EMG 89 question:
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Unwound G
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I will venture to say no, you cannot use the 3-way switch to split the pickup.
From my understanding, EMG 89 pickups are actually two individaul pickups housed in one humbucker sized casing. There is a side-by-side double coil humbucker and a stacked coil "single coil pickup" neatly arranged and connected to a miniature pre-amp sealed inside the casing.
The push-pull switch actually activates the humbucker or the "single coil" and at the same time assign the pre-amp to whichever pickup is selected. Hence, the two pickup modes do not share the same coils or magnets. The only thing they share is the same pre-amp.
In this instance, the pickup split switch has to have 2 rows of lugs (a Double pole double throw switch). One row to activate either the humbucker or "single coil and the other row to assign the pre-amp to the pickup activated.
However having said that, there are various so-called Super Pickup Switches in the market which may allow the coil splitting capabilities for EMG89s. Do explore this option.
From my understanding, EMG 89 pickups are actually two individaul pickups housed in one humbucker sized casing. There is a side-by-side double coil humbucker and a stacked coil "single coil pickup" neatly arranged and connected to a miniature pre-amp sealed inside the casing.
The push-pull switch actually activates the humbucker or the "single coil" and at the same time assign the pre-amp to whichever pickup is selected. Hence, the two pickup modes do not share the same coils or magnets. The only thing they share is the same pre-amp.
In this instance, the pickup split switch has to have 2 rows of lugs (a Double pole double throw switch). One row to activate either the humbucker or "single coil and the other row to assign the pre-amp to the pickup activated.
However having said that, there are various so-called Super Pickup Switches in the market which may allow the coil splitting capabilities for EMG89s. Do explore this option.
