EMG GZR Solderless Wiring Pickup Install
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- EMG GZR Solderless Wiring Pickup Install
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Your videos help me make it through the day. I’m older than you and live alone. Thanks for your visits.
You are so welcome
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"Expect nothing, have low expectations, and.... you'll feel much better about yourself" 👌
Wasn't it SNL that had a skit called "Lowered Expectations" a few years back?
i never had any expectations ever, about anything.
that is also my motto...:)
George Carlin
"I expected nothing and I'm still let down." - Dewey from Malcolm In The Middle
I love these pickups. I have them in all my basses with P and PJs. And the foam you get in the package is great to use as a string mute as well as a cushion for the pickups.
Thank you Dave for your humor and your tutorials. I've learned so much from you, regarding guitar tech and life in general.
Glad to hear it!
Those pickups RULE! I have them in my Fender.
“The Barney Fife Shake”! Another Dave classic 😎
Dave, for future reference: the little squeeze connector with the orange button (3M calls them Scotchlok) has internal blades that slice through the insulation of the wires, so you don't need to strip the wires before inserting them into the connector. Even fewer tools required!
They are handy and quick, they are also an inferior option to a good solder job and less reliable. As to install them correctly you're basically cutting approximately 1/3 of your conductors as they cut through the jacket and into the strands themselves.
@@dennisapplegate7553 I was deferring comment, so glad you did. I'm old school, built many custom amps, had a 66 JB for years, I now have a PB with a maple neck, I actually prefer it for access to the strings when muscling it, plus there's a uniqueness to the PB 'pop' that a JB misses.
Which brings me to soldering [it's still the most reliable way of doing electronic connections, required still by some military and aviation regs rather than push-ons, including using 60/40 lead/tin solder (the newer lead-free type whiskers)] and has me questioning why anyone would want to change-out perfectly wonderful real PB p/u s for some bloke's concept of how the PB should sound.
Fender got it *so* right to begin with, why fug with it?
@@stephensaines7100 because these sound better? (Shrug).
@@dennisapplegate7553 had them on my bass for a year with this connector and had no problems. Unless you’re swinging the bass around like a mad man, how would they come loose? I’ve actually seen more solder joints (by pros!) snap.
@@stephensaines7100 just a suggestion to a tone building If you do use sloderless and connectors use a little dielectric grease on your connect .It will prevent corrosion and maintain a superior connection.
That is the cleanest instrument I've seen in Dave's World so far, no gloves!
These pups are awesome!! Really dig them in my PJ.
I fake sneeze in a grocery store just so i can shop down the isle in peace. (kiddin). Great vids Dave-O
i installed this Pickups in my sx Bass couple years ago... very easy and great tone! everybody can do it... and its all include in one package, even the potis....just great work from emg...
Put a set of EMG J into a J & D surf green bass. Cost as much as the bass but end result worth it. No need to shield or use earth grounding. Coupled with a set of Billy Sheenan Rotosounds. Sure appreciate putting into practice what I remotely learnt from watching Dave.
Just put these in my SX bass , truly made that guitar Into its own monster! Great pick ups !
It's Friday night. Just cracked my second can bourbon and I get to watch Dave pick a guitar to pieces. What more could I ask for?
Installed this GZR pickup on my cheapass 20th anniversary Indo P many years ago. World of difference in an instant. Cannibalized my junk mim jazz and the only part
left on that indo is the body, with a 2 9/16hs neck pocket. Epoxied in a Mitey mite P neck. Added threaded inserts so 6 bolts on neck No shims string height was dead on. Franken bass. Neck shrunk so much across grain I filed fret ends >3< times! Action with labella flats is 4/64ths across the board no buzz no weirdness plays like buttah.. Wole lotta work on that bass but man it plays and sounds incredibly sweet! NOTE :MOST of it from watching YOUR VIDS Dave!!! Thanks lol
Nice upgrade! Us seniors look forward to your videos Dave! Cheers!
More to come!
My wood like living in a sloppy moist warm place - at least that's what I heard you say :-)
i can sneeze repeatedly for an hour or more. I once sneezed from the ferry ramp south of Burlington VT all the way to the NH state line on RT 89. Its that dang ragweed and mold in late summer throughout the fall that really sets me off. After ten or so sneezes it turns from Aaah Choo to Ow Choo!
Grumpy Dave... he's back and tetchy! Love it.
