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1.200
(30.48)
2.250
2.250
2.450
1.100
R .125
(3.17) TYP
R .234
(5.94) TYP
(27.94)
(62.23)
(57.15)
1.200
(30.48)
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1.100
(27.94)
(57.15)
2.450
(62.23)
1.200
(30.48)
1.200
(30.48)
R .125
(3.17) TYP
R .234
(5.94) TYP
.920 (23.4)
LONG J HOUSING
(LJ)
3.700
(93.98)
3.100
(78.74)
1.560
(39.6)
#4 WOOD SCREW
FOR MOUNTING
R .250
(6.35) TYP
INSTALLATION INFORMATION
EMG MODELS: EMG PJ, PJA AND PJCS SET
SPECIFICATIONS: MODEL:
P
Logo Color Silver Silver Gold Gold Silver Silver
Magnet Type * C C A A C/S C/S
Resonant Frequency (KHz) 3.20 3.95 2.61 3.20 2.61 3.20
Output Voltage (String) 2.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 1.00
Output Voltage (Thump) 4.50 450 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50
Output Noise (60 Hz) -106 -101 -101 -99 -101 -99
Output Impedance (Kohm) 10 10 10 10 10 10
Current @9V (Microamps) 80 80 80 80 80 80
Battery Life (Hours) 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000
Maximum Supply (Volts DC) 27 27 27 27 27 27
*Note: Magnet Type: A (Alnico) C (Ceramic) CS (Ceramic and Steel)
Installation notes:
All EMG Pickups are compatible with each other. EMG accessories, the VLPF, EXG, SPC or RPC Controls can be added to any EMG Pickup System
without requiring an extra battery. DO NOT reconnect the bridge ground wire, EMG Pickups do not require string grounding. Use the 25K Ohm
controls that are included for best results. If your output jack is a long panel style you will need a stereo jack, use a SwitchCraft 152B , soldering
will be required (see the bottom of page 2). Adjust the pickup level to the strings, and at a distance that works for you, experiment. Alternate
wiring diagrams are available at; emgpickups.com.
LJ PA LJA PCS LJCS
.730 (18.54)
R .093
(2.36) TYP
Included with each SET:
2 VOLUME CONTROLS (25K)
(6).235
SOLID
.390
(10)
ADJUSTMENT SCREWS (8)
BATTERY
BUSS
2 PICKUP IN/ OUT
BATTERY BUSS
B245
1 TONE CONTROL
STEREO OUTPUT
JACK
- 9V +
PICKUP CABLE 15” (38cm)
PICKUP CABLE 9” (23cm)
3 CONNECT CABLES 5.5” (14cm)
OUTPUT CABLE 6” (15cm)
BATTERY CABLE 7” (18cm)
Warranty
All EMG Pickups and accessories are warranted for a period of two years. This warranty does not cover failure due to improper installation, abuse or damage. If
upon examination the pickup is determined to be defective, a replacement will be made. Warranty replacement products are covered by this same warranty. This
warranty covers only those pickups and accessories sold by authorized EMG Dealers. This warranty is not transferable.
© 2019 Copyright EMG INC. All Rights Reserved.
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Installation Instructions:
EMG Models: EMG PJ SET
General Notes:
Every attempt has been made to make this a solderless installation.
There are some instances where this is not possible;
1) If your instrument uses the long panel output jack and you had passive pickups
you will need a new stereo output jack, the Switchcraft 152B is recommended.
Soldering to the new jack will be required, see page 3.
2) Power Supply tips are on page 4. If your instrument has a battery holder,
you are installing this pickup with an older EMG, or you want to supply your
instrument with +18 Volts, see page 4 for tips to avoid soldering.
Installation Instructions:
2 Pickups, 2 Volume controls, 1 Master Tone, no selection switch
PJ-Bass Style wiring
Refer to Diagram #2
1) Install the Pickups and route the Pickup cables to the control cavity.
If the cables are too long, keep any excess under the pickup.
2) Mount the Volume and Tone controls into the body / pickguard.
Plug the Neck Pickup Cable onto the Neck Volume control.
Plug the Bridge Pickup Cable onto the Bridge Volume control.
3) Plug a connect cable from the Neck Volume control to the Bridge Volume
control.
4) Plug a connect cable from the Bridge Volume control to the Tone control.
5) Plug the output cable from the Tone control and connect the output
wires to the output jack by pushing the connectors on as shown.
