EMG OMG! - are these EMG branded pickups FAKES? - (Obviously they are, but lets take a look inside)

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[@ScienceofLoud]

You're not wrong, I DO be thinking about pickups all day long.

[@60CycleHumcast]

I KNEW IT!

[@howardmaryon]

See my comment, Colin....

[@phantom_spaceman]

I read this with a Scottish accent in my head.

[@georgewoelfel4691]

They say men think of sex every 7 seconds. If you’re thinking of pickups the other remaining seconds, somehow you confused pickups and picking up girls during your education. You’ve got something called erotic transference.

[@markpetten9777]

@@phantom_spaceman me too

[@johnhmaloney]

I'm really surprised that EMG is letting them get away with that. But it looks great with a zebra pickup and would probably rock with a proper DiMarzio in it.

[@onomado]

I concur... DiMarzio tone Zone bridge and air Norton neck setup.. A m a z I n g tones!

[@Zombie_13x33]

They are made in china maybe? It's legal there

[@Zombie_13x33]

Why they sell 2ith fakes would be a whole northern thing lol

[@martinemesguitar]

Gibson haven't stopped China making fake les pauls with Gibson on the headstock, so if they can't stop it no one can.

[@kirkhammster1]

I did Stumble on this and other video about that Explorer style a year later and I checked out thier site and They Get away with much more, they Make Replicas with Brand Logo and some slight key diffrence but they have ESP Replicas wirth ESP logo and Artist signature models. I.E ESP KH2 Ouija, Dean Dimebag Dean From Hell ETC...

[@GnMReviews]

I picked up one of the custom ones with a crazy graphic and barbed wire inlay, because the tackier the better. If the bones are as solid as they seem it'll be a great project.

[@opensourceq]

swapping those pickup leads when you were trying to fix the ground put your middle position either into/out-of-phase depending on what it was before

[@rindred]

Thoughts: 1) EMG fakey fake fake. 2) Install the GFS humbucker; the fake has too much of the BAD microphonic-ness. Bonus: double zebrabuckers = cool factor. 3) Pull the tailpiece and use sandpaper to take the finish off where the wire touches; also, make sure the ground connects properly to the output jack (you may have to sand it, too). 4) Bump up to 11s - if you want beef, go with a set of medium GHS Boomers. Style points for top-wrapping the tail. 5) White paint jobs are basically prime for any refinish - 3M maroon scuff pad to take the shine off, and repaint however you want (you could even just hand-draw on it) before spraying clear over the finished product. 6) Or you could just sticker-bomb it if you have a stock of swag stickers. 7) Killswitch...if you're going to do that you need the red arcade type, leave the guitar white, and pretend you're Buckethead.

[@MrCarsandguitars]

Top wrapping is for boomers

[@kians1339]

I got a Klein Tools MM300 Multimeter from Home Depot a few years ago. Only cost me $30 and has yet to fail me, def reccomend it.

[@richardcramp2850]

Green and bear are ground red is hot and black and white go together and I forgot to say that's usually how it is with Amazon pickups I don't know anything about this pickup just a suggestion

[@samkumar3281]

That bass in the wall .,we know that bass is super happy 😁

[@jamesjohanson5675]

They are NOT floating in resin.. it is just a resin seal and underneath there is standard parafine.. the microphonicness can actually be sorted out if you drill atiny hole in the resin and re-wax-pot them :) but then they still dont sound as the real EMGs.. you are better off with a standard open coil pair by say fleor or belcat buckers if you want to save on pickups.

[@robingreer8098]

Did you check with EMG as to whether they supply to BadCat / or ask them to verify (or not) the pickups? I assume that the Metallica /James Hetfield endorsement is fake also.

[@TheDarkEternalKnight07]

It is

[@aliensporebomb]

The biggest giveaway for me is that generally EMGs are powered by a 9 V battery which has a separate set of conductors. This pick up did not have that. It also did not have the EMG quick connect system built into the pick up. In fact if you look on the back of the black goop you could actually see the pole pieces kind of sticking very strange to say the least!

