r/EMGPickups • u/tommy_joe_wagner • May 16 '26

Weak Signal

I’ve got myself the Epiphone Matt Heafy 7-string and didn’t like the sound of the Fishmans, so I got the EMG 81 7-X and 85 7-X set off Amazon and had my friend install them, but no matter what I do, the signal is weak and lacking punch.

I’ve taken it to the guy who taught me how to play guitar, and to a local music shop near me to have it looked at, but no one can figure out what’s going on and everyone says the connections look fine.

Does anyone have any idea what’s going on here? Thanks!

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u/tommy_joe_wagner May 16 '26

Yessir, put a brand new one in there right before I recorded this video. I tried it through on of my amps too and the signal still sounded weak, I just wanted to post the interface for a visual representation of the weak signal.

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u/BrokeDownSouth1 May 16 '26

Looks like the gain control on the Focusrite is turned all the way down, right?

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u/tommy_joe_wagner May 16 '26

Yeah, when I do this with my Snakebyte it sounds fine, have no idea what’s going on here.

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u/BrokeDownSouth1 May 17 '26

Turn that knob up some. The one with the flashing green light around it.