Bartolini E90 w/ boost?

[jisghant]

Hi, I just bought a 1996 ESP M-II and it had this pickup installed in it. I cannot find much info on it the only thing I found was a wiring diagram that looked the same. The humbucker in the diagram said it was either a E90 or ETC-D. How do I tell which one it is? Any other info about this pickup would be helpful too.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Bartolini E90 w/ boost?

Photographs of the actual pickup will help enormously - especially of the output terminals on the underside.

A number of Bartolini pickups have boost or EQ modifying circuitry built into their housings, sealed beneath the epoxy resin.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Bartolini E90 w/ boost?

The following link will take you to a helpful schematic from - would you believe this? - the Bartolini website product support pages.

http://www.bartolini.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/3XV-and-E90-wboost.pdf

 

[jisghant]

Re: Bartolini E90 w/ boost?

That's where I found the schematic in the first place. The humbucker in the diagram says e90 or etc-d, but it doesn't say how to tell the difference between the e90 or the etc-d. Is there a difference?

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Bartolini E90 w/ boost?

Electrically speaking, there is no difference. The same terminals perform the same functions.

 

[jisghant]

Re: Bartolini E90 w/ boost?

Ok thank you for the information. The boost on it kinda cool it's a fun pickup to play.