John Bohlinger Puts Active EMG Humbuckers (Retro Active Fat 55s) in His Gibson Les Paul

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Previously, John Bohlinger was curious about what active pickups could do for his anemic 1994 Stratocaster and EMG offered their drop-and-go Steve Lukather SL20 Pickguard set. JB was floored with the guitar's fresh voice and responsive dynamics he wanted to expand the active experiment to his beloved 2003 Gibson Les Paul. So we got a set of EMG Fat 55 Retro Active Humbuckers that required a full install and our luthier friend Dave Johnson walks us through the whole process before John got to test out his old friend's tonal makeover.

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0:00 - John Bohlinger Playing Intro
1:28 - John Bohlinger Project Idea
2:24 - Upgrading Les Paul with EMG Fat 55 Retro Active Humbuckers
3:18 - Luthier Dave Johnson Starts Pickup Install - Disassembles Guitar
5:01 - Putting Humbuckers into Pickup Rings & Feeding 3-Way Switch
6:44 - Connecting EMG Fat 55 Retro Active Humbuckers
9:06 - Installing New TRS Output Jack
10:19 - Hiding the Passive String Ground
12:24 - Installing 25k Volume & Tone Pots
15:25 - Securing the 9V Battery in Electronics Cavity
16:49 - Testing Pickups & Pickup Height Adjustments
19:50 - Guitar Goes Back to John!
20:13 - Final "Before" Tone Test
22:31 - After Tone Test with EMG Fat 55 Retro Active Humbuckers
25:20 - Testing the Guitar Onstage & in the Studio
27:12 - John Bohlinger Playing Outro



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