I put ZAkk Wylde, Emg's in my Gothic Explorer

leezoo · Jul 8, 2002

I put ZAkk Wylde, Emg's in my Gothic Explorer

I put them in this weekend, man they kick butt. Screaming harmonics, these are the first active PU's I have owned.I was thinking of putting them in my LP, replacing the 57 classics that are in there now and a few friends said I would not be happy. They were right as hot and as killer as these sound I would have lost that vintage Gibson LP tone,these have a really different vibe. Im amazed how at very high gain these stay very focused, you can hear every note no MUD at all. Real quiet no hum at all either, none. I did like the stock 500 and 498 that were in there stock but I always wanted to try these, glad I did, IMHO they are kind of a step up from stock.

Now all I need is a Bullseye paint job on the body for a Zakk Wylde Explorer.

kitty · Jul 9, 2002

you should stock up on 9 volt batteries too ...

leezoo · Jul 9, 2002

The battery is easy to get to , its mounted in the control cavity, 2 screws.They last around 3000 hours,for me thats quite a few months so Its ok.Ill trade the power and tone for changing a battery every 3 months. I still cant get over the clarity of these ever at high gain settings.

mesablue · Jul 9, 2002

Just be sure to unplug your guitar every time your done jamming. my brother eats batteries like candy because he never unplugs.
Much longer life if you unplugg every time your done.

Ian Anderson · Jul 9, 2002

You can also string two PP3s together in series for 18v - you'll get a bit more headroom and less frequent battery changes.

:hippy

Spose · Jul 9, 2002

Zakk EMG's

I'm going to be doing this to a R7 Custom.
Is there anything I should look out for?
What comes with the wiring harness, pots etc.?
Speaking of pots, do they offer the kit for the Historics with the short pots?

Thanks

leezoo · Jul 9, 2002

The ZW kit comes with everything you need except a battery. You get the long and the short pots,the battery harness,a new input jack,the PU's (of course) and some about 8 inch piece of wire I had no use for and all the directions.I had a little trouble figuring out the wiring,I was thrown only using 2 volumes and one tone in the Explorer when most of the directions focused on a Les Paul. I couldnt find this kit anywhere around town so I paid $179.00 including shipping off E-bay,I think I did ok,still love them

Spose · Jul 10, 2002

Thanks leezoo.
The kit had to be ordered, they said 6 weeks.
It's been about 4 so far, so I'm still waiting for it.

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