TheArriaga88
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Has anyone had any experience with both solder and solderless versions?
any difference in tone?
any difference in tone?
afu said:The option to put the tone in series or parallel, where to put the switch in relation to the controls, and the option of easily adding EMG accessories (boosters/tone effects) is cool.
afu said:Height is a main contributor to distortion. EMG recommends that a person puts the pup as close as possible to the strings. This works fine, but it also overdrives easily. I currently only have the Het Set, but I have to back it off a little to make it clean up. The difference is 1/8" or so lower than normal, but I can play classic rock with it when I drop the volume and clean it up when it goes down further.
Get a screwdriver and turn it one full rotation at a time until you're happy. If you keep count, you can always put it right back where it was. The 18 volt mod for the 81/85 works wonders, too. The op amp that amplifies them distorts and compresses heavily at 9 volts, but does not at 18 volts. It'll still distort an amplifier, but the pickup itself will be clean and sound more "open".
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