WHITE wire onto the TIP (T) contact,
BLACK wire onto the SLEEVE (S) contact
BLACK Battery Negative wire onto the RING (R) contact.
6) Plug the RED Wires of the pickups onto the V+ Supply Buss (RED Shroud)
along with the RED of the battery clip.
Extra pins on the V+ Supply Buss are for EMG Accessories.
7) Wrap the battery in insulating foam and place it securely in the control cavity.
We suggest that you plug in the instrument and test it before closing the
control cavity.
Diagram #1
Insert the plug onto the 3-pin header
of the pickup as shown above.
Note the orientation arrow.
E/A SIDE
B/E/A SIDE
Diagram #1a
D/G SIDE
D/G/C SIDE
Diagram #2
Volume / Volume
Master Tone
FROM BRIDGE PICKUP
- 9V +
NK VOLUME
FROM NECK PICKUP
B122rH
VOLUME
Diagram #3
B118 Active Balance Control
Master Tone / Master Volume
This installation can be used for instruments with 3 control positions like
the diagram above, but use a Balance control instead of 2 Volume controls.
The Tone Control shown in this diagram can be replaced with VLPF Active
Tone Control, EMG-EXB Expander, EMG-BTC Control (Active Bass and Treble EQ)
or the VMC.
RED
- 9V +
RED WIRES
FROM PICKUPS
EMG Active Neck Pickup
(Upper 3 pin header)
B118
ACTIVE BALANCE
CONTROL
EMG Active Bridge Pickup
(Lower 3 pin header)
RED
RED
RED
NECK
PICKUP
BRIDGE
PICKUP
9V+ POWER BUSS
NEG (-) BLACK
MASTER
VOLUME
B122rH
VOLUME
BATTERY
RED
BR VOLUME
B122rH
VOLUME
ABC
CONTROL
BATTERY
BUSS
BATTERY
NEG (-)
OUTPUT CABLE
MASTER
TONE
B124rH
TONE
OUTPUT CABLE
TONE
MASTER
TONE
B124rH
TONE
S
S
MASTER
VOLUME
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
R
T
OUTPUT
JACK
R
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T
BOTTOM
VIEW
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Diagram #4
Soldering to the 152B Panel Jack:
If your instrument has a long Panel Jack like the one below
you will have to solder the output cable as shown.
Ground (Black) to the Sleeve
Signal (White) to the Tip
Battery Negative (Black) to the Ring
- 9V +
FROM TONE
OR VOLUME
RED to BATTERY BUSS
BATTERY
NEG (-)
RING
SLEEVE
TIP
Diagram #5
Soldering to the battery buss:
If your instrument has an older EMG Pickup you can solder the
pickup RED wire to the buss. Simply use some needle nose pliers,
pull out the V+ header and solder the RED Wire from the pickup(s)
to any of the pins and then re-insert the header into the housing.
1
2
3
Installation Instructions:
EMG Models: EMG PJ SET
If your instrument has a selection switch:
Shown at the right is the EMG B245 Pickup Buss which is used for
instruments that have 2 pickups and a 3 position selection switch.
If you have a selection switch and want your installation to
remain solderless, you’ll need a B245 Buss.
Either send an e-mail to: sales@emgpickups.com
or call: 800 821-1446 to get the buss.
2 Pickups / Toggle Select Switch / Master Volume and Tone
1) Install the Pickups and route the Pickup cables to the control cavity.
If the cables are too long, wind up the excess and keep it under the pickup.
2) Mount the Volume and Tone controls into the body.
Plug both Pickup cables into the Pickup Buss (BLACK Shroud) as shown,
Refer to Diagram #6a
Bridge Pickup to Position 1
Neck Pickup to Position 2.
3) Plug a connect cable from the Pickup Buss (Position 3) to the Master Tone
as shown in Diagram #6b. Note the reversed connector on pins 1 and 2.
4) Plug a connect cable from the Master Tone to the Master Volume as shown.
5) Strip the insulation from the switch wires and Insert them into the GREEN
Terminal Block and tighten the screws with a small screwdriver.
The Bridge pickup goes to the BR Terminal
The Neck pickup goes to the NK Terminal
The Output of the switch goes to the O Terminal
If there is a ground wire coming from the switch, insert it into one of the black
terminals on the terminal block.
6) Plug the output cable onto the Master Volume control and connect the output
wires to the output jack and push the connectors onto the jack as shown.
