Members billybilly Posted February 28, 2013 Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 Would you put EMG's in a Les Paul? Would it be a moot point doing so? Do most guitars sound the same with EMG's anyway? Doesn't it take away the whole point of having a Les Paul, you know, that beautiful, thick lead and crunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trashbeast Posted February 28, 2013 Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 Hell yes, no, HELL no and no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted February 28, 2013 Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 Since when are EMGs incapable of thick lead and crunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trashbeast Posted February 28, 2013 Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 Exactly. People who like actives know why. There's no truth to that "they sound the same in every guitar" crap. That's just silly. They sound completely different in my mahogony ESP then they do in my alder jackson for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted February 28, 2013 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 jpnyc wrote: Since when are EMGs incapable of thick lead and crunch? True, wrong adjectives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted February 28, 2013 Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 billybilly wrote: Would you put EMG's in a Les Paul? No, but I can see why others do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BydoEmpire Posted February 28, 2013 Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 noisebloom wrote: billybilly wrote: Would you put EMG's in a Les Paul? No, but I can see why others do.This. Not blasphemy at all. Play what you like and what sounds good to your ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted February 28, 2013 Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 I have little experience with active guitar pickups, but I have considered putting them in a guitar that kust wasn't working with a few different passive sets. Actives are great on bass, why not guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slvrsrpnt Posted February 28, 2013 Members Share Posted February 28, 2013 kayd_mon wrote: Actives are great on bass, why not guitar? people don't actually listen to the bass, it's there to make the guitars sound better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted March 1, 2013 Members Share Posted March 1, 2013 Well then. So you don't consider EMGs into a Les Paul blasphemy, I take it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted March 1, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2013 kayd_mon wrote: Well then. So you don't consider EMGs into a Les Paul blasphemy, I take it? Me? I'll answer anyway. I really don't care either way but it was a little dull here so I took it upon myself to spice it up a bit. I'm a bad boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted March 1, 2013 Members Share Posted March 1, 2013 @burninatorWith that response, I see that I agree with you. The majority of people who listen to music don't think about how the music is made, just whether or not they like it. I also think that an EMG LP is perfect for people who like how activities can be tailored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yer Blues Posted March 1, 2013 Members Share Posted March 1, 2013 I have been listening to Ozzy's Live and Loud this week.... so I will say not blasphemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted March 1, 2013 Members Share Posted March 1, 2013 What makes a Les Paul different from any other guitar? Is EMG's in a Strat blasphemy? In a Tele? Do they lack dynamics? Let's ask these guys . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted March 1, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2013 Alecto wrote: What makes a Les Paul different from any other guitar? Is EMG's in a Strat blasphemy? In a Tele? Do they lack dynamics? Sure, many great players use them and have used them because they have their applications, like dead quite in a live setting with heaps of lights and electroncs that create unwanted noise (or pushing through a big signal chain). That's why Gilmour used them but if you asked him what his favourite strat was for tone, it wouldn't be his red one.Point, they have their applications but do sacrifice tone. At least that's what my ears say. I really don't care what the pros use either, I'm not up on stage and have to deal with what they do.Finally, we are all different and if you dig them that's good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Harvester1199 Posted March 1, 2013 Members Share Posted March 1, 2013 I put Emg's in all my guitars and i dont care what any of you think of me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted March 1, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2013 Harvester1199 wrote: I put Emg's in all my guitars and i dont care what any of you think of me I'm not here to judge, just throwing a bone out. As stated before, people like what they like and that's fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members genesis3 Posted March 1, 2013 Members Share Posted March 1, 2013 It may also depend on the EMG's (and the guitar their in) you've personally had experience with...I remember a guitar I had from way back with EMGs that I sort of felt didn't have the most toneful personality (was loud, punchy and dead quiet however, so obviously worked well for rock/metal), BUT, I've since had others in my hands with EMG sets that were astonishingly toneful...Something about the first experience and their stark, covered look sort of made me equate them to having less tone personality until I heard other guitars with them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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