warwickhunt Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Do EMG do a pick-up that has the legend 'EMG ELECTRONIC' stencilled on the outside like this? [b] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190627740564?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_500wt_1202"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190627740564?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_500wt_1202[/url][/b] Added to which it looks very crude underneath (just a pair of Jazz pups in a MM casing though the top shows the 4 large pole magnets) and certainly the wiring/soldering looks a tad shoddy for EMG! I could be wrong but it just doesn't seem like an EMG product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) that's an EMC (european music company ?) pickup... i think tanglewood are part of the EMC stable. edit: looks like an similar pickup on [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/73418-tanglewood-warroior-ii-vintage-bass/"]this thread[/url] Edited January 14, 2012 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 EMG licence out their name. That is probably a pickup from a Johnson or AXL musicman styley, the P ones come with 'Johnson EMG' pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1326555386' post='1498793'] that's an EMC (european music company ?) pickup... i think tanglewood are part of the EMC stable. edit: looks like an similar pickup on [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/73418-tanglewood-warroior-ii-vintage-bass/"]this thread[/url] [/quote] Well spotted but the seller does clearly state 'EMG' in the title and in the listing. An oversight or hoping to catch the unwary/stupid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1326557870' post='1498847'] Well spotted but the seller does clearly state 'EMG' in the title and in the listing. An oversight or hoping to catch the unwary/stupid? [/quote] difficult to say...i may drop them a line and let them know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1326559211' post='1498870'] difficult to say...i may drop them a line and let them know. [/quote] That would certainly clarify it for a potential buyer if not for us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1326560510' post='1498883'] That would certainly clarify it for a potential buyer if not for us! [/quote] done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1326554707' post='1498783'] Added to which it looks very crude underneath (just a pair of Jazz pups in a MM casing though the top shows the 4 large pole magnets) and certainly the wiring/soldering looks a tad shoddy for EMG! I could be wrong but it just doesn't seem like an EMG product. [/quote] it's the cheap way to make them, two sets of coils around large steel pole pieces with the magnet stuck on the bottom. As opposed to the real thing which uses magnet pole pieces and the two coils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Bar magnets on the bottom - a sure sign of a quality pickup. Not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1326561223' post='1498897'] done [/quote] That's two of us, then! Listing now updated after 'advisement'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 That's more like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1326580790' post='1499233'] Bar magnets on the bottom - a sure sign of a quality pickup. Not. [/quote] Plenty of quality pickups have a bar magnet on the bottom, usually a bit less crudely installed, but essentially a ceramic bar with ferrous poles. Dimarzios are generally like that, and ceramic Kent Armstrongs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) the vendor replied, admitting his mistake and has amended the listing. god is in his heaven, etc. Edited January 15, 2012 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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