Seeing Black Sabbath live was one of the most incredible moments of my life. I might have to put these in my P Bass
I put these 130€ EMG GZR pickups into my 130€ Harley Benton HTR PJ-4 bass and it's now one of my two gigging basses. I had DR Red Devils string on and had to put my Pyramid Gold flat wounds back on because the sound was just TOO HEAVY. Very happy with this product.
Did you have any installation problems with these pickups. Im trying to put in my Gzr P pickup now and currently all Im getting is buzzing
Thanks, Dave. Still loving the seriousness of your tutorials. 👍
Six sneezes in a row is my personal best too. Living near the Great Lakes will do that to ya!
NIB, the best only way to test a set of GZR's
I put in the Geezer pj set recently and the ground wire connector thingy was a bit confusing at first; I screwed up my first attempt and had to order another from EMG. I got everything working just fine eventually, with no complaints nearly a year later, but still a PITA.
Worth it, though, because they sound fantastic. Best bass pickups I’ve played.
I found AFTER I fiddled on the bench a bit the instructions made sense - strong cup of tea did the trick.
Love this man makes me laugh every video.
Nice, well-thought-out pickup kit!
AND, it's passive!! One less thing to worry about!
Way to go, EMG!!
I was wondering where the battery was.
I've got a PJ GZR set waiting to go into my Fender Mex Precision, so this is timely!
The only thing you'll regret, is not having done it sooner.
Yeah, these are some of my absolute favorite bass pickups!
Installed the geezer p pickup in my neighbor's Squier and I returned the bass to him just before a Friday night gig. They got no sound check, so the first time he got to hear it was as they started show. The look of shock and pure thrilled enjoyment of the entire band was just a thing of beauty!
Sound good, but I thought they didn't had enough power. Maybe because I got the p and j pick ups
@@joemal2422 any passive pj system will have insertion loss.
@@Andyanddiana467 yeah but the problem I really have was, like I said they sound great but they were a little weaker then the stock pick ups I replaced. That is the one thing that is stopping me from getting them again. LOVED how easy they were to put in
D. R. working with the EMG GZRs gets a sneezing fit.
Sneezer Geezer.
Thanks Dave, I just ordered this set for my latest Frankenbass project.
Planning on getting the geezer butler pickup next month when I get paid, geezer butler is an absolute killer
Got the P and PJ versions,,easy install... great sound.
That went well I’d have trouble sleeping tonight. Thanks Dave and Cheers.
Have had a Gibson Blueridge flattop since '75. It was the best $325 I ever spent. I got it totally redone by a guy last year and that was the best $1,200 I ever spent. I have lots of guitars but that's the only one i love. I'l bring it you you in 25 years for a set up.
Nice to see you Dave. Made my day.
Awesome bass man
Unboxing with Dave, that's unexpected.
If that Fender came with the Custom Shop pickup, I would’ve left it alone. I’ve tried many pickups. Bought a new model P before they went to the pro series. It came with the CS pup. That bass had amazing tone. Made a dumb move and traded it for a Stingray. I should’ve kept the P.
Have these on my Jag SS. Instant Motown with flats!
9 sneezes in a row! I didn’t die, or at least I don’t think I’m dead.
Put these in a PBass kit. Sound great! Once I applied the Dave's World set-up procedure.
Just put a set of these into my P bass today, waiting to try them out properly tonight :)
Thanks Dave
Great vids , great sense of humor👍
Thanks 👍
Hey Dave, all my guitars are singing. Thanks. My Fender mim pj special edition requires a .050 wrench for the saddle height, which be hard to find. I have found that a 1.3 mm works well. The .050 is a stupid price break from standard hex wrench $, and probably not at your local Bored and Screwed, yet the 1.3mm can usually be had at the harbour freight. Look for the little flat case with every other TINY bit you need, And the flexy driver. Neither of these wrenches are consistant with the specs that Fender themselves gives for this bass. Peace and Black Sabbath! Constant sneeze for 10 minutes. Cheers folks!
Love the pickup routing no chance of being able to have just a clean body without the scratch plate.
Gave you reading the directions for the Geezer pickups is the same type of "manspeak" I use"crinkle,wire thingy"
Being from the Telephony business the wire connectors are called ScotchLok's
In the Knowing How To Use Apostrophes business, they're called ScotchLoks! ;-)
That tone man! Ive got to get a set!