[@JohnDoe-iv6gl]

I wonder if the EMG Hot 70 are also fake on the Fusion guitars. I see the real ones have screws on one of the pickups...

[@insulartomb]

please put EET HUM on this guitar. the grounding issue sealed the deal

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

I didn’t see a battery compartment in the back during your unboxing. So I was suspecting they weren’t real. Put some Super Distortions in that sucker.

[@terryenglish7132]

EMG makes excellent passives

[@J_Braz_]

I have two Harleys. The ex modern with the emg 81/60s and a fusion III hard tail roasted maple with the retro hot 70s. Both are are pretty good. The fusion is my favorite of the two. It has incredible sustain even when unplugged. The ex modern is way to light for me, a neck dives horribly. The fusion III is light too but for whatever reason it's sounds better. I also have a 2014 Ltd ex-360 with the EMG 81/60s that blows both Harleys out of the water. Also a 07, Ltd ex-400 with same 81/60 combo that is nice too. I haven't removed any of the pickups to see what's what yet.

[@danielpayne3336]

You can by these on Ali baba from many stores middle finger inlays, fake EMG's and some calling it James Hetfield Eet Fuk model all Bad Cat did was put a waterslide decal on it

[@alexcorona]

Fluke multimeters are the standard, I would recommend getting one that measures capacitors. It was game changing for me.

[@Ottophil]

Flukes(all DMM’s, because you’re right fluke is the best) are awful for measuring capacitance man. Use a properly calibrated LCR meter

[@johngonzales8224]

black is always line and green is always ground and unshielded is common or ground, the stuck is metric if you need to run a new wire its easy to get out if its just the powder coating just lightly file it.

[@justarel]

Odd all of the pickups i've bought new had schematics that show red and white tied together unless you were coil tapping, black as ground and tied to the shielding, and green going to the switch or volume pot for switchless setups. Good example are humbucker pups from Guitar Madness out of Florida which all have the same lead layout.

[@99bigjim]

that is not true at all... you have to read schematic for each model

[@Gennari11389]

Mine just showed up today, except with an ESP logo on it lol My pick ups sound weak though, not sure if that’s a ground issue/wiring it just the pick ups suck. Very little saturation on the high gain amp settings Ordered a real set of KH EMG’s, with new switch, so it’ll all be solderless Now I’m tempted to swap bridge parts since you mentioned about conductivity with it Also have some 10 size strings to go on too, these strings seem thing in the bottom

[@mightyV444]

At the very least, it should've said "EMG-designed" on those pick-ups, or something to that degree. That replacement pick-up improved the sound immensely! ...and I'm surprised I'm not subscribed to this channel! I'm pretty sure it was also here where I'd watched a very good Squier Starcaster video a while ago! 😃👍

[@60CycleHumcast]

For accuracy it would have to say “slapped a EMG logo on some random junk pickup” - steve

[@endoamuse]

First thought... reminds me of EVH's early white Ibanez Destroyer that became, "The Shark". Second thought.... the fretboard inlays look like hands flipping the bird, I agree.😆 Cool guitar!

[@ogorkiszony_]

This guitar is inspired by James Hetfield's guitar. The original was an ESP MX-220 Explorer with middle finger inlays and 81-60 EMG pickups

[@dcinsc]

Firefly has an Explorer that has that same fretboard.

[@wordsmith451]

Do you have any suggestions for dealing with installing Fishman moderns? As a novice, I feel like crying. The wiring diagrams and instructions aren't much help, and they pretty much just say "eh, leave it to a pro." But I wanna do it!

[@60CycleHumcast]

Not familiar with these pickups - steve

[@Richard94758]

Emgs dont need soldering. Emg has pings that have solid cable

[@douchecraft3113]

Nasty comment: "Your beard is the best beard I've ever seen. How do I get that beard??".

