Thank you, yes its the same humbucker as far as I know!
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you know why people say rosewood sounds darker than maple?
Well I guess MM pickups in the current run are the shortest lasting pickup in the series. Assuming new models will have HT pickups. BTW I am not a big fan of new MM hum buckers. At least in my BFR they feel like non potted pickups, very sensitive to all sort of noses and vibrations. I move a pickup switch and it feels like an earthquake. (maybe something wrong with the pickups...)
Aren’t those active? How did you manage to wire them, bypassed the buffer circuit?
Yes you can tell they shipped with EBMMs by the shape of the pup lug cut outs.
That blue Luke is splendid. I really dig that finish.
I love wild colors like the Fuschia and Ocean Turquoise sparkle-- but one finish that I find extremely attractive on this model is that Olive Pearl. I initially thought it was a dull boring color but not so anymore. If I were to buy a Luke right now, I think I'd snag that one. The Bodhi Blue is cool too.
The funny thing about getting into EBMM guitars is that I find myself now always looking at colors on cars, etc and thinking "Oh man, I'd love to see that color on an Albert Lee" etc. I've become a lot more appreciative of cool paint schemes and color palettes.
I love wild colors like the Fuschia and Ocean Turquoise sparkle-- but one finish that I find extremely attractive on this model is that Olive Pearl. I initially thought it was a dull boring color but not so anymore. If I were to buy a Luke right now, I think I'd snag that one. The Bodhi Blue is cool too.
The funny thing about getting into EBMM guitars is that I find myself now always looking at colors on cars, etc and thinking "Oh man, I'd love to see that color on an Albert Lee" etc. I've become a lot more appreciative of cool paint schemes and color palettes.
I was wondering about that, after much reading here. It's cool that there's a "tell" for used buyers.
I've read about this here. The EMGs were active I think? But the Transitions and EBMMs are both passive. The preamp system in the guitar is active, but you can connect any passive pickup to it you want to. So I THINK swapping out EBMMs/Transitions would be no harder than any other guitar. Altho I also read these guitars might use connectors instead of solder? Not sure about that...
Yes. I'm guessing you would have to trim the EBMMs lugs to fit into a Transition fitted Guitar.
Connectors? That would cool if it's true - anyone know about this?
msquared
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Yeah, I had to take everything out and start from scratch. I set up the original 25k push/push tone pot to switch the pickup voicings and got another one from EBMM to do volume.
I wasn't worried about the buffer or the volume boost. I wanted the buffer out of the guitar so I could use it with a wider range of fuzz pedals and I usually put a buffer in after that point in my signal chain. I like the onboard boost if I'm plugging straight into an amp but rarely use it otherwise.
So. Armed with this info, what are you going to do with it?
I was comparing it to another pickup, that I was going to put in my Suhr that's all! I thought you guys might want to know being a nerdy bunch like me lol!
Nice. I know DCR isn't everything, but that puts it in JB territory.
Lol. Yes it sounds high vs a lot of others. I know my Dimarzio SD edit — I mean SD jazz neck pups. are around 7 - 8k but also the resistance does not really tell you output, as that’s based on the windings and magnet strength. Interesting none the less.
