MASTER ACTIVE TONE
(VLPF)
NOTE REVERSED CONNECTOR
VOLUME
B122rH
TONE
B124rH
VOLUME
B122rH
VOLUME
B122rH
NECK PICKUP
BRIDGE PICKUP
BATTERY
NEG (-)
RED
RED
RED
GROUND
BRIDGE P/U
NECK P/U
OUTPUT
- 9V +
NK VOLUME
BR VOLUME
T
R
S
OUTPUT CABLE
Powering up the pickups:
If your existing active pickup cables don’t have the connector for the
power buss, simply use some needle nose pliers and pull out the
V+ header and solder the RED Wires of the EMG Pickups to any
of the pins on the header.
Solder RED wires from both
EMG Pickups and the
RED wire of the Battery Clip
and re-insert the Header
into the insulation cover
1
2
3
2 Pickup Guitars using a selection switch:
Diagrams #5 and #6 show the pickups connected to the B245 Pickup Buss.
To learn more about the B245 Pickup Buss, be sure to go to the EMG Website:
http://www.emgpickups.com. More diagrams are available at the EMG website.
The ABA 220 or any EMG Active Tone Control is shown following the pickup buss
and then to the output jack.
AB 220 Page 3
Diagram #5
2 Pickups
Toggle Style Switch
Volume each Pickup (Volumes are independent)
AB 220 Control
Diagram #4
One Pickup
One Volume
One Master Tone
One AB 220
MASTER TONE
OUTPUT
T
R
S
FROM PICKUP
BATTERY
NEG (-)
RED
RED
BATTERY
BUSS
OUTPUT CABLE
MASTER
VOLUME
- 9V +
RED
NOTE:
REVERSED CONNECTOR
AB220
OUTPUT
If you are installing EMG-HZ Passive Pickups refer to
their diagrams. The Red Wire of the HZ Pickup is NOT
for battery power, it is a coil wire.
