PASSIVE solderless kit

[nexion218]

I've been M.I.A. for quite some time now, but I never forgot that the only true place of knowledge on the internet is here!

I'm in need of your advice guys...


So I have a fairly high end guitar (E-II Horizon) and even though I tried hard, EMG is is not for me (not even the 57/66 which I think is by far their best offering).

Nazgul/Sentient rails to the rescue! While I am waiting for the delivery I started thinking if there would be a way to keep the quasi original and very neat looking solderless wiring by using one of these [EMG HZkits](https://www.emgpickups.com/parts/emg-wiring-kits/1-or-2-pickups-hz-passive.html)...

If I am not mistaken the only trick I need to perform here is to hack together the wires of my new SD pickups with the EMG kit's pickup connector wire while keeping in mind that on the SD the black wire is the hot and white and red goes together if I don't want to split (which I dont) as opposed to the EMG HZ where green is hot and black and white gets taped together.

I understand this might be asking for more trouble than just wiring up old school, but now I'M curious if it's doable at all. I can do my basic soldering and wiring, but I do not know enough to judge if my idea would work... Could you please point me in the right direction?

 

[freefrog]

If I am not mistaken the only trick I need to perform here is to hack together the wires of my new SD pickups with the EMG kit's pickup connector wire while keeping in mind that on the SD the black wire is the hot and white and red goes together if I don't want to split (which I dont) as opposed to the EMG HZ where green is hot and black and white gets taped together.

That and Duncan green + bare wire to ground. You're not mistaken. You can even use the green wires as hot and black + bare wires to ground. As long as you do that for the TWO pickups, they will be in phase.
And the EMG pots have the 500k value generally used for passive humbuckers.
So it should work.
Good luck in your tinkering.