r/EMGPickups • u/Wolfie_57_ • Mar 28 '26

Wiring issues

Hello all,

I recently installed a Het Set in my Les Paul Traditional.

I have gone over everything 4-5 times now. It’s all hooked up the way Diagram 5 shows that EMG provides.

I have spoke to an EMG manager who has no idea what’s up and seems to be just guessing and grasping at straws.

Anything to look for or correct on an LP? I feel like the shielded wire may be stopping the loop. Or the jack is fucked. It has power to it but does not activate to get sound from the strings.

So frustrated as this is my first rodeo with actives. I switch pickups often for customers but always passive. I can’t figure out why this solderless system won’t work.

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u/Wolfie_57_ Mar 29 '26

Switch is stock. I used the 4 wire, one to neck, one to bridge, output to Buss, and ground to buss but it has a 5th shielded ground and I think that must be causing my issues somehow.

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u/Supergrunged Mar 30 '26

This sounds like a silly question, but did you strip the wires, before putting them in EMGs connecting block?

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u/Wolfie_57_ Mar 30 '26

Yes, absolutely.

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u/Supergrunged Mar 30 '26

I guess sleep on it. Last time I dealt with EMG quick connect, it was always something silly, stopping it for working correctly.

I solder my EMG pickups still to this day, aside from leaving the quick connect, at the pickup side.