[TimSE]

The new '08 schecter hellraiser models have EMG 707s that are coiltap-able. Indeed
i bought one but was sent the wrong guitar (was sent the 6 string version) and cus of shitness i couldnt send it back without loosing lots o' do$h.
but this C1 6string hellraiser does have the new EMG coiltaps and theyr feckin wicked!

Im gettin a custom Agile made with 707s and (as long as kurt can get hold of them) will get these coiltap-able ones

BUT i only want the 1 volume and 1 tone
Soooooo

Would it be possible to have 2 EMG 707s wired so that i have 1 coiltap volume for the both and have both pickups taped in or taped out and the same time?

it should work ya?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by TimSE

The new '08 schecter hellraiser models have EMG 707s that are coiltap-able. Indeed
i bought one but was sent the wrong guitar (was sent the 6 string version) and cus of shitness i couldnt send it back without loosing lots o' do$h.
but this C1 6string hellraiser does have the new EMG coiltaps and theyr feckin wicked!

Im gettin a custom Agile made with 707s and (as long as kurt can get hold of them) will get these coiltap-able ones

BUT i only want the 1 volume and 1 tone
Soooooo

Would it be possible to have 2 EMG 707s wired so that i have 1 coiltap volume for the both and have both pickups taped in or taped out and the same time?

it should work ya?

Yes, you can wire them to a switch or switches as well, that's what I do.

[TimSE]

Originally Posted by Adam

Yes, you can wire them to a switch or switches as well, that's what I do.

ooo thats a funky idea
i do like the coiltap volume idea tho me thinks

i seemed to get along with it really really easily.

Dont suppose u know how hard/easy they are to get hold of do u? i wouldnt mind some in my current Agile

[Adam]

Originally Posted by TimSE

ooo thats a funky idea
i do like the coiltap volume idea tho me thinks

i seemed to get along with it really really easily.

Dont suppose u know how hard/easy they are to get hold of do u? i wouldnt mind some in my current Agile

what the switches? If you have a radioshack.thesource or any electronics store, you can buy the 3PDT switches for 2.99US or less.

[ibznorange]

I could be wrong. but i dont think it will work, actually. for normal pickups, you can wire 2 coilcut to a single dpdt switch (2 way mini, or in your case, a push pull knob). the emg's dont actually use a real coil cut though. instead, they have 3 coils, a humbucker and a single. in a normal humbucker, when you coilcut, it just removes one of the 2 coils from the signal path. easily done using half a switch, so you can use the same switch to operate two pickups under coilcut. the way the emg's work, if it is in fact the same way as an 89, is to switch between the humbucker and the 3rd coil, which when ive wired the 89s in before, didnt leave enough open junctions on the switch to have 2 operate on one switch.
I could be wrong, but assuming it works the same as the emg89, im pretty sure it wont work, unfortunately.

easy fix though
what you could do however, is have the volume knob coilcut the neck bucker, and the treble knob cut the bridge. Unless you intend to use a push pull function on the treble knob for something else

[Adam]

Originally Posted by ibznorange

I could be wrong. but i dont think it will work, actually. for normal pickups, you can wire 2 coilcut to a single dpdt switch (2 way mini, or in your case, a push pull knob). the emg's dont actually use a real coil cut though. instead, they have 3 coils, a humbucker and a single. in a normal humbucker, when you coilcut, it just removes one of the 2 coils from the signal path. easily done using half a switch, so you can use the same switch to operate two pickups under coilcut. the way the emg's work, if it is in fact the same way as an 89, is to switch between the humbucker and the 3rd coil, which when ive wired the 89s in before, didnt leave enough open junctions on the switch to have 2 operate on one switch.
I could be wrong, but assuming it works the same as the emg89, im pretty sure it wont work, unfortunately.

easy fix though
what you could do however, is have the volume knob coilcut the neck bucker, and the treble knob cut the bridge. Unless you intend to use a push pull function on the treble knob for something else

Oh damn, I think your right. I forgot about how emg's coil splitting works. Well, I guess he can go with 2 switches or 1 push/pull and i switch if that's the case.

[newamerikangospel]

Exactly what izzyor said. THere are four preamps for two pickups, and you are selecting which one to activate.

[TimSE]

Hmm
hadnt thought of using the tone knob as a 2nd coiltap switch...
hmmmm


Edit: Not really lookin for the switches idea - altho i might do it to my ibby which im lookin into modding up sometime soon

you guys sure it wouldnt work?
wat if you wired both pickups to the same volume pushpull pot?
im not great with wiring so danno if thatd work - thats jsut wat im after tho (if its poss)

[ibznorange]

a push pull pot is still functionally identical to a miniswitch. the only difference is you switch it by pushing/pulling the knob instead of flipping a toggle. the switching schematic itself is actually identical. so thats a no go.
id just use the 2 knobs if i were you
its a pain i know, but its sorta the cards were dealt. at least they have "coil cut" actives now, so to speak

[TimSE]

Originally Posted by ibznorange

a push pull pot is still functionally identical to a miniswitch. the only difference is you switch it by pushing/pulling the knob instead of flipping a toggle. the switching schematic itself is actually identical. so thats a no go.
id just use the 2 knobs if i were you
its a pain i know, but its sorta the cards were dealt. at least they have "coil cut" actives now, so to speak

i seeeeee
think il go for the neck-bucker and the volume coiltap
and bridge-bucker with the tone coiltap