[@robrobertson2661]

You should paint it green and use it as a green screen.

[@fatredditmod]

Imagine believing the pickups were genuine EMG when paying $250 for the entire guitar

[@GavinMorris1]

Can I ask what the mic is on the Princeton? It looks lovely! (I'm a discerning buyer :) )

[@60CycleHumcast]

It's a Cascade Fat Head 2 ribbon mic. - steve

[@johnro6659]

Was the guitar supposed to come with actives or passive PUs. I see no 9v battery that would be the clue they are only passive pick ups. I did check and EMG does resin fill even their passives not sure about older options. A lot of guitars I have that came with passive EMGs all have EMG HZ on the cover.

[@60CycleHumcast]

The website doesn't have any information on the guitar. I found a listing on ebay that has some incorrect info for the body/wood, but no info on the pickups. You're absolutely right that EMG makes passives in their EMG-HZ line as well as the Select by EMG line. The assumption based on the model and pickup covers is that these would be an 81/85 set, but it's definitely not those nor do they appear to be anything else from EMG - steve

[@johnro6659]

@@60CycleHumcast Badcat gives no info on the guitar as far as specs go. I have to say they are selling guitars with knock of pick ups.

[@freddykruger3320]

Real emgs have raised legs, the fakes have flat legs. At least that is how it is on the active versions. The raised legs are to accommodate the solderless connections, which even the fakes have. Also the fakes are not that noisy for me, not as deep or throaty as the real thing , but this can also be model specific.

[@TheM00ndawg]

are the pick ups in phase with each other, is that the issue with the buzz?

[@DJBuglip]

Swapping hot and ground will reverse your polarity.

[@DJBuglip]

Good job isolating that ground issue, wow, I wouldn't have thought of that.

[@bfunley]

What distortion pedal is that?

[@yactabay]

At 20:22 you said I could leave you a rude & nasty comment: Good videos but you have to stop the forced laughing on all your videos. You laugh where a laugh is not called for and worse it most often sounds like a cackle. I’m not a jerk, man. You’re nice, informative and all. I now understand why you put the notice when one clicks to comment. Remember, you permitted critique on this time. Keep the good videos coming.

[@60CycleHumcast]

That's just how I laugh, it's not forced.

[@yactabay]

@@60CycleHumcast ok ok, again, wasn’t trying to be a jerk. Great job. Take care🙂

[@Eliphas_Elric]

"Black Tasha Yar killing goo". Bruh, too soon.

[@moogsynth87]

Can I have the neck pickup? I’ve been looking for a cheep microphonic pick up for a project.

[@derekwright5564]

Emg passive puckups have a wierd setup. They have solderless hookup with extra wires from what I remeber, I have a set in my drawer that I pulled out of a Jackson rr3 that I bought.

[@Andrew_182]

They should also be branded as EMG HZ though, if they were authentic passive EMGs

[@derekwright5564]

@@Andrew_182 They are

[@Andrew_182]

@@derekwright5564 They are what? Because they are not authentic EMGs.

[@cameinsecond]

Ohh those poor strings from the conditioner >.

[@METALPLUSGAMING]

i have same set emg fakes too. and it's super microphonic

[@boggsty]

Yep these are super fake. IIRC 81s do also have blades or bars as magnets

[@velutumbra]

Those EMG are NOT fake: it stands for Electro Magnetic Gooey. As for the neck pickup, why not stripping it and giving it a hot bath? If you like the sound, it might be worth it. You might even be able to add a coil tap switch, which for playing Apache is a must.

[@dennismoes7281]

Fastest way to check is: A do we need a battery. B 25k pots

[@sassycat]

That guitar is crying for a refinish.

[@60CycleHumcast]

lol, I dont want to put that much effort into it, but I am planning on 'decorating' it.