My favorite part is that Geezer's EMG pickups is directly modeled after Bobby Vega's pickups in his 1960 Fender P Bass...
Holy crap that even sounds like Geezer through that little bench amp
Geezer vision , I like it!
🐉💀👽🎸🎶🎵🧠
Put these into my PJ bass... love 'em
I'd love to see extended/long episodes.
I've sneezed 18 times at one point. My kids used to count bc during allergy season, I'm a mess.
Hi Dave,
Long time listener, first time commentor...
I'm in the market for P bass pick ups on a cheap Korean made copy. I was wondering what your opinion on the plug and play pots that come with this signature set? (Currently running stock 250k pots tone and volume)
Are these rated the same? Or are they 500k? I should fish the internet for this information, but in case you see this comment... Be great to know.
As far as self labotomizing, Im trying to get there myself, lol.
Thank you
Christian
those pickups sounded great
Added a passive P-Bass EMG to one of my partscaster P-basses and it is definitely both the easiest install ever and a solid pickup all around. I installed an active one in another partscaster P-bass and the active is a little bit more difficult although it still was fairly easy to do.
The active EMG P pickup works well with tapewounds too because the pickups are shielded, and you don’t have to connect the bridge ground.
@@tylerwmbass They do work well with tapewounds, good point and I like the lack of the ground wire as well since I'm extremely destructive with a soldering iron.
@@tylerwmbass ? You don't even have to physically contact your strings to introduce stray electrostatic and/or magnetic fields into your pickups. The bridge and tuners still need to be grounded, any inductive or electrostatic materials of size in the instrument need to be grounded. Any quality audio tech will also twist the p/u leads and dress the wiring as close to grounded surfaces as possible to reduce as much induced hum as possible, but I digress...
@@stephensaines7100 You’re right, just standing on carpet can generate static that will discharge into the bridge, it needs a ground discharge path.
@@stephensaines7100 Have two basses with passive EMGs, one a Geezer P/J and one with their A2 pole pieces. Both, of course, have the grounds connected. Standard bridge grounds, but also I have the cavities connected to ground. But... I also have two Spector basses that came with active EMGs. They have cavity shielding, but there is no provision for a ground wire to the bridge at all, no hole is even drilled for one. They are the quietest basses I've even played. They also have active preamps installed, in addition to the active preamps installed inside the pick ups. Nothing is externally grounded to the strings or bridge, just the path through the cable to the amp. Active EMGs need no bridge ground.
The hassle caused by the ears and screws on those pup covers interfering with the pickguard kind of cancel out the ease of the plug and play. Were the pickups on the bass before EMGs so bad?
I like those pick ups nice bass good tone lol
I have these pickups. They don't really sound like Geezer but if you put some distortion on them they sound massive. Not great unless you want that sound. Les Claypool has a sig set coming soon that I think I'm going to switch to.
That’s because pickups are a tiny fraction of tone, trying finding what speakers he used. Those change the tone more than anything
been thinking of getting some of these. great video!
I would solder the connections anyway because of the way those crimp type connectors seem to corrode or oxidize and become brittle over time.
So would I. Unless you have gold or silver surfaces in contact with each other (and even they display a barrier when oxidized) it's just asking for noise and intermittents by not soldering them.
You wouldn't do this in a mike circuit, albeit they're typically 1/10 the signal, assuming you have the pots turned up full, because you can hear the degraded signal path in many cases, so why do it on a first class instrument like a genuine Fender P-Bass?
The 1/4" jacks and plug tips are a constant source of bad connections to begin with, but at least that's an itch you can scratch by twisting the plug once inserted to clean the contact surfaces each time you plug-in.
Oxidized contacts internally? Grrrrr.....
How long would that take, you figure?
@@Andyanddiana467 I say about an hour with the set I have. I use( tin-62/lead/-36/2-silver )solder from Radio Shack.
@@stephensaines7100 I found a new style of 1/4 " jack that has 2 points of contact on both the tip, and the ground!! they hold the plug so much better, and it has a great surface contact , and way harder to pull out when moving around.
@@stephensaines7100 Corroded gold? I think you've been had! That's fools gold!
Low Expectation is the Best. Lol. I want a sticker. Cheers.
You and me both!
Does it have a lot of buzz when you play it, or do you have foil or something to eliminate the buzz?
Did you put the ground wire from the cavity back?
Love these vids Dave. Thanks.
Glad you like them!
