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.
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ABOUT THE EMG-91 archtop pickup:
There are several benefits to using an active pickup for an arch top. Firstly, the pickup can be designed for great tone because output level
is not an issue. In addition, the EMG design insures the pickup is virtually noiseless and doesn’t need string grounding. It is almost impossible
to ground the strings of an arch-top guitar, so the pickup needs to be noiseless in its design.
The 91 is our original archtop pickup.
String Compensation (B and E)
The 91 Model has compensation for plain B and E strings so they balance well with the wound strings.
Be sure you mount the pickup as shown with the EMG Logo in the bottom right hand corner. Otherwise....
Mounting:
Because all arch-top guitars are different, mounting the pickup is usually unique in most cases.
The pickup can be mounted on its bottom surface to a pickguard, or can be mounted with the EMG-91 bracket kit.
Page 3 of this data sheet has the diagram and dimensions of the 91 bracket.
Power:
The EMG-91 needs to be powered by a 9 Volt battery. This can be accomplished by putting a battery holder in the instrument,
or using the EMG ES-9/18 external Power Supply with a stereo cable from the instrument to the battery box and a patch cable from the battery
box to the amp.
Volume and Tone Controls:
Again, with Archtop instruments Volume and Tone controls are the users choice. Diagrams enclosed show the installation using separate controls.
As an option you can use the B-46-A EMG Archtop Volume and Tone Controls , a low-profile thumbwheel Volume and Tone control set.
Diagrams and dimensions of the B46-A Controls are on page 3.
SPECIFICATIONS: MODEL:
EMG-91
Logo Color SIlver
Magnet Type Ceramic
Resonant Frequency (KHz) 4.05
Output Voltage (String) 1.00
Output Voltage (Strum) 3.00
Output Noise (60 Hz) -101
Output Impedance (Kohm) 3
Current @9V (Microamps) 650
Battery Life (Hours) 800
Maximum Supply (Volts DC) 27
INSTALLATION INFORMATION
EMG MODELS: EMG-91 ARCHTOP
2.750
1.500 (38.1)
(86.3)
.430 MAX (TYP .400)
(10.9)
.527 MAX (TYP .500)
(13.4)
