Members chrispsullivan Posted May 2, 2012 Members Share Posted May 2, 2012 You should try a 60/H set. The 60 sounds really cool in the bridge for lower gain, it's not high output at all and the clarity is amazing. The H is the SA but on a full humbucker housing, great pickup, nails the tone Knopfler is getting on the Brothers in Arms clip I posted (he was using a 60/SA/SA on his Suhr) I would except I'm happy with the Breed and I'm way too lazy to change out the electronics to accommodate EMGs. I have been thinking about grabbing a Godin Redline 1 and giving EMGs another try though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted May 2, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 2, 2012 I would except I'm happy with the Breed and I'm way too lazy to change out the electronics to accommodate EMGs. I have been thinking about grabbing a Godin Redline 1 and giving EMGs another try though. I had a Redline I for a while and that guitar sounded WAY too bright and thin. The whole body and neck is made out of maple, and it's a small guitar to begin with. I tried the 81, 85 and 60 on it, the 85 was the best match for it but it still sounded tiny. It's a shame, because the build quality is really awesome, but they should have used mahogany or at least alder for the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ACLONERANGER Posted May 3, 2012 Members Share Posted May 3, 2012 I havnt really had too much experience with EMGs but ill admit that the old 80s schecter strat I just came accross is loaded with 3 EMG sa pickups are to my suprise pretty badass. Warm,articulate and well balanced.But the bridge pu is rather intriguing to me. It's pretty dang hot,nice and bassy but with single coil top end sizzle. Easily hangs with the output of most humbuckers in the gain department. Very unique in deed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Keebz Posted May 3, 2012 Members Share Posted May 3, 2012 EMG's are like McDonald's cheeseburgers of the pickup world :freak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spawnofthesith Posted May 3, 2012 Members Share Posted May 3, 2012 Here's some EMG pron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elder Things Posted May 4, 2012 Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 Someone told me you can't play pinch harmonics without EMGz.Relevant video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crunchtime Posted May 4, 2012 Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 Carvin, EMG's, gold hardware and flame top. Come at me Bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crunchtime Posted May 4, 2012 Members Share Posted May 4, 2012 Bye Bye BurstSuckers. EMGeez haz the toanze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Bigmark Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 Has anyone tried the P series EMG's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 Has anyone tried the P series EMG's? They sound just like the humbucker models, just in the P90 format. So I wouldn't use them on a P90 guitar. Honestly, if there is one passive tone that EMGs can't touch, it's the P90 tone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jlb32 Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 Someone told me you can't play pinch harmonics without EMGz. Relevant video. How is that video relevant? Just wondering. Sounds more like a guy that just hates actives and is pulling crap out of his ass that doesn't make much sense. I can see people prefering passives over actives. I personally like both but that guy really doesn't seem to have a clue IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members satannica Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 How is that video relevant? Just wondering. Sounds more like a guy that just hates actives and is pulling crap out of his ass that doesn't make much sense. I can see people prefering passives over actives. I personally like both but that guy really doesn't seem to have a clue IMO. Concur. The guy in the video is a boob! I'm not sure if he even knows what he's on about. "I like versatility"... well, become a bisexual and stop wasting time moaning about active pickups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members telephant Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 Wrong EMGs are great and you know it. Just admit it and everything will be alright Have you seen the Gilmour and Knopfler vids I posted? I choose them because they're neither metal nor super clean and yet they sound amazing and actually better than the same songs being played with passives I thought the passive vids sounded better actually. The EMG's seem like they have a flat eq and with being so high output, they sound characterless with anything but high gain. Not to mention they don't work well with fuzz faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ENdtime Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 Here is something that I don't understand.. Or it's just a way to figure out who has actually played EMG's and who is just spouting on about what they read and heard on the internet.. Or maybe it's just my amps... Anyway, I personally don't feel the 81 is a super high output pickup. In fact, most of my medium to high output passives have more distortion.. The 85 in the neck feels very high output and Blackouts have ridiculous output, but the 81 and 85 in the bridge don't feel that hot to me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members telephant Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 I'm not sure what ohm the 81 (or the emg preamp) is rated at but it's definitely hot. It drives the {censored} out of my Marshalls (which is when I really like them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burn Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 I find that EMGs have so much clarity they are really touch-dependent, players with a solid right hand like Gilmour, Hetfield, Knopfler, Wylde etc can sound absolutely amazing with them. The clarity of EMGs really brings your right hand technique to light, good or bad. True, yet they absolutely murder all dynamics. Softly picked or plucked notes don't sound soft no matter what. Just less loud. I had a set of EMGs lying around and recently decided to try them out in my LP, and after using passives for years they really sound like ass through my Lonestar. Now, metal playing is another story. I am convinced that there's nothing better for tight staccato metal playing. That's where these pickups shine. Too bad I'm not really into that anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StankNasty Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 no sir, they're more like a fine steak dinner EMGs are like tofufake processed blandness full of estrogen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 True, yet they absolutely murder all dynamics. Softly picked or plucked notes don't sound soft no matter what. Just less loud. I had a set of EMGs lying around and recently decided to try them out in my LP, and after using passives for years they really sound like ass through my Lonestar. Now, metal playing is another story. I am convinced that there's nothing better for tight staccato metal playing. That's where these pickups shine. Too bad I'm not really into that anymore. no.... You get as much dynamics as with any other pickup out there. I am actually playing through a single channel amp at the moment and I go from clean to heavy by using the volume knob AND my playing dynamics, it work just fine. Actives are not digital, or sampling or modeling, they're just a smaller pickup and an analog preamp combined into one circuit, they're as analog and dynamic as any passive pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 EMGs are like tofufake processed blandness full of estrogen how is it processed? EMGs are 100% analog. Anyone using a clean boost between the guitar and amp are doing the same thing an EMG does internally within the pickup. Except that the EMGs use a much smaller magnet to reduce string pull and the internal preamp is pre-set to EQ and gain settings that are much more balanced, quieter and clearer than a boosted passive pickup, but it's the exact same principle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spawnofthesith Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 /guitarbillyowned I just wished I liked how mine sounded more :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rushtallica Posted May 6, 2012 Members Share Posted May 6, 2012 I remember loving EMGs when most posters seemed to hate them, and now I dislike them for non-metal when most posters seem to love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StankNasty Posted May 6, 2012 Members Share Posted May 6, 2012 how is it processed? EMGs are 100% analog. Anyone using a clean boost between the guitar and amp are doing the same thing an EMG does internally within the pickup. Except that the EMGs use a much smaller magnet to reduce string pull and the internal preamp is pre-set to EQ and gain settings that are much more balanced, quieter and clearer than a boosted passive pickup, but it's the exact same principle. 11010101001010 but more compressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rushtallica Posted May 6, 2012 Members Share Posted May 6, 2012 11010101001010 but more compressed I think the 1's and 0's may be reversed. Otherwise, agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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