Members Norton666 Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 Thinking of putting a set in my cover band LP. Any experience with this combo? I worry the pot shafts may not be long enough for a LP Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jlb32 Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 Originally Posted by Norton666 Thinking of putting a set in my cover band LP. Any experience with this combo? I worry the pot shafts may not be long enough for a LP Classic I put them in my ESP Eclipse and really like them. Probably my favorite of the EMG's. I prefer them over the 81/85 combo or the 81/60 combo. Not sure about the pot shafts but IMO if you like EMG's they should sound great in your Les Paul Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 The EMG long shaft pots do fit a LP Classic. I installed a 81/85 set up in a friends' LPC a while ago and they were fine. I'd think the Het set uses the same pots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norton666 Posted December 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 Het set are short shafts I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 Originally Posted by Norton666 Het set are short shafts I believe ok so that won't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madrigal77 Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 You can just buy the long shaft kit from EMG: http://www.emgpickups.com/products/index/281/231. Then just sell the short shaft kit for $25, and you'll only be out $20 or so for the long shaft kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inertiatic_SKS Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 One of my buddies threw a set of the Hetfield EMGs in his 80's Ibanez RG and he said they're the closest thing you can get to Bareknuckles without breaking the bank. He said they have a bit more high end bite than some of the BKP's he's used, but they still sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 I would never use EMGs in a cover band guitar. Not versatile enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundgardener75 Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 *paging Les_Zombie* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members esizer Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 When I put the 81/60 combo in my LP, they sent me the long shaft pots for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greg apocalypse Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 If I were you, I'd buy the gold ones that I'm selling.. 81/85, best combo they made man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LeftyCatton Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 I've just got a set in my explorer and they absolutely rip... Hard! All the usual EMG clarity with a bit more punch. I like them just as much as the Bare knuckles miracle man in my les Paul. I don't think you can go wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Originally Posted by Zeppelin Rules I would never use EMGs in a cover band guitar. Not versatile enough tell that to Steve Lukather, who is probably the most recorded guitar player in modern history and has a sig guitar with EMGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Originally Posted by guitarbilly74 tell that to Steve Lukather, who is probably the most recorded guitar player in modern history and has a sig guitar with EMGs. And he just switched to passives. He's got a new line of sig dimarzios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greg apocalypse Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Originally Posted by guitarbilly74 tell that to Steve Lukather, who is probably the most recorded guitar player in modern history and has a sig guitar with EMGs. more like he sold out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Les-Zombie Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 I found the het set to be more versatile than the 81/85/60 that i used for the last 13 yrs. the cleans are the best of any emg i have used and sounds warmer and fuller. The bridge pu has alot of output but is clear sounding and tight with great lows, they have a slightly different feel and midrange, overall i think they are the best emgs that i have used. I wished i could describe them better. They still have the emg flavor and if you like emgs you should like them or if you hate emgs you still might hate them. Its not a night and day difference but theres defiantely a difference from the others that i mentioned earlier. They sound great in my eclipse and i also had them in a silverbust lpc and was very happy. I wanna put a set in my KL explorer soon. So overall i would describe them as warmer,clearer,tight, thicker lows and slightly different mids, more output and the seem to work better than other emgs when rolling off the volume, the neck pu is really clean sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members colejustesen Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Originally Posted by Zeppelin Rules And he just switched to passives. He's got a new line of sig dimarzios The clip they have of him playing the new "Transition" pickups sounded great. I think they would be some real winners!That being said, I think EMGs are versatile, the 81/60 was my favorite humbucker combo of theirs! However, I would love to try their new 57 and 66 models! Those seem like they would cover tons of ground.Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Originally Posted by Zeppelin Rules And he just switched to passives. He's got a new line of sig dimarzios after 30 years... yeah he probably did not like the EMGs at all EMG haters are funny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Originally Posted by guitarbilly74 after 30 years... yeah he probably did not like the EMGs at all EMG haters are funny... Just sayin'. There must have been a reason for it. Sure, if you play goat-sacrificing metal EMGs are great, but they blow chunks for anything mid-gain IMHO. I have a friend who doesn't know anything about gear who bought an LTD EC with EMGs and he only plays rock. I convinced him to put in an SD Jazz/JB set in instead and the difference is night and day. I don't hate EMGs. I just hate them for rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Originally Posted by Zeppelin Rules Just sayin'. There must have been a reason for it. Sure, if you play goat-sacrificing metal EMGs are great, but they blow chunks for anything mid-gain IMHO. I have a friend who doesn't know anything about gear who bought an LTD EC with EMGs and he only plays rock. I convinced him to put in an SD Jazz/JB set in instead and the difference is night and day. I don't hate EMGs. I just hate them for rock I'd think the reason is after 30 years you may want to try something different. But EMGs are really versatile pickups and they've been used by players of many different styles.. actually the EMG=death metal is a relatively new thing. When I first started to use them the top 3 EMG players were Lukather, Gilmour and Ozzy-era Wylde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Still though, all three of those guys (with the sometimes exception of Gilmour) use lots of gain and lots of effects, so there are other things going on that are changing the tone. Gilmour didn't start using them till the mid80s anyways when his sound became even more processed and when IMHO the best years of Floyd were behind him. Hey, tone is about as subjective as it comes. Personally, I would never use EMGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeloAngelo Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Originally Posted by Zeppelin Rules Just sayin'. There must have been a reason for it. Sure, if you play goat-sacrificing metal EMGs are great, but they blow chunks for anything mid-gain IMHO. I have a friend who doesn't know anything about gear who bought an LTD EC with EMGs and he only plays rock. I convinced him to put in an SD Jazz/JB set in instead and the difference is night and day. I don't hate EMGs. I just hate them for rock your honest opinion sucks. emg's work for me and plenty of other people who don't play metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Originally Posted by Zeppelin Rules Still though, all three of those guys (with the sometimes exception of Gilmour) use lots of gain and lots of effects, so there are other things going on that are changing the tone. Gilmour didn't start using them till the mid80s anyways when his sound became even more processed and when IMHO the best years of Floyd were behind him. Hey, tone is about as subjective as it comes. Personally, I would never use EMGs. effects have nothing to do with it Vai, Petrucci etc.. use a ton of effects with passives...Zakk used 2 boss pedals.I agree that pickup is a subjective thing, but to say EMGs are only good for metal, that's just wrong. You can use them for just about any style, just like any other pickup out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse G Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 EMG's doesn't necessarily mean screaming high output pickups. They have pickups that aren't made for metal and even make single coils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa/Kramer Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Was a die hard fan of EMG's for 20+ years but no longer. To me, nothing beats a good set of passives with a boost. But if you must go that route, stick with the 85's, as they are less compressed and more open sounding. EMG did also come out with some new Vintage inspired actives, recently but havent heard them yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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