[@UnhungHero]

@@60CycleHumcast "eet fuk" or "more beer"are the only appropriate decorations given the guitar it's modeled after

[@insulartomb]

@@UnhungHero gotta do EET HUM

[@MikeLute]

I`d let the fake nack EMg stay. I make a nice effect and you could use it as a mic for some experimental stuff ;-)

[@tenlittleindians]

EMG's are good? I picked up a strange guitar at an estate sale a couple of decades ago that has EMG pickups in it. I've never tried it. It looks like some kid sanded down an old Fender of some kind and cut the horns off to make it an original but he never finished it. He stuck a set of EMG pickups in it and apparently got stuck on the wiring. I bought it because I noticed the tuners were marked Fender.

[@terryenglish7132]

Even Selects , their budget line sound really good. Not traditional tho.

[@60CycleHumcast]

EMGs are very good at being EMGs. They're not for everyone, but if you like what they do, then they're great. - steve

[@georgewoelfel4691]

Yeah where is the battery?

[@carlmcgregor2707]

When you said you were going to cut the top off the pup; I was expecting a dremel style tool, not an industrial attack haha

[@jaklcide]

Need to take the top off this little plastic box "grabs f'n angle grinder"

[@moonchild4806]

what is an angle grinder but a really big dremel

[@marianogonzalez9760]

right? I expected a surgeon an there comes a butcher😅

[@andym2612]

Something similar happened to me about 30 years ago. I bought a Les Paul copy, my first guitar with humbuckers. After I got it home and restrung it I thought I'd take the cover off one of the humbuckers. To my dismay there was only a single coil hiding under the cover. Fauxbuckers.

[@waytospergtherebro]

And then you found out what a P90 was.

[@iainjohnston4070]

After the Low End Lobster thing with the Gretsch. I used magnetic paper on the "Humbuckers" of my Epiphone Viola. Not humbuckers.

[@stephenhookings1985]

I still don't know - never used one. Am I missing out?

[@andym2612]

@@waytospergtherebro A P-90 with the cover off shouldn't look exactly like a single coil, with a space next to it to place another single coil.

[@andrewmize823]

I had the exact same thing happen to me with an LP copy--I think it was a Lotus? I took them out to swap them with pickups from a cheap Ibanez, and sure enough--metal humbucker covers with single coil pickups underneath.

[@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd]

No Chinese copy has real EMGs unless you specifically ask them to include them which is an up charge. They all have the same looking EMGs with the same font and font color. Also there is zero shielding in the pickup and control cavities.

[@brendanflaherty6696]

Not only did it kill Tasha Yar, but now it’s time travelled to the past and hidden inside these terrible, terrible pickups. I’ve got a bone to pick with that goo!

[@theonlyrobot]

This is all Q's fault. Probably.

[@DavidRavenMoon]

That’s black epoxy. The coils probably weren’t wax potted first. You still have to do that with epoxy encapsulation. The epoxy didn’t seep to the top of the pickup. So there’s an air bubble there. That’s probably why they are microphonic.

[@andon5150]

While it's fine that guitar brands like this one try to get exposure in youtube, it's not nice they put fake-brand parts for everyone to see. I mean, whoever is making these pickups is actually selling them to appear as real EMGs, deceiving unaware/uninformed customers. We all know this guitar is an affordable one, but this brand didn't do it right IMO. If I were you, I wouldn't showcase this guitar anymore, I mean you might have to keep telling the story of the pickups forever which is not worth of your time. Cheers!

[@MashaT22]

I agree. I would not give BadCat anymore time of day. Makes Ryan indirectly complicit by continuing to show the guitar brand once he discovers there are intentionally fake bootleg parts. I’d even argue that he should remove all his videos that feature their products . . . and encourage other KZbinrs to do the same and boycott this brand too. Doing so might make the brand think twice and change their ways - they can make inexpensive, great guitars without blatantly ripping off other brands and going so far as to fool people who don’t know better. Nobody knew about BadCat until KZbinrs started showing their products, after all. Use that platform to hopefully invoke change!

