skibum5545 Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 I have an EMG P-J set of pickups, and am using them in a body I am about to build. However, I can find no mention anywhere of how to install them. For one thing, how deep should the routed cavities be? Also, the pickups I have were purchased used, and did not come with installation instructions or adjustment screws. Is there any place where I can buy new screws, or any screws I could buy from a hardware store? What would be great is a step-by-step description of going from paper to router to installing the pickups. I couldn't find a tutorial on the site. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWishICouldShred Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 www.emginc.com or www.emgpickups.com will give you diagrams that the pcikups came with. The depth of the cavity kind of depends on the depth of the adjustment screws, so pick some up at a hardware store and work from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted February 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Unfortunately, the instructions at EMG's website are for if you plan to use the pups as replacements on a currently routed body. Also, this is my first bass EVER, and since the pickup doesn't come with mounting screws, I know just less than diddly squat. How does the mounting work that you can screw down a screw, and have the pickup follow it, instead of just sitting there in the bottom of the rout? Is there a spring pushing back? Also, is it a wood screw directly into the body, or a machine screw into a nut or insert of some kind? I'm talking SERIOUSLY back to basics here. Sorry to be so naive about this, but a 2nd grade level lesson here would really be a lot of help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 I'd recommend you build the body, assemble the entire guitar and string it. then measure for the pickup cavity depths and rout them. when thats done disassemble and finish the guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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