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I'm pretty sure that thing has unmarked emg's in it...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/EMG_85.jpg
IIRC they were stock. I never messed with the casio's because I bought
the GM-70 right out of the gate.
But I'm pretty sure you need to keep that battery fresh for the emg's.
Let me know what you suss out...
D.
On 2/1/2015 8:35 PM, [email protected] [midiguitar] wrote:
> Well here's where the main problem arises - I know slightly less than
> nothing about guitars. I can talk synths, but I wouldn't know an EMG
> pickup if it said EMG on it in big letters. :P
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 1, 2015, at 22:00, "David Messenger [email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]> [midiguitar]" <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>> Are the pickups EMG? You probably have an EMG preamp.
>>
>> D.
>>
>> On 2/1/2015 7:33 PM, [email protected] [midiguitar] wrote:
>>> I don't think it's for saving memory. All of the guitar's settings
>>> are set with physical switches.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Feb 1, 2015, at 20:46, "David Messenger [email protected]
>>> <mailto:[email protected]> [midiguitar]"
>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> So that means that you probably have a preamp, or the casio needs
>>>> it for memory. Most probably the latter....
>>>>
>>>> D.
>>>>
>>>> On 2/1/2015 5:16 PM, [email protected] [midiguitar] wrote:
>>>>> Update!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> So today I was changing my strings and one of the ball-ends didn't
>>>>> want to fall out the back of the guitar, so I removed the plate
>>>>> that covers those holes - I had never removed it before. Expecting
>>>>> to see five springs there, I was quite surprised to see only three
>>>>> springs and a 9V battery where the other two springs should be.
>>>>> The black wire from the 9V is soldered onto the metal plate that
>>>>> the three springs are attached to, the red wire disappears into
>>>>> the guts. I'm about 99.9% sure this is connected to the extra
>>>>> toggle switch I have next to the SINGLE/HUMBUCKER toggle.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> On May 4, 2014, at 23:53, David Messenger <[email protected]
>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Could be a Coil tap or Phase switch...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/4/2014 7:25 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've noticed while looking around at net images of Casio
>>>>>>> MG-500's that some appear to have two toggle switches in-between
>>>>>>> the volume and tone controls, though it appears that most show
>>>>>>> only one. The copy of the User Manual I have from this group
>>>>>>> only shows there being one toggle (humbucking/single). I'm
>>>>>>> wondering if there was a ever a slightly different version of
>>>>>>> the MG-500 that might have had a second toggle place next to the
>>>>>>> first, or if this is likely just the result of a common
>>>>>>> modification made by owners?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> James
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
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