[@frankfarklesberry]

Why did Bad Cat not worry about the fake EMG's being exposed, and thereby losing all credibility?

[@Andrew_182]

Because they had no credibility to begin with. Looking at their site they're selling almost exclusively knockoff/copies (likely sourced from the Chinese factories known for this stuff) complete with headstock shapes. They aren't concerned about that, so why would they be concerned about fake pickups?

[@idiotburns]

@@Andrew_182 Yes, this exactly

[@djlehara]

I bet they closed already

[@likcxs1530]

@@djlehara nah 😂

[@terryenglish7132]

For guitar measurements , a meter that measures capacitance and inductance as well as resistance is very worthwhile.

[@Taallyn]

I wasn't expecting this video to turn into an episode of Mythbusters, but there Ryan was with an angle grinder tearing something apart.

[@shocko77]

HA BLACK TASHA YAR KILLING GOO AMAZING

[@InTheSh8]

When I put passive humbuckers into my Schecter Hellraiser I also had a buzz and learned for the first time that in an active guitar there is no ground wire for the bridge or strings needed. So, maybe they thought those are active EMGs when they build the guitar, haha!

[@georgeprice4212]

Cheaper than cheap pickups, if they have that much resin on there and are still microphonic. Do have to say, though, that even with the distortion you had on there when you got it, it didn’t scream like it was on a Nirvana album.

[@georgeprice4212]

As far as the bootleg EMG’s, probably done to make it as close to Hetfield’s as possible. (And, if you ever join a Who cover band, you could use it for Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere’s breakdown - with all the feedback and rapid fire toggle switching!)

[@andresilva8444]

I have wires with crocodile clips at each end and clamp it before making the connections permanent. allows for a lot of experimenting with no hassle. If I am experimenting on a strat style I have two pickguards, one on the guitar with the pickups mounted and wires poking through and another out of the guitar with the switch and pots. Then just text and experiment before moving the pots and switch to the main pickguard and making connections permanent.

[@terryenglish7132]

Me too, now. I once wired up a Strat w 26 settings. A lot of work for nothing. I ended up using 3 a lot and 5 more occasionally.

[@andresilva8444]

@@terryenglish7132 but it was fun to experiment, surely. Particularly useful when you don’t have the colour codes for the humbuckers.

[@stephenhookings1985]

And all the EMG bass pickups I have use the DuPont connectors ... only desoldering required to fit :-)

[@terryenglish7132]

@@stephenhookings1985 Good on paper, but I had one break. I managed to salvage it , but it was tedious work. Bad design. The connection belongs on the lead ends, not at the pickup body. I do hate having to change switches or more when swapping p-ups , so its a good idea in general not done right.

[@Ottophil]

I have a friend with a zakk wylde gibson that I had to tell him was fake. First clue was the emg logos. But the closer i looked. It was everything

[@Ottophil]

@@hollyc5417 he inherited it from a dead step dad. Were not sure if the dead guy thought they were real (theres actually 2) they play like epiphones. We laughed we we realised they were fake. But he wasnt out any money.

[@choke666]

I hate it when ppl do this but; 888th like! Yea yeah booooy!! Awesome video brother.

[@VashStarwind]

Missed video opportunity; putting the chopped up pick up back in to see what it sounds like after being chopped haha

[@caljerm]

you probably just need to run a ground wire diagonally from the control cavity into the bridge post hole with the end stripped a fair bit so it gets sufficient contact with the post.

[@x5187]

That was my first thought; that they didn't get good ground to begin with.

