Strat Bridge
Posted November 24, 2009
By admin
I have a Squier Strat and I want to put an EMG 81 in the bridge. Any help?
I've heard that this is impossible but I am stubborn and I realyl want to put in the pickup, what kind of modifications to I have to make, and how do I wire everything? None of the digriams help, no other diagrams help. It is an acitve pickup, I have a space for the battery, right next to the 5-way switch so that is taken care of. How do I wire? What do I do? Please help.
I think I've already answered your question before, no? Although I have yet to hear a REAL reason why you don't want to use the ones that are made for the strat. It's completely impossible*. You can not put a humbucking pickup into a single coiled style guitar. I've told you this already. Even if you do cut it correctly and wire it correctly, you will not get the same tone from an EMG. EMG active pickups are designed to make your guitar better. If you somehow achieve to put in the pickup, You will not have the same tone that an EMG should have. I don't see what's the big deal of returning a pickup to the dealer, and getting one that is made for your guitar. In fact, EMG pickups are probably one of the easiest pickups to install. I'll just give you a list what you have to do:
1) Remove the current pickup
2) Reroute the entire guitar (which is very laborious)
3) Match the remaining single coiled pickups to the humbucking pickup.
4) Install new pots.
5) Cut away slightly on the inside.
6) Re-modify current controls,
7) Move the bridge down 3 inches
Extend the body
9) Re-solder everything
*: I mean it's not completely impossible, but you don't have the skill to do the correct modifications if you are using Yahoo Answers, and can't understand the diagrams. The only way to achieve this is go to a shop. If you came into my shop, I'll give you a quick estimate: $250 approximately. You might as well have bought a guitar that has an EMG installed onto it already.
You have three options here, either: Hack away and go for it (risk of breaking the guitar), Return the pickups to the dealer, and buy ones that are made for the strat, or buy a new guitar all together with EMG's that are installed onto it already.
Just take my word.
-Nakayama Akira
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