EMG PASSIVE Service manual

INSTALLATION INFORMATION
EMG MODELS: PASSIVE / PASSIVE
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Diagram #1
2 Pickups
Toggle Style Switch
2 Volumes (Dependent)
Master Tone
Diagram #2
2 Pickups
Toggle Style Switch
2 Volumes (Dependent)
2 Tones
SEE PAGE 2 FOR WIRING WITH EMG SOLDERLESS TOGGLE SWITCHES
SEE PAGE 2 FOR WIRING WITH EMG SOLDERLESS TOGGLE SWITCHES
OR HARDWIRED 3-POSITION BLADE SWITCHES
OR HARDWIRED 3-POSITION BLADE SWITCHES
VOLUME250K 500K
B159A
EMG
VOLUME250K
B159A
EMG
OUTPUT
S
T
NK VOLUME
FROM NECK PICKUP
FROM BRIDGE PICKUP
MASTER
TONE
OUTPUT CABLE
250K 500K
B160A
TONE
EMG
GROUND
BRIDGE P/U
NECK P/U
OUTPUT
BR VOLUME
TO STRING GROUND
SEE DIAGRAM #3
NK VOLUME
OUTPUT
S
T
FROM NECK PICKUP
FROM BRIDGE PICKUP
BR VOLUME
NK TONE
OUTPUT CABLE
250K 500K
B160A
TONE
EMG
GROUND
BRIDGE P/U
NECK P/U
OUTPUT
BR TONE
250K 500K
B160A
TONE
TO STRING GROUND
SEE DIAGRAM #3

B289 and B348 Toggle Switches
All EMG Solderless Toggle Switches use the same “BNOG” wiring scheme:
B= Bridge Pickup input (White wire)
N= Neck Pickup input (Red wire)
0= Output of Switch (Black wire)
G= Ground (Bare shield)
Install the 4 pin connector housing on the switch as shown
in the diagram to the right. Install the 2 separate 2 pin connectors
on to the 4 pin connector between the black and red housings as shown.
The black and green terminal blocks will not be used for the switch.
Reverse this connector to
make the switch work in
the opposite direction
B289
B348
1234
5
6
7
8
GROUND
BRIDGE P/U
NECK P/U
OUTPUT
Hardwired 3-Position Toggle and Lever Switch
To use your stock, hardwired selection
switch with the EMG Solderless Buss (B245),
strip the insulation from the switch wires,
insert them into the GREEN terminal block,
and tighten with a small screwdriver.
Bridge pickup > “BR” terminal
Neck pickup > “NK” terminal
Output > “O” terminal
Ground (if applicable) > “GND” terminal.
Page 2
Attaching the bridge ground wire
It is common to “ground” (earth) the strings on guitars
that have passive pickups. Included with the system is
a black wire with a single black connector attached.
Also included is an IDC connector for connecting the
two wires together. Insert the bridge ground wire, and
the connector wire into the IDC connector, crimp the
connector with a pair of pliers until it snaps and this
will connect the two wires. You don’t need to strip the
insulation from the wires. Push the black connector
onto a free ground terminal (GND) of the volume control as
shown in the diagram. This will ground the strings to the system.
Diagram #3
B159A
VOLUME250K
VOLUME
STRING GROUND WIRE
FROM THE BRIDGE
BLACK WIRE INCLUDED
WITH CONNECTOR
CLOSED
CRIMP
(INSERT WIRES)