[@AndersAagesen]

What’s that distortion pedal? Sounds killer ⚡️

[@wolfchan4389]

curious about the grounding thing - I had the same issue a little while ago with an LP clone that I was modding out and I couldn't for the live of me figure out why it was having the grounding issue until I realized that the ground wire was going through properly to the bridge but the sleeves that were going to the body weren't actually metal - the sleeves were actually chromed plastic and the ground was never going to contact the bridge. once I replaced the entire tail it was all good

[@tomieilamo]

I don't think they were ever going to be active EMGs with no battery to be found. But EMG has a series of passives too, I don't know what they look like under the cover and they are not very microphonic. Also I think the EMG logo colors are pretty specific to models, those look like some of the active model colors to me but I'm no expert. Oh and the color coding for pickup wires is a mess and I hate having to Google that shit every time I swap pickups for a guitar

[@Schwig]

From what I could find the Passive EMGs have an “HZ” next to the logo on the front and much more similar to an Active EMG with the quick connects.

[@mattdoliver1984]

Bing it instead? Variety is the spice of life 😂👍🏼

[@Andrew_182]

Like Schwig said, passive EMGs would be branded as EMG HZ. These are 100% fakes.

[@Randy-jz9ox]

@Swigger96 my Shecter bass has EMG HZ's in it but they are active

[@PotatoeJoe69]

I say this with no intention to offend, but your hair and beard make you look like that one meme drawing. I think it's called "Yes Chad" lmao

[@60CycleHumcast]

Yes.

[@JonDeth]

The reality is still such that for under $10, the Chinese could produce an identical clone to active EMG's. Their active is SMD so it's literally 25 to 50 cents including the PCB for a Chinese clone anyway. The LM4250 isn't exactly a top notch choice for an active circuit either. I just use good ole fashion transistors and my circuits turn any average unbranded pickup into a monster that eats EMG's and other major brands alive. Meanwhile, my circuit in itself is about 20 cents in parts lol.

[@santrixhimself3679]

is it legal to play surf music on an explorer?

[@gabrieloalgo]

Nice project guitar IMO... The grounding thing goes away with a bit of sandpaper... The neck pickup is kinda cool for Jack White type of stuff... Just Frankenstein it!

[@wrayven]

I'd put a Sustainer pickup in the neck. Love the epic overengineered removal of the "EMG" cover.

[@SpiritDK]

how about turning it into what it should have been an EMG heavy guitar, put some 11ens on it and some real EMGs in it and yea fix that brigh

[@potp5150]

Tasha Yar killing goo is the reference of the year.

[@normladuke8462]

I got a laugh out of your Tasha Yar comment. Lol

[@mykhedelic6471]

Mad points for Tasha Yar killing goo reference.

[@Satchmoeddie]

You have to pull a vacuum on the wax pot. That pulls the air out of the coils and the wax replaces the air.

[@EvilMerlin]

Well I was going to pick one of these up just to have one at the house, but when they are faking EMG's... Chibsons are bad enough. Faking EMG is making it just not worth it.

[@maxmustardman298]

You give it the Van Halen treatment and cut a big chunk out of its rear, put some heavy chains in there, then check if it has lost sustain mustain

[@parkershipley9569]

It was driving me nuts, trying to figure out who you sounded like. Especially your laugh. And then it hit me, Adam Savage!! Your laugh is identical! Love the content as well of course, just found you the other day and im loving your energy and humor!

[@IAmWatcher]

I have a B-Stock Harley Benton Flying V with the same grounding issues. I don't bother fixing it because I know jack shyte about soldering them wires, I grab my Gibson Flying V 9 out of 10 times anyway. Maybe in the near future, some project to change pick ups on the HB, although I doubt it's worth the money and effort.

[@maciejkalinowski9154]

It’s so stupid to use fake pickups for small brands. I have budget but great Squier Contemporary Active strat. Pickups have just SQR on them and it’s ok. If it sound good, who need EMG Ultimate Custom Shop logo on it.

