Installation

- 9V +
NECK
VOLUME
OUTPUT
T
R
S
OUTPUT CABLE
BRIDGE
VOLUME
ACTIVE
TONE
NOTE REVERSED CONNECTOR!
BATTERY
BUSS
BRIDGE PICKUP
NECK PICKUP
Diagram #1
Powering up the pickups:
If your existing active pickup cables don’t have the connector for the
power buss, simply use some needle nose pliers and pull out the
V+ header and solder the RED Wires of the EMG Pickups to any
of the pins on the header. Also, don’t forget to solder the RED Wire
of the battery clip to one of the header pins of the buss as well.
Like all EMG Accessory products, the VLPF uses EMG’s 5-pin connector.
Diagram #1 to the right shows how the plug-in connectors are installed.
Be sure to reverse the input connector as shown.
Since there are a variety of installations in which the VLPF can be installed it
is impossible to show every installation in this data sheet. Some of the simpler
installations have been chosen. More diagrams are available at our website
http://www.emgpickups.com.
Diagrams #2 and #3 illustrate installations that have a single pickup and
do not use a selection switch.
Page 3 has diagrams that have 2 pickups and a selection switch.
Page 4 has diagrams that have 3 pickups and use the B161v4 five position
selection switch/buss. If you have the B161v4, refer to that data sheet where
more options regarding the 3-pickup instruments are available.
Keep in mind that all of the EMG Accessory controls can be substituted for one
another since they all have buffered inputs and utilize the same 5-pin connnector.
So, if you decide you would rather use the EXG instead of the VLPF, simply unplug
the VLPF and replace it with the EXG.
Installation Instructions:
EMG Models: VLPF-G and VLPF-B
VLPF Page 2
Solder RED wires from both
EMG Pickups and the
RED wire of the Battery Clip
and re-insert the Header
into the insulation cover
1
2
3
Note: Reversed connector! Pins 1 and 2 are reversed.
Make sure the connectors are plugged on as shown.
All of the EMG Active controls use the same 5-pin connector
shown below.
Diagram #2
One Pickup
One Volume
One VLPF
OUTPUT
T
R
S
FROM PICKUP
BATTERY
NEG (-)
RED
RED
BATTERY
BUSS
OUTPUT CABLE
MASTER
VOLUME
- 9V +
VLPF
ACTIVE TONE
RED
Diagram #3
Two Pickup
Two Volumes
One Master Tone (VLPF)
NOTE:
REVERSED CONNECTOR
If you are installing EMG-HZ Passive Pickups refer to
their diagrams. The Red Wire of the HZ Pickup is NOT
for battery power, it is a coil wire.