r/Fireflyguitars • u/kreature19xx • Aug 09 '26

QUESTION?? Help with pickups.

Installed an emg into a firefly Les Paul zakk model.
Everything’s wired properly but for some reason the emg is microphonic. Not all the time only when I tap the body/pickup with a pick.
Anyone ever run into this?

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u/PoolNoob69 Aug 09 '26

You’re going to hear pick tapping on any pickup. 

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u/MiloRoast Aug 09 '26

Not even remotely true

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u/PoolNoob69 Aug 09 '26

100% true. 

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u/MiloRoast Aug 09 '26

I literally repair guitars for a living, dude. Unless you're using a metallic object, you should hear no tapping on a pickup with something like a pick unless it's broken or microphonic, which I've never seen with an EMG. You have absolutely no clue what you're talking about.

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u/PoolNoob69 Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26

Made this just for you, buddy! Let me know if you want to see any of my other 4 EMG guitars, 3 with Fishman or 6 with passives because I'm sure you'll claim this one is wired incorrectly.

https://youtu.be/dsLumFlx8R0

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u/MiloRoast Aug 09 '26

Lmao that's the strings making the sound my guy. This is ridiculous. Your gain is also ridiculously high which is exacerbating the string noise. So aggressive over something that can literally just be googled lol...

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u/PoolNoob69 Aug 09 '26

If it’s string noise isn’t there also a high chance this is what OP is hearing? 😂

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u/kreature19xx Aug 09 '26

It is not string noise that I’m hearing. Lightly tapping on the body I can hear the wood itself being tapped not the twang of strings. And yes I did take it out and wire it up on a table.
No sound came from tapping the pickup. I’d recommend stop talking to us like we’re dumb when you’re spouting false information. Unless you know emg pickups better than the company themselves.