NPD picstory!!! Agile & alcohol content

[Galius]

Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics but its all I have ATM.

So I just got home from work and the UPS man left me a present!

Gonna need something excessive to open this thing.....AHHH this will do

Easy does it

Alright, got some fresh strings

Hmmmm whats this hiding under all this useless crap?

What shall I do with this??

Well there has been this pickup ive been meaning to replace

Going to need some coffee and Baileys to warm up for this job

Time to rip this sucker outa here

Just need the right tool......oops wrong one

Ah thats the one!!

Easy enough, gotta love quick connect!

Ready to screw back in....where does this damn thing keep coming from??

Ready for some strings

READY TO ROCK!!!!!

But first a nice cold beer after working up a sweat.........AHHHHH

I know its not an awesome handwound NPD, but hey its still pretty bad ass. I cant believe how much better this thing sounds! The EMG 808 will get the job done good enough if need be, but this pickup should be a no brainer.

 

[Prydogga]

Haha epic picstory. "Pheew I'm gunna need some grog to get me ready for this job - Pheew I'm gunna need some grog to get me calm after this job" Always the way!

 

[Bungle]

Hahha, the re-appearing knife made my day.

Next time I perform a pickup swap I'll make sure to have at least 4 Becks under my belt.

 

[Apophis]

Congrats !!!

 

[Meshugger]

Wait, is it that simple to change from EMG to SD Blackout pickups? No soldering, just fixing the wiring?!

If so, would it be just as easily to change a passive pickup on an Agile? For example the Cepheus pickup for a BKP Painkiller?

Sorry if it is a noobish question, but i have little to no knowledge when it comes to electronics in guitars

Btw, congrats on an awesome guitar!

 

[Galius]

Wait, is it that simple to change from EMG to SD Blackout pickups? No soldering, just fixing the wiring?!

If so, would it be just as easily to change a passive pickup on an Agile? For example the Cepheus pickup for a BKP Painkiller?

Sorry if it is a noobish question, but i have little to no knowledge when it comes to electronics in guitars

Btw, congrats on an awesome guitar!

It just that simple for the EMG to Blackouts or vice versa. Since the Blackouts are active pickups they used the quick connect wire EMG uses, just as they also used the same pickup housing size on the phase 2s. So yes its as simple as unplugging, then plugging in the new one. I may go back later and add the tone knob to the guitar which will take drilling a hole and a bit of wiring though. When it comes to the passives you would have to do some soldering in the electronics cavity. Thanks though. Ive had the guitar for some time and played the hell out of it and love it. I was actually not even going to bother replacing the pickup as I have Agile 8s with passives coming but while I was ordering strings and straplocks in preperation for them I was $8 short of free shipping.............so I ordered a $105 pickup to make it free LOL

 

[Prydogga]

^ Never knew Blackouts used quick connect, thanks.

 

[Galius]

I may be wrong, but im to assume it was only the Phase 2 blackouts that use the quick connect wire.

 

[Mattmc74]

Awesome man! Congrats!

 

[BrainArt]

Congrats, dude. Looks cool.

 

[jymellis]

damn nice job, and man do i miss killians (i quit drinking a little over 2 years ago).

 

[daveycrockett]

nice when are your other two guitars coming? should be soon

 

[Galius]

nice when are your other two guitars coming? should be soon

No clue. Kurt hasnt sent out the shipment notices yet. I did hit him up and made him add cases to my guitars. I dont think im going to be able to bring myself to sell this one now...

 

[MF_Kitten]

i really want to try the blackouts... i actually like the emg 81 for certain things, so the blackouts (or dimarzio d activators maybe?) sound nice...

 

[Galius]

i really want to try the blackouts... i actually like the emg 81 for certain things, so the blackouts (or dimarzio d activators maybe?) sound nice...

I wouldnt have minded the 808 as much if it sounded like other emgs. I know people said the blackouts sounded like passives but I thought mabey it was an exageration. It kinda reminds me alot of the Invader thats in my Les Paul 7.

 

[Harry]

Congrats man, hope you dig the pickups a lot!

 

[Wookieslayer]

nice dude, looks great. post some sound clips nao!!!

 

[Galius]

nice dude, looks great. post some sound clips nao!!!

I will see what I can do. I havent gotten far into recording through my soundport, and the amp I use for home use (Flextone II) isnt the best amp to use for an example. I will see what I can do though.