EMG SA Active Single Coil Electric Guitar Pickup with Pots and Wiring White

EMG SA Active Single Coil Electric Guitar Pickup with Pots and Wiring White
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Original price was: $520.00.Current price is: $449.00.

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EMG SA Active Single Coil Stratocaster Guitar Pickup Set - White

The EMG SA Active Single Coil Pickup Set beautifully marries the chime and sparkle of early vintage Stratocaster tones with a beefed-up midrange response and beefier output. Engineered as a premium three-pickup matched upgrade for traditional single-coil electric guitars, this active set delivers sweet, bell-like harmonics and highly increased sustain across your entire fretboard. Finished in a clean, classic White cap color, the SA Set provides the definitive tonal foundation relied upon for decades by legendary guitarists like David Gilmour, Steve Lukather, and Larry Carlton on the world's biggest stages and in elite tracking studios.

Angkor Music Technical Evaluation: Alnico V Bar Dynamics & Low-Impedance Preamping

The genius of the EMG SA design lies in its internal architectural layout. By utilizing high-grade, continuous Alnico V bar magnets instead of individual pole pieces, the magnetic field remains completely uniform across the strings. This ensures that your output levels stay perfectly balanced during wide string bends, eliminating the volume dropouts common to vintage pickup blueprints. Internally, each coil is paired with a custom-engineered low-impedance preamp combined with full internal shielding. This layout yields a bright, airy top end and rich, tight bottom bass response while ensuring a virtually noiseless operation completely free of 60-cycle hum, radio interference, or neon light buzz.

E-E-A-T: Complete Plug-and-Play Solderless Upgrade Architecture

At Angkor Music, we highly recommend active electronic solutions that allow players to upgrade their favorite instruments reliably without complex workshop tools. The EMG SA Set includes EMG’s exclusive Solderless Installation System, packaging everything required to overhaul your guitar's electronics yourself. This premium kit drops right into standard Strat pickguards, swapping out temperamental high-impedance pots for matched active components, providing smooth volume tapers and creamy midrange control optimized for pristine blues, fluid rock leads, and crystal-clean funk tracking.

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Technical Specifications

  • Brand: EMG Pickups
  • Model: SA Set (3-Pickup Matched Set)
  • Pickup Type: Active Single Coil
  • Magnet Material: Alnico V Bar Magnets
  • Cap Colour: Solid White
  • Output Impedance: Low Impedance (Preamped Architecture)
  • Tone Profile: Vintage Sparkle with Enhanced Midrange Warmth and Increased Sustain
  • Shielding: Full Internal Electrostatic Shielding (Noiseless Performance)
  • Installation System: 100% Quick-Connect Solderless Harness Layout
  • Condition: Brand New

In the Box Solderless Kit Contents

  • Active Volume Potentiometer: 1 x 25K Volume Pot
  • Active Tone Potentiometers: 2 x 25K Tone Pots
  • Output Connector: 1 x 1/4" Stereo Output Jack (Switches battery ground)
  • Pickup Selector Switch: 1 x 5-Way Selector Switch Set
  • Mounting Hardware: 3 x Pairs of Target Height Screws and Tension Springs
  • Internal Cabling: 3 x Quick-Connect Pickup Cables, 3 x Interconnect Cables, 1 x Output Routing Cable, 1 x 9V Battery Snap Cable

Key Product Features

  • Noiseless Single Coil Voice: Integrated low-noise preamps eliminate irritating 60-cycle single-coil hum, allowing high-gain tracking without gates.
  • Consistent String Balance: Continuous Alnico V bar design keeps string-to-string volume completely linear during deep bends and aggressive vibrato.
  • Sublime Blues Warmth: Augmented midrange curve delivers a smooth, vocal quality to lead work while maintaining high-end definition.
  • Zero Soldering Required: Quick-clip cable connectors allow you to completely re-wire your guitar circuit without using a soldering iron.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does an active pickup set use 25K volume and tone pots instead of standard 250K/500K pots?
Traditional passive pickups require high-impedance (250K or 500K) pots to prevent high-frequency treble loss. Because the EMG SA features an integrated low-impedance internal preamp, it requires low-resistance 25K pots to deliver a perfectly smooth volume taper and clean frequency sweeps without loading down the signal.

Do I need to modify my guitar's control cavity to fit the battery?
In most standard Stratocaster-style guitars, the required 9-volt battery fits comfortably beneath the pots or inside the rear tremolo spring cavity without routing out additional wood. Wrapping the battery in a small piece of foam protection keeps it snug and silent during energetic stage play.

Why is a stereo output jack included in the box if a guitar cable is mono?
The included stereo jack acts as the physical On/Off switch for the active preamps. When you insert a standard mono guitar cable, the sleeve of the plug bridges the ring and sleeve terminals of the jack, connecting the negative battery wire to ground and activating the internal circuitry. Unplugging your guitar cable disconnects the loop, ensuring your battery won't drain when the guitar is resting on a stand.

Additional information

Weight 0.0000 kg
colour

White
type

Single Coil
To Fit Guitar

Electric Guitar
Active/passive

Active
Position

Bridge, Neck

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