[@patrickshannon4516]

Yeah they aren't real EMG pickups EMG pickups have a battery compartment nine volt unless it's EMG Hz pickup that's the only EMG pickups that are not active and the EMG Hz pickup has that written on the pickups. I would suggest getting DiMarzio pick ups or Seymour Duncan active pickups little cheaper than EMG pickups. And no that's a fake Esp logo on the headstock if that's what it says I can't really see it to good on my screen., unless that's a real Esp guitar three for four thousand dollar guitar which I seriously doubt that . In order to get rid of all the buzz have to get active pickups and you'll have to rout out a spot on the back of the guitar to hold the battery in place. It's about a hundred and fifty dollar guitar hope you didn't pay too much.

[@onion7985]

I’d like to see you do a roller bridge and/or roller nut swap on that guitar. I bought a similar fake explorer and did a complete solderless EMG pick up, pot, and tone switch swap (and hip shot locking tuners). Lot of set up work as well - and used heavy bottom skinny top strings. It sounds better, but keeping it in tune is a challenge. You think the rollers would help?

[@sajisguitar]

It's fake isn't it? The message was on the fret board as inlays!!!! ;)😆

[@fernfernacelli]

I (still) own this guitar. I put James Hetfield EMGs in it… it’s preeeet-ty cool. Despite it being a fake(ish) guitar, I *really* (legit, really) like it. \m/, 😊 ,\m/

[@idiotburns]

wax potting is always the final step, even at seymour duncan, but they leave them in for like a day and in w vibrating tray, so I bet cheap ones are made nothing like that

[@miserychannel666]

fires up the grinder, thank you .. instant like and subscribe. re: killswitch - make it a master volume, no tone and put the killswitch where the closest pot hole is.

[@Mizai]

there is some disturbing guitars in your background wich give me nightmares

[@ChrisEck13]

I don't think anyone should support this company. Using fake pickups is one of the worst things I've ever heard a guitar company do. They're actively trying to rip people off. I'm not supporting a company like that. I don't expect an inexpensive guitar to have good pickups but there's no excuse for fake pickups

[@photondebuger45]

Wow.... Wax potted and nothing??? Or possibly they did wrong like they didnt have the humbucker the same temp as the wax so like it flash froze wax when they just stick it in there or something

[@Mauritusz]

F**k chinese EMGs. I had the same problem. Chinese girls.... OK, but not EMGs!!! Thanks for this video. :D

[@ClintsCrypt]

Can't be an active pickup without a battery box!!! Put real active EMGs in that puppy. Dremel in a battery box from Stew-Mac. 🤣🤣🤣

[@stevenaustin4591]

Sounds like you have a thing for surf rock and stuff like Roy Orbison... 1950s stuff

[@garrettboomerbender]

Thought about buying this because I'm a huge Metallica and James Hetfield fan but with all the issues I'm not gonna be getting it. Are there any inexpensive white or black explorer style guitars with or without those inlays that don't suck?

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

The Harley Benton EX-84 may be a good option for you. Shaped a bit different. But an awesome Explorer option.

[@legendarylinc0762]

@@MrSpeed-lt8gr I was just about to say the same thing

[@markpetten9777]

Excellent Star Trek reference. Well played sir!

[@idiotburns]

Buy a Fluke Meter, he was a single immigrant man that started in WA building meters and it grew to a huge business and its really best he is the one to get money from all the DMM innovations he provided

[@REDW1NG94]

I use a Klein autoranging multimeter (don't remember what model it is) but honestly for just checking guitar pickups, I'd just go with a cheap harbor freight multimeter, that would probably suffice just fine lol

[@Union.Of.The.666]

I've actually had a £1600 LTD Sparrowhawk that had some grounding issues before. Was quite annoying but never considered getting it looked at. Input jack crackled too, not great for such an expensive guitar

[@TheMassdistortion]

I'm already subscribed. How did that happen? Just to let you know, I have high Cholesterol.

[@who0icu812]

Your cover ones they're not getting between the top of pickup and cover. Always check the ground first especially for active.

[@InsomniacMatt]

And that's another way to tell they're fake EMGs, because EMG pickups are self grounded bad cat, more like mad catz instruments