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Davey

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BKP in an EMG707 route
« on: October 15, 2010, 03:35:30 PM »
Do they fit without modification?
For the life of me, i can't remember. And i dont want to bother Tim on a friday afternoon with this :D. I know there were topics about it, but they're scattered around and can't find em.

I'm more than likely getting a Loomis signature in a months time and would like to replace them with a MM/(neck is up for debate.. maybe an Abraxas) since that's what i use in my Bb tuned Jackson DR3 and it sounds killer. 

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Excruciator

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Re: BKP in an EMG707 route
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2010, 08:23:22 PM »
Yes and no, they fit, and the route doesn't need any modding, but you need to make some slight modifications to the legs on the baseplate; i.e. bend them inwards slightly, as they are wider than the route by a few mm. As long as you're gentle and take your time, it's an easy job with needle-nose pliers. Do, however, make sure that you specify that you want bent legs, not Dimarzio style ones - I recently ordered a 7 string pickup and it came with Dimarzio style flat tabs, which made it 3 times the work for me to bend them carefully to the right shape (I didn't have the heart to send it back, especially since I wanted to play with it as soon as possible). By the way, I'm not sure if Tim can make baseplates specifically to fit 707 routes, but it's such an easy job to mod a regular one, I never bothered to ask.

I also recently got covered 7 string pickups for the first time; if you want to use standard 7 string pickup rings (Duncan style ones) to cover the ugly-as-sin routes, then you will need to file down the insides of the pickup rings, so the covers fit. It's a 10 minute job with your significant other's emery board  :D (I got in trouble for that). If you're going without covers, they will fit stock, no problem.

Finally, you may well have to drill a ground wire to the bridge of your guitar, since stock EMG guitars more often than not don't have one by default.

Davey

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Re: BKP in an EMG707 route
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2010, 08:58:02 PM »
well, i'll have a chat with Tim, when the time comes. Wanted to make sure beforehand, that it's even do-able. As for pickup rings.. probably won't use them. Depends on how the whole thing looks after the BKP's are in.

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D4niel

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Re: BKP in an EMG707 route
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2010, 11:19:34 PM »
Please, if you recieve an answer, post it :)
i recently ordered an agile with active Pus, and might be facing a similar problem