Great install
12 sneezes in a row. I needed a cigarette afterward.
50...major stress related allergies..not nice
I'm a 16 guy
Yeah rain windy horrid weather in England even in summer we get rain and wind and ice
do you keep track of serial numbers to check if intruments come back for more work?
The power drill, running in Stereo!!!!!!
Is this the same bass you swapped the pick guard on? As always, nice work Dave. Rock on.
Great job Dave Peace ✌
Another clean instrument... Nice!
I’m a double-sneezer... groups of two, every time...
Are there other solderless kits? I’ve been seeing this one lately and I dig the sound but want to weigh my options
Dave,is there a bass setup kit,that you could reccomend?Thanks
I just looked at the EMG website and there is no P Bass wiring set. They every other kind of wiring set. What is the product code?
10:25 Eat Beef Stew Mac and Cheese 😂😂😂
That is: One. Gorgeous. In-stoo-ment.
What is that hole in the body that the PG was hiding?
Bassically.
Did you put the foam under the emg’s ? Thanks Dave
I like springs..they don't rot
@@DavesWorldofFunStuff I’ll try it out tomorrow ☝🏻 thanks man
I love butler but my favorite is geddy Lee
lucky you. I have a sneeze attack a few times a week that can go 10 or 12 in a row. Talk about a tissue user here.
Yeah man. When Dave said '6' I'm thinking 'those are rookie numbers'.
I got some EMG J Bass pickups but they don't come with tone knobs and my jazz bass ones don't fit? Do I need to get concentric tone knobs? :/
I hit same issue when I fitted them to my J & D surf green bass. You can see the fun I had with it on my channel. Pretty sure it is 6mm inner diameter shaft. I got some decent feeling ones for an amplifier. The cheap from the usual suspect just didn't fit. If you have a vernier you might be able to check if yours are also 6mm. Don't get the D shape. Needs to be a full cylinder.
They are lovely pickups - the active ones are so quiet at rest. Lovely sound on my Orange amp. Or in a DI box.
@@stephenhookings1985 It says on my EMG instruction (I fitted them in earlier) that the solid silver bit at top is 6 and then the gold slighter thicker bit underneath is 8, so that's why Isk if I get the concentric ones :/ I haven't fitted the control plat or got tone lobs yet
@@tomasomiadhachain2411 ah sorry didn't realise you have the stacked pots. Have you tried "Dont tell the wife" in US? Or even EMG direct? My pots are two volumes and tone. So simple 6mm worked for me.
@@stephenhookings1985 yeah I got the EMG J bass set, I don't know if the stock jazz bass tone knobs are 6mm or not, it just says (6) and then (8) on the instruction manual so I'm just assuming they're in mm 🤷🏻♂️ What's Don't Tell The Wife? I'm in the UK haha, should I just get some average 6mm knobs and some concentric ones just to be safe? :)
@@tomasomiadhachain2411 if its the EMG J then I got mine from Amazon. It is single diameter single control. I got Taiss/ 4pcs Black Aluminum Rotary Electronic Control Potentiometer Knob For 6 mm Diameter Shaft, Volume Control
Not sure I made any videos with them fitted but the look the cats cods. Feel great too.
If you spec the additional dual shaft BQS type tone controls then these have two controls per pot. Something like this might work. NEW - Gotoh VK15T / VK18T Mini Stacked Concentric Knob for 6mm/8mm Pots - BLACK
Like you I took cheap bass expensive pickups decent amp or DI route. And the quality of the pickups means they aren't expensive - just well engineered. No need to shield the active ones. The time saving of shielding makes them well worth it.
Hope you find the right knobs. I know in my video I lamented the need for new knobs :-)
I can rip off a dozen sneezes in a row in the spring. 🤧
It's sloppy messy and moist where I live today.
Would have been well worth noting that this EMG issued pick up is unusual in that it's " Passive" !
Sneezer Butler
I see "eat beef stewmac and cheese" 😂
I have these in an old bass; they’re ok. Easy install but there are far better P PU’s out there including stock fenders
11 sneezes! Longest gap, probably 3 seconds in between 🤣
That was entertaining sir.
the GZR pickup is not active, so you need to ground it to the bridge
The link for stickers and Penny Black are not working.
Lobodomy by children of bodom is a great song.
Bassiclly!!
do we say i sneezed or i snozzed.???
I feel that lobotomy comment.
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