Yet another question about blackouts...

FourFour · 01-02-2008, 08:43 AM

Hi there, so I have an emg85 modded to 18v in my guitar and I was wondering if i could just swap it for a blackout without modding it back to 9v. Would a 18v supply change the tone drastically? Sorry if this has been asked before.

Apophis · 01-02-2008, 09:07 AM

I think answer is YES - you can stay with 18V

.. but that's a problem to use 9V

frank falbo · 01-02-2008, 11:58 AM

You can stay with 18 but they're designed to provide maximum headroom and dynamics at 9 volts. You won't damage it, but one early user said that at 18 volts, he was clipping the input of his POD. I listened to the difference between 9 and 18 volts and I preferred 9 volts on the Blackouts, although I think 18 volts is nearly essential on the EMG circuits.

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01-02-2008, 08:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
FourFour ss.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 7 Thanked: 2	Yet another question about blackouts... Hi there, so I have an emg85 modded to 18v in my guitar and I was wondering if i could just swap it for a blackout without modding it back to 9v. Would a 18v supply change the tone drastically? Sorry if this has been asked before.

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01-02-2008, 09:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
Apophis ROTER CUSTOM GUITARS Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 8,783 Real Name: Sebastian Main Seven: I need more strings :) Main ERG: RCG 9 & 10 string Rig: Line6 Thanked: 50	I think answer is YES - you can stay with 18V .. but that's a problem to use 9V

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frank falbo ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 218 Main Seven: Custom Thanked: 9 / 1	You can stay with 18 but they're designed to provide maximum headroom and dynamics at 9 volts. You won't damage it, but one early user said that at 18 volts, he was clipping the input of his POD. I listened to the difference between 9 and 18 volts and I preferred 9 volts on the Blackouts, although I think 18 volts is nearly essential on the EMG circuits.


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