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Has anyone done it? Does it fit? Does it sound better?
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Never on a RG2228 but all of my EMG equipped guitars have the 18v mod. EMG's run at 9v have a compressed tone with a scooped midrange. With the 18v mod the instrument will have more mids and more dynamics with less compression. Not better or worse, just different. It's an easy mod and can be undone just as easily.
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never heard of that. how does it work?
my ibanez gear:
RGT220Z NT prestige
S5470 TKS prestige
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vinceXvega wrote:never heard of that. how does it work? I have heard of the 18V mod and even seen pics of a guitar carrying the 2 9V batteries, but I also don't knwo how it works. Can anyone explane the mod?
My Ibby's: 1975 2845 western acoustic 1977 2354S SG custom copy Mahogany 2002 RG7321 BK 2000 RG7420 BP 1993 RG450 PN 2006 RGTHRG2 N.Y. City XI (Exotic) 2009 RGA32 MOL 1999 DTX120 CA 2005 SRX350 NT Non-Ibby's: 1999 AriaProII MAC50 Tansparent Blue 1997 Manuel Serrang Spanish acoustic
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http://www.instructables.com/id/EMG-18-Volt-Mod/ Here is one of the many instructions found on the web to do the 18v Mod. I check the back it looks like you can just exactly fit one more battery :)
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this thread poses a very interesting question . . . I'd like to hear what an 18v modded RG2228 would sound like . . .not like EMG's are crap p/ups when one thinks of what ibanez could put in these guitars (just had a nasty thought of them doing a PSND 8 or something)
however if anybody knows of some sound clips I'd be interested in hearing this in action
EDIT: for those who don't know what the 18v mod is, it's where you use two nine volt batteries at once to power the EMG's . . . gives a different sound. I'm not sure I'd do it though, I like how emg's do thier thing although their particular sound certainly isn't for everybody
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18V=:)
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EMG 81 - 85 Pickups 18v Mod Sound Test - Clean & Dirty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0zyWlcosTkEMG 81 9v to 18v mod http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoDQ7OohFaIGEAR CHAT: EMG 81 & EMG 85, 9 volts versus 18 volts, Gibson Les Paul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmiVT_pUDh4&feature=player_embedded MAKE SURE YOU TAPE OR USE HEAT SHRINK ON THE WIRE TO WIRE CONNECTIONS!!!
"Using a push pull pot (DPDT switch) in the middle of the diagram, the advantage of which in 9V the batteries drain equally."If you were to use a center off toggle switch it would turn the electronics off without unplugging. Mike
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