User Guide

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2 Pickups, 2 Volume controls and Master Tone, no selection switch

J-Bass Style wiring

Refer to Diagram #2

1) Install the Pickups and route the Pickup cables to the control cavity.

If the cables are too long, keep any excess under the pickup.

2) Mount the Volume and Tone controls into the body / pickguard.

Plug the Neck Pickup Cable onto the Neck Volume Control.

Plug the Bridge Pickup Cable onto the Bridge Volume Control.

3) Plug a coax cable from the Neck Volume Control to the Bridge Volume

Control.

4) Plug a coax cable from the Bridge Volume Control the the Master Tone Control.

5) Plug the output cable onto the Master Tone control and connect the output

wires to the output jack by pushing the connectors on as shown.

WHITE wire onto the TIP (T) contact,

BLACK wire onto the SLEEVE (S) contact

BLACK Battery Negative wire onto the RING (R) contact.

6) Plug the RED Wires of the pickups onto the V+ Supply Buss (RED Shroud)

along with the RED of the battery clip.

Extra pins on the V+ Supply Buss are for EMG Accessories.

7) Put the battery in the insulating foam piece provided and place it securely in the

control cavity. We suggest that you plug in the instrument and test it before

closing the control cavity.

RED WIRES

FROM PICKUPS

MASTER

VOLUME

OUTPUT

BATTERY

NEG (-) BLACK

B118

ACTIVE BALANCE

CONTROL

ACTIVE TONE

(VLPF)

BATTERY BUSS

NOTE REVERSED CONNECTOR

RED

EMG Active Neck Pickup

(Upper 3 pin header)

EMG Active Bridge Pickup

(Lower 3 pin header)

BOTTOM

VIEW

- 9V +

J SET Page 2

General Notes:

Every attempt has been made to make this a solderless installation.

There are some instances where this is not possible;

1) If your instrument uses the long panel output jack and you had passive pickups

you will need a new stereo output jack, the Switchcraft 152B is recommended.

Soldering to the new jack will be required, see Diagram #7 on page 3.

2) Power Supply tips are on page 4. If your instrument has a battery holder,

you are installing this pickup with an older EMG, or you want to supply your

instrument with +18 Volts, see page 4 for tips to avoid soldering.

Installation Instructions:

EMG Models: J,JA,J-CS SET (4/5-STRING)

VOLUME

B122rH

TONE

B124rH

VOLUME

B122rH

****Tips and Tricks**** Start your installation by:

1) Determine which type output jack your instrument has.

A Stereo 12B type is Included, but if you have a long panel jack

a SwitchCraft 152B Long Panel Jack will be required.

2) Remove the strings, remove any existing Pickups and controls

(remember the order and function of each control)

3) Determine a good spot for the Pickup Buss and make sure the

cable or wires from the selection switch will reach the Pickup Buss,

4) Install the EMG Volume and Tone Controls and tighten them in.

5) Then install the pickups keeping any excess cable under the pickup

rather than in the control cavity.

6) IMPORTANT: EMG Active pickups do not require a string ground wire!

DO NOT Reconnect the string ground, it is unnecessary.

Diagram #3 (preferred wiring order)

B125 Active Balance Control

Active Tone / Master Volume

NECK

PICKUP

BRIDGE

PICKUP

ABC

CONTROL

ACTIVE

TONE

MASTER

VOLUME

OUTPUT

JACK

- 9V +

OUTPUT

OUTPUT CABLE

NECK PICKUP

BRIDGE PICKUP

BR VOLUME

MASTER

TONE

NK VOLUME

Installation Instructions:

This installation can be used for instruments with 3 control positions like

the diagram above, but use a Balance control instead of 2 Volume controls.

The Active Tone Control shown in this diagram can be replaced with the

EMG-EXB Expander, or the EMG-BTC Control (Active Bass and Treble EQ).

BATTERY

NEG (-)

RED

BATTERY

BUSS

VOLUME

B122rH

Diagram #1

Insert the plug onto the 3 pin header

of the pickup as shown above.

Note the orientation arrow.

Diagram #2

Volume / Volume

Master Tone (Passive)