tapping over one of the magnet blades, you'll know it. From what I could find, these are the coil setups they use in the 35DC shell. 

 

[warwickhunt]

2 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

Are the magnets strong enough to be able to feel where in the housing they are, maybe with a small screwdriver? 

 

That should have been my first port of call! 

 

They are defo a pair of Dual-Coil.  Pull all the way 'along' the pup and when testing width ways across the pup it repulsed the steel... quite strongly actually.  

 

I now need to gig this bass as it's been unused for a while but it is now fettled and set up!