WHITE wire onto the TIP (T) contact,
BLACK wire onto the SLEEVE (S) contact
BLACK Battery Negative wire onto the RING (R) contact.
- 9V +
GROUND
BRIDGE PICKUP INPUT
NECK PICKUP INPUT
OUTPUT
Diagram #6a
BRIDGE PICKUP
OUTPUT TO MASTER VOLUME
NECK PICKUP
7) Plug the RED Wires of the pickups onto the V+ Supply Buss (RED Shroud)
along with the RED of the battery clip.
Extra pins on the V+ Supply Buss are for EMG Accessories.
8) Wrap the battery in insulating foam and place it securely in the control cavity.
We suggest that you plug in the instrument and test it before closing the
control cavity.
BATTERY
NEG (-)
PLUG IN
LIKE THIS!
Diagram #6b
2 Pickups
Toggle Style Select Switch
Master Volume & Master Tone
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NECK P/U
OUTPUT
BRIDGE P/U
BRIDGE PICKUP
NECK PICKUP
RED
RED
RED
RED
MASTER
TONE
B124rH
TONE
MASTER
VOLUME
B122rH
VOLUME
OUTPUT CABLE
R
S
T
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Refer to Diagram #7
1) Install the Pickups and route the cables to the control cavity.
If the cables are too long, wind up the excess and keep it under the pickup.
2) Mount the Volume and Tone controls into the body.
Plug both Neck and Bridge pickup cables onto the Volume Controls as shown.
3) Plug a connect cable from the Bridge (BR) Volume control to the (BR) Active Tone
Control. Note the reversed connector on pins 1 and 2.
4) Plug a connect cable from the Neck (NK) Volume control to the (NK) Active Tone
Control. Note the reversed connector on pins 1 and 2.
5) Plug a connect cable from the the (BR) Active Tone to Position #1 on the Pickup
Buss.
6) Plug a connect cable from the the (NK) Active Tone to Position #2 on the Pickup
Buss.
7) Strip the insulation from the switch wires and Insert them into the GREEN
Terminal Block and tighten the screws with a small screwdriver.
The Bridge pickup goes to the BR Terminal
The Neck pickup goes to the NK Terminal
The Output of the switch goes to the O Terminal
If there is a ground wire coming from the switch, insert it into one of the black
terminals on the terminal block.
8) Plug the output cable from the Pickup Buss (Position 3) to the output jack and
push the connectors onto the jack as shown.
WHITE wire onto the TIP (T) contact,
BLACK wire onto the SLEEVE (S) contact
BLACK Battery Negative wire onto the RING (R) contact.
9) Plug the RED Wires of the pickups onto the V+ Supply Buss (RED Shroud)
along with the RED of the battery clip.
10) Wrap the battery in insulating foam and place it securely in the control cavity.
We suggest that you plug in the instrument and test it before closing the
control cavity.
- 9V +
GROUND
NECK P/U
OUTPUT
BRIDGE P/U
FROM NECK PICKUP
Diagram #7
2 Pickups
2 Volume (either volume will act as a master)
2 Tone
Toggle Style Switch
FROM BRIDGE PICKUP
Diagram #8
If the instrument has a Battery Holder:
If your instrument has a 9 or 18 Volt battery holder you can still
use the EMG Connectors to supply power to the pickups.
Simply cut and strip the wires from the battery clip provided.
Twist the wires together (Red to Red and Black to Black) and
use the shrink tubing included to cover the connections.
Soldering the wires is recommended.
Cover these connections with the
shrink tubing provided.
RED to BATTERY OR PICKUP BUSS
9/18 VOLT
BATTERY
HOLDER
BLACK to RING terminal
of the Output Jack
RED
RED
RED
BATTERY
NEG (-)
OUTPUT
R
S
OUTPUT CABLE
VOLUME
NK VOLUME
VOLUME
BR VOLUME
Diagram #9
T
NK TONE
TONE
BR TONE
+18 Volt Wiring Option:
If you want to operate your instrument at +18 Volts for more
headroom then use 2 batteries wired as below.
Also, if you are using any type of EQ in your instrument
(EMG-BT, BQ) or anything that boosts the pickup signal then
+18 Volts is recommended.
RED TO BATTERY BUSS (+18Volts)
- 9V +
- 9V +
BLACK
RED
BLACK to RING terminal
of the Output Jack
Solder the Black and Red
wires together and cover
the connection with shrink
tubing, or other insulation.
R
S
T
B124rH
TONE
B124rH
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